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1st Grade Science Lessons & Units Aligned with Next Generation Science Standards
Are you looking for engaging first grade science lessons to help address the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)? This 1st grade science bundle includes hands on science labs, STEM connections, literacy connections and more for each of the themes in the NGSS 1st grade science standards.THE FOLLOWING NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS ARE ADDRESSED:Sound: 1-PS4-1, 1-PS4-4, K-2-ETS1-1Light: 1-PS4-2, 1-PS4-3, 1-PS4-4, K-2-ETS1-1Sun Moon Stars: 1-ESS1-1, 1-ESS1-2Organisms: 1-LS1-1, 1-LS1-2, 1-L
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1st
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 1-ESS1-1
, K-2-ETS1-3
, 1-LS1-1
, 1-LS1-2
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Force, Motion, & Energy Unit {Digital & PDF Included}
Are you looking for engaging force and motion lessons and activities? Look no further! This Force and Motion Unit provides everything you need! Save time planning and your students will love completing the hands-on activities found in this unit. To take a closer look at some of the things included in this unit, check out the preview! What will students investigate through these detailed lesson plans? How a force creates motionHow to describe the motion of an objectThe difference between potentia
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: 5th Grade Science Bundle- Lesson Plans & Activities - ENTIRE YEAR!
Project Based Learning with STEM and Research: Animal Habitats and Enclosures
The zoo needs help! Students work cooperatively to design an animal habitat and enclosure for the zoo! In this STEM project, students use their imagination and creativity to build an animal habitat and enclosure designed to meet their animal's needs. A fabulous way to integrate science standards for animals into your classroom!Students work in collaborative units to design a proper animal habitat for their chosen animal. Their animal enclosures must meet the project requirements to be safe for t
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Zoo Animal Habitat Bundle: PBL, STEM, Writing, Literacy
Sound Waves Activities & First Grade Science Lessons and Unit Aligned with NGSS
Learning about sound waves is a big part of the 1st grade Next Gen Science Standards. This 4 week first grade science unit gives students hands on activities, STEM challenges and literacy connections to help them understand the big idea, "Sound is made up of vibrations."See this sound waves first grade science unit in action on the blog!NEXT GEN STANDARDS ADDRESSED IN THIS FIRST GRADE SCIENCE UNIT• Sound: 1-PS4-1, 1-PS4-4, K-2-ETS1-1INCLUDED IN THIS SOUND WAVES SCIENCE UNIT FOR 1ST GRADE4 weeks
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Grades:
1st
NGSS:
1-PS4-4
, 1-PS4-1
Ontario Grade 4 Science - Light and Sound - Matter and Energy Inquiry Unit
This is a complete grade 4 unit on Light and Sound Understanding Matter and Energy strand of the 2022 updated Ontario curriculum. The Light and Sound lesson in this unit include: ★ Light and sound in our world ★ How light travels ★Light and colour ★ How sound travels ★ Light and sound safety ★ Inquiry: Impact of Light and Sound inventions**************************************************************************Buy more and save. Get this unit along with the other units y
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Grades:
4th
Grade 5 ONTARIO Science - Properties of and Changes in Matter - Matter & Energy
This is a complete grade 5 unit on Properties of and Changes in Matter This inquiry unit covers everything that you will need to meet the expectations for the Understanding Matter and Energy strand of the updated Ontario curriculum. Go beyond the simple centers activity approach and take your students deeper into inquiry . This unit has a variety of instructional strategies that will allow you to teach your grade 5 students with easy to use lessons, activities, knowledge building circles,
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5th
STEM Force and Motion Unit: Roller Coasters
Roller Coaster Rally: A STEM Integrated Unit
What is more exciting than roller coasters?! Not much! Your students will be thrilled to begin this coaster themed STEM unit!
While teaching your students about force, motion, engineering design, graphing, analyzing data and more, your students will be working in “Design Teams” to complete 10 exciting and educational phases of the Roller Coaster Rally (See preview for a detailed look at the phases.)
Embedded in the unit, I’ve included mini-le
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Grades:
4th - 5th
ANCIENT EGYPT - A UNIT TO TURN YOUR CLASSROOM INTO A MUSEUM
MEETS VIRGINIA SOLS FOR ANCIENT EGYPT
PROJECT BASED LEARNING!
