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Free 1st grade science webquests
Endangered Animal Webquest K-2 (Reading Wonders)
This FREEBIE includes a link to my Endangered Animal Webquest on Zunal (awesome site to make webquests), a research worksheet to match, and rubric to grade the students' final product. This matches the Reading Wonders program for first grade (Unit 4, Week 6 culminating project), but it can also be used for grades K-2! This is great to use in science when you are teaching about endangered animals or simply animals in general. The students are engaged because it allows them choice (in choosing
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K - 2nd
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Moon & Sun PebbleGo.com Webquest
**You must have access to PebbleGo.com to use this webquest.**I created this webquest to go along with our study of the Moon and Sun, Stars, the Planets, the Solar System, and Space. The log-in directions are at the top of the page (you may want to edit it to include your username and password). Students read the information and fill in the blanks from the webquest.This is a great tool to teach note-taking and to provide scaffolding to students for reading comprehension. The students LOVE gettin
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1st - 3rd
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PebbleGo.com Painted Lady Butterfly Webquest
**You must have access to PebbleGo.com to use this webquest.**I created this webquest to go along with our study of Painted Lady Butterflies. The log-in directions are at the top of the page (please make sure your students have the username and password to pebblego.com). Students read the information and fill in the blanks from the webquest.This is a great tool to teach note-taking and to provide scaffolding to students for reading comprehension. The students LOVE getting to use the computers fo
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1st - 3rd
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Digital / Traditional Scientific Method Activity/Steps of the Scientific Process
First Week of Science, check! Read Lance Vance the Science Champ Book 1 Lance Vance Picks a Topic and use this Official Lance Vance the Science Champ Activity. Students can read the Article “What is the Scientific Method?”, watch the short videos and then do the cut and paste activity. You may also use and assign the activity through google classroom and do a drag and drop, rather than the cut and paste. If your kids are loving it, you can finish the book and do the book 1 science investigation
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1st - 5th
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Life Cycle of a Frog Webquest
This is a webquest about the life cycle of frogs.
It has 6 sections:
Introduction
Task- Final Product will be a puppet show, but this can be altered to suit your needs.
Process- Includes 2 videos, 3 links to websites, 1 writing prompt and an interactive quiz that gives automatic feedback
Evaluation Rubric
Conclusion
Audio directions are included on each slide for emerging readers, as well as, action buttons for easy navigation.
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K - 2nd
Webquest About Sea Turtles
This webquest allows the students to learn more about sea turtles. They can easily find the information and it even includes an answer key!
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1st - 4th
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Plants Webquest
This graphic organizer is great for research and teaching students to read for details. Students have to use the internet or other resources to complete the organizer. Can be used for writing or other projects. Links are not provided.
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1st - 8th
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Plants PebbleGo Webquest
**You must have access to PebbleGo.com to use this webquest.**I created this webquest to go along with our study of plants, flowers, gardens, and living things. The log-in directions are at the top of the page (you may want to edit it to include your username and password). Students read the information and fill in the blanks from the webquest.This is a great tool to teach note-taking and to provide scaffolding to students for reading comprehension. The students LOVE getting to use the computers
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1st - 3rd
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Watermelon Integrated Unit
Complete watermelon unit that integrates ELA, math, and science common core standards. Lessons include "Watermelon Facts," "Watermelon Life Cycle," "Sink or Float," "Watermelon Olympics," and "Wonderful Watermelon: Tasting, Art, and Writing." Thinking maps, webquests, creative projects, useful links, and literature extensions are all included! This unit is a combination of original ideas as well as a bundling of other fantastic resources found on the internet. (Appropriate for grades 1, 2, an
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1st - 3rd
Distance Learning SPACE Bingo Board
Are you looking for a way to encourage the love of learning in your students at home? This is the first product in a series designed with busy families and kids in mind. This board includes 9 at home activities for students to choose from. Encourage the home-school connection by having your students post pictures of the experiments and art projects they complete. The hope is that this board will encourage your students to ask their own questions and extend their learning independently. I hope y
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K - 3rd
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Stars PebbleGo.com Webquest
**You must have access to PebbleGo.com to use this webquest.**I created this webquest to go along with our study of Stars, the Planets, the Solar System, and Space. The log-in directions are at the top of the page (you may want to edit it to include your username and password). Students read the information and fill in the blanks from the webquest.This is a great tool to teach note-taking and to provide scaffolding to students for reading comprehension. The students LOVE getting to use the compu
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1st - 3rd
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Snowflakes and Ice Crystals PebbleGo.com Webquest
**You must have access to PebbleGo.com to use this webquest.**I created this webquest to go along with our study of the Water Cycle, Snowflakes, Changes, and Solids/Liquids/Gases. The log-in directions are at the top of the page (you may want to edit it to include your username and password). Students read the information and fill in the blanks from the webquest.This is a great tool to teach note-taking and to provide scaffolding to students for reading comprehension. The students LOVE getting t
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1st - 3rd
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Bees
Pollinators are essential in maintaining a healthy environment. These slides introduce students to fun bee resources, including a virtual tour, drawing what a bee sees, a honey-density experiment, and even some fascinating science behind the "Waggle Dance". Looking for a fun way to hook students into science? Convince students that insects are magical and cute, not gross? This is a great place to start!This is a culmination of free-access, no-sign in required websites. I do not own any of the si
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K - 8th
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Life Cycle of a Butterfly Webquest
This PowerPoint based webquest on the life cycle of butterflies is broken down into 6sections:
Introduction
Task
Process
Evaluation
Conclusion
Sources
This webquest includes:
3 Videos
2 Links to Interactive Learning Activities
1 Self Checking Quiz
1 Writing Prompt
The webquest culminates with students create a puppet show, and there is a rubric included to assess student performance.
