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Physical science thematic unit plans under $5
Force and Motion Pushes and Pulls
Fun, hands-on activities for force and motion is LOADED in this packet! Created with the Next Generation Science pushes and pulls standards in mind, if you are looking for thinking maps, lesson plans, science stations, and foldables for force and motion interactive notebooks, this is what you are looking for! All with the objective of Force and Motion. **UPDATED** As of summer 2020, I have added a 20 side PowerPoint to help teach your students about force & motion as well as an emergent read
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K - 3rd
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Forms of Energy (MELTS) Notes, Worksheets, and Research Project
This is ready to use and engaging set for teaching Forms Of Energy includes Mechanical, Electrical, Light, Thermal (Heat), and Sound (MELTS). It is very interactive and fun for the students in your class. Differentiated note sets, worksheets and project templates are included. This set has what need to teach different Forms of Energy to your students.Looking for easy print and go activities to strengthen your science lessons? This no prep product is designed to supplement your current Science cu
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Science Bundle - Worksheets, Notes, and Research Projects
Water Cycle in a Bag Experiment
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Accumulation!
Observe the water cycle in your classroom. Using a sandwich bag and colored water watch the water form vapor and then "rain" inside the baggie. Students love this!
This download includes directions and a two page, detailed observation sheet to record the progress four times.
My class said this was their favorite activity of the year. I hang the baggies on the window facing our school courtyard and always get compliments on how appealing
Grades:
1st - 5th
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Mini-Literacy Unit {CCSS Aligned}
This is a mini-literacy unit with the theme of the book Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett aligned with Common Core State Standards. Included in the packet:
--Class Book (cover and student page)
--Differentiated Reading Response Sheets
--Story Map
--Writing Prompt (6 prompts, prompt paper, additional writing paper)
--"Student Reporter Reports about Chew and Swallow" Writing
Activity
--Create-your-own menu
--Juicy Adjectives (worksheet, food cards, adjective cards)
--It's Rai
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Grades:
K - 1st
Movement and Me Activities - Foundation Science Packet
Your little learners will love exploring how our bodies move in many ways with this fun and engaging packet! Perfect for your Science curriculum, this packet features engaging activities like movement cards, mini sight word books, graphic organizers and more!Save 20% by grabbing this unit as part of my bundle!Featuring 24 pages of simple printables, your students are sure to love learning about the different ways our body can move!So what's included?Set of 16 vocabulary cards (including run, hop
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Also included in: Australian Curriculum - Prep and Foundation Science Unit Bundle
Properties of Matter
This hands-on unit includes multiple pieces for science notebooks, experiments, thinking maps, and foldables all focusing on the properties of MATTER!
- "I spy matter" circle map
- Sink or float activity mat
- Sink or float recording sheet
- "Apples Matter" bubble map and activity
- 4 Tab Matter foldable
- Properties of Matter science notebook piece
- Cookie Lab Activity and recording sheet
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Fourth Grade Matter Unit
Hi all! I have created a cute matter unit for my fourth graders full of outlines, printables, and even some activities and vocabulary cards! Some of this unit is hands-on, but it is primarily notes and outlines for students.
Here is the table of contents:
Matter poster
“What is matter?” notes
Matter vs. Non-matter sort
Matter vs. Non-matter sort answer key
“Matter properties” notes (buoyancy)
“Mass” notes (kilograms, balance)
“Which has more mass?” activity
"Which has more mass?” answer key
“Sol
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: 4th Grade Science Bundle
Mixtures & Solutions - Labs & Interactive Notes
This resource is perfect for upper grades who are exploring mixtures, solutions, & solubility! All the materials in the bundle are compatible with interactive notebooks. Included in the bundle are:Flapbook to define mixtures & solutions2 mini-posters with definition of mixtures & solutions4 Station Cards for Mixtures stationsTeacher prep instructions for Mixtures stationsStation instructions for Mixtures stations (4 stations)Activity sheets for Mixtures stations (1/station - 4 tota
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Properties of Matter + Mixtures & Solutions Bundle
Slime Science Mini Unit
This mini unit introducing states of matter and the scientific method to your students in a hands-on and engaging way. I loved using a really engaging experiment in the beginning of the year to excite students, but this can be used any time of the year. This unit includes:- 2 background readings on slime science- A whole-group movement activity helping students recreate the chemical reaction that results in slime- 6 slime recipes that use inexpensive household items- A letter home asking for m
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Habitats! An Elementary Unit with Worms!
Create a habitat with your students! This packet will help you teach your kiddos about habitats. It features soil observation, worm observation, soil layer activity, and a glossary of important terms! Enjoy!
**NOW UPDATED: includes teacher directions for a three week unit!
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PreK - 4th
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Force & Motion and Gravity: Simple Demonstrations, Reading Passages & More!
This science resource includes simple demonstrations that use items you probably already have in your classroom, reading passages, center activities, printable posters and more!WHAT'S INCLUDED:Reading Passages:- Force & Motion- GravityPrintable Posters:- Work- Energy- Force- Motion- Push- Pull- Friction- GravitySimple Demonstration & Activities:- KWL Chart- Mind Map- What is Energy? (simple experiment)- Force: Push, Pull or Both? (center activity)- Movement in Action (play dough/wiki sti
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: Science Bundle: Force, Motion, Gravity, and Six Simple Machines
Relative Position
Relative Position (perspective, viewpoint, relative position vocabulary, describing positions)Are you looking for a unit that includes lesson plans, activities, task cards, no-prep printables, and more?Look no further! This Relative Position Unit is everything you have been waiting for! In this highly engaging resource, you will find 7 lesson plans that are science focused. These lessons are cross-curricular and will have your students learning so much!The 7 lessons include:Relative Position is.
