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Free 7th grade general science thematic unit plans
Evaporation Science Experiment for Special Education and Autism
This visual, symbol-supported science experiment is designed to be used to support standards-based adapted curriculum instruction for special education and students with autism. Uses the 5 steps in the scientific method in a modified way.Easy to follow directions in a task analysis format. Teacher Notes page with tips for a successful experiment, information about explaining what is happening to students, tips for extending the activity and more.This experiment is a part of my Water Cycle Scie
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6th - 8th
Ecosystem Enrichment Activity: Design and Build a Self-Sustaining Ecosystem
Engage your students with a 5 day ecosystem extension activity. In this PBL opportunity, students will utilize STEAM to develop higher levels of learning. This set includes: · Lesson plans for each day · Powerpoint presentation · Student printables (work pages) · Exit tickets · Activities · Relevant video · Letter to the Teacher to explain the unit This unit is part of a set created to align with Ohio's 5th grade science standards. This unit aligns with standard
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4th - 7th
NGSS:
5-LS2-1
How Do Plants Grow? (Unit 1, Part 1)
Unit 1, Part 1 for NGSS/LSSS standards 5-LS1-1 (Plants) and 5-LS2-1 (Non-native species)
[Updated 12/21/18 with improved teacher guide and lessons]
This slideshow includes teacher information and ready-made slides for exploration, investigation, and research on:
What Plants Need
Hydroponics
Plant Systems for Water and Air
What Plants Belong Where
Non-native/Invasive Plants
Click here for the summary notes sheet for How Do Plants Grow? (Unit 1 Part 1).
All curriculum from NGSS
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4th - 7th
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Ecological Succession - 5E Bundle - Teaching Timeline & Additional Resources
This SAMPLE contains a portion of my Ecological Succession - 5E Lesson Bundle. Specifically, this sample contains the following working files inside the 5E bundle.Teaching TimelineEngagement ActivityQuizSpecial TWF Resource BonusThese are the same files found inside the 5E bundle.Click here to have a look at my complete ➡️ Ecological Succession - 5E Lesson BundleThe complete 5E Bundle covers:• Primary Succession• Secondary Succession• Pond Succession• Forest Fire• Pioneer Species• Climax Communi
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Ecological Succession - 5E Lesson Bundle
How Does Energy Move Through Ecosystems? (Unit 1, Part 2)
Unit 1, Part 2 for NGSS or LSSS standards 5-PS3-1 and 5-LS2-1 (food chains/webs)
[Updated 12/21/18 with improved teacher guide and lessons]
This slideshow includes teacher information and ready-made slides for exploration, investigation, and research. Students will:
Explore how animals get energy using owl pellets and skull images
Practice reading and creating food chains and webs
Mastery life science vocabulary through games and activities
Trace energy backwards from a top predator to the su
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3rd - 7th
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Microscopes- Alien Cells: The Lab (1 of 3)
"Quick! A meteor has crashed to Earth and samples of an alien substance are being rushed to your lab for processing."Take your students on a nail-biting adventure into the world of microbiology. With this interactive slide lesson you can guide a class, foster an independent learning environment, or use it for distance learning or sub plans. The mission has 4 levels following a simple storyline, with research links and a task for each. The levels are differentiated/ incentivized. Levels 1 &2
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Alien Cells- Microbiology Bundle (Full story 1-3)
BP Oil Spill Webquest
This Word document is a 6-page Webquest/Internet search activity that takes the learner through different aspects of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig tragedy. This assignment goes very well with the PowerPoint presentation that is also found on this TPT site. This assignment is designed for each student to do on their own, but could easily be adapted to partners or small groups. It would also be easy to adjust to different grade levels and abilities. The activity includes the Web site links
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7th - 12th
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Space Theme Classroom Decor
FREE - Space Theme Classroom Decor (Apollo 11).One free space theme classroom decor mini poster of Apollo 11.Related to the mighty 724 USA Images for K-6.More from the store...Weekly Magazine packages:Grades K-6 -- $14.99 (100 issues, 1100 pages)Grades K-2 -- $7.99 (50 issues, 550 pages) Grades 3-6 -- $7.99 (50 issues, 550 pages)Grades K-1 -- $6.99 (25 issues, 275 pages) Grades 1-2 -- $6.99 (25 issues, 275 pages)Grades 3-4 -- $6.99 (25 issues, 275 pages)Grades 5-6 -- $6.99 (25 issue
