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Biology Common Core SL.3.1b resources
Inquiry Based Learning Plants Lesson
Are you ready for a student-centered, engaging lesson plan? In this activity, you will answer yes/no questions while the students follow patterns and trends to figure out the correlation between plants and their habitats.Students will identify the patterns and trends of particular plants in each of four habitats: desert, rainforest, ocean, and grasslands. They will use photos and their prior knowledge to complete a student worksheet. Both printable PDFs are included as well as a fully-digital le
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Grades:
K - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
Also included in: Inquiry Based Learning Plants and Animals Lesson Plans - Bundle
Inquiry Based Learning Animal Classification Lesson
Are you ready for a student-centered, engaging lesson plan? In this activity, you will answer yes/no questions while the students follow patterns and trends to figure out the correlation between animals and their classification.Students will identify the patterns and trends of animal attributes in each of six classifications: mammals, reptiles, insects, amphibians, fish, and birds. They will use photos and their prior knowledge to complete a student worksheet. Both printable PDFs are included as
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 1-LS3-1
Also included in: Inquiry Based Learning Plants and Animals Lesson Plans - Bundle
Inquiry Based Learning Plants and Animals Lesson Plans - Bundle
Are you ready for student-centered, engaging lesson plans? In these activity, you will answer yes/no questions while the students follow patterns and trends to figure out the specific rule. 1. Students will identify the patterns and trends of animal attributes in each of six classifications: mammals, reptiles, insects, amphibians, fish, and birds. They will use photos and their prior knowledge to complete a student worksheet. Both printable PDFs are included as well as a fully-digital lesson in
NO PREP Predator and Prey Games
Animals have unique adaptations to help them survive. Through games and activities, students will pretend they are a variety of animals and they will experience some of the ways predators hunt prey and how prey avoid being eaten.Included in resource:- Extensive vocabulary list- Materials needed for each game- Detailed instructions on how to play each game- Discussion questions for conceptsCreated by Homeschooling and HomesteadingFollow our store to keep up-to-date on new products. Please be sur
Frog Life Cycle Presentation - PowerPoint & Google Slides | Science Lesson
Introducing: Life Cycle of a Frog Teaching Slides Presentation! Available in PowerPoint & Google Slides FormatsWhat's Included:23 teaching slides: available in PowerPoint & Google Slides FormatsTurn-and-Talk opportunities with included sentences stems/starters to promote respectful science discourseNo prep work required: These slides are designed for you to be able to read directly from the slides when teaching, saving valuable planning time!Interactive Learning: Includes observation exe
Grades:
1st - 4th
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What Do Plants Need to Grow?
What Do Plants Need to Grow? introduces students to the important role plants play in sustaining life as we know it. Plants are among the most important resources on Earth, providing us with food to eat and oxygen to breathe. In addition to adding beauty to our surrounding environment, plants also keep our soil healthy through decomposition, provide habitats for animals, and are the source of many materials we use every day—including wood, clothing, medicine, plastic, and more. In this unit, stu
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
, 4-LS1-1
, 3-LS4-1
, 2-LS2-1
, 3-LS3-1
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The Magic School Bus THE WILD WHALE WATCH Discussion Cards (Answer Key Included)
Answer Key Included!Rationale for using Discussion Cards:Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they read, discuss, and respond to books. Collaboration is at the heart of this approach. Students reshape and add to their understanding as they construct meaning with other readers. The Discussion Cards have questions from each chapter prompting students to cite evidence from the
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Marine Mammal Trading Cards for Games, Rewards, and Projects
These Marine Mammals Trading Cards make a fun supplement to your ocean creature, sea life, or life science unit. The 11 Marine Mammals including in this set are the: Beluga Whale, Blue Whale, Dugong, Fur Seal, Humpback Whale, Narwhal, Orca, Sea Lion, Sea Otter, Short-beaked Dolphin, WalrusThis product includes:11 Filled out cards: The front of each card features clipart of the marine mammal along with its “Fast Stats” which are the top weight, length, lifespan and number of offspring of the ani
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
Also included in: Ocean Animal Trading Cards and Games Bundle
Magic School Bus GREAT SHARK ESCAPE Discussion Cards (Answer Key Included)
Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in criti
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2nd - 4th
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If You Were a Seahorse: Informational Story & Seahorse Facts,
Children are naturally curious about the creatures that live in the ocean--especiallyseahorses! This informational story about a male seahorse's life contains factual information about how seahorses differ from other fish, their habitats, diets, enemies,as well as courting and mating habits! Students will delight in discovering that it isthe father seahorse who carries and gives birth to the seahorse offspring--sometimes 2,000 of them at a time! This product is illustrated with beautiful, colo
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Grades:
PreK - 3rd
No Prep! Outdoor Exploration Activities and Games
All you need are the enclosed directions for the chosen game(s), and any propsNo Prep, Print and Go Activities!********************************************************************** Many lesson plans offered by Homeschooling and Homesteading include active outdoor games and activity ideas. This is a sampling of those activities as a freebie. The activities allow your students to explore nature in active and creative ways.Some related collection of games:Sharpening Observation SkillsPredator and
