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WAVES OF ENERGY LAPBOOK is a wonderful resource that can be used for review and reinforcement or for research done by small groups/independent. Lapbooks are fun to create and easy to store. Concepts cover the following forms of energy: motion, light, sound, and heat. Also covered are the ways energy can be transferred, key elements to a circuit, and key vocabulary for the unit. Directions and Answer Keys are included in this set.

INTRO TO MAP SKILLS is an interactive resource for primary students. Notebook resources include parts of a globe and parts of a map, kinds of maps, posters for cardinal and intermediate directions, and the compass rose. The second part includes map concepts including continents and oceans of the world, l atitude and longitude, and posters for lines of latitude and longitude. Activities include Parts of a Globe Activity Cards, Using a Map Grid, Using Scale, and Using Your Map Skills which

Excellent resource for learning about fifteen of the early explorers of North America. Pages of helpful websites for student research, maps, and navigational tools to make with experiments. Great resource for interactive notebooks! Included are Leif Erikson, Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Amerigo de Vespucci, Giovanni da Verrazzano, Vasco Balboa, Ponce de Leon, Hernan Cortes, Francisco Coronado, Ferdinand Magellan, Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, Louis Joliet, Francis Drake, and Henry H

Great hands-on resource for students to learn about the four regions of New Jersey. Includes defining important terms, labeling a map and reinforcement activities. Perfect for small groups, whole group lessons, or independent activity at center time. Can be used with text books or online research.

SYSTEMS OF THE EARTH IS A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE FOLLOWING THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS FOR FIFTH GRADE. Included are unit vocabulary, and key concepts for Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, and Biosphere. Other key pages include Ocean Ecosystems, Water Distribution on Earth, Ways the Ocean Affect the Land, and Climate Change. All Directions and Answer Key is included as well as website on Climate Change for student use.

DEVELOPING HEALTHY HABITS: YOUR TEETH is the first in a series of interactive resources for students in grades 2 - 4. The first part includes topics: kinds of teeth, parts of a tooth, and tools that we use to keep our teeth healthy. The second part includes topics: going to the dentist, preventing cavities, and the right foods for healthy teeth. Keeping Track provides a chart for students to use to track how they are caring for their teeth. A list of unit resources is also included with info

Great resource for science interactive notebooks following Next Generation Science Standards for ecosystems, life cycles of plants and animals, and our inherited and acquired traits. Includes individual anchor charts for student notebooks. Can be used to reinforce texts used and teacher lessons. Great for review. Hands-on activities for reaching multiple learning styles of your students.

This resource will introduce and reinforce different sources of energy: Motion, Light, Heat, Sound, and Electric. Pages include: Motion energy as it relates to Kinetic and Potential Energy, How Energy is Transferred, Types of Light, Heat, and Sound Energy, and Key Elements of a Circuit. Activities are included for hands-on experiments. Samples of interactive notebook pages are also included.

A comprehensive product to enhance your instruction. Interactive notebook activities as well as two engineering projects. Included topics: types of weathering, natural disasters and how humans can protect themselves.

This interactive notebook resource will help your students to reinforce the concepts covered in your lessons regarding Next Generation Science Standards for the third grade unit on Forces and Interactions. Topics include identifying pushes and pulls, balanced and unbalanced forces, patterns of motion, and magnets. Experiments include making and using a pendulum and investigating magnetic fields. Anchor charts for student notebooks, vocabulary, and answer keys are also included.

Hands on activities make learning fun and memorable. This project will keep your students engaged while learning about how the Native Americans used their natural resources to live. Each group will create their own village depicting the lives of the tribe they are researching. Can be used for any tribe they are assigned. Guide sheets help the students during research.

Great resource based on Next Generation Science Standards for interactive notebooks. Topics include: Atoms, Periodic Table, and Elements. Activities include identifying solids, liquids, and gases, physical and chemical properties of matter as well as types of bonding. The second half of this resource covers topics on thermal energy, points-of-change, temperature, and natural/synthetic materials. Unit projects and resources are included as well as full directions with pictures and a th

This is the second unit from BECOMING A BETTER READER which focuses on BIOGRAPHY. It is a comprehensive resource for ELA interactive notebooks. The first half covers reading non-fiction topics including: unit vocabulary words, discovering how to use text features, understanding and identifying text structures and signal words. The second half covers understanding primary and secondary sources, how to research, read closely, and take notes. Students will create timelines and prepare fo

This is the THIRD unit from the BECOMING A BETTER READER SERIES which focuses on FANTASY. It is a comprehensive resource for ELA interactive notebooks. The first half covers fantasy topics including: unit vocabulary words, types of fantasy, characters in a fantasy, elements of a fantasy, symbolism and themes in a fantasy. The second half covers important literary elements including understanding setting, characters and character traits, plot, point of view and conflict. Also included

COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE FOR INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS FOLLOWING NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS FOR FIFTH GRADE. Topics include: Unit Vocabulary, Five Things All Plants Need to Grow, Photosynthesis, Organisms in an Ecosystem, Producers, Consumers and Decomposers, Ecosystems and Biomes, Food Chains, Invasive Species. Also included are Activities and Resources, Complete Directions, and Answer Key.

STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES OF MATTER is a complete resource for primary students based on the Next Generation Science Standards. This interactive notebook covers topics including unit vocabulary, states of matter, and identifying and comparing properties of matter. Also included are activities for the properties of absorbency, strength, and flexibility. Another activity is Find the Object That is... which includes 20 object cards for students to categorize by properties and Let's Build It,

Comprehensive Reading Unit for character study for use in an Interactive Reading Notebook. Topics include: Identifying Character Traits, Types of Conflict, Inferring Character Relationships, Making Character Predictions, Identifying How Characters Change, Setting, Plot, and Point of View.Directions and Answer Keys are included.

A COMPREHENSIVE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK RESOURCE BASED ON NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS FOR FIFTH GRADE. Includes: resources for unit vocabulary, gravitational force and pull, the life cycle of a star, constellations, and the cause for day and night, including rotation and revolution. Also includes: how shadows are cast, including a mini lab for observing the shadow of a stationary object, the phases of the moon and facts about our sun. FULL DIRECTIONS AND PICTURES INCLUDED AS WELL AS FULL ANS

This is the FOURTH unit from the BECOMING A BETTER READER SERIES which focuses on MYSTERY. It is a comprehensive resource for ELA interactive notebooks. Mystery topics including: unit vocabulary words, characters in a mystery, elements of a mystery, and plot in a mystery. Also included is understanding point of view, making predictions, foreshadowing, and flashback. Student projects, directions and an answer key are also included.

DEVELOPING HEALTHY HABITS: YOUR EYES is the second resource in the series. It is a comprehensive interactive notebook resource for teaching students about taking care of their eyes. Included is a simple diagram and descriptions about the parts of the eye. Students will create a ten page fold out on ways to protect their eyes. Basic eye problems are defined, as well as the different kinds of doctors who take care of our eyes. An anchor chart explains how the eye works when we see an object