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Environment Common Core W.7.2 resources
Tsunami Activity Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Teach students about the natural disaster, tsunami, using this science text and digital activity. Students will learn the word origin of a tsunami, how this natural disaster forms, where it occurs, and safety and preventative measures. This activity will give students a thorough understanding of a tsunami, Like this activity? Check out the tsunami unit and save 20% by clicking here! Students will learn:Word origin of tsunamiWhat a tsunami isHow it formsWhere it is likely to occurSafety and preve
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5th - 7th
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THE MISSING GATOR OF GUMBO LIMBO Quick Chapter Quizzes and more
Focusing on the environment, for this outstanding, easy to read novel by Jean Craighead George - here are Quick Quizzes for each chapter - use like exit tickets. WITH ANSWER KEYS.Quiz styles vary - cause/effect, true/false, multiple choice, fill-in-the blank, etcSee the preview for a breakdown of style and number of questions for the quizzes. Four sample quizzes are in the preview also.The unit includes character logs for both main characters and minor ones as well. A word search for names in
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5th - 9th
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Writing about Wildlife and Nature
50 printable or digital writing activities for your students to describe wildlife and nature: lynx spider, katydid, common blue damselfly, house fly, western fence lizard, painted lady butterfly, robber fly, garden snail, green darner dragonfly, stink bug, Japanese beetle, millipede, pill bug (roly-poly), millipede, black carpenter ant, yellow jacket wasp, orchard spider, blue jay, whiptail lizard, grasshopper, assassin bug, wolf spider, praying mantis, wren, tarantula, millipede, Johnson jumpi
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2nd - 8th
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Global Warming BUNDLE
158 printable or digital pages for students to explore global warming. Students learn about:the food we eat and where it comes from, how we produce electricity, the effects of buildings on the climate, the increasing magnitude and frequency of storms, how changing weather harms plants and the animals that consume them,questions and writing prompts inspired by Greta Thunberg, and more.PRINT: I created PDF versions that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or a
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4th - 10th
Conversation Starters Package on Bad Habits- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on bad habits.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of bad habitsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and tra
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Sitcoms- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on sitcoms.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of sitcomsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Sitcoms- Middle/High School
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Global Warming- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on global warming.What's included:A list of 14 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of global warmingActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Describing Butterflies, Bees and Birds - Nature Photos
100 printable lessons of DESCRIPTIVE WRITING:Butterflies: 38 pages of monarchs, a buckeye, a gulf fritillary, a gray hairstreak, a duskywing, an admiral, skippers, a painted lady, a mourning cloak, and a variety of caterpillarsBees: 30 pages of honey bees, a paper wasp, bumble bees, black bees, a silver-eyed bee, a yellow jacket wasp and a metallic green beeBirds: 32 pages of hummingbirds, wrens, a hawk, mallards, a black coot, a mother duck and her ducklings, a crow, a sparrow, a mourning do
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2nd - 7th
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Descriptive Writing - Earth Day
12 printable or digital pages to give your students ideas for describing a wildlife scene or setting surrounding a honeybee, butterfly, lizard, rabbit, duck, dragonfly, ladybug, turtle, squirrel, and more. Each page has a wildlife photo (taken by me) and ten additional clues about what might be nearby (a slithering snail, a nearby bird, marching ants, buzzing bees, drifting clouds, shadows, rocks, drifting leaves, and more). Your students will like these writing prompts (and you can use these
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2nd - 8th
Also included in:Â New Teacher Activities - April (First Year Teacher) BUNDLE
Global Warming and Solar Energy - Writing Prompts
25 printable or digital pages of writing prompts exploring global warming and solar energy: Descriptive writing, Narrative writing, Hypothetical writing, Make a list, Dialogue, Acrostic writing, Personal letter, Persuasive writing, Asking questions, Directions, Using your imagination, Sentences and paragraphs, and more... PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIG
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4th - 12th
Also included in:Â Solar Energy BUNDLE (Global Warming and Climate Change)
Patterns in Nature - Observing & Describing
13 printable pages for students to observe and describe flowers, leaves, trees, fruit, vegetables, grass, bushes, and more. No prep! Just print and go. Take a look at the Preview to see sample pages.