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 4th
NGSS:
K-LS1-1
Magic School Bus THE TRUTH ABOUT BATS Discussion Cards (Answer Key Included)
Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in criti
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2nd - 4th
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Magic School Bus FOOD CHAIN FRENZY - Discussion Cards PRINTABLE & SHAREABLE
Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in criti
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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Animal habitats and adaptations: Group work/ Jigsaw learning activity
This collaborative activity teaches how animals and plants are adapted to the habitats in which they live for grades 3 and 4. Students work in groups, using information cards to complete 2 tables showing how given animals are adapted to the habitat in which they live. Resources: 5 information cards 2 table worksheets Activities:Jigsaw learning: students work in groups of 5 to complete the table. Each student has a card with the information required to complete a row.A varia
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
5-LS2-1
Lifecycle of a Chicken Lesson and Activities
Many families are getting their own backyard chicken flock, even in urban areas. Your chickens, be it 2 or 200 lend themselves to a wonderful learning opportunity for your students or homesteading homeschooler. Or perhaps you hatch chickens out in your classroom every year. Either way, hands-on experiences help students to make more sense of their learning. This collection of activities from Homeschooling and Homesteading gives step-by-step instructions of how to ‘meet’ a live chicken, dissect a
Magic School Bus INSECT INVADERS - Discussion Cards (Answer Key Included)
Answer Key Included!Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for student
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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Magic School Bus POLAR BEAR PATROL - Discussion Cards (Answer Key Included)
Answer Key Included!Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for student
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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Honey Bee by Fleming pdf Google Slides™ book companion w web activities
This is a beautiful and informational resource about honeybees. It includes comprehension/discussion prompts, animal/insect study guidance, a mini webquest resource, and great activities for learning about bees with The Honeybee, written by Candace Fleming and illustrated by Eric Rohmann. It includes 45 comprehension/discussion/composition prompts and 15 extension activities using the book and outstanding web resources. This product may be used for classroom and distance learning, and the book i
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2nd - 6th
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Magic School Bus BUTTERFLY BATTLE - Discussion Cards (Answer Key Included)
Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in criti
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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Butterfly Explorer Guide- Science Lab on Ecosystems and Butterflies
The Butterfly Explorer Guide is a science lab on habitats focused on butterflies. Students explore nature through the eyes of a butterfly, listening to the world around them and looking for the 4 parts of a habitat; food, shelter, water, and space. This activity can be adapted as a mindfulness class that aids in emotional development and control, integrating concepts of “forest bathing” and using nature as a classroom. Remind students to breath by guiding them to breath-in, “smell the flower”, b
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
1-LS1-1
, K-ESS3-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
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Ecosystem Habitat Exploration Bundle
With this bundle you can take your students on a safari through the worlds of a meadow to explore insects, a wetland, and the woods. Our Rot and RollAt the Water's EdgeIn the Meadow lessons are all included in this bargain bundle!Included in the bundle:- Learning objectives- Comprehensive materials lists- Thorough vocabulary lists- Detailed, step by step instructions on how to do each activity- Time to allot for each activity- List of resources on where to get all of the materials needed- Color
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 3rd
NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, K-LS1-1
, 3-LS1-1
, 2-LS2-2
Skin and Touch
16 pages including a scripted lesson plan and interactive class experiments to introduce students to the mechanics of the sense of touch and to help them understand the different functions of our skin. Students will learn about cooling through radiation and evaporation, the effect of humidity on cooling, and sensory receptor cells. Students will make their own pressure probes to test the sensitivity of different parts of the body and will learn how to write their names in Braille. Welcome to
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Animals: Features of Vertebrates: Group work/Jigsaw activity worksheets
This collaborative activity about animals, teaches the features of Vertebrates for KS2 (grade 2-4 ). Students work in groups, using information cards to read, communicate and complete a worksheet on the features of a Vertebrate. Resources: 5 information cards (colour and black and white) 1 table worksheet BONUS: Display . Activities:Jigsaw learning: students work in groups of 5 to complete the table. Each studen
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
2-LS4-1
African Animals: Leopards
This worksheet is designed as a complete lesson or supplementary material in a lesson about Leopards. Using the Quizlet link, you can teach students new vocabulary about leopards with the use of flashcards and games for practice. The YouTube link presents a video by National Geographic about leopards. In the worksheet, you will also find some comprehension questions on the video as well as some critical thinking questions in the end for the students to express opinions and engage in meaningful d
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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