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Description |
| Book Report Form: Rain Forest |
Two report forms guide students through the writing of book reports for fiction and non-fiction books about the rain forest. |
| Comprehensions: Race to the Moon (upper elem/middle) |
A series of reading comprehensions, designed to introduce the history of space travel. |
| Biography: Edwin Hubble (upper elem/ middle) |
Even Einstein marvelled at the discoveries made by Edwin Hubble, for whom the Hubble Telescope is named. Find out more about this amazing scientist! |
| Biography: Gutenberg (upper elementary) |
This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. An interesting brief biography and great testing practice! |
| Bone Diagram: Human Skeleton |
Assemble the skeleton and correctly label the parts. |
| Bone Diagrams: Carpals and Tarsals |
Learn the anatomy of the human hand by coloring the bones different colors. |
| Book: A Running Brook of Horror (upper elem/middle) |
Studying snakes? Daniel Mannix's spine-chilling story is a great way to enhance a snake unit...especially in combination with this fantastic 15 page unit, featuring "cause and effect" practice, story sequencing, figurative language, vocabulary development, and more. Caution: This story may be hard to find. |
| Comprehension: A Day in the Electric Life (upper elem) |
Students read a story about a typical day in one man's life, then isolate the over 20 uses of electricity, concluding by rewriting the story without electricity. |
| Comprehension: A History of Electricity (upper elem/ middle) |
Do you know why it's called a watt? an ohm? a volt? Your students will know after this thorough history. From amber and fur (600 B.C.) to jumping frogs (1786) to electrical resistance (1827), this unit is a fantastic introduction to the history of electricity. |
| Comprehension: Birds (upper elementary/ middle) |
What makes a bird a bird? What's special about bird bones? What are the different bird feathers called? Why do birds have different beaks? How do birds use their feet? How do birds fly? How do birds build nests? Learn the answers to these questions and more with this set of reading comprehensions. |
| Comprehension: Glaciers (upper elem/middle) |
A unit describing parts of a glacier, types of glaciers, life on glaciers and glaciology. |
| Comprehension: Human Joints (upper elem/ middle) |
What are joints? How do they work? This introduction includes a page of teaching suggestions. |
| Comprehension: Hurricane Safety (upper elem) |
What is the best thing that you can do if a hurricane is approaching? Learn about hurricane safety with this informative reading comprehension lesson. |
| Comprehension: Hurricanes (upper elementary) |
Learn about hurricanes with this fact-filled reading comprehension. |
| Comprehension: Queen Ant (upper elem/middle) |
A fun fact reading comprehension, word building and more. You'll never look at this "royalty" in the same way again! |
| Comprehension: Renewable Energy (upper elementary/ middle) |
Solar energy, wind energy, geothermal energy, hydropower, and biomass energy. |
| Comprehension: Sea Turtles (upper elementary/middle) |
A fact-filled reading comprehension and a crossword puzzle. |
| Comprehension: Sharks (upper elem/middle) |
Do you know... how big the biggest shark is? when sharks first existed on Earth? where sharks can be found? Learn about these fabulous fish with this informative reading comprehension. |
| Comprehension: Spelunkers (upper elem) |
"Nothing excites them more than trekking through a mysterious labyrinth of underground chambers and tunnels." This reading comprehension introduces spelunkers, speleologists, and their shared fascination with caves. |
| Comprehension: Teeth (upper elem/middle) |
What is the difference between enamel and dentine? How can you tell a molar from an incisor? What are they for? Learn these answers and more with this reading comprehension. |
| Comprehension: Tornado Safety (upper elementary) |
"The best defense against a tornado is being prepared..." Learn about tornados with this informative reading comprehension. |
| Comprehension: Tornadoes (upper elementary) |
A fact-filled reading comprehension. |
| Comprehension: Whales (upper elem/middle) |
What is the difference between a baleen and a toothed whale? Why do whales breach? What is special about whale songs? Find out with this super-sized reading comprehension, which includes a form for students to do their own whale research. |
| Experiments: Crystals (upper elem/middle) |
A fact-filled reading comprehension on the formation and types of crystals is followed by SEVEN great crystal experiments for home or the classroom, using everyday materials. |
| Food Chains (upper elementary) |
This lesson (including lesson plan and worksheet) explains food chains, and then offers students a variety of activities to illustrate and expand their knowledge. |
| Graphic Organizers: Science Experiments |
four general forms to be used for science experiments- multi-age. |
| Lab: Gravity (upper elem) |
You know what you weigh on Earth (even if it doesn't make you happy!!)--but what would you weigh on Mars? on Pluto? Students combine science and math in this fun gravity lab. |
| Lesson: Habitat/ Biome (elem/upper elem) |
Define and review the concept of a biome. |
| Think and Write: Defining Survival (upper elem/ middle) |
Defining the basics of survival needs, and taking creative approaches to survival situations. |
| Unit: Hair (upper elem/middle) |
This unit contains reading comprehensions, science experiments, graphing, creative activities, and much more, all related to the topic of hair. |
| Word Search: Electricity and Magnetism |
[member-created document] This document was made with the abcteach word search puzzle tool. NOTES: From "charge" to "static electricity" |
| Worksheet: Amphibians (upper elem/middle) |
Fill in amphibian-themed sentences using words from a text box, then use those words to decipher a secret message. |
| Worksheet: Cells (upper elem/middle) |
Fill in cell-themed sentences using words from a text box, then use those words to decipher a biology-themed message. |
| Worksheet: Chemistry (middle / high school) |
Students use the periodic table to review atomic number, number of shells per atom, etc. |
| Worksheet: Organize Life (upper elem/middle) |
Fill in biology-themed sentences using words from a text box, then use those words to decipher a message. |
| Worksheet: Six Kingdoms |
Use this worksheet to help students review the six kingdoms. |
| Experiment: Catapult (upper elem/middle) |
Step-by-step building of a catapult from craft sticks; this unit presents the elements of a science project (research, hypothesis, etc.) that can be used for this catapult experiment and applied for other science projects in the future. |
| Science Project: Journal Prompts |
Lined pages for recording facts, ideas, sources, materials, notes, experimental process notes (hypothesis, etc.). A great prompt tool. |
| Science Project: Report Forms |
Ten pages to help organize a science project. |
| Desk Tag: Brain Power |
A Tesla coil with the words "brain power". Three desk tags. |
| Desk Tag: Have an Electrifying Day |
Picture of a robot plugging in. |
| Large Poster: SCIENCE is hot! |
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| Comprehension: Ecology (upper elem/middle) |
Informative science-based reading comprehension. |
| Science Project: Electrical Motor (upper elem) |
Building Faraday's homopolar motor. |
| Bookmarks: Parts of a Circuit |
Bookmarks explain the parts of a circuit (battery, wire, light bulb, switch). A handy study tool. |
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