Grades:
1st - 8th
Krill Prefer Chill
How are the inhabitants of a polar ecosystem affected by rising global temperatures caused by climate change?This collection of four lessons will introduce middle school students to Antarctic ecosystems and the critical role krill play in the environment. We will look at how krill populations have changed over time in relation to rising temperatures, and dive into the causes of global temperature rise, its effects on polar ecosystems, and what solutions can be implemented to lower our carbon emi
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6th - 7th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Middle School NGSS Physical Science curriculum 5E Lesson scope & Sequence year
Are you having trouble creating a scope and sequence pacing guide for middle school NGSS physical science? This FREE product is a year long pacing guide that includes a curriculum map, materials list, and 5E lesson plan for the different units for middle school NGSS physical science. This is a middle school NGSS physical science scope and sequence pacing guide and does not include the activities for each unit. The activities that go with this middle school NGSS physical science scope and sequen
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Natural Disasters - 5E Bundle - Teaching Timeline & Additional Resources
This SAMPLE contains a portion of my Natural Disasters - 5E Lesson Bundle. Specifically, this sample contains the following working files inside the 5E bundle.Teaching TimelineEngagement ActivityQuizSpecial TWF Resource BonusThese are the same files found inside the 5E bundle.Click here to have a look at my complete ➡️ Natural Disasters - 5E Lesson BundleThe complete 5E Bundle covers:• Weather vs Climate• Plate Tectonics• Natural Disasters• Meteorological Natural Disasters• Climatological Natura
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Grades:
7th - 11th
Also included in: Water Complete Unit Bundle - Middle School Comprehensive Bundle
Biome Project- Note Taking Sheet for Research
This guide is for taking notes about a biome. Students can customize how they want to take notes on the worksheet. Some areas they can research are: the weather in the biome, the soil type, species that live there (animals and plants), weather patterns, and if the biome is being threatened.
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3rd - 8th
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Story of a Watershed
About 7 1/2 minutes long, this film, which was underway well before the hurricane season, could be a good start for fall 2017 geography or science classes aware of recent news events.
It gives an overview of most conditions that occur in a wide variety of watersheds, covering how storm water behaves and nourishes the land as it is funneled towards its final destination, showing problems caused by runoff and opportunities along the way. It concludes with a review of old knowledge and new method
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6th - 9th
Metals: A Thematic Notebooking Unit
Metals are chemical elements that are characterized as durable, lustrous, and strong. They are so strong and malleable that no other materials compare! With this unit your students will be introduced to the properties of metal, the periodic table, types of metals, key regions where metals are found, mining for metal, recycling, and much more!
Your lesson planning is made easy with this unit, which includes a 6-day Planning Guide, Related Reading, 15 Notebooking Activities, a 9-page Research
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Grades:
5th - 8th
ECVI Plant Systems Unit Plan
This unit plan outlines the order in which to use my plant system materials as outlined in the Explicit and Contextualized Vocabulary Instruction for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students research.
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3rd - 12th, Staff
Middle School Physical Science Curriculum 5E science lesson Scope &Sequence Year
Are you having trouble creating a scope and sequence pacing guide for middle school physical science? This FREE product is a year long pacing guide that includes a curriculum map, materials list, and 5E lesson plan for the different units for middle school physical science. This is a middle school physical science scope and sequence pacing guide and does not include the activities for each unit. The activities that go with this middle school physical science scope and sequence pacing guide can
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Cookie Jar Mystery Teacher Tutorial for Module 1 - The Crime Scenerio
The PDF is designed to accompany the Instructor's Guide for the Cookie Jar Mystery first module - The Crime Scenario. It's designed to introduce teachers to the format of the activity and minimize overall prep time.
