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3rd grade science unit plans under $5
Animal Needs and Winter Adaptations (Hibernate, Migrate, Adapt) Unit
One of the Next Generation Science Standards states that students should be able to describe what animals need to survive, and how animals adapt to their environment in Winter. I have created this unit to help cover those standards. Here is a list of what you get in this pack:Hibernate/Migrate/Adapt Picture Sort (Whole Group)Food/Water/Shelter/Air DisplayWhat Do Animals Need Informative ReaderAnimals Need Flip Books (2 versions)Animal Food, Shelter, & Water Draw It (2 versions)Hibernate/Mig
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K - 3rd
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Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors Week Long Unit aligned to TEKS
This is a week long unit that can be used to teach students the difference between inherited traits and learned behaviors. It includes notes pages for science journals, whole class and small group activities, and an assessment. Detailed lesson plans are included for each day. The lesson plans are available for you to see in the second page of the downloadable preview document. This unit is aligned to the TEKS 3.10B.
24 Pages include the following:
Title (1 page)
Lesson Plans (1 Page - inc
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2nd - 4th
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Light & Sound Energy Science Centers | 3rd 4th Grade Reading Passage Activities
Light and Sound Energy Science Weekly Five™ Stations help introduce students to the properties of 2 forms of energy, light and sound.Updated for 2022. Stations are improved, an answer key was added, and everything you need is included in one easy PDF. Look out for more updated units!5 Quick and Simple Centers1. Read: What Are Light and Sound?2. Explore: Use a bowl, coin, and water to explore refraction3. Organize: Interpret a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting sound and light4. Extend: Use a
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3rd - 4th
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Weathering, Erosion, Deposition Science Centers | 4th Grade Reading Passage Sort
Slow Changes to Earth's Surface Science Weekly Five™ Stations help students learn about weathering, erosion, and deposition by wind, water, and ice.Updated for 2022. Stations are improved, an answer key was added, and everything you need is included in one easy PDF. Look out for more updated units!5 Quick and Simple Centers1. Read: How Does Earth's Surface Slowly Change?2. Explore: Mini-lab on sand dune formation3. Organize: Classify events as weathering, erosion, or deposition4. Extend: Draw a
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3rd - 4th
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NGSS:
4-ESS2-1
Back-to-School Science: Lab Safety, Tools, Scientific Method What is a Scientist
This back-to-school science unit covers lab safety, tools, what is a scientist, and the scientific method. Lesson plans help your students answer questions like, "What is a scientist?" and "How can I stay safe in the lab?" with hands-on activities and interactive notebook pages. Start the new school year off right in your science classroom without spending hours prepping your lesson plans. Engaging and informative, this mini-unit includes everything you need to teach lab safety and introduce stu
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2nd - 5th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Continents and Oceans
This continent and ocean lapbook is a great way to get students learning when they don't even know they are learning! This pack includes all interactive and hands on activities to teach continents and oceans. The best part is you can also use this pack as an interactive notebook or simply use the foldables to reinforce the learning. Included:Cover sheet and continents songOceans 4 tab foldableWorld map guess-and-checkContinents flip bookOceans 4 petal foldableContinents riddle pocket activity**J
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K - 4th
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Also included in: Social Studies Curriculum Bundle
Polar Bears Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions 1st 2nd Grade
This polar bears themed main idea and details resource includes 10 polar bear themed reading passages for primary grades in two different versions. Each passage includes a simplified multiple choice version and an expanded writing response version for differentiated learning.Polar Bear Passages Include:- Polar Bears Adapt- Keeping Warm- Sea Bears- Polar Bears as Hunters- New Born Cubs- Growing Cubs- Leaving the Den- Learning to Survive- On Their Own- Polar Bear HabitatAll content is in black an
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: Primary Reading Comprehension Passages & Activities Bundle
Push and Pull Experiments - Science Unit - Physics - Force & Motion Activities
Explore forces with our Push and Pull Experiments Pack! Ideal for physical sciences and motion units. Includes 8 experiments, teacher guides, response sheets, homework, assessment and more! Unleash the Power of Learning with our 'Push and Pull Experiments Pack'!Dive into the world of physical sciences and motion with our meticulously designed, highly engaging, and fun-filled experiments pack. This pack is a treasure trove of knowledge, perfect for introducing young learners to the fascinating co
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1st - 4th
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Physical and Chemical Changes No-Prep Unit
Physical and Chemical Changes No-Prep Unit: Keep your students engaged with this hands-on unit! This unit contains:
- Two sets of small sort cards for physical and chemical changes
- Two sets of large sort cards for physical and chemical changes
- Pocket pattern that can be used in interactive notebooks
- Picture of sort cards in interactive notebooks
- Making Physical Changes Activity
- Making Chemical Changes Activity
- What Kind of Change is Made? – 2 Activities
- Make it Right Activity
- An
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2nd - 4th
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Living and Nonliving
Living and nonliving unit FULL of foldables and interactive notebook pieces. This set has numerous interactive pieces as well as diagrams with cut and paste pieces, plants, animals, and everything in between. Perfect for a unit on living and nonliving!
