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Environment Common Core RI.3.2 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
Types:
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS4-4
Endangered Species Expert - Project Based Learning
This project is designed to help students build their research, analysis and synthesis skills while learning about an endangered species that interests them. As students become the class expert for their species, they will exercise reading, writing, grammar, science and art skills as well as build experience with long-term planning and the organization required to complete a multi-step project by a deadline.
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
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
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
 ...
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
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:Â 3rd and 4th Grade Science Bundle (NGSS Aligned)
Science Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
Looking for reading passages about life science? Look no further! EIGHT useful sets of five differentiated passages with open-ended questions for students to explain their thinking OR multiple choice questions to practice their test-taking skills. Each passage also includes a writing prompt and a grading rubric.Perfect for informal or formal assessment of your elementary students’ ability to read and write about science! Answer keys included! This product aligns to NGSS 3-LS2-1, 3-LS4-1, 3-LS4-
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
4-ESS1-1
, 3-LS4-1
, 3-PS2-3
, 3-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
 ...
Plants and Animals Respond to the Changing Seasons Unit and Lapbook
Your students will learn about the ways plants and animals respond to the changing seasons, migration, hibernation, dormancy, what causes the seasons, and more. This is a complete unit that includes an 8-page informational text, teaching notes for 11 lesson plans, pieces for the lapbook, a unit test, and a 183-slide PowerPoint! The unit includes activities for exploring how the amount of daylight changes through the year, compare the migration habits of six different animals, trace the migration
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in:Â Science Units and Lapbooks Bundle
One Plastic Bag - Earth Day Book Companion
Are you looking for resources to use to help your students become more environmentally conscious? Maybe a read-aloud and resource to use for Earth Day or Earth Month? One Plastic Bag by Miranda Paul is an amazing picture book about the women in the Gambia who find a way to solve their countries plastic problem. They empower others and find real life solutions to help their communities. How can I use this product? Homework Small Group Practice Whole Group Practice Assessments Morning WorkWhat is
Plant Unit with Lapbook and Informational Text
Your students will learn about plant structures and their functions, how plants make food, classifying plants, how plants respond to their environment, and more. This is a complete unit for teaching about plants, including a 14-page informational text. The unit includes teaching notes for 21 lesson plans, pieces for the lapbook, a unit test, three quizzes, and a 136-slide PowerPoint! The unit includes four hands-on explorations with data sheets.
This Plants Unit 14-page informational text inclu
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in:Â Science Units and Lapbooks Bundle
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
Food Chains and Food Webs Science Worksheets 2nd and 3rd Grade
Food Chains and Food Webs Science Worksheets 2nd & 3rd Grade: Are you teaching about ecosystems, food chains and food webs? Then you will love this printable and digital resource packed with fun facts, no prep worksheets, producers and consumers sort, graphic organizer and writing prompts for science review or assessment! Perfect for science lessons, centers, science interactive notebook and writing centers! Includes topic-specific vocabulary cards for science anchor charts, word wall or bul
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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Also included in:Â 2nd Grade Science Curriculum Bundle - Print and Digital Resources
Pollution Worksheet - Water - Air - Land - Reading Passages
Trying to find time to teach air, land, and water pollution? This set includes two non-fiction reading comprehension passages worksheets with ten questions each that cover the three main types of pollution, reduce, reuse, recycle, natural resource, renewable, and nonrenewable resources. Students are able to practice their comprehension skills while learning science standards. This resource comes in both print and Google Forms versions! Click on the preview button above to take a closer look at e
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Environmental Changes: Reading Comprehension Paired Passages
Help your students master NGSS Science Standards, plus Common Core reading and writing standards at the same time with these paired passages! These differentiated paired texts are useful to help students with fiction and non-fiction comprehension. And they are a great way to integrate science and language arts!This product aligns to NGSS 3-LS4-4. Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may cha
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
3-LS4-4
Also included in:Â Environmental Changes: Science and Literacy Bundle (3-LS4-4)
Fossils: Science & Literacy Bundle (3-LS4-1)
This bundle can help your students write and talk about their science learning! Use these writing prompts and paired passages about fossils to get your students thinking scientifically! These activities are perfect for informal or formal assessment of your elementary students’ ability to write about science! Use them for both writing and science grades too!This product aligns to NGSS 3-LS4-1.Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in whi
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
3-LS4-1
Animal Adaptations #2 Informational Reading Comprehension Passages
This resource contains six informational reading passages about animal adaptations. There is an engaging animal adaptations worksheet for students to fill out as they read. It was made for the NGSS 3-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics. It covers the following animals in the following ecosystems:Jackrabbit - desertGreat White Shark - oceanRock Ptarmigan - arctic tundraDragonfly - wetlandsBox Turtle - temperate forestArmadillo - southern regions (this is an extra because I took
Grades:
3rd - 5th
NGSS:
3-LS4-2
, 3-LS3-2
Also included in:Â Plant and Animal Adaptations Reading Comprehension Passages 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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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Animal Intelligence Nonfiction Text for Reading Comprehension and Activities
Do your students want to learn more about animal intelligence? This resource contains four non-fiction texts. Read about the intelligence of crows, pigs, octopuses, and elephants. There are QR code cards with direct links to YouTube about each animal. A recording sheet for students to document evidence of the intelligence of the animal they are learning about is included.It was made for the NGSS3-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics3-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Trait
Grades:
3rd - 4th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 3-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 4-LS1-2
, 3-LS4-2
 ...
Also included in:Â Differentiated Science Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle
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
What are Decomposer Nonfiction Text and Activities
Do your students have a hard time understanding what decomposers are? This resource helps students gain a better understanding of this concept. There is a non-fiction text that tells students about different types of decomposers and their role in the environment. There are follow-up questions for the passage to check student understanding or to guide group discussions. There are also two mini posters; one of the decomposers and one of matter that is being decomposed. Several simple decomposi
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
5-LS2-1
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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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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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
Also included in:Â Huge Life Science Informational Text Bundle! Great for Distance Learning!
Life and Earth Science: Reading Comprehension Paired Passages BUNDLE
Help your students master NGSS Science Standards, plus Common Core reading and writing standards at the same time with these paired passages! These paired texts are useful to help students with fiction and non-fiction comprehension. And they are a great way to integrate science and language arts! These informational/non-fiction paired texts also align with NGSS Standard 3-LS4-3 about Habitats, so they are a great way to integrate science and language arts! This set is perfect for informal or for
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
4-ESS1-1
, 3-LS4-1
, 3-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 3-LS4-4
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