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• This resource contains five non-fiction texts about plant adaptations. It was created
  for NGSS 3-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics. It is also available for use in Google Classroom ™.

• Are you having a hard time finding grade-appropriate reading passages about plant
  adaptations? Don't spend any more of your valuable time looking! There are passages about

Cactus

Seaweed

Bearberry

Water Lily

Maple Tree

• A tips sheet provides you with ways to use these passages most effectively.
• Differentiated recording sheets keep students actively engaged and thinking
  throughout the reading process.

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This resource is an introduction to natural disasters. It contains five informational reading passages about natural disasters. It was made for the NGSS 3-ESS3-1 and 4-ESS3-2 Earth and Human Activity Standards. It covers the following

natural disasters:

Earthquakes

Floods

Hurricanes

Tornadoes

Volcanoes

The passages were written with third graders in mind, but the information is very interesting and complex and would be useful for upper grades as well.

There is a tips sheet for teachers and two recording sheetsfor students. One recording sheet is a graphic organizer for students to fill in as they read. The other one asks them to draw and label the natural disaster they have studied.

These are great to use with the whole class, in small groups, with partners, and even at centers!

There is a bonus mini-poster on natural disasters as well.

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• Are you looking for an NGSS-aligned resource to teach about animal adaptation?
• This best-selling resource contains five informational reading passages about animal adaptations.
• It is also available for use in the Google Classroom™.

☀️ Animal Adaptations Non-Fiction Texts and Activities for Use with Google Slides™

• This highly engaging resource was made for the NGSS 3-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics.
• It covers the following animals in the following ecosystems:

Collared Lizard - desert

Clownfish - ocean

Arctic Fox - arctic tundra

Blue Heron - wetlands

Yellow Jacket - temperate forest

• The passages were written with third graders in mind, but the information is very interesting and complex and would be useful for upper grades as well. Even I learned things while researching the adaptations! There is a tips sheet for teachers and two recording sheets (differentiated) for students on which they can note the adaptations that their given animal has in order to survive in its ecosystem.

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This resource contains eight non-fiction texts about animal defenses.

There are two passages about animals that use camouflage, two about animals that use chemicals, two about animals that use mimicry, and two about animals that use another method of defense. The passages are written on different levels and are of different length making it easy to differentiate. There are corresponding recording sheets to help students show what they have read about.

The passages were written with fourth graders in mind, but the information is very interesting and complex and would be useful for upper grades as well.

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Do your students want to learn more about animal intelligence? This resource contains four non-fiction texts. Read about the intelligence of crows, pigs, octopuses, and elephants. There are QR code cards with direct links to YouTube about each animal. A recording sheet for students to document evidence of the intelligence of the animal they are learning about is included.

It was made for the NGSS

3-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

3-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits

3-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

4-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

Standard: 4LS1-2 Use a model to describe that animals receive

different information through their senses, process this information in

their brain, and respond to the information in different ways

The passages were written with third and fourth graders in mind, but the information is very interesting and would be useful for upper grades as well. Some passages are shorter than others and have less complex language so that you can easily differentiate for students.

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This resource contains six non-fiction texts about biomes of the United States. It was made for the NGSS 3-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics.

It covers the following biomes:

desert

grasslands

tropical rainforest

temperate forest

taiga

tundra

The passages were written with third graders in mind, but the information is very interesting and would be useful for upper grades as well. Some passages are shorter than others and have less complex language so that you can easily differentiate for students.

There is a tips sheet for teachers and a recording sheet for students on which they can note where the biome is found, the average annual precipitation, the average temperature, and plants and animals of the biome. Students respond to a question asking if they would like to live and that biome and tell why or why not.

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This resource contains six non-fiction texts about animals that live in groups and the reasons why this is advantageous to them!

There is a complete lesson plan and a graphic organizer for students to fill out while they read.

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This resource contains six informational reading passages about animal adaptations. There is an engaging animal adaptations worksheet for students to fill out as they read. It was made for the NGSS 3-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics.

It covers the following animals in the following ecosystems:

Jackrabbit - desert

Great White Shark - ocean

Rock Ptarmigan - arctic tundra

Dragonfly - wetlands

Box Turtle - temperate forest

Armadillo - southern regions (this is an extra because I took these great pics)

The passages were written with third graders in mind, but the information is very interesting and complex and would be useful for upper grades as well. Even I learned things while researching the adaptations! There is a tips sheet for teachers and two recording sheets (differentiated) for students on which they can note the adaptations that their given animal has in order to survive in its ecosystem.

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This resource contains five non-fiction texts about endangered animals. It was made for the MS-LS2-4 and 5 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics NGSS. It covers the following endangered animal species:

African Elephant

California Condor

Polar Bear

Rusty Patched Bumblebee

Sea Turtle

There are graphic organizers to fill in as the students are reading. There is a link to a video, as well as a couple of other suggestions!

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This resource contains five non-fiction texts about animals that are considered invasive species. It was made for the MS-LS2-4 and 5 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics NGSS. It covers the following invasive species:

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Lionfish

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- This resource contains six non-fiction texts about plant adaptations. It was created
for NGSS 3-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics.

