Science Homeschool Curricula (by date, oldest first)

Use this Today in History packet to learn about the dwarf planet Ceres and when she was discovered! This activity pack includes penmanship practice (both print and cursive), reading passages with comprehension questions (2 sets with varying difficulty), writing activities, and a time line card to create your own timeline of Today in History events.

What is included:

Page 2 – Today in History Poster

Page 3 – Penmanship page in print with primary lines.

Page 4 – Penmanship page in print with notebook lines

Page 5 – Penmanship page in cursive with primary lines

Page 6 – Penmanship page in cursive with notebook lines.

Page 7 – Reading Page (Harder)

Page 8 – Comprehension Questions

Page 9 – Reading Page (Easier)

Page 10 – Comprehension Questions

Page 11 – What I Learned Writing Page

Page 12 – Creative Writing Page

Page 13 – Time line card (With Picture Included)

Page 14 – Time line card (Student Draws the Picture)

Page 15 – Other Interesting Events

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Wanting to use cK-12's online textbook to teach life science? These worksheets go along with the free online textbook. These engaging and thorough worksheets are perfect for homeschools or teachers that want to add some enrichment or in-seat work for sub days!

Included are 15 pages of resources going over sections 2.1 - 2.24 of the cK-12 Middle School Life Science online textbook. Perfect for homeschool!

The unit is divided into 9 lessons, each with a separate page for students to use to as they are reading. Each page includes a lesson summary and questions to answer while reading. Perfect to use while reading or as a study guide!

Topics included:

1. Biochemistry
2. Basic Unit of Life: The Cell
3. Cellular Organization
4. Transport of Materials
5. Photosynthesis
6. Cellular Respiration
7. Cellular Energy
8. Cell Cycle
9. Meiosis and Reproduction

Also includes:

1. Biblical connection - Bible verses that highlight God's creation and science
2. Hands-on activity - lab or other hands-on experiment that can be done at home
3. Enrichment activity - critical thinking activity for students that need to be enriched
4. Assessment - 10 multiple choice questions to assess learning of the unit (with key included)
5. Another assessment serving as checkpoint half way through the lesson

NGSS Middle School

• MS-LS1-1: Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cell; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells
• MS-LS1-2: Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways the parts of cells contribute to the function
• MS-LS1-6: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms
• MS-LS1-7: Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organisms
• MS-LS2-3: Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem
• MS-LS3-2: Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation

Wanting to use cK-12's online textbook to teach life science? These worksheets go along with the free online textbook. These engaging and thorough worksheets are perfect for homeschools or teachers that want to add some enrichment or in-seat work for sub days!

Included are 9 pages of resources going over sections 1.1 - 1.10 of the cK-12 Middle School Life Science online textbook. Perfect for homeschool!

The unit is divided into 4 lessons, each with a separate page for students to use to as they are reading.

Also includes:

1. Biblical connection - Bible verses that highlight God's creation and science
2. Hands-on activity - lab or other hands-on experiment that can be done at home
3. Enrichment activity - critical thinking activity for students that need to be enriched
4. Assessment - 10 multiple choice questions to assess learning of the unit (with key included)

NGSS Middle School

Being an introduction to life science, this unit covers a wide range of standards, but does not cover any specific standards thoroughly

• MS-LS2-2: Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.

Enhance your student’s preparation for AICE Environmental Management AS exams with this comprehensive set of review and practice questions focused on Managing Ecosystems and Biodiversity (Sections 4.2 and 4.3). Perfectly aligned with the syllabus, these targeted resources offer in-depth coverage, enabling your students to master crucial concepts, refine their understanding, and excel in their studies. Access a valuable tool to boost student’s knowledge and readiness for success in this pivotal area of environmental management.

This product is fully editable and has the Answer Key Included!

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Bonus File: Yearlong Instructional Focus Calendar (Pacing Guide)

This no-prep bundle is a complete AICE Environmental Management AS curriculum with ALL of the notes, activities, practices, projects, quizzes, and tests you need to teach an entire year of AICE Environmental course.

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This all-inclusive curriculum is perfect for:

• New teachers
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Everything you need to teach a full year of AICE Environmental Management AS course and prep your students for the AICE Exam.

1. Introduction to Environmental Management

2. Environmental Research and Data Collection

3. Managing Human Population

4. Managing Ecosystems and Biodiversity

5. Managing Resources

6. Managing Water Supplies

7. Managing the Atmosphere

8. Managing Climate Change

Study Guides for AICE Environmental Management Exam

Practice Math for AICE Exam

In summary, you will be receiving:

• Over 700 pages of curriculum
• 77 fully editable resources
• 10 animated and editable PowerPoint slides
• 10 Guided note outlines for every chapter/unit
• Bell ringers for Unit1 -4 - (Unit5-8 - coming soon)
• 23 activities aligned to Cambridge curriculum
• 12 Cambridge Style Assessments - with answer key included
• 8 Practice Cambridge style questions handouts for reinforcement - with answer key included
• 8 Study Guides - one for each unit
• Review and practice math questions with answer key

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Most of the documents in this product are PPT's, meaning you can print them and edit the text to make your own adjustments. If you have questions about this, please don’t hesitate to email me with them PRIOR to purchasing!

