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5 Emergency Sub Plans for Middle School Science - Spring Edition
By Science and STEAM Team
This bundle of science sub plans will keep your students engaged while you are out. Materials are print and go. Each set includes reading passages and recording sheets (and sometimes a little extra). Your substitute doesn't need any prior knowledge of the subject matter to be successful!
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Science Olympiad Coach's Guide - Division B and C
By Danielle Mortimore
About to start a science olympiad team at your school? Are you taking over for an already established science olympiad team? This guide will help you stay organized and sane while sponsoring one of the best science school competitions out there! It includes the following sections...
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Coaching Science Olympiad is one of the most exhausting but rewarding academic extracurricular activities. You will see students grow and learn so much and see their love of science and STEM expand! This guide is for new coaches, either those starting their own Science Olympiad program or for those taking over existing programs. I was a Science Olympiad coach for 6 years and am sharing how I was able to stay organized and help students try their best and succeed!
Celebrating Diversity In Nature
By Caramel Bear Classroom
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In our increasingly diverse and multicultural society, it’s more important than ever for teachers to foster inclusion and awareness in the classroom. The increase in diversity doesn’t only relate to race and ethnicity; it can include students of different religions, economic statuses, gender identities, and students with disabilities. Teachers can encourage acceptance and help students to thrive in our diverse world.
This product is designed to make comparisons of diversity in nature and how people can be very diverse. There is beauty in both. It is what makes us unique.
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By Science and STEAM Team
Yellowjackets sting! Have you had students get stung on the playground!? This is great science informational reading about Yellow Jackets. It was written after several of my students were stung on the playground. It answers questions they might have and gives them insight as to why this wasp might sting. Also included are three graphic organizers for independent follow-up work.
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KLEWS Chart: Science Graphic Organizer
By Science and STEAM Team
Do you want a graphic organizer specifically for science? KLEWS is it! KLEWS is a modified KWL that helps students when learning about science concepts!
K - What do you think you know?
L - What have you learned?
E - What evidence do you have?
W - What do you wonder about?
S - Science understanding and vocabulary words.
There are two levels in this resource; one for lower elementary and one for upper elementary.
Each set includes mini posters for displaying in the classroom, headers to be cut, and then placed above a chart that you would be doing on large chart paper with the class, and a worksheet for students to record information as they are learning.
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Differentiated Science Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle
By Science and STEAM Team
These science reading passage come with engaging reading comprehension activities.
There are eight sets in all! Each resource has reading passages of different length and difficulty level making it easy to differentiate. There is also an activity for each set of passages that is sure to keep students engaged.
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Severe Weather and Natural Disasters Nonfiction Texts for Reading Comprehension
By Science and STEAM Team
This resource is an introduction to natural disasters. It contains five informational reading passages about natural disasters. It was made for the NGSS 3-ESS3-1 and 4-ESS3-2 Earth and Human Activity Standards. It covers the following
natural disasters:
Earthquakes
Floods
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Volcanoes
The passages were written with third graders in mind, but the information is very interesting and complex and would be useful for upper grades as well.
There is a tips sheet for teachers and two recording sheetsfor students. One recording sheet is a graphic organizer for students to fill in as they read. The other one asks them to draw and label the natural disaster they have studied.
These are great to use with the whole class, in small groups, with partners, and even at centers!
There is a bonus mini-poster on natural disasters as well.
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Christmas Reindeer Nonfiction Text and Build a Sleigh STEM Challenge
By Science and STEAM Team
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Animals that Live in Groups Reading Comprehension Articles
By Science and STEAM Team
This resource contains six non-fiction texts about animals that live in groups and the reasons why this is advantageous to them!
There is a complete lesson plan and a graphic organizer for students to fill out while they read.
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Animal Adaptations Informational Reading Comprehension Passages
By Science and STEAM Team
☀️ Animal Adaptations Non-Fiction Texts and Activities for Use with Google Slides™
Collared Lizard - desert
Clownfish - ocean
Arctic Fox - arctic tundra
Blue Heron - wetlands
Yellow Jacket - temperate forest
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Severe Weather and Natural Disasters: Five Informational Reading Passages in B&W
By Science and STEAM Team
This resource is an introduction to natural disasters. It contains five informational reading passages. It was made for the NGSS 3-ESS3-1 and 4-ESS3-2 Earth and Human Activity Standards.
It covers the following natural disasters:
Earthquakes
Floods
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Volcanoes
The passages were written with third graders in mind, but the information is very interesting and complex and would be useful for upper grades as well.
