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This product is a set of four reading passages in worksheet form designed for 5th grade students preparing for the NWEA MAP ELA, Reading and Language Usage tests. The resource includes two informational writings and two literary writings within the RIT BAND 172-214 range. It serves as an excellent test prep activity to review key concepts. This resource can be utilized as bell/morning work, independent practice, or homework assignments to reinforce skills and concepts before the NWEA MAP tes

This Student Science Interactive Journal for Energy Transfer is written to align with NGSS 4-PS3-2, 4-PS3-3 and 4-PS3-4 to lead a student through a 5E Lesson Plan. The journal includes two close readings with questions: one on How Energy Moves from Place to Place and the other is on How Far Away is That Lightning. Students explore Energy Transfer and Energy Transformation with five Science Labs. This Student Science Journal contains four videos and several drag and drop activities. Student

5th grade Science NGSS 5-LS1-1 Aligned: Photosynthesis is an engaging 5E lesson plan which catches the students’ imagination with a story about how Clara, a plant, experiences photosynthesis. Students will be asked to infer what is happening to Clara based on what she is experiencing in the story. This 5E lesson includes experiments, PowerPoint presentations and videos to help students understand how plants make their own food, and why that process is so important to life on Earth. This le

This stand-alone activity can also be a supplement to Energy Transfer NGSS 4-PS3-2 lesson plan. Students are asked to identify which energy is being transferred and then to explain how the energy is being transferred. We found this to be a very engaging activity and can lead to great class discussions. As class members look at the pictures, some slides may have up to three correct answers. This situation provides excellent opportunities for lively class discussions and discovery. This is

Engineering Design: Playground Swing (Aligns with NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1, 2, & 3)This NGSS aligned STEM project engages your students with a hands-on experience in designing and building a playground swing. While doing this project, they will learn and understand the engineering design process. This lesson addresses NGSS Performance Expectation NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1, 2, &3: Define a simple design problem, generate and compare multiple solutions, and plan and carry out fair tests. The lesson draws studen

NGSS 5-ESS1-1 and NGSS 5-ESS1-2 5E Lesson Plans are included in this Bundle. These lessons plans are designed to be fun and engaging for your students. Product Descriptions NGSS 5-ESS1-1 Brightness of the Sun and Stars – Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distance from the Earth. 5th Grade Science NGSS 5-ESS1-1 Brightness of the Sun and Stars is an engaging and interesting lesson which includes videos,

Use this self-grading assessment of NGSS 5TH Grade Matter Performance Expectations 5-PS1-1, 5-PS1-2, 5-PS1-3, and 5-PS1-4 in Google form quiz format or use the paper version to review or assess your students’ knowledge . The assessment contains twenty-one multiple choice questions that are illustrated with pictures or a movie clip. Answer keys are included.We also address the NGSS 5th Grade Matter Performance Expectations in the following 5E lesson plans: The NGSS Performance Expectations ar

This no-prep lesson plan is an ideal supplement to your NGSS 4-PS4-2 science class. This lesson reinforces the concepts of Transparent, Translucent and Opaque matter, and their roles in interacting with light waves. The product contains 30 Interactive Slides for Google Classroom, Microsoft OneDrive or can be Printed. It includes an informational text on How Light Waves travel to fully explain this content. The Slides also contain questions to spur Student Inquiry that will lead to

Prepare your 5th grade students for higher scores on the NWEA MAP Reading and Language test with this Informational reading passage on The Most Amazing Creature with practice test questions on the RIT BAND 187-214 level. Reading skills targeted are identifying author’s purpose, text structure, cause and effect, find context clues, vocabulary, genre, main idea, and language usage. Printable and Self-Grading Google Quiz versions are included in this product. Our Informational Passage: The

This informative and entertaining package includes a wealth of material and exercises on wind energy, its environmental benefits, and challenges. Materials are aligned with Common Core and address Next Generation Science Standards as well. Included with the PowerPoint presentation on windmill technology (at the elementary level), are: Reading comprehension exercises Interactive notebook sheets Interactive vocabulary exercisesComprehensive teacher notes and answer keysFlash cardsA simple, fun wi

This Digital Science Interactive Journal is written to align with NGSS 4-ESS3-1. Students will explore Renewable and Non-Renewable Energies, especially Coal, Oil. Gas. Wind, Hydroelectric, Solar, Nuclear, and Geothermal. They will be asked to research the advantages and disadvantages of each energy source and the impact that each type has on the environment. Also included in the journal is a close reading: What are Natural Resources? This lesson also aligns with NGSS standard MS-ESS3-1.

This Reading Comprehension passage and Stem Activity package combines close reading of a science informational text along with a STEM project to reinforce the reading. The passage uses text based questions which require evidence based answers to help develop close reading skills. Answer key is included. You can use this package in a number of ways: • As a stand-alone unit for the entire class • As supplemental material for students who finish a task early • As a package for a substitute tea

This No-Prep NGSS 4-LS1-1 Lesson Plan contains an Informational Text, eight Student Interactive Slides, and a Student Graphing Activity for Google Slides and Print. It Is designed to be directly aligned to the concepts of Internal and External Structures of Loggerhead turtles and asks students to construct an argument that the structures support the turtle’s survival, growth, and reproduction. Students will also have a graphing activity where they graph Loggerhead Turtle nests and analy

Mercury: Exploring the Solar System is a highly engaging and well-illustrated science literacy reading on the planet Mercury. It can be used as part of a solar system or astronomy unit or as a stand-alone close reading assignment. Two short videos on Mercury have been provided to use as an introduction. The reading passage covers Mercury’s place in the Solar System and compares Mercury with Earth. It also covers conditions on the surface of Mercury and covers the temperatures and features

This product is an excellent elaboration for 5-PS2-1, Gravity and MS-ESS1-3 Scale properties of objects in the solar system, TEKS S.6.11.A. This is a fun project for students to determine how much someone would weigh on each planet, and how old someone would be in each planet’s years. This package includes both a self-grading version for Google forms, and a paper version. This lesson can be used several ways, as a stand-alone class activity, as a substitute package, as an elaboration for

This 4th Grade no prep unit is aligned with NGSS 4-PS4-1, and provides versions for Google Slides, Microsoft One Drive and Print. Students explore Waves by reading a close reading on Mechanical Waves and then completing 27 interactive slides. On the slides, students analyze whether the picture shows a transverse or longitudinal wave, what medium the energy traveled through, and then answer a question specific to that phenomenon. Students will then develop their own model of both a tra

“Differentiated Science Literacy Reading Passages – The Planet Mars” will allow each student in your class to enjoy the same high-quality science content at their own differentiated reading skill level. This resource contains an illustrated reading passage on the planet Mars which has been differentiated for grades 3 – 7. This resource integrates a science topic with Common Core reading standards and differentiates the passages by grade level. It will allow you to save time, teach across your

How do Bats Find Food in the Dark is an inquiry-based learning lesson that supports NGSS 4-PS4-3. This lesson includes a Google Slides version, an interactive Microsoft PowerPoint version and a PDF version to PRINT. Each slide has an Audio Read Aloud button to help students with reading. In this lesson, students watch a video, read a passage, create a diagram, answer discussion questions, and reflect. The lesson also covers what people have learned from bats and shows how we du