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If you're embarking on your first year as an AICE Environmental Management AS teacher, stepping into the classroom fresh, balancing the excitement of teaching with the demands of a brand new course, or simply juggling numerous responsibilities and classes, this resource is tailor-made for you. Crafting curriculum for a full unit, let alone an entire course, that is both structured and stimulating, filled with dynamic activities, and perfectly aligned with standards of a challenging AICE Exam, can feel like an overwhelming task. This bundle help ease that burden for you.

I’ve spent over 10 years teaching AICE Environmental Management course and creating this curriculum took hundreds of hours. With this curriculum I had an average over 90% pass rate on the AICE Environmental Management AS Exam, teaching thousands of students at Florida Public High School.

I believe this success is due to multiple factors, but I attribute a lot of it to the comprehensive and creative nature of the curriculum that I have designed. You can read more about my curriculum strategy on my blog HERE.

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Are you new to teaching AICE Environmental Management AS or you're looking to improve your passing scores? Here is everything you need to teach Topic#4 Managing ecosystems and biodiversity.

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Whether it's Halloween or a Mad Scientist party, these spooky science experiments are just the thing you're looking for! (These activities are best for preschool, kindergarten or first grade.)

The experiments in this packet include:

★"Growing Ghosties" (Includes a printable sheet for recording the results)

★"Another Growing Ghost" (This one is a really cool sensory experience)

★"Super Spooky Slime" (AND a printable "mad scientist" play mat to use with the slime!)

★"Dancing Ghosts"

★"Witches Brew" (This is the bubbliest recipe you will find and you also get a printable recipe page so the children can write about what they would put into an imaginary witches' brew.)

All experiments include an explanation of the science behind the experiment

These fun “Egg” science experiments and activities are perfect for Easter or spring! The set includes 10 hands-on science activities.

Activities include:

“What’s Inside?”

“The Floating Egg”

“The Disappearing Shell”

“The Growing Egg”

“Rolling Eggs”

“Magnets & Eggs”

“Egg Sounds Matching Game”

“Heavy & Light Eggs”

“Egg Drop”

5 of the experiments use real eggs, and 5 use plastic Easter eggs.

Click to see my entire Science Curriculum

Students will use balls, cars and other objects on ramps as they consider the question, "What affects the way an object rolls down a ramp?" This packet supports the Next Generation Science Standards.

The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

Concepts in this Unit:

*Some objects roll down ramps, while others slide.

*The height or texture of a ramp will change the distance and speed an object rolls.

*Changing the weight of an object will change the distance and speed it rolls down a ramp.

*An object will move around obstacles that are in its way as it rolls down a ramp

Investigations include:

*"Does it Roll or Slide?"

*"Does Height Make a Difference?"

*"Bumpy Ramps"

*"Heavy and Light"

*"Obstacles"

Printable "Prediction" and "What Really Happened?" sheets are included for many of these investigations.

Also included is a "Just for Fun" ramps art activity.

The final project in this packet is a "Design Your Own Ramp" activity with printable planning sheets and suggestions for ways that students can share their projects with their peers and others.

Students will explore the relationship between sound and vibration as they create several hand-made musical instruments.

The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

As they learn about vibrations and sound, the students will explore the following hands-on topics:

★ "Balloon Drums"

★ "Seeing Sound Vibrations"

★ "Cardboard Kazoos"

★ "Spoon Sounds"

★ "Rubber Band Guitars"

★ "Buzzing Balloons"

The two-week unit will conclude with the students creating their own unique instruments.

This packet also includes pocket chart word cards for many common percussion instruments.

Perfect for Earth Day or any time, this Unit teaches children to take care of our Earth. This Unit supports the Next Generation Science Standards.

The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning.

A they work through the experiments in this packet the students will explore the following concepts:

1. Human beings cause pollution on the Earth.
2. Pollution is harmful to the land, air and water of the Earth
3. People can help reduce and prevent the amount of pollution on the Earth.

Also included are four full color posters for you to display in your classroom, black and white posters for the children to color, journal pages and lots of extension activities.

20 fun hands-on science experiments that are perfect for summer! These cool science activities will keep kids busy whether they are at home, in science camps or at summer school. Kids will experience Physics, Life Sciences, Chemistry, and Engineering. Most of the experiments include fun facts and scientific explanations that are easy for kids to understand.

All graphics (except the cover page) are black and white, so printing costs are minimum, and the pages can be easily assembled into a book for future reference.

Activities include:

☀ Bubbles!

