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This is an OUTSTANDING unit on inventions and inventors. It is a 24+ page reosurce with detailed lesson plans, technology integration links, and student worksheets and handouts (including a parent letter and guidelines on how to set up the end of unit Invention Convention). Download the preview file to see a sample of both the lesson plans and some student worksheets. It is scheduled to last for 8-10 weeks. It is adaptable from 2nd-5th grade with the best age range being in 3rd or 4th. The uni

Forces and Motion: Pushes and Pulls is a Kindergarten NGSS Unit with engaging hands-on investigations for students. Additionally, this unit includes supporting resources such as an anchor chart and vocabulary cards Within this PowerPoint please find 25 slides filled with: A unit overview Guiding questionsEnduring understandingsVocabulary cardsAnchor chart5 Learning Performance Tasks (or 7 investigation stations) Check out for more N.G.S.S. products here coming from the H.I.V.E. (Hub of Innovat

Waves: Sound & Light is a comprehensive Grade 1 NGSS Unit with engaging hands-on investigations for students. Additionally, this unit includes complete lessons that follow the 5E’s protocol (Engage, Explain, Explore, Elaborate, Evaluate) for each investigation. Furthermore, supporting resources such as an anchor chart, videos, vocabulary cards, student notebook, and a summative assessment are included. Purchase this outstanding Grade 1 NGSS unit to save time.  A phenomena for every investigat

This is an 10 page workbook that was created for a Solar System unit. It is the perfect resource for any 1st or 2nd grade study of the Sun and Plants. Each page gives some basic facts about the a plant. Students then work independently using the word banks given to complete cloze exercises on the content. For differentiation, teachers can remove the word banks for more able students. This also is the perfect type of resource to use for H/W activities during a Solar System unit. Check out my sol

Working in a 1:1 classroom? Do you use google docs? Are you tired of kids not finding their work or having disorganized notes? This VERY SIMPLE system will change all this. Perfect for a Middle or High School age range. You are purchasing a link to a Master copy google doc that has been created as a 'digital notebook' - Students simply write down the title of each lesson and the contents page (once refreshed) automatically populates. Students can take notes in an organzied way in the basic tem

The Earth in Space is a comprehensive Grade 1 NGSS Unit with engaging investigations for students. Additionally, this unit includes complete lessons with supporting resources such as an anchor chart, videos, vocabulary cards, student notebook, and a summative assessment. Purchase this outstanding Grade 1 NGSS unit to save time.  A phenomena for every investigation has already been curated for you and investigations have been designed to purposefully enable students to discover their learning in

Photos play a very important role in the creation of digital work. Take the time to lead a discovery lesson with students on these two apps. Allow them to learn the functions in these apps in a fun exploratory way instead of showing them how these apps work. Students will not only gain confidence and independence through this empowering teaching method, but also be able to use clear, cropped, and rotated photos in their digital work! This is a ppoint that expertly guides students through the

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This is an engaging certificate that teacher's can give out weekly for the student who has done the most work on their blogs. Two certificates fit nicely on A4 paper or card.