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1st grade physical science thematic unit plans
Light and Sound Unit for Kindergarten and First Grade
Where does light come from? How are sounds made? Find the answers to these questions and more during this NGSS-aligned light and sound unit! The week-long unit includes detailed daily lesson plans with literature suggestions. It incorporates science, reading, writing, math and handwriting. It also includes experiments and links to videos that complement the unit study.Watch the VIDEO PREVIEW to learn more, or click on the PREVIEW to read each lesson plan, see the Week-at-a-Glance planning sheet
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K - 1st
NGSS:
1-PS4-4
, 1-PS4-2
, 1-PS4-3
, 1-PS4-1
Force and Motion Pushes and Pulls
Fun, hands-on activities for force and motion is LOADED in this packet! Created with the Next Generation Science pushes and pulls standards in mind, if you are looking for thinking maps, lesson plans, science stations, and foldables for force and motion interactive notebooks, this is what you are looking for! All with the objective of Force and Motion. **UPDATED** As of summer 2020, I have added a 20 side PowerPoint to help teach your students about force & motion as well as an emergent read
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K - 3rd
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Force and Motion Worksheets | Kindergarten 1st Grade Activities
Students LOVE to learn about force and motion! I have you covered with this engaging 3-week unit! It has everything you need including a journal, inquiry lessons, rubrics, ideas, printables, and more! Be the COOL teacher who knows how to engage students!What’s in this unit:• Pg. 1 Cover• Pg. 2 Table of Contents• Pg.3 A Note To Teachers• Pg.4 Week 1 Lesson Plans Introduction on How Things Move• Pg 5 Week 2 Lesson Plans Motion and Magnets• Pg. 6 Week 3 Lesson Plans Focusing on Push and Pull• Pg
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Science Curriculum Kindergarten | 1st Grade Yearlong BUNDLE
Ladybug Life Cycle Mini Unit
Spring is a great time to do a life cycle study on ladybugs and this mini unit is the perfect way to slip it in during all of your subject areas! This Ladybug Life Cycle Mini Unit targets reading, writing, math, science, and fine motor skills! Students already love learning about life cycles and this mini unit will make the ladybug life cycle even more fun!What's Included:2 Life Cycle Posters (5 & 6 stage)Reading8 Vocabulary CardsVocabulary Matching Sheet*Life Cycle Student Reader (prints ba
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PreK - 3rd
Hibernation Migration Adaptation Winter Animals Kindergarten Science
Hibernation, Migration, and Adaptation of winter animals is the focus of this 10 day inquiry-based kindergarten science unit!
Also includes a shelter design challenge full of critical thinking and hands-on problem solving!
Next Generation Science Standards* aligned!
Literacy skills are embedded into the lessons: Non-fiction text, speaking/listening, writing response, and technology
A compelling question guides the unit and supporting questions help students to focus their knowledge and build
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PreK - 1st
Force and Motion Mini-unit for Primary Students
This mini-unit is a combination of investigations, student books and reading passages, writing prompts, and posters. It is not a full unit because I didn't cover all force and motion concepts. Here is what is included:
1. Describing an Object's Position:
~Student activity
~Student Worksheet
2. Force and Motion mini-book for students
3. Force: Pushes and Pulls:
~2 Read, Think, Match (literacy worksheets)
~2 Investigations (one in the classroom and one on the playground)
~two
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1st - 2nd
Simple Machines Unit: Activities, Reading Passages, Trivia Game & More
This physical science unit includes everything you need to teach the six simple machines! This resource contains demonstration ideas, reading passages, (one for each simple machine), a fun trivia game (name that machine!), printable posters, an interactive mini book, and extension activities. The interactive book promotes critical thinking and is aligned with the reading passages and posters to streamline teaching. The simple machine posters can be displayed digitally or printed for a colorful c
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: Science Bundle: Force, Motion, Gravity, and Six Simple Machines
Water Cycle in a Bag Experiment
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Accumulation!
Observe the water cycle in your classroom. Using a sandwich bag and colored water watch the water form vapor and then "rain" inside the baggie. Students love this!
This download includes directions and a two page, detailed observation sheet to record the progress four times.
