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8th grade science thematic unit plan pdfs
Ocean Animals BUNDLE (250 pages!!)
Dive in to this fun Ocean Animals Lesson filled with fascinating information about the oceans, whales, star fish, sharks, and more amazing creatures. You will find engaging text, science experiments, printable worksheets, life cycles, printable crafts, label the anatomy, report templates, creative writing prompts, beautiful color flashcards, and so much more!This huge, 250+ page Ocean Animals Lesson will allow you to learn about the ocean and aquatic animals. There are 7 units to allow you to mo
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K - 8th
Zombie Apocalypse Unit - End of the Year Project or Emergency Sub Lesson Plans
This week-long, self-guided zombie apocalypse project is the PERFECT end of the year unit! It is so versatile and can be used for many different grades and subjects; appropriate for middle school or high school, science or language arts, accelerated or remediation, even upper elementary. It could also be used for a Halloween unit or emergency sub lesson plans. Directions on each page are self explanatory and will keep your students engaged from start to finish.I originally created this activity
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Biology Lessons and Curriculum for the ENTIRE YEAR
Project Based Learning Activity- Ocean Animals - Marine Biology
**This product can also be purchased in my Project Based Learning Adventure Bundle #1**
This project based learning activity takes your students into the world of marine biology!
Acting as marine animal research team members,students will:
Choose an ocean animal to research in an expedition
Design a logo for their research team
Find funding by writing and advertising for donations
Keep accurate records of donations and expenses
Buy supplies for their expedition
Create a travel plan to their
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: Project Based Learning Activity BUNDLE-Ocean Space Rainforest
Back to School Science Activities for Middle School
If the first day and couple weeks of school stress you out, these back to school science activities for middle school are for you!“Don’t smile until Thanksgiving.”“Spend the first day of school doing something engaging.”“Work on procedures before you work on content.” “Build relationships, but also be firm.” Trying to figure out what advice is right for your classroom is challenging enough. Let planning all of your back to school science activities for middle school students be a breeze! This aw
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6th - 8th
Amusement Park Design Project
Design your own Amusement Park! This fun unit consists of 16 worksheets that will challenge students in their creative thinking, research skills, design and engineering abilities.Digital option available! Please note, some worksheets transfer nicely into a digital version but many are designed to be completed on paper or as a hands on STEM/STEAM activity.The package includes:1. Unit title page2. Student title page3. Park research worksheet (internet access for students recommended)4. Art activ
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: STEAM Project Bundle
Kitchen Chemistry Storyline Bundle - Matter, Atoms & Molecules, & Thermal Energy
Investigate matter, atoms, molecules and thermal energy in this three-dimensional, student-driven storyline bundle. Engage students in three-dimensional NGSS-aligned exploration and discovery through a yummy investigation into the science of baking cookies! This Bundle Includes:1 Properties Of Matter, Atoms, & Chemical Reactions Phenomenon - Kitchen ChemistryStudents launch an investigation into properties of matter, physical and chemical changes (like changing states of matter and chemical
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5th - 8th
NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, 5-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-4
, 5-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-2
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All About Jellyfish, Star Fish, Coral, & Anemone Lesson
Did you know that sea stars can make a clone of themselves with only a foot to start with? How about that most of the coral reef is made up of dead shells of once living coral? We have lots of fun and interesting facts about echinoderms and cnidarians in this lesson for kids from K-8th grade. The engaging lesson will teach kids how in the ocean, sand dollars are vibrant colors and tend to live in groups or that the Portuguese Man of War is a actually a colony of many jelly like animals functioni
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K - 8th
Also included in: Ocean Animals BUNDLE (250 pages!!)
All About Crustaceans, Mollusks & Cephalopods
This interesting and engaging lesson will help your student learn all about Crustaceans, Mollusks, and Cephalopods. You will learn about various aquatic animals that fit in this classification including: crabs, lobsters, barnacles, bivalves, clams, octopus, squid, and more. Learn which of them can go a whole year without eating in cold water, which grow their own shells, what beautiful seashells come from which ocean animals, how some can change colors within seconds, who produced die, and so mu
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K - 8th
Also included in: Ocean Animals BUNDLE (250 pages!!)
