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7th grade science thematic unit plans for Google Apps $10 and up
Create and Animate - Stop Motion Animation Unit
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at animation? Stop Motion is a fun and easy way to introduce video production to your class, in any subject!This unit includes almost everything you need to teach your students how to make stop motion animation. All you need to do add is the technology, bricks, clay, playdough, paper, candy, etc! Stop Motion animation can be created using a variety of medium. One of my student groups last year made a movie about cupcakes and another group this year made one
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: DIGITAL INFINITY BUNDLE!!!
Sexual Health Unit Plans / No Prep / Sexuality / Sex Education / Health
This sexual health unit bundle includes 10 complete lessons (40 mins each) , including google slides with objectives, agendas, essential questions, and more. Everything you will need to teach these lessons is included. Lesson Topics: 1 - Consent (Short Video & Digital Activity)2 - Male Reproductive Anatomy (Learn through Coloring)3 - Female Reproductive Anatomy (Learn through Coloring)4 - Conception / Fertilization (Learn through Coloring)5 - Pregnancy (Learn through Coloring)6 - Contracepti
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Interstellar: A Literacy and Science Unit
This is a 10-day Literacy and Science unit based on the movie "Interstellar." The unit deals with the concepts of space exploration, our solar system, gravity, wormholes and black holes, aging in space, protecting our planet and environment, and the potential of other habitable planets. As far as activities and assignments go, the unit includes creative writing assignments, persuasive writing assignments, predictions and critical thinking (during the movie), an exo-planet research project, and a
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Thematic Film Unit Bundle! 6 units in total!
Ecology Unit PLAN: Population Dynamics, Symbiosis, Food Webs, & Carbon Cycle
This set includes EVERYTHING from my Ecology Unit Notes: Population Dynamics, Symbiosis, Food Webs, & Carbon Cycle" listing PLUS even more!!! This listing includes the addition of formal assessments, informal assessments/ activities, lots of practice, as well as two lab-based activities. This should be everything you'll need for a successful Ecology unit!!Slides & Notes: This set consists of a Unit Slides Presentation that covers population dynamics (limiting factors & growth curves)
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Grades:
7th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-LS2-3
, HS-LS2-7
, HS-LS2-5
, HS-LS2-4
, HS-LS2-1
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Toothpick Bridge Building-Truss R' Us STEM project
The toothpick bridge building STEM project has a new spin. This resource includes a 30 page google document that can be edited for your classroom needs.Students form engineering groups and assign the following jobs: accountant, project manager, architect, and carpenter. Groups must work within the design constraints, including maintaining a budget. Classroom materials are minimal per group including: 500 toothpicks, small cup of wood glue, waxed paper, & graph paper. This is a highly
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Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Evolution Field Journal- Teacher Version
*Made for the Evolution Field Journal bundle*Teacher copy of the evolution field guide unit. Includes completed notes, where the student copy has blanks for students to fill in.Students will learn the theory of evolution by traveling in Charles Darwin's shoes. Lessons progress by following the HMS Beagle in its journey, and students examine evidence in each location to build their own theories of descent with modification. Created for Middle School but could be flexed up for High School. Lasts 8
Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-2
, MS-LS4-5
, MS-LS4-4
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Also included in: Evolution Field Journal- Unit Plan Bundle w/ All Activities
Crab in the Lab Idea List- A countdown to Christmas.
The weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas can drag on. This idea list keeps the weeks fun and exciting with a new science learning activity each day. Move a crab around each day and have him explore science concepts and get into some mischief. Students will be curious each day as they come in to find what the crab is up to in the lab. These ideas are winter themed. Each day discuss the science concepts behind what the crab has gotten into or do a lab related to it. This features 29 different
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Middle School Properties of Matter Unit
Are you a middle school Science teacher using Next Generation Science Standards? Are you wanting to try project based learning in your classroom? Are you ready to challenge your students with tasks that show their learning?Grab this unit now!Warning: The formatting of this unit will turn your students into inquirers, investigators, problem solvers, critical thinkers and allow them the chance to make real-world connections. All of this will need to be supplemented by...YOU!You see, when your stud
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, MS-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-3
, MS-PS1-5
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Also included in: Middle School Science Unit BUNDLE
MYP Design Unit: Game Design
Have fun with your kiddos while you teach them the powerful grace of the design cycle. In this unit, students will follow the design cycle to produce a card game with a theme of a United Nations Global Sustainability Goal. In this IB design unit, criterion B and D are assessed. This unit comes with 9 lessons and 2 summative assessments templates that cover the following topics: -Selecting a topic (Interactive Lecture)-Analyzing existing solutions (Assignment and slides)-Learning Game Mechanics (
Grades:
7th - 9th
Gifted and Talented STEAM Unit - Global Studies - Ecosystems and Interdependence
This project explores interdependence within ecosystems, focusing on vulnerable ecosystems in developing countries. Throughout this project, students will explore: Examples of interdependence in ecosystems around the worldRepresentation of interdependence in a given ecosystem by the creation of an engineered modelHow conditions of poverty contribute to the disruption of balanced interdependence in ecosystems located in developing countriesIndigenous solutions that facilitate balanced and sustain
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: Global STEAM Curriculum Bundle of 4 Units
Diverse and and Connected World- Geography Unit
This unit of work covers the Stage 3 outcomes and content of the 'Diverse and Connected World' in the Australian NSW syllabus. It provides learning choice for students and teachers using 'Multiple Intelligences' and 'Blooms Taxonomy'. The unit grid contains 32 engaging learning experiences that use student learning strengths to support their building of skills and understanding. The learning experiences use a range of teaching strategies, thinking and discussion protocols as well as Digital Tech
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Stage 3 Geography NSW
MS/HS STEM Curriculum (Graphic Design Unit -- 16 hours)
This curriculum is designed to teach students the meaning behind colors, the subliminal usages of color in advertisements, and utilizes multiple aspects of the Google Suite. This program contains one activity that is on paper and the rest is done virtually.This curriculum is designed for four day a week instruction with 60 minutes per class. This curriculum has been implemented for multiple years in a program and modified / updated to ensure the best learning environment for the students.This cu
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Introduction to Cells and Cell Organelles FULL UNIT - Middle School Science
Students will work through a series of playlists that include the following elements:Students will begin a hands-on science experiment in which they try growing mold on a piece of bread by hypothesizing how they can 'contaminate' the bread with a "dirty" surface at school. They will also record notes in their interactive science notebooks using a video-note lecture posted on YouTube that covers the 3 Principles of Cell Theory. This resource includes a guided notepage to provide structure for stu
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-1
My Earth Impact
A 5 part unit to teach kids about how their actions affect the earth. Includes 5 different google slide presentations and a teachers guide. Each part includes interactive activities and there are many options for scaffolding and extensions. Part 1: Single Us Vs. Multi Use [Looking at what single use and multi use items we use regularly and why this mattersPart 2: What can be recycled? [Looking at what items can actually be recycled and what items can't]Part 3: Where does our recycle go? [Looking
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Grades:
PreK - 8th
The First Week Of School STEM Airplane Unit and Resource Packet
The First Week Of School STEM Airplane Unit and Resource PacketDo you want your first week of school to be engaging, fun, and set the tone for the rest of the school year? Then this unit is for you! Created for the upper elementary to middle school student, this unit (for use with the Microsoft Platform and for use with the Google platform) will introduce procedures and strategies needed to ensure a smooth transition back to school as well as providing support for newer teachers through engaging
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Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
3-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-2
, K-PS2-2
, K-PS2-1
Biology Digital Notebook: Unit 8-Ecology
7 days of notes including 4 activities and 3 labs. Teacher's notes with materials list.Topics: Population Growth and Carrying Capacity, Ecosystems, Biogeochemical cycles, Biomes, Ecological Succession, Ecological Relationships, Food Webs and Food Chains.Digital notebooks integrate notes and media in an online notebook. All student notes and work are available in one source that is turned in at the end of the unit, or if you like, each day! All of the google slides and activities are included
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Biology Digital Notebook: Unit 2-Chemistry of Life
10 days of notes and activities. Teacher's notes with materials list.Topics: Periodic table and states of matter, Water, Acids and Bases, Organic Molecules, Murder and a Meal (Who done it), Enzymes, Photosynthesis, Energy and Life, Cellular Respiration. Biochemistry is a LONG unit!Digital notebooks integrate notes and media in an online notebook. All student notes and work are available in one source that is turned in at the end of the unit, or if you like, each day! All of the google slid
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Biology Digital Notebook: Unit 1-What is science?