My class said this was their favorite activity of the year. I hang the baggies on the window facing our school courtyard and always get compliments on how appealing
Grades:
1st - 5th
1st Grade NGSS Physical Science COMPLETE STEM Unit! Light & Sound- (1-PS4)
This integrated 1st grade STEM curriculum unit is perfect for exploring all of the Next Generation Science and Engineering Standards (NGSS) for physical science! This fun and engaging unit is full of science investigations, engineering challenges, integrated ELA and math activities (CCSS), technology components, and tons of other useful STEM resources! With easy-to-follow lesson plans this unit provides a fluid scope and sequence to guide teachers through the 1st grade Next Generation physical s
Grades:
1st
NGSS:
1-PS4-4
, 1-PS4-2
, 1-PS4-3
, 1-PS4-1
States of Matter Unit Study for K-2 Learners
You'll love all the hands-on activities, information, and experiments in this States of Matter Unit Study for K-2 learners!
This States of Matter Unit Study will get learners singing, drawing, writing, and exploring through some hands-on fun and experimentation!
Inside this unit study, you'll find:
*1-page student objectives evaluation sheet {for teachers}, 1 with editable fields
*States of Matter songs
*States of Matter information pages - 2 levels {blank one for students to fill in}
*States
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K - 2nd
Forces and Motion
This Forces and Motion Pack includes 12 resources to support the teaching of Forces and Motion:
* What is a Force?
* What is Motion?
* Push Poster with examples
* Pull Poster with examples
* Push and Pull Sort with Photos
* “Things we Push and Pull” Worksheet – use with drawings, writing or magazine cut outs
* “Push or Pull?” Sorting Worksheet
* Motion Vocab cards with pictures
* How Will it Move? prediction worksheet – 2 versions; blank and pictures. Includes example of completed activity.
* T
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K - 2nd
Spring Unit Kindergarten Science Social Studies
Spring is in the air! Explore changes in spring with this hands-on, inquiry-based unit!
NYS Social Studies Common Core Standards and Next Generation Science Standards aligned!
Changes happening in spring, a review of seasons and observation, hands on lightning and rain experiments, rainbox exploration, and an engineering design challenge are all included in this 10 day kindergarten Science/Social Studies Unit.
Literacy skills are embedded into the lessons: Non-fiction text, speaking/listenin
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PreK - 1st
Fall Kindergarten Science and Social Studies Unit
NYS Social Studies Common Core Standards and Next Generation Science Standards aligned!
Changes happening in fall and an introduction to seasons and observation are all covered in this 10 day kindergarten Science/Social Studies Unit.
Literacy skills are embedded into the lessons: Non-fiction text, speaking/listening, writing responses.
A compelling question guides the unit and supporting questions help students to focus their knowledge and build to a greater understanding. Students are worki
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PreK - 1st
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Mini-Literacy Unit {CCSS Aligned}
This is a mini-literacy unit with the theme of the book Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett aligned with Common Core State Standards. Included in the packet:
--Class Book (cover and student page)
--Differentiated Reading Response Sheets
--Story Map
--Writing Prompt (6 prompts, prompt paper, additional writing paper)
--"Student Reporter Reports about Chew and Swallow" Writing
Activity
--Create-your-own menu
--Juicy Adjectives (worksheet, food cards, adjective cards)
--It's Rai
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Grades:
K - 1st
Movement and Me Activities - Foundation Science Packet
Your little learners will love exploring how our bodies move in many ways with this fun and engaging packet! Perfect for your Science curriculum, this packet features engaging activities like movement cards, mini sight word books, graphic organizers and more!Save 20% by grabbing this unit as part of my bundle!Featuring 24 pages of simple printables, your students are sure to love learning about the different ways our body can move!So what's included?Set of 16 vocabulary cards (including run, hop
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PreK - 1st
Also included in: Australian Curriculum - Prep and Foundation Science Unit Bundle
Properties of Matter
This hands-on unit includes multiple pieces for science notebooks, experiments, thinking maps, and foldables all focusing on the properties of MATTER!