This packet will give you everything you need to make teaching Egypt a fantastic experience! I have made museums with my students and it is just amazing to see the end result! All you need are about a dozen books about Egypt from the library for reference. Spend a couple days introducing concepts and then divide the class up by "Museum Rooms" and projects and let the invest
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2nd - 6th
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ONTARIO SCIENCE: Gr. 4 & 5 Light and Sound & Properties of and Changes in Matter
Complete grade 4/5 project based inquiry unit for both Light and Sound and Properties of and Changes in Matter. This combined inquiry unit covers everything that you will need to meet the expectations for the Understanding Matter and Energy strand of the updated Ontario curriculum. Go beyond the simple centers activity approach and take your students deeper into inquiry. This unit has a variety of instructional strategies that will allow you to teach both of your grade 4 and 5 students at the
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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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Grades:
4th - 12th
Also included in: Biology Lessons and Curriculum for the ENTIRE YEAR
2nd Grade Science Curriculum and Activities - 3 Next Gen Science Standards Units
Are you looking for engaging 2nd grade science curriculum units to help address the Next Gen Science Standards (NGSS)? This bundle includes hands on science labs, STEM connections, literacy connections and more for each of the themes in the NGSS second grade science standards: landforms, matter and ecosystems.THE FOLLOWING 2ND GRADE NEXT GEN STANDARDS ARE ADDRESSED:Landforms: 2-ESS2-1, 2-ESS2-2, 2-ESS2-3Matter: 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-2, 2-PS1-3, 2-PS1-4Ecosystems: 2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2, 2-LS4-1INCLUDED IN T
Light Waves First Grade Science Unit on Light and Shadows Aligned with NGSS
Learning about light waves is a big part of the Next Gen Science Standards for first grade science. This 3 week mini-unit give students hands on activities, STEM challenges and literacy connections to help them understand the big idea, "Light is useful."THE FOLLOWING NEXT GEN STANDARDS ARE ADDRESSED:Light Waves: 1-PS4-2, 1-PS4-3, 1-PS4-4, K-2-ETS1-1INCLUDED IN THIS FIRST GRADE SCIENCE LIGHT WAVES UNITunit outline with the big idea and essential question for each weekweekly detailed lesson plans
Grades:
1st
NGSS:
1-PS4-4
, 1-PS4-2
, 1-PS4-3
STEM Makerspace Activities MEGA GROWING BUNDLE All Units
Looking for low to no-prep, self-paced, creative, artistic, outside-the-box thinking STEM activities for your students? Combine the thematic units you are teaching or the literature you are reading with your students, along with whatever scrap materials you can find, for your students with these fun and engaging Makerspace activities!They are a great way to incorporate STEM into your core Reading, Math, Science or Social Studies instruction. They come in a variety of sets so that you can differe
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Not Grade Specific
4th Grade Science Light and Sound (NGSS Aligned)
This comprehensive unit introduces students to wave energy in the form of light and sound. The unit begins with lessons relating to waves. Many hands on opportunities help students develop a strong understanding of necessary concepts. This unit was designed to address several standards in the NGSS fourth grade curriculum: 4-PS3-2, 4-PS4-1, 4-PS4-2, and 4-LS1-2. This unit is appropriate for grades 3-5If you are looking for a digital version of this product click here.Here's a list of all th
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
NGSS:
4-PS4-2
, 4-LS1-2
, 4-PS4-1
, 4-PS4-3
Also included in: Custom Bundle: Ohio 5th Grade Science
Electricity & Magnets Unit {Digital & PDF Included}
Are you looking for engaging lessons and activities that have to do with electricity and magnets? Look no further! This Electricity and Magnets Unit provides everything you need! Save time planning and your students will love completing the hands-on activities. To take a closer look at some of the activities included in this unit, check out the preview! What will students investigate through these detailed lesson plans? Conductors and insulatorsOpen and closed circuitsStatic electricityBasic con
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Grades:
4th - 6th
NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, 4-PS3-2
Also included in: 5th Grade Science Bundle- Lesson Plans & Activities - ENTIRE YEAR!
Forces and Motion
This Forces and Motion Pack includes 12 resources to support the teaching of Forces and Motion:
* What is a Force?
* What is Motion?