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K - 3rd
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A Day with the Iditarod | No Prep Sub Plans | Digital and Print
Did you know that the Iditarod is unofficially known as the "Last Great Race on Earth?"Your students can learn all about it when they spend a day with this high-interest, informational mini-unit designed for in-person AND distance learners. The “A Day With” series of mini-units is designed to keep your students engaged in a historical topic all day with standards-aligned work and activities they’ll love. It’s fun for students, NO PREP for teachers, and comes in two differentiated versions!You'll
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
Life Cycle of a Pumpkin and Apple Unit
#falloween This is a unit I created for my first grade class. We have a trip to a pumpkin farm and I wanted them to know the parts of an apple and pumpkin. I also wanted to introduce them to non fiction, by creating a test to go with activities and books we will read. We will read the story Apples, Apples Everywhere and use Scholastic News and other non fiction books.
You can use any non fiction book about apples and pumpkins for this unit to work.
I have included an emergent reader for both
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Science Bundle
Cells Unit for Young Students
This unit on cells was made for my 3.5 year old, but it can be modified for pretty
much any age.
Nearly all worksheets have the information required to do them on the worksheet itself.
The contents of the file are:
Diagram of prokaryotic cell
Mitosis Rhyme and stages
Diagram of animal cell
Diagram of plant cell
Living things have cells worksheet
What things are made of worksheet
Color in the animal cell
Color in the plant cell
Color in the neuron
Eukaryotic cells vs Prokaryotic cells workshe
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K - 4th
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The Aquatic Biome Reading Passages (3 levels), Vocabulary & Comprehension
"The Aquatic Biome" includes everything you need to work on vocabulary and comprehension skills with your students! Differentiated reading passages (3 levels) allow you to meet the needs of all students and to ensure complete understanding of the content! Take a look at the product preview for a closer look. All follow-up activities are thoughtfully aligned to the ELA Common Core for Grades 2-6. Reading levels on the passages range from Grade Level Equivalents of 3-5.5.WHAT'S INCLUDED:• “All Abo
Grades:
3rd - 6th
All About Apples!
This unit is jam packed FULL of apple activities and perfect for fall! At over 130 pages, this unit will keep your students engaged and ready to learn about apples. Included in this packet are:
Pages 4: Apple Book List
Pages 5-6: KWL anchor chart headers and graphic organizer.
Pages 7-8: Schema anchor chart headers and graphic organizer.
Pages 9-11: Can/Have/Are anchor chart headers and graphic organizer.
Page 12-13: Life Cycle Anchor Chart printables, Full page life cycle poster, life c
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Grades:
PreK - 3rd
Terrarium Unit Plan (Mini-Garden in a bottle) - A Design and Technology Unit
Have a look at this fun and engaging design and technology unit plan. My students did this unit last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. Using the elements of 'design and technology', the students will investigate, design, make, evaluate and reflect on their terrariums. Terrariums can be made in any glass or plastic container. Within this product, there are step by step photos of how students can make one using an empty 2L coke bottle.