☀ Sand Volcano

☀ Ice Cream in a Bag

☀ Ocean in a Bottle

☀ "Look Closely"

☀ Nature Scavenger Hunt

☀ Sea Shell Fossils

☀ Nature Bracelets

☀ Fireworks in a Jar

☀ Homemade Bird Feeders

☀ Sand Sensory Play

☀ Exploding Color Bags

☀ Stick Weaving

☀ Super Spider Web

☀ Homemade Butter in a Jar

☀ Bottle Fountains

☀ Fizzy Lemon Drink

☀ Plastic Cup Building Challenge

☀ Spinning Buckets!

☀ Colored Ice Exploration

Students will make a life size model of the human body as they learn about the systems of the body. This Unit supports the Next Generation Science Standards.

The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

As we make the life size body model, the students will learn about:

★ The skeletal system (bones)

★ The respiratory system (lungs)

★ The muscular system (muscles)

★ The cardiovascular system (heart, veins and arteries)

★ The digestive system (stomach and intestines)

★ The nervous system (spine and brain)

This packet also includes a printable book: “My Amazing Body” (black and white)

Suggestions for additional activities are included (including printable activities)

Students will investigate shadows and light through a variety of engaging activities. This is a fun unit to do for Groundhog Day, but can be used any time of the year.

The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

Ten hands-on lessons about shadows are included:

★ Discovering Shadows

★ Outdoor Shadows

★ Is a Shadow Always Black?

★ A Moving Shadow

★ Big and Small Shadows

★ Shadow Detectives

★ Multiple Shadows

★ Shadow Tracings

★ Shadow Charades

★ A Shadow Show (Reflecting on What We've Learned)

This packet also includes extension activities and printables.

Students will learn about weather systems, temperature and how to prepare for weather emergencies. This Unit supports the Next Generation Science Standards.

The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

As they work through the experiments in this packet, students will explore the following concepts:

1. The weather changes.

2. Weather includes cloud cover, wind, precipitation and temperature.

3. The sun warms the Earth.

4. We can use tools to measure the weather.

5. The weather determines some of our actions and activities.

Activities include:

* “What do we wear?” (Clothing for different weather conditions)

* “Temperature” (Make a working thermometer)

* “The sun warms the earth”

* “Cloud in a Jar”

* “Make it Rain”

* “Make a Rain Gauge”

* “Make a Rainbow”

* “Will the Wind Blow It?”

* “Make a Pinwheel”

* “Artificial Snow”

* “Emergency Weather Situations” (Tornado, hurricane and snowstorm)

* “I am a Weather Forecaster”

Click to see my entire Science Curriculum

Children learn what animals need and how to care for pets through the hands-on lessons and activities in this unit. This packet supports the Next Generation Science Standards.

The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

Through the activities in this packet, children will explore the things that animals need, including:

❤ Food and Water

❤ Habitat

❤ Body Coverings

❤ Exercise

❤ Companionship

Also included are 8 full-color (half page sized) habitat posters, printable pages for students to record their activities, and lots of ideas for extension activities.

Click to see my entire Science Curriculum

Students will investigate the states of matter of water as it changes from frozen to liquid states. The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

Investigations in this unit include:

✔ "Ice Treasures"

✔ "Light or Dark?"

✔ "Adding Salt and Color"

✔ "Ice Cube Race"

✔ "Which is Heavier?"

✔ "Oil and Ice"

✔ "Painting with Ice"

The final investigation in this unit is a student-designed investigation that will test how certain ingredients affect the time it takes an ice cube to melt.

The packet also includes a fun recipe for Ice Cream in a Bag! (And the scientific explanation for how this recipe works.)

This packet includes 10 science activities that are perfect for Valentine’s Day! Your little scientists will love these cool Valentine’s Day experiments.

Activities include:

♥ Love Potions

♥ Color Changing Flowers

♥ Secret Love Messages

♥ Valentine Lava Lamps

♥ Dissolving Candy Hearts

♥ Marbleized Valentine Paper

♥ Melted Crayon Valentine Art

♥ Frozen Vinegar Hearts

♥ Valentine Sensory Bin

♥ Fingerprint Love Bugs

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In this Unit, students will learn about what plants need, through hands-on activities and observations. This unit supports the Next Generation Science Standards.

The “Science Kids” series of packets is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning.

As they learn about what plants need, the students will explore the following topics:

★ Life Cycle of a Seed

★ Plants Need Water

★ How Plants Absorb Water

★ Plants Need Soil

★ Dark or Light? (Plants need sunlight)

★ Parts of a Plant

Have fun on your 100th day of school with these hands-on, inquiry based science experiments! Included are a week's worth of activities, all based around the theme of "100".

*"100 Pennies in a Boat"

*"100 Melting Crayons"

*"100 Magnetic Paperclips"

*"100 Dancing Chocolate Chips"

*"100 Licks" Experiment

This product is also available in my 100th Day of School Bundle

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