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Environment Common Core RI.4.3 resources
Animals Habitats and Ecosystems Project Polar Rainforest 2nd 3rd Grade Science
This BEST SELLING animal habitats unit includes reading passages and worksheets for 10 different habitats with fun & engaging activities to reinforce learning. Have students read the passages and answer the comprehension questions about each habitat. Each passage has a habitat scene for students to color and connect to the information. This fun NO-prep pack is a huge timesaver! Habitats Included:OceansGrasslandsSavannasWetlandsDesertsWoodlandsPolar Regions: The Antarctic and The ArcticMounta
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS4-4
Photosynthesis Activities Reading Passage & Worksheets Label The Diagram
This pack includes reading passages about Photosynthesis and lots of activities including diagrams, a cloze passage, vocabulary posters and more! This pack is perfect for science centers!In this pack you will find:✔Two reading passages✔Cloze Passage ✔Constructed Response Questions✔Summarizing Activity ✔Vocabulary Posters - great for student handouts, interactive notebooks, and bulletin boards!✔Spotlight on Vocabulary✔Answer Keys✔Sequencing Activity✔For Elementary Grades – Second grade, Third gra
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2nd - 5th
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Ecosystems and Biomes Reading Passages Activities Photosynthesis Food Chains Web
Make teaching about ecosystems and biomes fun with this complete unit! With this BEST SELLER, your students will learn all about the different types of ecosystems, biomes, food chains, photosynthesis, herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores, and how they interact with each other. This engaging unit includes information about different types of ecosystems and biomes, as well as hands-on activities that bring the topics to life. Help your students understand ecosystems and biomes in a meaningful wa
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
NGSS:
5-LS2-1
, 3-LS2-1
, 2-LS4-1
Food Chains and Food Webs Worksheets Reading Passages Nonfiction Close Read
Looking for close reading materials to help your students understand food webs and food chains? With this print-and-go set, your students will learn and think critically about how ecosystems and food chains, and webs are related, along with learning about the ins and outs of a pond ecosystem and desert habitat.Included are 3, two-page articles to help your students understand food chains.Your students will practice gathering important information as they read science content in informational tex
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3rd - 5th
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Biomes Unit Differentiated Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
Explore the world’s 5 major biomes with these biomes reading passages that include everything you need to work on vocabulary and comprehension skills with your students! These printables work great to send home for at home learning or distance learning for both Science or ELA. Differentiated reading passages (3 levels) allow you to meet the needs of all students to ensure complete understanding of the content! Take a look at the product preview for a closer look at each biome. All follow-up ac
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Animal Adaptations Reading Passages Worksheets Activities Project 3rd 4th Grade
This Animal Adaptations complete unit has reading passages, activities, and vocabulary to teach about physical adaptations, behavioral adaptations, instincts, learned behaviors, and types of camouflage. You’ll be able to differentiate for all students with reading passages with three levels of difficulty.This unit includes reading passages, hands-on activities, a pacing guide, video links, vocabulary posters, a review guide, exit slips, a unit test, and more! With Information About:Animal Adapta
Grades:
2nd - 4th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 5-LS2-1
, 3-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 5-ESS3-1
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Weather Activities Reading Passages Tools Weathering & Erosion Worksheet Science
This best-selling Weather and Erosion unit is filled with fun and hands-on activities! This complete unit includes information about Weathering, Erosion, Types of Clouds, Weather Maps, and Weather Instruments. It has leveled Reading Passages with three difficulty levels, build a weather tool science labs, and lots of hands-on activities.In this unit students will learn all about:WeatherWeathering & ErosionTypes of CloudsMeteorologists & ForecastingWeather MapsWater CycleWeather Vocabul
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Plant Adaptations Informational Reading Comprehension Passages NGSS 3-LS2
This resource contains five non-fiction texts about plant adaptations. It was createdfor NGSS 3-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics. It is also available for use in Google Classroom ™.Are you having a hard time finding grade-appropriate reading passages about plantadaptations? Don't spend any more of your valuable time looking! There are passages about Cactus Seaweed Bearberry Water Lily Maple Tree A tips sheet provides you with ways to use t
Grades:
3rd - 6th
NGSS:
3-LS3-2
Also included in: Plant and Animal Adaptations Reading Comprehension Passages BUNDLE!
