6th grade basic principles resources for Easel Assessments

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

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NGSS:

5-PS1-3

, MS-PS3-3

, 4-PS3-2

Also included in: Heat Transfer and Thermal Energy Unit Bundle of 6 Science Lessons

Light Energy Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL

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This easy to understand, one page passage explains what light energy is and how it moves. It describes concepts like electromagnetic waves, the speed of light, reflection, and refraction. The passage includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrations are included for your convenience. The passage also has a companion YouTube video. Show the video before or after reading the p

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Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

...

NGSS:

4-PS4-2

, MS-PS4-2

, 4-PS3-2

Also included in: Geeta's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle

States of Matter Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL

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Basic Principles, Informational Text, Physical Science

This easy to read, one page passage about states of matter explains:the 3 states of matter including solid, liquid, and gashow matter can change from one state to another properties we use to determine which state matter is in like shape, mass, and volumeThe passage comes with 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white printing.The p

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

...

NGSS:

MS-PS3-4

, MS-PS1-4

, 5-PS1-2

Also included in: Geeta's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle

Sound Energy Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL

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This easy to understand, one page passage about sound energy explains:sound travels as mechanical waveshow sound is created when a force causes matter to vibratethat sound waves travel at different frequencieshow sound waves move faster or slower through different types of matter The passage includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. It includes color and black-line illustrations for your convenience.

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Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

...

NGSS:

4-PS3-2

Also included in: Geeta's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle

Conductors and Insulators Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL

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This easy to read, one page passage about conductors and insulators:defines heat transfer as the movement of thermal energyexplains that some materials transfer heat and electricity better than others gives examples of thermal/electrical conductors and how they are used gives examples of thermal/electrical insulators and how they are used It includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Slides. Color and black l

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

RI.4.1

...

NGSS:

5-PS1-3

, MS-PS3-3

, 4-PS3-2

Also included in: Heat Transfer and Thermal Energy Unit Bundle of 6 Science Lessons

Density Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL

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Basic Principles, General Science, Informational Text

This easy to read, one page passage about density:uses an example of a golf ball sinking and a tennis ball floating to explain that density is how tightly packed the matter inside an object isdiscusses what mass and volume are and how they determine densityexplains that objects that are more dense than water will sink and objects that are less dense than water will floatIt includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and

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Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Keri's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle

Gravity Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL

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This easy to read, one page passage explains the force of gravity in language your students will understand. It explains: Sir Isaac Newton developed the theory of gravityall objects with mass have gravitational pullthe larger an object is, the stronger its gravitational pullgravity keeps the planets in orbit around the sunthere is less gravity on the moon than on EarthThe passage includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EAS

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

...

NGSS:

3-PS2-1

, MS-PS2-4

, MS-ESS1-2

, 5-PS2-1

, MS-PS2-5

Also included in: Keri's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle

Atoms Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL

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This easy to read, one page passage about atoms:explains that atoms are the building blocks of all matterdescribes the parts of an atom - proton, neutron, and electrondiscusses elements, atomic number, and the periodic tableThe passage includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white printing. The passage also has a companion YouT

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

...

NGSS:

5-PS1-1

, MS-PS1-1

Also included in: Keri's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle

Electricity Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL

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Basic Principles, Informational Text, Physical Science

This easy to read, one page passage about electricity explains that:electricity is created by the movement of electrons between atoms there are 2 types of electricity: current and staticcurrent electricity can only move if it has a closed circuitThis download includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white printing. The passage a

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

...

NGSS:

5-PS1-3

, 4-PS3-4

, 3-PS2-2

, 4-PS3-2

Also included in: Geeta's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle

Types of Waves Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL

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Basic Principles, Informational Text, Physical Science

This easy to read, one page passage about different types of waves explains:waves are disturbances that transfer energy from one place to anothermechanical waves (like sound) must travel through matter while electromagnetic waves (like light) can travel through empty spacewaves can be described as transverse or longitudinal depending on how they move scientists measure amplitude and wavelength to determine how much energy a wave hasThe passage includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension qu

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

RI.4.1

, RI.4.3

...