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1st - 3rd
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Text Feature Graphic Organizer
Use for your research on plants and animals.
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1st - 4th
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WebQuest: Endangered Animals
This product is a webquest for elementary students. Students will watch some videos, click on links to learn about endangered animals, as well as create a project on an animal of thier choosing. Enjoy!
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K - 5th
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PebbleGo Spiders Webquest
**You must have access to PebbleGo.com to use this webquest.**I created this webquest to go along with our study of spiders. The log-in directions are at the top of the page (please make sure your students have the username and password to pebblego.com). Students read the information and fill in the blanks from the webquest.The first page is an overview of spiders (all species). The following 3 pages are on the 3 different species of spiders featured on PebbleGo.com. I used this by having studen
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1st - 3rd
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Alligators & Crocodiles PebbleGo.com Webquest
**You must have access to PebbleGo.com to use this webquest.**I created this webquest to use to compare and contrast alligators and crocodiles. We used this as we read Lyle, Lyle Crocodile in anticipation to see the play at a local children's theater. We studied the differences in alligators and crocodiles, using this webquest to guide our compare/contrast activity.The log-in directions are at the top of the page (please make sure your students have the username and password to pebblego.com). St
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1st - 3rd
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FREEBIES!!! Mother's Day STEM Task
This STEM challenge is specifically designed for Mother's Day. Students will use science to create a fragrant body scrub, use technology to design a professional logo, engineer a container to hold the scrub, and measure the dimensions for quality assurance. In the end, each student will have a great smelling, safe sugar scrub packaged and ready to give to their Mother on her special day.
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K - 8th
Rainforest Floor Flipchart
This Promethean Board flipchart teaches students information about the rainforest floor through pictures and links. The information covered includes the Kapok tree, and animals of the rainforest floor such as the tapir, army ants, scorpions, anteaters, anacondas, and jaguars.
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1st - 3rd
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What Do I Do If I Am Done? Google Site!
This is a Google Site to answer the never ending question teachers get daily …"What do I do if I am done?”I personally upload this on my Google Classroom Stream- and students know to not ask me "What do I do if I am done?"... they know to go straight to this site and they can explore the websites attached. Enjoy! (:
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PreK - 12th
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Dental Health WebQuest Primary Grades Common Core Standards for ELA
I am super excited to share this awesome resource! This is a dental health webquest that I created to use with my first graders, and they absolutely had a blast.
Newly correlated to the Common Core Standards, it meets 21 ELA standards alone! Full correlations are included in this Mystery Quest as students learn all about teeth.
Also included are:
• Teacher Plans
• 2 Experiment Ideas
• Art Integrated Writing Activities
• United Streaming Titles (United Streaming account required for these)
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1st - 2nd
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Flowers PebbleGo Webquest
**You must have access to PebbleGo.com to use this webquest.**I created this webquest to go along with our study of plants, flowers, spring, gardens, and living things. The log-in directions are at the top of the page (you may want to edit it to include your username and password). Students read the information and fill in the blanks from the webquest.This is a great tool to teach note-taking and to provide scaffolding to students for reading comprehension. The students LOVE getting to use the c
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1st - 3rd
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Polar Animals Living in Zoos - QR Code "Quest"/Exploration
This is a FUN "QR Quest" that has students use a QR reader on an iPad/tablet and search for information on the designated website through QR Codes. Visit penguins, polar bears, arctic foxes, beluga whales and reindeer as you learn about these animals and their lives in their natural habitat as well as in their zoo habitat.
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1st - 4th
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