Natural Selection and Adaptations: Complete Unit with Reading Passages
A highly engaging NGSS aligned unit covering natural selection and adaptations. Students will enjoy the interesting reading passages based on scientific phenomena that are given as a central theme to each lesson. Reading comprehension questions are aligned with ELA standards. Also included are several fun, engaging activities that students will enjoy while gaining a deeper understanding of the content. Students sharpen their math skills by graphing data and analyzing results. Students also u
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS4-4
Also included in: 3rd and 4th Grade Science Bundle (NGSS Aligned)
Solar Energy Activity Types of Energy Reading Comprehension Passages
Looking for different forms of energy activities for Earth Day this April? Your students will love to read about solar energy and complete activities that have them thinking about different ways to harness the Sun's energy...just like scientists!Students will learn and think critically about the different forms of energy. Included are 2 two-page articles to help your students understand the forms of energy, solar energy, and how solar panels work.Your students will practice gathering important i
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Nonfiction Reading Passages Comprehension Questions Science Solar Energy
Florida's Geography Paired Passages, Reading Comprehension Questions & Writing
Florida's Geography: How do people affect Florida's environment? Paired Passages & Informative/Explanatory Writing - Digital & PDFThis is a set of three leveled paired passages or texts with multiple choice and short answer or response comprehension questions, as well as an extended writing prompt. The included texts are non-fiction. These texts can be used as:close readingsocial studies lessonsreading comprehensionpaired passages with an extended writing piece.The extended writing promp
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4th - 6th
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Darwin's Finches Informational Text and CER {NGSS and CCSS Aligned}
Students dive into the engaging informational text about Charles Darwin's journey to the Galapagos Islands where he found evidence of adaptation and evolution! Reading passage gives students background information about Darwin and the creatures he encountered on the islands that provided sound evidence of adaptation and evolution. Students complete comprehension questions after reading the text.Next, students construct a claim, evidence, reasoning (CER) based on Darwin's findings. Students ar
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 3-LS4-2
Animal Habitat STEM STEAM
This Animal STEM challenge & research project guides students in engineering design process to create endangered animal habitats. Students write an animal report on survival needs and adaptations. A leveled text, writing prompts, and graphic organizers, round out this set! Next Generation Science Standard Alignment: 3-LS4-3 ☝ Click HERE to Save over 25% on the Money Savings ALL STEM and STEAM BUNDLE! ☝ (Currently: 16 NGSS Aligned Projects) ❤ All STEM Projects are OPEN ENDED, allowing student
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-LS4-3
Also included in: STEM Activities STEM Challenges
Design a Car Project - Alternative/Renewable Fuels and Energy Use Activity
Have some serious fun with cars and energy use! In this activity, students research or read about alternative (renewable) fuels and compare them. As a culmination to the project, they design their own “green” vehicles. Open the preview to take a closer look.First, kids learn about renewable and nonrenewable energy resources. A worksheet provides a quick review, and they categorize ten sources.Second, they build background information. Before comparing alternative energy sources, students explor
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Grades:
4th - 5th
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NGSS:
5-ESS3-1
, 4-ESS3-1
Save the Bees STEM/STEAM Project-Based Learning Unit
Save the Bees is an extremely important topic that should be used to teach our students about awareness for protecting these little creatures. Learning about bees and their decline should be fun and engaging, but also cover the needed skills that students need to practice in the classroom. Students need to develop empathy for this problem our world faces. This Save the Bees Project-Based Learning STEM/STEAM unit does just that! It's completely integrated! Students will read and comprehend, pract
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2nd - 4th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-LS4-3
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Also included in: Earth Day STEM/STEAM Bundle - Project Based Learning
Land Biomes of the United States Reading Comprehension Passages
This resource contains six non-fiction texts about biomes of the United States. It was made for the NGSS 3-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics. It covers the following biomes:desertgrasslandstropical rainforesttemperate foresttaigatundra The passages were written with third graders in mind, but the information is very interesting and would be useful for upper grades as well. Some passages are shorter than others and have less complex language so that you can easily differenti
