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Green Ninja is a comprehensive middle school science NGSS-aligned curriculum that blends real-life phenomena, hands-on projects, flexible instructional tools, and embedded assessments for an engaging and authentic learning experience.
Green Ninja grew out of academic research at San José State University that identified key methods to improve student motivation and student achievement in science. The California Department of Education adopted Green Ninja as an approved middle school science publisher, and our curriculum is being used as the primary science program in districts throughout the state. Green Ninja is a California Benefit Corporation with the primary aim of helping to create a cleaner and healthier planet for everyone.
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Classroom Management Plan Template - The Assertive Discipline Model
The assertive discipline model focuses on clear expectations and consistent follow-through. Clearly Stated Rules and Consequences: Establish and communicate clear rules and the consequences for breaking them. This ensures students understand the boundaries and what is expected of them. For example, a rule might be “Raise your hand before speaking,” with a consequence for not following it being a warning or loss of privileges.Positive Recognition for Good Behavior: Consistently recognize and rewa
6th - 8th
NGSS SEP and CCC Classroom Posters
Decorate your science classroom with our NGSS Science and Engineering Practices (SEP) and Crosscutting Concepts (CCC) posters to remind your students of the practices and concepts during lessons. Tip from science education expert Matt d’Alessio, “Make NGSS visible in your classroom!” Blue tape: 8 Science & Engineering PracticesGreen tape: 7 Crosscutting ConceptsPoint to these posters during lessons to highlight which practices and concepts you’re focusing on. This helps students become familiar
Not Specific
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
Science Icebreaker Bingo - Grade 8 Exploring Early Earth Unit
This Science Icebreaker Bingo activity introduces students to a variety of space-related and general science topics, aligning with Green Ninja’s Grade 8 Unit 1’s focus on asteroid impacts and Earth’s history. This bingo chart helps students connect their personal experiences and knowledge to concepts they’ll explore in the unit, such as planetary motion, forces, and computer programming. By engaging with these topics in a fun, interactive way, the bingo game sets the stage for the unit’s progre
8th
Earth Sciences, Science
NGSS
MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
Graphic Organizers for Crosscutting Concepts
Scientific thinking involves more than just memorizing facts. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) outline powerful thinking tools called “crosscutting concepts” to make sense of phenomena across disciplines. These big ideas include cause-and-effect, systems, energy flows, structure-function, and patterns. How can busy educators translate these abstract concepts into concrete classroom activities? Check out the graphic organizer examples to get started in class. If you’d like to learn mo
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Basic Principles, General Science, Science
Science Icebreaker Bingo - Grade 6 Energy and Climate Unit
This Science Icebreaker Bingo activity introduces students to concepts of heat transfer and insulation, which directly ties into Green Ninja’s Grade 6 Unit 1’s focus on energy efficiency and climate change. By exploring everyday methods of keeping things hot or cold, students activate their prior knowledge about thermal energy and share that knowledge with each other, thus preparing them for deeper investigations into Earth’s systems, greenhouse gasses, and ultimately, the design of climate-fri
6th
Earth Sciences, Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ESS3-5
+3
IB MYP Sciences Unit Planners for Year 2 of Green Ninja
Streamline your curriculum planning with expertly developed, ready-to-use unit planners by Green Ninja, designed to effortlessly integrate NGSS standards and IB frameworks. Our MYP unit planners are a part of the larger Green Ninja middle school science curriculum. Visit www.greenninja.org to learn more about our program. What’s in Our Planners?Unit Plans: Six detailed MYP Unit Plans for each grade covering a full year of instruction.Subject Grade Overview: Summary of MYP science units and key
7th
General Science, Science
CCSS, NGSS
6.SP.B.4
, 6.SP.B.5
, 7.SP.C.6
+58
IB MYP Sciences Unit Planners for Year 1 of Green Ninja
Streamline your curriculum planning with expertly developed, ready-to-use unit planners by Green Ninja, designed to effortlessly integrate NGSS standards and IB frameworks. Our MYP unit planners are a part of the larger Green Ninja middle school science curriculum. Visit www.greenninja.org to learn more about our program. What’s in Our Planners?Unit Plans: Six detailed MYP Unit Plans for each grade covering a full year of instruction.Subject Grade Overview: Summary of MYP science units and key
6th
General Science, Science
CCSS, NGSS
6.SP.A.1
, 6.SP.A.2
, 6.SP.B.5
+61
IB MYP Sciences Unit Planners for Year 3 of Green Ninja
Streamline your curriculum planning with expertly developed, ready-to-use unit planners by Green Ninja, designed to effortlessly integrate NGSS standards and IB frameworks. Our MYP unit planners are a part of the larger Green Ninja middle school science curriculum. Visit www.greenninja.org to learn more about our program. What’s in Our Planners?Unit Plans: Six detailed MYP Unit Plans for each grade covering a full year of instruction.Subject Grade Overview: Summary of MYP science units and key