NGSS:

4-PS4-2

, MS-PS4-1

, MS-PS4-2

, 4-PS4-1

Also included in: Sound Energy Mechanical Waves Unit Bundle of 7 Science Lessons

Physical and Chemical Changes Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL

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Basic Principles, Informational Text, Physical Science

This easy to read, one page passage about physical and chemical changes explains:what matter is and that it can be changed that matter is made of small particles, called atoms, of different elementsphysical changes affect the appearance or state of the matterchemical changes affect the materials the object is made of several examples of physical and chemical changesThe passage includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science

...

NGSS:

5-PS1-2

, MS-PS1-2

, MS-PS1-5

Also included in: Keri's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle

Introduction to Weather Learning Activities

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Bucko's Science Corner

This zip file contains many different activities (72 pages of student handouts which includes worksheets, quizzes, two labs and cloze notes handouts. as well as a PowerPoint with a total of 96 slides) which can be used to introduce students to basic concepts about weather. While these lessons were originally designed to correlate to the performance indicators of the New York State Intermediate Science curriculum, the components of this lesson may be easily used in other physical science or bas

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Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Laboratory

CCSS:

, MP2

Light, Heat and Solar Energy Mini Unit - Lessons, Power Point, Printables & Test

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Light, Heat and Solar Energy - Mini Unit is a two lesson mini unit that has 10 printable worksheets and activities, 2 lesson plans, a unit quiz, and a 25 slide power point with animations that your students will love! This all-inclusive unit contains everything you need to teach your students about light, heat and solar energy. Lesson one addresses the following guiding question: “What are light, solar and heat energy and how are they produced?” Your students will build deep knowledge about thre

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

NGSS:

4-PS3-2

Also included in: Forms of Energy Comprehensive Unit - 5 Unit Bundle, 10 lessons, PPT, Printables

Sound Energy Mini Unit - Lesson Plans, Powerpoint, Printables & Test

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This sound energy mini unit is a two lesson mini unit that has 10 printable student worksheets and activities, 2 lesson plans, a unit quiz, and a 30 slide power point with animations that your students will love! This comprehensive mini unit contains everything you need to teach your students about sound energy, the vibrations that create it, sound waves, frequency and pitch. This is not an average or basic foundational lesson that just barely touches on the aforementioned concepts. With the inc

Subjects:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

NGSS:

4-PS3-2

Also included in: Forms of Energy Comprehensive Unit - 5 Unit Bundle, 10 lessons, PPT, Printables

Scientific Theory or Law? Exit Ticket

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In this activity, students determine if an example is a Scientific Theory or Scientific Law. There are 9 examples with descriptions and illustrations. An answer key is included.2 Digital Options - Google Forms & Easel by TPT with self-graded questions.Extend – have students research & name each theory/law described.Use this as a formative assessment/exit ticket, warm-up/bell ringer or review.Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards Big Idea 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypothes

Subjects:

Worksheets, Assessment, Interactive Notebooks

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Electrical and Chemical Energy Mini Unit - PPT, Printables, Lesson Plans & Quiz

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This electrical and chemical energy mini unit is a two lesson mini unit that has 7 printable worksheets and activities, 2 lesson plans, a unit quiz, and a 32 slide power point with excellent animations that will truly help your students understand electrical and chemical energy! This extensive two lesson unit contains everything you need to teach your students about electrical and chemical energy! This unit addresses the question: “How can electrical energy and chemical energy cause change?” You

Subjects:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

NGSS:

4-PS3-4

, 5-PS3-1

, 4-PS3-2

Also included in: Forms of Energy Comprehensive Unit - 5 Unit Bundle, 10 lessons, PPT, Printables

Science Daily Review #1 Nature of Science

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20 Warm-up/Review questions about the Nature of Science. Topics include observation/inference, variables, Scientific Method, measurement, volume, density and graphs.Use in a variety of ways including:Print the worksheet (all questions) and give to students - grade at the end of 4 weeks.Print one of the 4 weekly sheetsPick and choose questions, write on the board or project with the included PowerPoint slides - students copy and answer the question in their notebooks, review the answer(s) togethe