- "I spy matter" circle map
- Sink or float activity mat
- Sink or float recording sheet
- "Apples Matter" bubble map and activity
- 4 Tab Matter foldable
- Properties of Matter science notebook piece
- Cookie Lab Activity and recording sheet
BUNDLE and SAVE! Just added due to popular demand Entire Year Science Bundle SAVE 40% by purchasing th
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Winter Unit Kindergarten Science Social Studies
Winter, winter, and more winter!
NYS Social Studies Common Core Standards and Next Generation Science Standards aligned!
Changes happening in winter, a review of seasons and observation, and an engineering design challenge are all included in this 10 day kindergarten Science/Social Studies Unit.
Literacy skills are embedded into the lessons: Non-fiction text, speaking/listening, writing responses.
A compelling question guides the unit and supporting questions help students to focus their k
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PreK - 1st
Materials and Properties
This Materials and Properties Pack includes 11 resources to support the teaching about Properties of Materials:* Materials Posters – Create a visual display* Word Wall – materials and properties vocab cards* Materials Hunt – Students draw and label things in the classroom/around the school/home that are made of certain materials* “Describing an Object” worksheet – Students describe an object in the classroom by selecting the correct describing words.* “What’s in the Bag?” recording sheet – Stude
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PreK - 1st
Heat, Light, and Sound. A First Grade Unit
This unit was developed to be used in a first grade classroom. It can be modified to work in Kindergarten or second grade as needed. Begin this lesson with an introduction of the vocabulary. Display the vocabulary words on the word wall. Each vocabulary word has a corresponding picture to aid in meaning recognition. Four mini books are included that break the unit up into four areas:
• Heat
• Light
• Sound
• Jim’s Energy Adventure
The mini books are assembled by cutting them out and staplin
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K - 2nd
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Habitats! An Elementary Unit with Worms!
Create a habitat with your students! This packet will help you teach your kiddos about habitats. It features soil observation, worm observation, soil layer activity, and a glossary of important terms! Enjoy!
**NOW UPDATED: includes teacher directions for a three week unit!
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PreK - 4th
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Relative Position
Relative Position (perspective, viewpoint, relative position vocabulary, describing positions)Are you looking for a unit that includes lesson plans, activities, task cards, no-prep printables, and more?Look no further! This Relative Position Unit is everything you have been waiting for! In this highly engaging resource, you will find 7 lesson plans that are science focused. These lessons are cross-curricular and will have your students learning so much!The 7 lessons include:Relative Position is.
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Grade 2 Science Bundle
Force & Motion and Gravity: Simple Demonstrations, Reading Passages & More!
This science resource includes simple demonstrations that use items you probably already have in your classroom, reading passages, center activities, printable posters and more!WHAT'S INCLUDED:Reading Passages:- Force & Motion- GravityPrintable Posters:- Work- Energy- Force- Motion- Push- Pull- Friction- GravitySimple Demonstration & Activities:- KWL Chart- Mind Map- What is Energy? (simple experiment)- Force: Push, Pull or Both? (center activity)- Movement in Action (play dough/wiki sti
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: Science Bundle: Force, Motion, Gravity, and Six Simple Machines
All About Sound and Light- A Nonfiction Unit
This is a comprehensive nonfiction unit about sound and light energy. This pack includes reading passages, graphic organizers, writing resources and many other goodies for your salmon studies. Check out the preview for some samples.Here is what is included:*Reading passages on:-What is Energy?-Sound Energy-How is Sound Helpful?-How Do We Hear?-Light Energy-How is Light Helpful?-How Do We See?-Heat Energy-Ear Anatomy-Eye Anatomy*Picture files cards for some of the vocabulary words*Six videos att
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Also included in: Nonfiction Bundle
Phases of Matter (Solids, Liquids, Gases) Bundle
Save $$$ when you buy this bundle instead of buying each individually.This bundle includes the following lessons:Phases of Matter: Root Beer FloatsSmartboard Fun: Sorting Solids & Liquids - Phases of MatterSmartboard Fun: Let's Describe Matter (Solids, Liquids, & Gases)I Spy States of MatterProduct descriptions below:Phases of Matter Root Beer Floats:This lesson will have your students fully engaged and identifying all the phases of matter while they make a root beer float. The powerpoin
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Grades:
PreK - 3rd
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