There is a tips sheet for teachers and two recording sheets for students. One recording sheet is a graphic organizer for students to fill in as they read. The other one asks them to draw and label the natural disaster they have studied.
These are great to use whole group, in small groups, with partners, and even at centers!
There is a bonus mini poster on natural disasters as well.
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The Wood Frog Life Cycle and Activities
By Science and STEAM Team
This life cycle resource is aligned to the NGSS. There is a link to a great Youtube video showing the initial stages of the Wood Frog's Life Cycle. A graphic organizer for students to fill out as they watch and discuss is included. There is an informative read about the Wood Frog itself. It would be a good independent read for eight, nine, and ten-year-olds, and the perfect read-aloud for younger children. A poster for each stage of a frog's development is included (frogs in general-not a Wood Frog). There are several follow-up worksheets included.
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Animal Intelligence Reading Comprehension Passages and More
By Science and STEAM Team
Do your students want to learn more about animal intelligence? Get students looking in their own backyard for signs of animal intelligence! This digital-ready resource contains eight short non-fiction texts. Read about the intelligence of squirrels, chipmunks, raccoons, bees, crows, pigeons, goats, and pigs. Recording sheets for students to document evidence of the intelligence of the animal they observe and read about are included. There are also suggested YouTube videos.
In black and white and color.
The passages were written with third and fourth graders in mind, but the information is very interesting and would be useful for other grades as well. Some passages are shorter than others and have less complex language so that you can easily differentiate for students.
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By Science and STEAM Team
Do you want to teach your middle school students about Ecosystem Populations? These middle school science lesson plans were made for the MS-LS2-4 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics NGSS.
Lesson 1: Wetlands: Biological and Physical Components
Lesson 2: Beavers' role in the Wetlands
Lesson 3: Invasive Species in the Wetlands
Lesson 4: Changes in the Physical Components in Wetlands
Lesson 5: Using Other Sources to Obtain Evidence
Lesson 6: Writing a Claim
*Having access to YouTube will enhance the lessons.
There are readings, graphic organizers, essential vocabulary cards, and a rubric for writing a scientific claim.
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Animals Nonfiction Text for Reading Comprehension Freebie
By Science and STEAM Team
This non-fiction text contains two reading passages about some very fascinating animals that I've encountered. It was made with the NGSS in the area of life sciences in mind. The articles are on a low to high third grade reading level, but the passages are even interesting for adults! They are perfect for early finishers, for use in centers, and for whole and small group reading.
There are a variety graphic organizers to fill in as the students are reading.
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Animals Nonfiction Texts For Reading Comprehension
By Science and STEAM Team
This resource contains twelve non-fiction texts about some very interesting animals that I've encountered. It was made with the NGSS in the area of life sciences in mind. The articles are on a low to high third-grade reading level, but the passages are even interesting for adults! They are perfect for early finishers, for use in centers, and for whole and small group reading.
Animals written about include:
Armadillos
Black and Yellow Garden Spiders
Blue Herons
Crows
Elephants
Hermit Crabs
Lady Bugs
Mushroom Cap Jellyfish
Nine-Armed Sea Stars
Pigs
Sea Turtles
Monitor Lizards
There are a variety graphic organizers to fill in as the students are reading.
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Science Phenomenon for Kindergarten See Think Wonder Pdf and TpT Easel
By Science and STEAM Team
Using these science phenomena digital-ready photos are a great way to introduce many of the NGSS. There are 22 different photos; with at least one per standard. The standards are listed at the top of each sheet. Pick and choose what you want. Using this strategy with students creates a routine way of thinking. It requires them to observe, think, and wonder!
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Earth Day Plastics in Our Lives Reading Comprehension Informational Text MS-3ESS
By Science and STEAM Team
Do you want your students to understand the positives and negatives of plastics in our everyday lives?
This article tells about the history of plastics, the pros of plastics, and the problems with plastics today. There is a graphic organizer for students to fill out as they read.
The passages were written with middle schoolers in mind, but the information is very interesting and would be useful for other grades as well.
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The Impact of Agriculture and Industry on the Environment Reading Comprehension
By Science and STEAM Team
This resource contains two non-fiction texts. One about the history of agriculture and the problems of agriculture is having on the environment. The second passage is about the history and impact of industries on the environment
There is a lesson plan to follow and worksheets to go along with this.
The passages were written with fifth graders in mind, but the information is very interesting and would be useful for upper grades as well.
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Plant Adaptations Informational Reading Comprehension Passages NGSS 3-LS2
By Science and STEAM Team
This resource contains five non-fiction texts about plant adaptations. It was created
for NGSS 3-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics. It is also available for use in Google Classroom ™.
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