- Are you having a hard time finding grade-appropriate reading passages about plant
adaptations? Don't spend any more of your valuable time looking! There are
passages about

Desert Mule's Ear - desert

Mangrove Tree - ocean

Arctic Moss - arctic tundra

Cattails - wetlands

Ferns - temperate forest

Kapok Tree - Rainforest

- A tips sheet provides you with ways to use these passages most effectively.

- Differentiated recording sheets keep students actively engaged and thinking
throughout the reading process.

⭐ What others are saying about our best selling resource Plant Adaptations #1:

"Great resource! Students of all ability levels were able to use it."

"These passages are an awesome way to teach plant adaptations while incorporating reading skills. I love how you can organize the information in a graphic organizer for a possible extended writing activity."

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This engaging resource contains five informational reading passages about animals affected by climate change. There is an engaging graphic organizer for students to fill out as they read. There is also a standards and suggestions sheet and a graph showing increasing global temperatures.

The passages were written with middle-schoolers in mind, but the information is very interesting and complex and would be useful for other grades as well.

Animals included:

polar bears

sea turtles

Monarch butterflies

cheetahs

salmon

☀️What others are saying about our top-selling reading passages:

**"**Great way for the kids to independently read and analyze what they learned through the use of the graphic organizer. They individually picked which plant they wanted to read about and then they shared with each other. It was a high-interest activity."

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This resource contains five non-fiction texts about animals that are considered invasive species. It was made for the MS-LS2-4 and 5 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics NGSS. It covers the following invasive species:

Burmese Python

Cane Toad

Emerald Ash Borer

Lionfish

Zebra Mussel

There are graphic organizers to fill in as the students are reading.

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Do your students want to learn more about animal intelligence? Get students looking in their own backyard for signs of animal intelligence! This digital-ready resource contains eight short non-fiction texts. Read about the intelligence of squirrels, chipmunks, raccoons, bees, crows, pigeons, goats, and pigs. Recording sheets for students to document evidence of the intelligence of the animal they observe and read about are included. There are also suggested YouTube videos.

In black and white and color.

The passages were written with third and fourth graders in mind, but the information is very interesting and would be useful for other grades as well. Some passages are shorter than others and have less complex language so that you can easily differentiate for students.

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This resource contains six non-fiction texts about biomes of the United States. It was made for the NGSS 3-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics.

It covers the following biomes:

desert

grasslands

tropical rainforest

temperate forest

taiga

tundra

The passages were written with third graders in mind, but the information is very interesting and would be useful for upper grades as well. Some passages are shorter than others and have less complex language so that you can easily differentiate for students.

There is a tips sheet for teachers and a recording sheet for students on which they can note where the biome is found, the average annual precipitation, the average temperature, and plants and animals of the biome. Students respond to a question asking if they would like to live and that biome and tell why or why not.

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Do you want to teach your middle school students about Ecosystem Populations? These middle school science lesson plans were made for the MS-LS2-4 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics NGSS.

Lesson 1: Wetlands: Biological and Physical Components

Lesson 2: Beavers' role in the Wetlands

Lesson 3: Invasive Species in the Wetlands

Lesson 4: Changes in the Physical Components in Wetlands

Lesson 5: Using Other Sources to Obtain Evidence

Lesson 6: Writing a Claim

*Having access to YouTube will enhance the lessons.

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Now one of top sellers, animal adaptations, also comes in printer-friendly black and white!

This resource contains five informational reading passages about animal adaptations. It was made for the NGSS 3-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics. It covers the following animals in the the following ecosystems:

Collared Lizard - desert
Clownfish - ocean
Arctic Fox - arctic tundra
Blue Heron - wetlands
Yellow Jacket - temperate forest

The passages were written with third graders in mind, but the information is very interesting and complex and would be useful for upper grades as well. Even I learned things while researching the adaptations!
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This printer-friendly, black-and-white resource contains five informational reading passages about animals affected by climate change. There is an engaging graphic organizer for students to fill out as they read. There is also a standards and suggestions sheet and a graph showing increasing global temperatures.

The passages were written with middle-schoolers in mind, but the information is very interesting and complex and would be useful for other grades as well.

Animals included:

polar bears

sea turtles

Monarch butterflies

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This engaging resource contains five informational reading passages about unusual birds, adaptations, their environment, life cycle, and more. The passages are written on three different reading levels. There is an engaging graphic organizer for students to fill out as they read.

The passages were written with third graders in mind, but the information is very interesting and complex and would be useful for upper grades as well. Even I learned things while researching! There is a tips sheet for teachers and a bird specific vocabulary sheet.

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This resource contains twelve non-fiction texts about some very interesting animals that I've encountered. It was made with the NGSS in the area of life sciences in mind. The articles are on a low to high third-grade reading level, but the passages are even interesting for adults! They are perfect for early finishers, for use in centers, and for whole and small group reading.

Animals written about include:

Armadillos

Black and Yellow Garden Spiders

Blue Herons

Crows

Elephants

Hermit Crabs

Lady Bugs

Mushroom Cap Jellyfish

Nine-Armed Sea Stars

Pigs

Sea Turtles

Monitor Lizards

There are a variety graphic organizers to fill in as the students are reading.

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