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Science Common Core W.3.7 unit plans
Scientists & The Scientific Method, Scientific Processes | 2nd 3rd Grade Science
This resource is a complete science unit with engaging lessons and experiments to introduce second, third, and even fourth grade students to science, the scientific method, and other processes scientists use. Students learn the different areas of science, types of scientists and the jobs they do, science tools, science safety, and planning and conducting experiments using the scientific method. Your students will enjoy ten high engagement lessons in a detailed teaching Power Point, science journ
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2nd - 4th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, 2-PS1-1
Also included in: Scientists & The Scientific Method Print & Digital NGSS BUNDLE
Earth Day Activities Unit - Craft, Writing, Bulletin Board, Project, Art, & Hat
Make learning about Earth Day this spring exciting with engaging earth day activities and mini-lessons about the Earth, pollution, and recycling. Kids will love the Earth Day craft crown, Earth Day Reading Comprehension, Earth Day poem and writing prompts, and so much more! This resource will help your first grade, second grade, or third grade students build writing skills, understand informational text and build reading comprehension, while learning interesting facts about important Earth Day c
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1st - 3rd
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Grade 3 Science Lessons BUNDLE, Digital and Printable
This is a BUNDLE of 5 hands-on science units that are perfect for Grade 3. All grade 3 science lessons are aligned to the British Columbia Grade 3 BC Big Ideas and NGSS. Each science unit includes detailed lesson plans so you don't have to create them! This bundle covers all of the Grade 3 BC Big Ideas for Science. In other provinces/territories/states the curriculum and content may be more appropriate for other grade levels.(See "Preview" for a specific breakdown of the curriculum covered).
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2nd - 4th
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Sea Turtle Reptile Science Unit - Life Cycle Craft & Ocean Animal Activities
Engage and excite kids as they learn all about sea turtles with life science, reading, and writing activities! This nonfiction summer science unit makes learning about these ocean animal reptiles fun. It includes a sea turtle craft, reading comprehension passages, vocabulary, directed drawing, and more!This resource will help your first grade, second grade, or third grade students build writing skills, understand informational text, and build reading comprehension while they learn interesting fa
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1st - 3rd
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All About Bats Unit - Bat Activities - Science, Reading, Writing & Craft - Fall
Make learning all about bats fun with these engaging, hands-on bat activities perfect for your first grade, second grade, and third grade students. This bat unit includes a variety of fun, low-prep bat activities to keep kids engaged & gives teachers differentiated options.This bats unit includes everything you’ll need to teach all about bats this fall:✅ Non-fiction bat facts book✅ Bat science mini-lessons that teach important bat facts✅ Bat writing activities✅ A fun bat craft✅ …and more!The
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1st - 3rd
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Salmon Life Cycle Spring Science Unit Lessons, Activities, Craft, Project
Engage and excite kids as they learn all about salmon and its life cycle with life science, reading, and writing activities! This nonfiction, spring science unit makes learning about salmon fun. It includes a salmon incubation journal, craft, reading comprehension passages, vocabulary, directed drawing, and more! This resource will help your first grade, second grade, or third grade students build writing skills, understand informational text and build reading comprehension while they learn inte
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1st - 3rd
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Weather Tools and Instruments Research Unit with PowerPoint
Easily and thoroughly teach your students about weather tools in science with these ready to go materials and PowerPoint! This unit is interactive and utilizes multimodal strategies to increase student engagement and outcomes. The weather tools 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
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: Science and Social Studies YEAR LONG POCKETBOOK MEGA Bundle!
Human Body Systems Digital Distance Learning Unit for GOOGLE classroom
Teach the Human Body Systems with this fascinating GOOGLE science Unit! Students will learn about the Muscular, Skeletal, Digestive, Respiratory, Circulatory and Nervous system in 6 separate digital units. Easily differentiate with built in options that require NO EXTRA PREP. Utilize Google Classroom and open the entire resource in Google Slides to present information about the human body systems in an interactive, digital format that can be easily differentiated for all learners.Included with y
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
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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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Ecology Museum Project Based Learning (PBL) Unit About Ecosystems & Adaptations
OVERVIEW:Your students will be invited to join a team of ecologists who are building an ecology museum right in your classroom. The museum will teach other students about how living things survive in their ecosystem by interacting with other living things, and nonliving things. As the Museum Director, you will guide your team of ecologists through four project phases in preparation for the museum grand opening. Your science unit on ecosystems, adaptations, and interdependent relationships will c
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3rd
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The Solar System: Planet Mars Research Unit with PowerPoint
Integrate ELA and Science and get your students engaged with informational text by teaching a week long unit on Mars! The materials in this unit are interactive and utilize multimodal strategies to increase student engagement and outcomes. The Mars 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 le
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
The Solar System: The Sun Research Unit with PowerPoint
Integrate Science and ELA and get your students engaged with informational text by teaching a week long unit on the Sun! The materials in this unit are interactive and utilize multimodal strategies to increase student engagement and outcomes. The Sun 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
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
3rd Grade PBL Science | Weather & Climate | Graphing & Data Displays
This 3-week project-based learning (science-focused) research-based unit is the perfect way to teach reading, writing, research skills, and science in one engaging, real-world unit. Your students will use key standards, such as research, reading comprehension, and graphing in a real-life scenario. The best part about PBL is that student choice and differentiation are built in!Driving Question: How can I communicate information on typical weather conditions with people in the community?NGSS Stand
3rd Grade PBL Science | Animals & Environmental Changes | Engineering Design
This 3-week project-based learning (science-focused) research-based unit is the perfect way to teach reading, writing, research skills, and science in one engaging, real-world unit. Your students will use key standards, such as research, reading comprehension, and engineering design in a real-life scenario. The best part about PBL is that student choice and differentiation are built in!Driving Question: How can I design a solution that will protect animals experiencing environmental changes rela
4th Grade PBL Science | Plant & Animal Structures | School Science Fair Project
This 3-week project-based learning (science-focused) research-based unit is the perfect way to teach reading, writing, research skills, and plan/host a science fair in one engaging, real-world unit. Your students will use key standards, such as research, reading comprehension, and inquiry in a real-life scenario. The best part about PBL is that student choice and differentiation are built in!Driving Question: How can we create models of plant and animal structures to help young children learn ab
Planet Writing Research Project for Primary Grades (Solar System)
Want a simple and straightforward informational writing unit to coincide with your science unit on planets? Well, this bundle contains all the materials necessary to implement a Planet Research Writing Project. Each printable document comes in color, ink saving, and black/white for your preference.
