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Here is a wonderful bundle to create a memorable and educational unit about the Arctic and Antarctic Regions! Each resource is hands-on and includes informational blurbs. Many of the activities are easily differentiated and can be used with elementary to middle or even high school-aged kids! WHAT'S INCLUDED: "Antarctic Food Chain": A fun flipbook to learn about ecosystem interconnections in Antarctica."Arctic vs. Antarctic": A graphic organizer to learn about the weather, seasons, geography, lan

DESCRIPTION Here is an interactive and hands-on way to learn about the 8 planets revolving around our sun. It is a great way to learn the names and order of the planets in our solar system (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune). It is also super easy to plan for and make. Simply color the planets, cut out the spinner, and assemble with a brass fastener. You also have 2 different spinner covers to choose from (one with stars and one without). This activity is a perfec

DESCRIPTION Here is an interactive and hands-on way to learn about the phases of the moon! Choose between 3 different options for the spinner to differentiate learning at various levels and age groups. The first option already has the phases colored in and only requires cutting out the one spinner. The second option has students color in the moon to help understand that the moon waxes (grows) on the right side and wanes (shrinks) on the left side. The third option has students draw in each phase

DESCRIPTION Here is a fact-filled and fun graphic organizer/flipbook to learn about the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Compare and contrast the North and South Poles easily with this engaging activity! Students will learn about the weather, landscape, geography, animals, people, and seasons of each of these frozen places. You will even learn some history! Did you know that Antarctica has the most volcanoes out of any place on Earth? Did you know that the Arctic has 4 million inhabitants? Your stu

DESCRIPTION Here is an easy-to-make, interactive, hands-on way to learn the science behind how snow crystals/snowflakes form. Each of the 8 spinner sections has both a picture to color and an informative blurb, making this activity not only fun, but very educational. This craft is perfect for any Winter or Weather Unit. MATERIALS NEEDED: Crayons/markers/colored pencils, scissors, 1 brass fastener DIRECTIONS Print out the spinner and spinner cover.Color both the spinner cover (p1) and the Snowfla

DESCRIPTION Create an adorable accordion book to teach kids the 8 planets that revolve around our sun. This activity gives young students practice in coloring, cutting, pasting, and placing pictures in the correct order. Each planet has an informative blurb so that this book is not only cute, but educational! MATERIALS NEEDED: Yellow cardstock (optional), black paper (optional), scissors, colored pencils or markers, glue stick, glow-in-the-dark stars (optional) DIRECTIONS Choose your cover from

DESCRIPTION Here is a fun and informative graphic organizer to teach about 10 different types of fossils and what they have taught us about the world we live in! Each fossil has an educational blurb included with its picture. For example, kids will learn that because of coral fossils found on mountaintops, we know at one time in Earth’s history there used to be oceans where mountains now exist. Or that the tropical flower fossils found in very cold regions today allow us to know that the Earth’s

DESCRIPTION Here is an interactive and hands-on way to learn about the 12 Zodiac constellations and the times of the year in which they are visible! Choose between 2 different spinner covers and 2 different constellation spinners. The first spinner option includes a picture of the constellation with its name. The second spinner option is the same as the first option, but also includes the dates specific for each zodiac sign, which also roughly correspond to when the constellation can be seen in

DESCRIPTION How does water go from the ground into a cloud and back again? Here is a memorable book to teach the water cycle to young kids, that combines language arts with science! Kids will love customizing their own book by naming their water drop and then following their water drop on its amazing journey. In this book kids will learn that water can be in gas, liquid, or solid form. They will learn about evaporation and transpiration. They will see the repetition of the cycle, and how it keep