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3rd - 8th
Describing Bugs - Insects and Spiders
10 printable and digital pages to engage students in analyzing roly-polies, spiders, honeybees, ladybugs, butterflies, centipedes, dragonflies, and lots more. Each page has four bug images to describe, like: How many legs it has, If it has wings, How long its antennae are, If it has a tough shell, If it is long and thin or fat and short. PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Buy" and download your cop
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2nd - 8th
Also included in:Â Insects and Spiders BUNDLE
Enrichment Writing Prompts using Wildlife Photos - Extra Credit (7th Grade)
34 writing prompts for seventh grade students. Each page has a wildlife photo and a question to promote critical thinking, such as: Where does wood come from?How does a dragonfly find food?What is below ground?How does a bee learn to fly?Why do flowers hang toward the ground?Can flowers feel bugs?What causes leaves to fall to the ground?Why are there bugs on Earth?How is water different from air?How does a leaf float on water?Where does pond water come from?Where do rocks come from?Why do spide
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7th
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Compare and Contrast - Earth Day
15 printable or digital pages to help your students compare and contrast on Earth Day: the Earth and Moon, nature and humans, a rainstorm and a cloudy sky, riding a surfboard vs riding a snowboard, a hot day vs a cold day, a raindrop vs a snowflake, summer fun vs winter fun, sweating vs shivering, and more. PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGITAL ACTIVITY:
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3rd - 9th
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Also included in:Â Back to School Writing BUNDLE
Insects BUNDLE
This bundle contains 163 printable pages or digital activities to explore insects: butterflies, caterpillars, ants, wasps, flies, honeybees, bumblebees, grasshoppers, katydids, dragonflies, damselflies, moths, beetles, ladybugs, cicadas, and other insects... PRINT: I created PDF versions that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGITAL ACTIVITY: I created digital versions with text boxes so studen
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3rd - 8th
Analyzing Wildlife - Snakes, Frogs, Birds, Squirrels and Bugs
12 writing prompts to engage students in wondering about wildlife: What does a dragonfly think about while perched on a stick?Why would a frog sit still when it heard you walking nearby? How does a fly decide where to go and what to do all day? Why are some one color while others are lots of colors? How does a caterpillar know what to eat? Why do snakes slither along the ground? Are spiders afraid of snakes or thunder or the wind or anything? What happens when a bird sees something that i
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in:Â Bugs BUNDLE
Plants - Writing Prompts
27 printable or digital pages to engage your students in thinking about flowers, trees, bushes and grass: How are BIRDS and PLANTS connected to each other? Which plants ITCH your legs and feet? How does a tree GROW? Why might you SIT on the GRASS? What might you FIND in an old tree? Why are there PLANTS on Earth? Where do animals HIDE? How are plants DIFFERENT from each other? and more...PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use i
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3rd - 8th
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Wisdom the Albatross
Introduce your students to Wisdom, the albatross as you help them understand how birds are studied, and how research is put into action to protect albatross and other seabirds. This eBook highlights the life of Wisdom, at over 70 years-old, is the oldest known wild bird. The book explores her life and how she inspires bird lovers everywhere. Student will read about the special features of the albatross and why this bird and its nesting habitat is so special. The eBook contains photos, interesti
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4th - 7th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, 4-LS1-1
, MS-LS1-4
75 Questions for Kids - Back to School Writing
75 printable or digital writing prompts to engage students in thinking about wildlife on their first few weeks of school: Why are people afraid of spiders? Which parts of nature are pointy? Can plants feel pain? How do plants find water? What does an insect think about? Is a mountain alive? Do insects talk to plants? Why are some plants poisonous? What are little animals afraid of? What is a tree made of? and more... Take a look at the Preview to see sample pages. And if you would l
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4th - 10th
Earth Day - Writing Prompts
30 printable or digital pages to engage your students in thinking and writing on Earth Day: How do engines harm the Earth? How can we make the Earth safe for animals? How do we pollute the air? How can a child protect the Earth? How is Earth threatened by humans? And more. PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGITAL ACTIVITY: I created a digital version w
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in:Â New Teacher Activities - April (First Year Teacher) BUNDLE
Descriptive Writing - Beetles and Bugs
24 descriptive writing prompts about the BUGS:firefly, Japanese beetle, ladybug, red-eyed fly, cicada, darkling beetle, assassin bug, soldier beetle, horsefly, cucumber beetle, leatherwing beetle, bark beetle, harvestman, six-spotted tiger beetle, slug, carpenter ant, grasshopper, wheel bug, tent caterpillar, and more. Students describe the body, where the bug is and what it is doing. Plus, 10 free pages of materials from my Gifted and Talented series to explore the California state flag, a cha
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3rd - 8th
Also included in:Â Insects BUNDLE
Descriptive Writing - Dragonflies and Damselflies
23 descriptive writing printable or digital pages of dragonflies and damselflies: the eyes, mouth, head, body and wings. Notice that the dragonfly keeps its wings out to the side when at rest while the damselfly folds its wings behind its back. Notice the claspers at the end of a dragonfly’s body, and the segments that stretch from one end to the other. Notice the enormous eyes on their head, and the hairs that poke out between them. Notice the bulging chest and over-sized mouth. Notice the four
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in:Â Insects BUNDLE
Descriptive Writing - Spiders
30 descriptive writing prompts about spiders. Students describe the body, legs, spinnerets, eyes and mouth of the spider, as well as the environment (on a tree, in a web, on a flower, on the ground, standing on the water, etc.):orb-weavers, jumping spiders, hunting spiders, crab spiders, orchard spiders, green lynx spiders, long-jawed orb-weavers, ant-mimic spiders, six-spotted fishing spiders, wolf spiders, yellow garden spiders, harvestmen, and more. Plus, 10 free pages of materials from my G
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in:Â Insects and Spiders BUNDLE
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