This Terrarium Unit, you will find:
- A unit overview
- teachin
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3rd - 7th
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Tsunami Natural Disaster Research Unit with PowerPoint
Get your students engaged with informational text by teaching a week long unit on Tsunamis! The materials in this unit are interactive and utilize multimodal strategies to increase student engagement and outcomes. The Tsunami unit is a comprehensive week long unit that integrates technology, vocabulary, writing, art, reading strategies and more! Students will respond to informational text by answering questions in a student booklet in a variety of formats. Students will learn vocabulary words by
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1st - 3rd
Geography: Continents, oceans, equator, hemispheres, poles Unit
This unit is perfect for teaching young students all about the world. It includes:
A Continents Map
Continents Song
Oceans Song
Equator Song
Latitude & Longitude Song
*Now also includes an audio file of me singing the songs so you can teach them more easily.
Mapmaking/Cartography Activity Pages
Flags of North America Pages
Where are We? United States Map Labeling
Continents Label & Color
Oceans Label & Craft
Compass Activity & Craft
Hemisphere Poster & Activity
Vocabulary W
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K - 4th
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CHICKEN AND EGG: LIFE CYCLE UNIT (EGG INCUBATION ACTIVITIES)
Description:Do you bring eggs into your classroom to hatch? Some of the most exciting days in a classroom are when children watch the hatching of eggs! Even if you don't actually bring the eggs into the classroom, use these materials to learn all about eggs and chickens.Product Information:•Parts of a Chicken•How a Chick Hatches• Who Lays Eggs•Parts of a Fertilized Egg•How do roosters and hen produce a fertilized egg?•Pick a fertilized egg?•How to check for a fertilized egg?•How do living things
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K - 5th
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Tornado Natural Disaster Research Unit with PowerPoint
Learn about Tornadoes and natural disasters in this fascinating and engaging unit packed with a week of Tornado informational text and activities. Tornado materials are interactive and utilize multimodal strategies to increase student engagement and outcomes. The Tornado unit is a comprehensive week long unit that integrates technology, vocabulary, writing, art, reading strategies and more! Students will respond to informational text by answering questions in a student booklet in a variety of fo
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Northeast Region of the United States Lapbook or Interactive Notebook
Northeast Region of the United States Lapbook includes ten foldable pieces that students can either use to create a lapbook or use in an interactive notebook. The lapbook and notebook pieces are great to use as a formative assessment as you progress through your study of the Northeast Region.The foldable pieces will help your students record their learning about the land, water, climate, landmarks, products and natural resources, and culture of the Northeast Region. There is also a foldable to h
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Regions of the United States Lapbook or Interactive Notebook Bundle
Midwest Region of the United States Lapbook or Interactive Notebook
Midwest Region of the United States Lapbook includes ten foldable pieces that students can either use to create a lapbook or use in an interactive notebook. The lapbook and notebook pieces are great to use as a formative assessment as you progress through your study of the Midwest Region.The foldable pieces will help your students record their learning about the land, water, climate, landmarks, products and natural resources, and culture of the Midwest Region. There is also a foldable to help st
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Regions of the United States Lapbook or Interactive Notebook Bundle
Phases of the Moon - Moon Phases - Science Unit for Grades 2 - 4
Phases of the Moon - Grades 2 - 4 Moon PhasesThis is an easy unit to teach the Phases of the Moon without a lot of teacher prep.This unit includes:Teacher Directions - 3 pages of ideas and suggestions to using the unitLearn About It - 31 pages to project to teach the skill and concept to your studentsMatch Up - match the diagram to the correct phasesMoon Flip Flap Book Create a Diagram of the Moon Phases - they are great displays for the hallwaySequence Activity - use context clues to sort throu
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2nd - 4th
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Introduction to 3D Printing – STEAM PROJECT – GRADES 3-6 - Distance Learning
Have you purcahsed or are considering purchasing a 3D printer and don’t know where to start? This resource is perfect for classrooms just starting out in the world of 3D imaging and provides you with everything you need to teach the fundamentals of 3D printing. This STEAM project is broken up into two parts: BUILDING BACKGROUNDYour kiddos will begin by doing a research project of the history, current uses, benefits, and future innovcations of 3D printing. Graphic organizers are provided to assi
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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