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5th - 7th
Nonrenewable Energy Sources - 5E Teaching Timeline and Additional Resources
This SAMPLE contains a portion of my Nonrenewable Energy Sources - 5E Lesson Bundle. Specifically, this sample contains the following working files inside the 5E bundle.Teaching TimelineEngagement ActivityQuizSpecial TWF Resource BonusThese are the same files found inside the 5E bundle.Click here to have a look at my complete ➡️ Nonrenewable Energy Sources - 5E Lesson BundleThe complete 5E Bundle covers:BiomassFossil FuelsCoalOilNatural GasNuclear PowerGlobal WarmingAcid RainFuel HarvestHistoric
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Nonrenewable Energy Sources - 5E Lesson Bundle
Unit 1: How Do Living Things Meet Their Needs?
Unit 1 covers the NGSS/LSSS standards:
5-LS1-1 (Plants)
5PS3-1 (Food webs/chains)
5-LS2-1 (Non-native species, decomposition, soil cycle)
Lessons in this bundled unit:
How Do Plants Grow? (Unit 1 Part 1)
How Does Energy Move Through Ecosystems? (Unit 1 Part 2)
Where Do Nutrients Come From? (Unit 1 Part 3)
(Visit the above links to preview a lesson from each part of the unit)
All curriculum from NGSS Curiosity Science and Skill is specially designed to:
Follow the 5E Learning Cycle
Cultivate s
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3rd - 8th
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Where in the World Was that Invented Grades 6-9
This mini research lesson focuses middle grade students on using the internet to locate places around the world where common inventions originated as well as who invented them. This combines research with geography as students must locate on a map where each invention was invented. An answer key is also included for your convenience.
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6th - 9th
Buckle Up, It's Science
Through hands-on science experiments, students gain a solid knowledge of properties and principles of force and motion and processes of scientific inquiry such as formulating and testing hypotheses.
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4th - 9th
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Where Do Nutrients Come From? (Unit 1, Part 3)
Unit 1, Part 3 for NGSS or LSSS standards 5-LS2-1 (decomposition and soil cycle)
[Updated 12/22/18 with improved teacher guide and lessons]
This slideshow includes teacher information and ready-made slides for exploration, investigation, and research on:
Decomposition and Nutrient Recycling
Click here for the summary notes sheet for Where Do Nutrients Come From? (Unit 1 Part 3).
All curriculum from NGSS Curiosity Science and Skill is specially designed to:
Follow the 5E Learning Cycle
Culti
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3rd - 7th
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Middle School Science Curriculum Resources | Unit Plan (Unit 0: Welcome)
A unit plan showing the breakdown of lessons covering the necessary NGSS-aligned standards for Unit 0: Welcome to Science. Part of a larger 5 unit curriculum for the school year, written for 6th grade science but adaptable. Please see my store and check out the bundles!
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Unit 0 (Middle School Science Curriculum) Skill-Building Bundle
Unit 2: Where Does New Material Come From? (8 wks)
[Teacher guide forthcoming]
Unit 2 covers the NGSS/LSSS standards 5-PS1-1 (Particles of Matter), 5-PS1-2 (Conservation of Matter), 5-PS1-3 (Properties of Matter), and 5-PS1-4 (Physical and Chemical Changes).
Lessons in this bundled unit:
What Is Matter Made Of?
How Do Scientists Identify Unknown Substances?
How Does Material Change?
PBL: Protect that Pill
This 8 week science unit includes inquiry-based activities that:
Follow the 5E Learning Cycle
Cultivate student discussion
Incorporate
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3rd - 7th
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