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Grade 2 Science Bundle
Hibernation Winter Google Slides
Teach your class all about the 15 animals that hibernate.This fun and engaging Hibernation resource in Google Slides provides the perfect introduction to this fascinating topic. Learn all about the whys and hows of hibernation and meet the animals that hibernate in photo form with this lovely presentation.This resource includes: a definition and explanation of what hibernation meanshow they prepare for hibernation;photos of the animals that hibernate;some interesting facts about each of the anim
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Grades:
PreK - 3rd
Rosie Revere, Engineer | A STEM Activity Packet
STEM + Picture Books = Wonderful!Looking for STEM Integration ideas for literature?Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty, is a fabulous picture book with a great girl character. It is a wonderful way to integrate literature into fabulous engineering themes and STEM activities. With activities for reading, writing, science, technology, engineering and math, we provide a complete unit for a charming picture book with a memorable character. Teachers are saying:"Get Caught Engineering hit it out of
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Activities Seasonal Bundle
Pancake Matter study and other activities
Included in this pack is an experiment that follows the scientific process. The question to be answered is: "What happens to pancake batter when heat is added?" This unit should be used after introducing chemical changes in matter.
Also included are: Pancake math story problems, a blank bubble map to describe the pancakes and how they tasted, and a reading activitiy for Pancakes for Breakfast by Tomie dePaola.
My students loved this activity and I hope yours do as well. Enjoy!
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Human Body Systems: Tunnel and Flip Book Research Templates
This product comes with multiple styled templates, which can be easily printed on card stock/printing paper. These templates include both male and female body systems. I teach fifth grade, so I excluded the reproductive system to keep it "P.G". Students will conduct research for each system or they can use their aligned science textbook.Systems that are included in this file:-Integumentary-Circulatory - Muscular-Skeletal-Digestive-Lymphatic-Urinary + Excretory -Endocrine-Respiratory-Nervous Fil
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5th - 10th
Desert Animal Theme for Preschool: Yoga & Movement Pose Cards
Turn every day into an exciting adventure with our Desert Animal Yoga & Movement Pose Cards! This set brings together the wonders of nature and the joys of physical activity into a delightful experience for your little ones. Every card features a different desert animal and corresponding yoga pose, igniting children's curiosity about the world and helping them enhance their flexibility, balance, and coordination. Crafted to keep the little ones engaged, these cards use vibrant illustrations
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Also included in: Children's Yoga Poses: Yoga & Movement Cards -- MEGA BUNDLE
Sharks Printable Worksheet Unit Study with Lapbook or Interactive Notebook
This shark unit study is almost no prep and just requires you to add in any books or videos that will work best for your classroom or homeschool. The shark unit study covers sharks in general, as well as a deep dive into basking sharks, bull sharks, goblin sharks, great white sharks, hammerhead sharks, leopard sharks, nurse sharks, and whale sharks. This would be a great addition to shark week or just a fun unit study for summer. For a better look at this product, check out the sample.Looking f
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3rd - 7th
Weather Mini Unit (K-1)
Using information and topics from the Grade 1 Macmillan McGraw-Hill Science text, I have created reading printables for your students to use in your own weather unit. There is some information about precipitation, temperature, how weather changes, natural disasters, measurement, and seasons.
Please let me know if you have any questions before purchasing!
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: First Grade Science Bundle
Forms of Energy Resource Guide {Potential/Kinetic Energy}
Use the resources in this bundle to supplement and enhance your physical science curriculum on forms of energy! All of the materials are compatible with and suggested for use with interactive science notebooks. Included in the bundle are:
*Anchor Chart topper for recording prior knowledge
*2-door foldable for activating prior knowledge ("What is Energy?")
*EIGHT mini-posters defining forms of energy (potential, kinetic, mechanical, light, sound, thermal, electrical, chemical)
*SIX flapbooks t
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Primary GATE -- AIR! Active, Creative, Academic, and Hands-on!
I am always trying to figure out what to do with my little primary groups, and this unit was a definite hit with my kindergartners. It would work well with 1st grade too or the regular 2nd grade classroom. The full unit contains more than 2 hours of contact time.
It’s active, fun, and challenging for these little ones and seemed to have the right combination of “get up and move,” imagination, creativity, and “making” along with academic tasks.
We learn about four important properties of air
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K - 2nd
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Bridge to Terabithia STEM Challenge
Combine technology and engineering tasks and connect to the literature units that you are completing in class. STEM activities were easily incorporated when using the setting of the literature you are reading. This STEM challenge is building a bridge, using only newspaper and masking tape, that will hold a doll/stuffed animal for a set amount of time. Students go through the design loop process and create a prototype and test their work, to see if improvements and adjustments need to be made. In
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Bridge to Terabithia Bundle
Soil Exploration - Learning about Soil
Are you learning about soil and need some creative activities?
Here is what is included:
~ Teacher Info
~ Parent Letter
~ Digging Up all Kinds of Soil - Around the School
~ Digging Up all Kinds of Soil - Around Classmates Homes
~ Activities: mini books, with lines and pictures or just pictures
~ Writing Pages (4)
~ Vegetable Vocabulary - Name the vegetable page
~ Opinion Writing Pages (2)
I hope you can use this packet in your classroom!!
Stephanie Kinley
First Grade Fabulous Fish
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Severe Weather Printables
These severe weather printables are perfect for teaching kiddos about the weather. They offer pages for young kids as well as older kids. The pages included in this pack are the following.-Trace the weather words-Color the items needed for severe weather-Wild weather word search-How to prepare for weather events-Tornado coloring page-Severe weather type fill in the blanks page-Major weather events can/have/are
Grades:
K - 4th
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