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3rd - 6th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-1
, 3-ESS2-2
, 5-ESS2-1
Also included in: Differentiated Science Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle
Energy Island Book Companion Project
**No-Prep activities that integrate natural and alternative resources into math, reading, writing, and problem solving!Help your students go deeper into understanding how to help our planet by applying skills in multiple disciplines. These activities are a great companion to the book "Energy Island" by Allan Drummond!Skills assessed include:-addition and subtraction with regrouping-arrays-sequencing-problem-based thinking-informative writingIf you like this product, be sure to check out the Than
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Bees: The Great Pollinators
Where would we be without bees? This engaging informational text explains the importance of bees in our world by continuing the cycle of pollination. Students first read the informational text before conducting a fun activity where they pollinate their own worksheets! Next, students answer comprehension questions about the text. Finally, students show their creative side by completing a graphic organizer with sketches of each step of the pollination process. This resource is part of the comp
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
NGSS:
3-LS1-1
STEM: Plants and Food Waste
In this HUGE project based learning unit, you will receive lessons on composting, plants, gardening, food waste, pollution, and community service. The first unit is on the effects of food waste, the largest contributor to our landfills, then your students will grow their own garden using food scraps for the second unit. If you'd like to see these activities in action, check us out on Instagram @thebrainybee. With this bundle you will receive the following activities and more!
Unit Plans
Links
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Follow the Moon Home {A Book Study Set}
This multidisciplinary book study set, based on the title: Follow the Moon Home, by Philippe Cousteau, will help your students to grasp the concept of sea turtle conservation and preservation while completing several hands-on STEAM activities, games, and lessons, plus a fully comprehensive review and reflection pack to go alongside the pages within this book! Get your class excited to learn with the following included lessons (SEE THE PREVIEW FOR A MORE IN DEPTH LOOK AT ALL THAT THIS SET INCLUDE
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3rd - 5th
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Survival Traits of Plants and Animals - Structure and Function - Grade 4 NGSS
This bundle includes 17 age-appropriate resources about Structure and Function of Plants and Animals including: Reading, Color Diagrams, Activities, Performance Tasks and Assessment (36 pages total):Resources included in this Next Generation Science Standards Bundle include:• Structure and Function of Organisms and Next Generation Science Standards - Primer for Educators • Rubric Building Resource 1) Structure and Function of Porcupines - Reading, Short Answer Quiz and Answer Sheet (3 pages)2)
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
Ecology Unit | Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
Engage your students with this fun, comprehensive, 99 page Ecology Unit. It contains passages, questions, and a wide variety of resources needed to teach a rigorous unit on ecology.It includes CLOSE Reading nonfiction passages to help teach your students about ecology (not familiar with CLOSE reading? It’s okay, we have instructions and anchor charts to help you incorporate it into your teaching). There are text dependent questions aligned with each passage, a set of vocabulary cards with defini
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Ecology Unit | Passages & Questions | Research Report Bundle
Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle {A Book Study Set}
This multidisciplinary book study set, based on the title: Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle, by Claire Nivola, will help your students to grasp saltwater density, how ocean waves work, freshwater and marine habitats, the life and career of Sylvia Earle, and MORE through several hands-on STEAM activities, games, and lessons, plus a fully comprehensive review and reflection pack to go alongside the pages within this book! Get your class excited about women in STEAM, encou
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3rd - 5th
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Green City by Allan Drummond Lesson Plan and Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the STEM / environmental science mentor text book Green City by Allan Drummond. A great read for Earth Day, sustainability, renewable and nonrenewable resources or problem-solving! Lessons and activities focus on:communitySummarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)close reading nonfiction text featuresauthor's message / lessonMain idea and detailsComparing and contra
Grades:
1st - 5th
Also included in: 5th Grade Earth Day Read Alouds and Activities Mega Bundle
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