* Push Poster with examples
* Pull Poster with examples
* Push and Pull Sort with Photos
* “Things we Push and Pull” Worksheet – use with drawings, writing or magazine cut outs
* “Push or Pull?” Sorting Worksheet
* Motion Vocab cards with pictures
* How Will it Move? prediction worksheet – 2 versions; blank and pictures. Includes example of completed activity.
* T
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Grades:
K - 2nd
WHEELS - GUIDED EDITION (Creative Curriculum®)
This resource complements the Creative Curriculum® WHEELS Study - GUIDED EDITION. It is NOT the actual lesson plan, but rather supporting materials to help with preparation and study.How to use:Print the pictures or questions you need. These can be laminated for durability and can be used on an anchor chart or in a pocket organizer as part of your morning routine. I recommend printing them all out and attaching them to each page in your teaching guide for easy access.I have included a digital ve
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Grades:
PreK - K
Also included in: GUIDED EDITION (Creative Curriculum®) - Growing Bundle
Fantastic Food Trucks: Flexible No-Prep Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Welcome to the Fantastic Food Trucks PBL project! This project will lead your students through an amazing and in-depth journey as they design all aspects of their very own food truck business. With the provided grade-appropriate support, your students will design their menu, plan the layout of their truck, consider startup costs as well as how to market their business. There is a wealth of information in this packet to guide you and your students through this incredible learning experience. Whet
Grades:
4th - 9th
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Study - GUIDED EDITION (Creative Curriculum®)
This resource complements the Creative Curriculum® Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Study - GUIDED EDITION. It is a condensed version of the Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Study. It is NOT the actual lesson plan, but rather supporting materials to help with preparation and study.You can find the longer edition here: Creative Curriculum-Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Study Bundle. How to use:Print the pictures or questions you need. These can be laminated for durability and can be used on an anchor chart or in a pocke
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Grades:
PreK - K
Also included in: GUIDED EDITION (Creative Curriculum®) - Growing Bundle
Restaurant Themed Social Skills & Auditory Processing Cafe {Middle School}
Welcome to SpeechSnacks Cafe!! I was inspired to create a restaurant-themed packet that would help students with social skills for proper table etiquette. The packet evolved into other areas of language and auditory processing as well---and is the perfect addition for your life skills groups! What you will find in this restaurant-themed language packet:•(pgs 3-5) 18 cards of social scenarios related to restaurant situations/table manners•(pgs 6-9) 24 cards of restaurant descriptions in which t
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Materials and Properties
This Materials and Properties Pack includes 11 resources to support the teaching about Properties of Materials:* Materials Posters – Create a visual display* Word Wall – materials and properties vocab cards* Materials Hunt – Students draw and label things in the classroom/around the school/home that are made of certain materials* “Describing an Object” worksheet – Students describe an object in the classroom by selecting the correct describing words.* “What’s in the Bag?” recording sheet – Stude
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi (Pi Day Activity- Circles)
This is a lesson with the book Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi by Cindy Neuschwander. It has questions about the book itself so there is both a math and literature connection. The math part of the lesson provides a hands on activity as well as other practice problems as well as extension problems to continue on into the study of circumference. I also have a unit on Sir Cumference and the First Round Table if you are interested. If you need other products for middle school check out my sto
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Sir Cumference Books Unit Bundle
Forms of Energy Unit {Digital & PDF Included}
Are you looking for engaging forms of energy lessons and activities? Look no further! This Forms of Energy Unit provides everything you need! Save time planning and your students will love completing the hands-on activities. To take a closer look at some of the activities included in this unit, check out the preview! What will students investigate through these detailed lesson plans? What energy is and characteristics of energyForms of energy (thermal, radiant, electrical, mechanical)Similaritie
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Grades:
4th - 6th
NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, 4-PS3-3
, 4-PS3-2
Also included in: 5th Grade Science Bundle- Lesson Plans & Activities - ENTIRE YEAR!
Roller Coaster STEM Model Building Contest Project for Engineering and Physics
This project includes 6 sections including research, exploration, design, build, showcase, and reflection. It takes students step by step through designing a functioning marble roller coaster with a theme and building it. It comes with multiple rubrics to grade each section and a set of reflection questions at the end. This project can be lengthened or shortened by requiring more detailed projects. When my students did this project, it took about 10 days to make detailed, functioning rollercoast
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
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