Subjects:

Worksheets, Interactive Notebooks

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Law of Conservation of Mass Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL

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Basic Principles, Informational Text, Physical Science

This easy to read, one page passage about the law of conservation of mass explains:mass is the amount of matter in an objectmatter can undergo chemical and physical changeswhen changes (reactions) occur, mass is not gained or lostthe difference between reactants and productsTo improve student understanding, the passage includes several real world examples: a fire burning (wood and oxygen change into smoke, ash, water vapor, and carbon dioxide but the mass does not change) as well as ice melting

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

RI.5.4

, RI.7.10

, RI.8.10

NGSS:

5-PS1-2

, MS-PS1-2

, MS-PS1-5

Also included in: Science Reading Comprehension Passages Growing MEGA Bundle PRINT and DIGITAL

Weight Notes and Spring Scale Practice

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This double sided foldable for interactive notebooks introduces students to weight and how to read a spring scale. It includes 10 practice problems, an anchor chart and an answer key.2 Digital Options - Google Forms & Easel by TPT Assessment *15 Practice Questions The digital options can be used for:Remote or in-person instructionPractice on any Learning Management System (LMS) or deviceStudent dataRelated Resources:⭐ Mass vs. Weight Foldable⭐ Measuring Matter Cornell Notes #31⭐ Reading a Tr

Subjects:

Assessment, Posters, Interactive Notebooks

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Surface Tension Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL

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This easy to read, one page passage about surface tension:explains how surface tension happens because the molecules in liquids are attracted to one another like magnetsgives examples of surface tensionsuggests experiments to test the surface tension of waterexplains that soap weakens surface tension which makes it easier to remove dirt and grease from waterThis download includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Go

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Science Reading Comprehension Passages Growing MEGA Bundle PRINT and DIGITAL

Wind and Hydroelectric Energy Mini Unit - Lesson Plans, Powerpoint & Printables

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This unit is a two lesson mini unit that has amazing lessons, activities, and learning opportunities for your students to understand wind and hydroelectric energy with on a deep level. This all-inclusive unit contains everything you need for your classroom to become proficient with their knowledge of this standard of alternative energy sources including two lesson plans, 7 printable worksheets, science stations, activities and lesson summarizers, a 28 slide power point with excellent animations

Subjects:

PowerPoint Presentations, Assessment, Printables

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

NGSS:

4-PS3-4

Also included in: Forms of Energy Comprehensive Unit - 5 Unit Bundle, 10 lessons, PPT, Printables

Science Daily Review #2 Matter

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20 Warm-up/Review questions about Matter.Topics include Physical & Chemical Properties, Mixtures & Solutions, Physical & Chemical Changes and the Periodic Table.Use in a variety of ways including:Print the worksheet and give to students - grade at the end of 4 weeks.Print the weekly sheets, 1 at a time (4 total)Pick and choose questions, write on the board or project with the included PowerPoint slides - students copy and answer the question in their notebooks, review the answer(s) t

Subjects:

Worksheets, Interactive Notebooks

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Also included in: Science Interactive Notebook - Matter Unit

Science Daily Review #4 Photosynthesis, Respiration, Carbon Cycle

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20 Warm-up/Review questions about the Cycles of Nature. Topics include Photosynthesis, Cellular Respiration and the Carbon Cycle.Suggested UsesPrint the worksheet and give to students - grade at the end of 4 weeks.Print the weekly sheets, 1 at a time (4 total)Pick and choose questions, write on the board or project with the included PowerPoint slides - students copy and answer the question in their notebooks, review the answer(s) together.Use in an interactive notebook with Cornell Notes:

Subjects:

Worksheets, Interactive Notebooks

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Forms of Energy Unit Assessment

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This summative, 25 question unit test will be a great culminating assessment for your classroom if you are finishing up your classroom unit on forms of energy. There are 11 different forms of energy that are included in the questions as well as the vocabulary word of energy itself and the knowledge of energy transfer from one form to another. Students will have the opportunity to show what they know on varying difficulty levels covering each of the following concepts as they relate to forms of e

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