8th
General Science, Science
CCSS, NGSS
8.G.A.1
, 8.EE.A.2
, 8.EE.A.3
+58
Student Slide Deck For Autumn - Saving the Monarchs Unit
It’s monarch migration season, and people all over North America enjoy seeing these amazing creatures! Take a peek into Green Ninja’s Saving the Monarchs Unit with the student slide deck from Chapter 1. The slide deck is designed to provide lessons, activities, discussions, and assignments for each chapter. In our monarch unit, students learn about monarch butterflies, their declining population and delayed migration, and create action plans to protect them for the unit’s culminating project. Th
6th - 8th
General Science, Science
NGSS
MS-LS1-4
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-PS3-3
+1
Science Icebreaker Bingo - Grade 7 Minerals Unit
This Science Icebreaker Bingo activity introduces students to various metals commonly found in everyday objects, particularly focusing on those used in smartphones and other technologies. This directly connects to Green Ninja’s Grade 7 Unit 1’s exploration of Earth’s material resources and their increased usage in modern devices.The downloadable chart includes a helpful answer key for teachers, providing examples of everyday items containing each metal. This allows instructors to guide students
7th
Earth Sciences, Science
NGSS
MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS2-1
Unit Storyline and Classroom Slides - Grade 8 Exploring Early Earth Unit
Green Ninja’s Grade 8 Exploring Early Earth Unit starts by looking at an asteroid impact of Earth and how this has shaped our history. Students will explore fossils and rock layers, Newton’s law of motion, and be introduced to programming. What’s IncludedUnit Storyline: Our unit storyline showcases the student’s journey while progressing through the unit, including science topics, key activities, and NGSS focus.Classroom Slides: These comprehensive slide decks provide lessons, activities, discus
8th
Earth Sciences, Science
NGSS
MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
+1
Unit Storyline and Classroom Slides - Grade 6 Energy and Climate Unit
Green Ninja’s Grade 6 Energy and Climate Unit introduces Earth’s systems and the influence of greenhouse gasses on climate change through concepts of thermal energy transfer. What’s IncludedUnit Storyline: Our unit storyline showcases the student’s journey while progressing through the unit, including science topics, key activities, and NGSS focus.Classroom Slides: These comprehensive slide decks provide lessons, activities, discussions, and assignments for each chapter of an entire unit in our
6th
Earth Sciences, Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ESS3-5
+3
Unit Pre-Assessment - Grade 6 Energy and Climate Unit
This is a pre-assessment from Green Ninja’s Grade 6 Energy and Climate Unit designed to evaluate students’ prior knowledge of climate, temperature, and energy concepts. Our Energy and Climate Unit introduces Earth’s systems and the influence of greenhouse gasses on climate change through concepts of thermal energy transfer. Sign up for a demo account to access the following resources in Chapter 1 of our Grade 6 Energy and Climate Unit. Lesson plansVocabularyChapter readingsAssessment resourcesV
6th
Environment, General Science, Science
NGSS
MS-ESS3-5
Unit Storyline and Classroom Slides - Grade 7 Minerals Unit
Green Ninja’s Grade 7 Minerals Unit introduces Earth’s minerals as students investigate continental drift, seafloor spreading, and the rock cycle. What’s IncludedUnit Storyline: Our unit storyline showcases the student’s journey while progressing through the unit, including science topics, key activities, and NGSS focus.Classroom Slides: These comprehensive slide decks provide lessons, activities, discussions, and assignments for each chapter of an entire unit in our middle school science curric
7th
Earth Sciences, Science
NGSS
MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS2-1
Science Classroom Expectations Posters - Curiosity, Courage, and Respect
Decorate your science classroom with our Science Classroom Expectations Posters to help reinforce classroom expectations of curiosity, courage, and respect. If you’d like to learn more about how to set classroom expectations effectively, read more here. Dimensions: 10" x 7.5" For more science classroom resources including games and videos, visit our resource page. For any questions, please reach us at contact@greenninja.org.
Not Specific
Science
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Green Ninja is a comprehensive middle school science NGSS-aligned curriculum that blends real-life phenomena, hands-on projects, flexible instructional tools, and embedded assessments for an engaging and authentic learning experience.
Green Ninja grew out of academic research at San José State University that identified key methods to improve student motivation and student achievement in science. The California Department of Education adopted Green Ninja as an approved middle school science publisher, and our curriculum is being used as the primary science program in districts throughout the state. Green Ninja is a California Benefit Corporation with the primary aim of helping to create a cleaner and healthier planet for everyone.
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Learn more about Green Ninja at www.greenninja.org.
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