STEM "Career Fair" Project Based Learning Now with a Lapbook!
Now including a STEM Careers Lapbook!!!This pack will help introduce students to STEM careers! This project based learning activity includes teacher suggestions and resources, student research sheets, project/writing planning worksheets, and materials to conduct a mock "career fair". This project can easily incorporate Reading/ELA standards and skills.
Students will have a blast researching high interest careers in the STEM disciplines and will have the opportunity to role play in their chosen
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Grades:
3rd - 10th
Apple BINGO Vocabulary Game
Learning vocabulary through fun, interactive games is just one way to keep pre-school and elementary aged learners engaged in lessons. This apple themed BINGO vocabulary game is a fun way to target goals for mixed groups. It includes 24 apple theme vocabulary targets and can be used for speech therapy, social work, occupational therapy, home schooling, English Language Learners or any small group instruction. In addition, two sets of calling cards are provided to appropriately level your lessons
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1st - 8th
Also included in: Speech & Language Activities Apple Bundle
Innovation Celebration PBL, Design Your Own Invention, Project-based Learning
Project-based learning allows for students to engage in solving a real-world problem or answering a complex question. They demonstrate their knowledge and skills by creating a public product or presentation for a real audience. Students have choice throughout the course of the project, including how to show mastery. Students reflect on progress and engage in the feedback process. PRINT AND GO!!!Throughout is project, students will complete the design thinking process to create an invention that
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4th - 8th
Five Kingdoms Worksheets
A complete mini unit study on the five kingdoms of life (with a brief explanation of an optional sixth). Includes information and discussion sheets, several activities, species cards, and even a simple spreadsheet project. Makes a great classification or taxonomy introduction, even for mixed grades! -- 13 pages including 4 answer key sheets --
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3rd - 9th
Cells: Single-Celled and Multicellular Organisms Gr. 5-8
This is the chapter slice "Single-Celled and Multicellular Organisms" from the full lesson plan "Cells"About the FULL RESOURCE:Cells are the building blocks of life. We take you from the parts of plant and animal cells and what they do to single-celled and multi-cellular organisms. Using simplified language and vocabulary concepts we discover human cell reproduction as well as diffusion and osmosis. Our resource provides ready-to-use information and activities for remedial students using simplif
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5th - 8th
Space Exploration Unit - ELA Paired Reading Activities, Writing Prompts
Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to introduce a space exploration unit in your class with a meaningful unit packed with paired reading activities, bell ringers and writing prompts? Is one of your goals to teach interesting facts about space with interdisciplinary matching activities and reading passages? Would you be interested in giving your students complex standards aligned activities (PRINT&DIGITAL) with space exploration paired texts (article, poem, short story) and in
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6th - 8th
Biome Ecosystems Bundle, Animals, Habitats, Food: STEM, Math, Reading, Writing
Hello, thank you for viewing this product.ABOUT THIS PRODUCT:This is an all about diverse biome ecosystems unit teaching package that includes plants, animals, habitats, food chains and covers additional material across topics including (EPR) every person response, Interactive mini reading book, creative and opinion writing worksheets and printable, journal entries for observations and STEM experiments, simple Math activities and math counting games with multi sensory activity ideas, a cooking c
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PreK - 8th
NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 5-PS3-1
, 3-ESS2-2
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Catastrophic Cycles - Geoscience Processes & Plate Tectonics Storyline Bundle
Engage students in learning about Earth's structure, geoscience processes, and plate tectonic theory by investigating the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is 79AD. This bundle of resources is designed to spark and guide student learning into Earth’s geology, specifically matter and energy in its interior, the geoscience processes that shape Earth’s surface, how Earth’s surface has changed over time (plate tectonics), and the interaction between society and these processes. Specifically, the anchor exp
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6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-1
Forms of Energy BOOM™ Cards | Special Education | Digital