This bundle includes:
-Instruction on implementation (Optional, obviously! You know your students best!)
-2 different note taking sheets
-Template for rough draft with self-assessing check boxes for
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K - 3rd
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Butterfly Unit | Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
This fun Butterfly Unit with passages and questions is perfect for reading comprehension! It contains 4 original nonfiction passages with pictures, text dependent questions, vocabulary cards, a research report, and essential questions. It contains everything needed to teach a rigorous unit on butterflies.Four original CLOSE Reading nonfiction passages were created to help teach your students about butterflies. CLOSE reading instructions and anchor charts are included to help you incorporate thi
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2nd - 4th
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3rd Grade PBL Science | Life Cycles & Traits | School Science Fair Project
This 3-week project-based learning (science-focused) research-based unit is the perfect way to teach reading, writing, research skills, and plan/host a science fair in one engaging, real-world unit. Your students will use key standards, such as research, reading comprehension, and inquiry in a real-life scenario. The best part about PBL is that student choice and differentiation are built in!Driving Question: How can we share information on life cycles and traits to help students at our school b
Cloud Types, Weather Tools & Water Cycle Distance Learning Unit for GOOGLE
Students will learn about the Water Cycle, Weather Tools and Cloud Types system in 3 separate digital units! Easily differentiate with built in options that require NO EXTRA PREP. Utilize Google Classroom and open the entire resource in Google Slides to present information about weather in an interactive, digital format that can be easily differentiated for all learners.Included with your purchase:· GOOGLE Presentation Slides for topic overview (36 slides)· 16 interactive workbook pages with a v
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
A Day with the Iditarod | No Prep Sub Plans
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. The “A Day With” series 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 get everything you need for a day packed with fun learning
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
Animal Research Bundle: From Anchor Charts to Assessments!
Animal Research BundleThis Animal Research Project Bundle contains all you need to teach students how to complete a self-directed research project ending in a Natural History Museum with a unique animal cube project. Teaches non-fiction text features, note taking, paragraph writing skills and adding details. Includes 5 weeks of ready to go lesson plans. Students will choose one animal from a selection of grade-appropriate non-fiction and focus on their animal's adaptations, habitat, predator
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3rd - 5th
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Digital Resource GROWING BUNDLE for Google Classroom & Distance Learning
All of the Digital Distance Learning Units for Google in our ENTIRE STORE are included this Growing Bundle at a discounted price! All units included editable text and interactive activities that are easy to differentiate, and engaging and fun for students. There are 73 digital units currently included as of 2/1/22: The 4 Seasons, Weather Tools, Water Cycle, Cloud Types, Continents, Human Body Systems, The US President and Election Process, Extreme Weather and Natural Disasters (Hurricanes, Tsuna
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
The Solar System and Planets Digital Distance Learning Unit for GOOGLE classroom
Teach the Solar System and Planets with this fascinating GOOGLE science Unit! Students will learn about the sun, moon and the 8 planets: characteristics of each planet, fun facts, distance from the sun and so much more! Easily differentiate with built in options that require NO EXTRA PREP. Utilize Google Classroom and open the entire resource in Google Slides to present information about the solar system and planets in an interactive, digital format that can be easily differentiated for all lear
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
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Importance of learning science
Learning science is particularly important for students as it equips them with the essential knowledge and skills to make sense of the world around them. Science education is not just about memorizing facts. It fosters critical thinking, inquiry, and problem-solving abilities. These skills are not only useful in school but also in everyday life beyond the classroom.
Benefits of learning science
Learning science offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. In fact, it helps students:
- Question the world around them and seek evidence-based explanations
- Cultivate their ability to observe, experiment, and analyze data
- Nurture a sense of curiosity, awe, and wonder about the natural world
- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
With a solid foundation in science, teachers can help empower students to think critically, solve problems, make informed decisions, and engage with the world around them in meaningful ways.
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One of the best parts about science class is all of the possibilities for hands-on, collaborative learning! Think: labs, experiments, inquiry-based activities, and design challenges. These activities encourage students to explore scientific concepts by observing, asking questions, and conducting investigations. Additionally, with small group centers, students can engage in group experiments, discussions, and projects that require them to collaborate, share ideas, and solve problems together.
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