5 days of notes including Lab Safety plus 5 activities. Teacher's notes with materials list.Topics: All about me and Lab Safety, Characteristics of Life, Scientific Method, Experimental Design, Scientific Inquiry.Digital notebooks integrate notes and media in an online notebook. All student notes and work are available in one source that is turned in at the end of the unit, or if you like, each day! All of the google slides and activities are included for seamless integration into your class
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
3 Week Distance Learning Inquiry Unit - "Being the One and Only"
This study, based on the incredible, award-winning novel "The One and Only Ivan," integrates reading literature, reading nonfiction, science, and personal narrative to study the wonder and dangers of "Being the One and Only." Students will explore the value of communication, the threats to endangered species, and the unique voice that lies within themselves. This 3 Week inquiry is a hit with students of all ages and abilities.This unit includes: 15 “Would You Rather” questions for daily warm-up
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Sustainable Food Sources: Lesson Plan, Short Story, Group Activity
What are sustainable food sources? This lesson will review a few types of sustainable sources of the future and explain why these sources are necessary. Students will read a short story called "A Dinner Surprise" and what a surprise it will be. Will two friends be able to eat an insect dish?Finally, students will have an opportunity to work in groups to research and create their own sustainable food dish. Includes:Additional Teacher Resources
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Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Human Digestive System - Middle School Science FULL UNIT
Progression of Guiding Questions: How does our body turn FOOD into POOP?How does our food fuel our cells?What is special about each biomolecule?How can you use the biomolecule tests to solve a “crime”?Progression of Learning Targets: I can analyze the structure and function of organs that make up the human digestive system.I can evaluate the different biomolecules in food and demonstrate how they are absorbed by the digestive system. I can investigate the uniqueness of carbohydrates which our bo
Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS1-1
Super Storms Unit of Study includes lesson, slides, and short reading passage.
What are superstorms and how are they formed? This lesson will explore recent storms and how they affect us. Students will begin with videos, explore oral discussion slides, engage in group activities, create presentations, read a short story followed by analysis questions, and end with an assessment. This unit can be altered to your liking and includes both digital and print worksheets. You can use as much or as little as you desire to complete your lesson. Includes review of figurative languag
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Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-5
Paws, Claws, and Whiskers Thematic Unit BUNDLE
Digital at-home learning made easy! Combine a four-week unit on the environment with three novel studies that look at environmental topics and conservationism.Included:Paws, Claws, and Whiskers 4-week unit: explanation writing, poetry, persuasive writing, essay writing *Includes lesson plans, resources, editable rubricsThe Weirdo Novel StudyPax Novel Study (+ STEAM Extension)Flush Novel StudyAll objectives are aligned with the 2014 National Curriculum of England, and connections to CCSS are list
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Grades:
4th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Self-Grading Digital Human Body Unit
This is a complete paperless and digital Human Body Unit. It matches my pdf version of the human body except that this version for the first time contains 3 quizzes and 1 exit ticket. The quizzes are all self-grading. This is to help you reduce your marking. This includes the muscular, respiratory, circulatory, urinary, and digestive systems, with a brief mention to the epidermal system. There are experiments as well as an interactive kinesthetic activity for the circulatory system. You wi
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Grades:
5th - 7th
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Also included in: Entire Year of Grade 5 Ontario Science
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