Students will practice identifying three different forms of energy: heat, light, and sound with these digital Boom science cards™ . This boom deck features 30 self-grading cards asking students to look at an image and determine whether it is heat energy, light energy, or sound energy. Get instant data collection for your special education science students when they complete your boom decks!⭐ Test this resource out! CLICK HERE for a free playable preview. This product includes:A link to access 30
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PreK - 12th
Solar Eclipse Unit - Middle School ELA Paired Reading Activities, Writing Prompt
Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to introduce your students to the Solar Eclipse with meaningful texts, bell ringers and writing prompts? Is one of your goals to offer a solid unit that explores the themes of Solar Eclipse? Would you be interested in giving your students complex standards aligned activities (PRINT&DIGITAL) with fun paired texts (article, poem, short story) and inspiring writing prompts and bell ringers?If you found something that gave you all these benefits
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6th - 8th
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Design A Video Game on Scratch
Children will begin by playing different video games online to evaluate what makes them fun and engaging for their audience. They will then analyse the mechanics of the games and then plan a game of their own remixing a game on Scratch based on their criteria. Children will then use conditionals, operators, and variables on Scratch to make their own game.Lesson plans, editable rubrics, and classroom examples from Year 6 are provided, as well as links to additional support on the Scratch website.
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5th - 8th
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MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: STEAM BUNDLE for Years 3 and 4
Racing Cars - A Unit About Force and Motion
This unit is designed to be project based, and teach students how forces affect the motion of car as it moves down a ramp. Students will gain deeper understanding of mass, air resistance, gravity, friction, inertia, and acceleration. Students will explore forces through inquiry-based learning where they will design a ramp to carry a car the farthest distance.
This unit plan features a lesson plan/unit overview, and 16 pages of student workbook pages with brainstorming, challenge questions, bra
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3rd - 8th
Psychoactive Drugs and Their Affect on the Body
This set of 10 worksheets is a re-make of worksheets I had on my site before. With more research and more understandable information, I think you will find them interesting and informative. They cover the most common psychoactive abused drugs (cocaine, amphetamines, heroin, marijuana, ecstasy, PCP, LSD, ) and also includes tobacco (nicotine), caffeine and alcohol. These worksheets can be used as students homework or can be used as a lecture aid. Students label the main organs, write how eac
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Plants & Pollinators - Human Impacts & Changes In Ecosystems Storyline Bundle
Teach ecosystems, the interactions within them, and the consequences of disruptions to their delicate balance by exploring invasive species - specifically, the arrival of "murder hornets" in the U.S. in 2020. This storyline sets students up to dig into concepts like ecosystem roles, ecosystem services, plant reproduction, pollinators and ecosystem interactions, human population growth and changes in ecosystems. The unit opens the door to examine environmental issues like invasive species, land u
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6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-5
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS1-4
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Spring Peeps Activity Pack - April ELA, Math & Science
This Peeps pack will give you plenty of fun and rigorous Peep themed activities to do with your students this Spring. With ELA, Math and Science activities, students will be engaged in a variety of Peep themed learning. Each Science activity comes with a teacher FAQ page to help you get started. PRODUCT INCLUDES- History of Peeps Text (1 page)- Peeps Vocabulary Match (1 page)- History of Peeps Cloze (1 page)- History of Peeps Comprehension Questions (2 pages)- Peeps Taste Test ELA Packet (2 page
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4th - 8th
All About Sea Turtles & other Aquatic Herps
Think you already know about sea snakes, frogs, toads, salamanders, and sea turtles for kids? Have you heard of a toad whose eggs embed in the females' back, even after hatching, until they emerge as tadpoles? Did you know the sea turtles only come out of the water to lay their eggs on the same beach they themselves were hatched? Did you know the green sea turtle doesn't have a green shell, but rather green fat? Wondering if the extremely venomous water snakes are in the ocean near you? This pri
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PreK - 8th
Also included in: Ocean Animals BUNDLE (250 pages!!)
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