Science Independent Work Packet

Carnival of the Animals Research Activity

By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation

Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities? These NEW activity sheets feature Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns! Students research each animal and record their habitat, diet, and more! Also includes a space to draw a scene with each animal.

Animal Research Sheets Include:

  1. Lion
  2. Rooster
  3. Donkey
  4. Tortoise
  5. Elephant
  6. Kangaroo
  7. Fish
  8. Cuckoo Bird
  9. Bird
  10. Swan
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Science Enrichment Prompts Editable – Year Long Independent Projects

By Michellecurtis

Bring excitement and independent exploration into your science classroom with these 52 editable Science Enrichment Prompts! Perfect for fostering critical thinking, curiosity, and research skills, this resource allows students to dive into fascinating science topics like the Solar System, Marie Curie, Black Holes, and Paleontology. Each prompt is fully customizable, making it easy to tailor to your specific needs and grade level.

Why Teachers Love This Resource:

  • Editable & Flexible: Adjust each prompt to fit your classroom’s unique learning goals.
  • Year-Long Enrichment: With 52 weeks of projects, this resource offers continuous learning opportunities.
  • Easy to Implement: No prep required—just print, glue into journals, and let students explore!
  • Engages Students: Prompts are designed to spark curiosity in students, encouraging independent research on diverse topics.
  • Develops Key Skills: Students will build their research, writing, and critical thinking skills, making this an ideal addition to any enrichment program.

Whether you are looking to challenge advanced learners or provide extra support for students needing more engagement, these science prompts make it easy to bring differentiated instruction to your classroom.

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Sea Animals Worksheets | Trace and Color | Kindergarten

By Teacher Ever Creative

Sea Animals worksheets for kindergarten up to grade 1 learners. This resource can help learners to correctly identify the animals by working through these tracing and coloring worksheets.

There are 20 sea animals included in this resource.

You will receive:

  • 20 sea animals tracing and coloring worksheets

Please have a look at the preview to know exactly what's included.

Thank you!

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Biological Classification Google Classroom Assignment

By Science Undercover

This Biology assignment is printable & digital via. Google Slides. There are 16 student slides, 33 total slides. Activities include drag & drop and fill in the blanks. This activity also covers topics such as Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Genus, Family, and Species. This is perfect for in-class work, homework, or even review.

Graphics:Smart Avocado

Fonts:Kimberly Geswein Fonts

© Science Undercover 2025

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Forms of Energy Booklet "CMELTS" | Notes, Sorting & Coloring Activities

By Nardine Mettry

This engaging 14-page resource transforms learning about energy into a fun and interactive experience. With a variety of activities, students will explore different energy forms, conduct hands-on experiments, and create a personalized energy reference guide.

What's Included:

  • Energy Notes: Introduce students to the six main types of energy: chemical, mechanical, electrical, light, thermal, and sound.
  • Energy Foldable: (cut and paste) allows students to create a personal reference guide for the different forms of energy where each section of the foldable can include notes, doodles, or mini-illustrations for better recall.
  • Kinetic and Potential & Circuit Exploration Cut and Paste: Differentiate between these two essential energy types through a hands-on activity.
  • Energy Coloring Pages: Reinforce concepts of electrical insulators, conductors, and thermal energy transfer through fun coloring activities.

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Pond Habitat Reading Comprehension

By Science and STEAM Team

Are you studying different habitats with your students? A pond habitat is one that many students can relate to! Are you looking for a resource that students can complete independently and incorporates reading? Students can read about how life in a pond changes throughout the seasons and draw the changes. For reluctant drawers, there are images that students can cut, color, and paste on the appropriate page.

- Standards and Suggestions are included to make your life easier.

- There are two posters of pond life and a video link to assist you in promoting discussion.

- Added bonus: Frog Life Cycle Worksheet

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PowerPoint Games: Animals Matching Game For Kids| Self Directed Learning

By Home Learners Hub

Ignite a Passion for Animals with Our Engaging Animals Matching PowerPoint Game

Set off on a thrilling journey with the "Animals Matching Game", a captivating PowerPoint game that transforms the wonders of the animal kingdom into a dynamic educational experience for children. This game skillfully merges the thrill of exploration with the delight of learning, enabling kids to match animals to their names, sounds, and habitats in an interactive safari-like adventure.

Benefits for Children:

Enhances Knowledge of Wildlife: Kids will explore a diverse range of animals, from well-known species to the more exotic, deepening their appreciation of our planet’s biodiversity.

Boosts Memory and Recognition Abilities: The game’s animal matching challenges are designed to hone memory, fine-tune attention to detail, and enhance pattern recognition skills.

Stimulates Curiosity about the Natural World: Unveiling unique animal traits and behaviors, this game nurtures a child’s curiosity and fascination with nature.

Interactive Educational Fun: Featuring vibrant animations and compelling gameplay, children stay actively involved, turning each challenge into a chance for discovery and learning.

Embark on the "Animals Matching Game" and watch as young explorers begin their own virtual safari, uncovering the secrets of the animal kingdom with each successful match.

What’s included:

- 1 powerpoint match game

Format:
- ppt show (you’ll just have to double click on the file to play the game)

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1.) This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped.

2.) Once payment is complete, you get lifetime access to the product.

3.) For PERSONAL USE ONLY.

4.) Quality of the actual game effects will be dependent on the quality and available storage space of the devices used.

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Due to the downloadable nature of this product, all sales are final.

There will be no refunds and no returns.

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Frog Life Cycle Science Unit Worksheets Vocabulary Labeling Writing NO PREP Fun

By April S Bash

Frog Life Cycle Study Packet

This 32-page packet provides a variety of levels (for early grades) to reach each individual student. Please see preview pages and descriptions below .

33 pages total include:

1. Table of Contents

2. Can - Have - Are

3. * * * Cut & Paste Sheet with scrambled answers

4. * * * Can-Have-Are Answer Sheet

5. Vocabulary : 10 words with definitions to match

6. * * * Vocabulary Answer Sheet

7. Reflection : Connection, Opinion, Steps You Would Give to Raise a Frog Egg.

8. Word Search : 20 Words

9. Word Unscramble : 10 words to unscramble

10. Spelling : 10 + 1 Bonus words

11. * * * Spelling Test, Blank, with primary handwriting lines

12. Step By Step : First, Next, Then, Last: : include a small illustration

13. Step By Step : First, Next, Then, Last: : illustrated with shaped-writing areas

14. Design & Detail illustrating page ….

15. Sequencing : 5 labeled & illustrated life cycle squares to cut & paste in order

16. * * * Sequencing answers

17. * * * Sequencing : Blank paste sheet

18. Cause & Effect  : Fill in the Cause & Effect blanks

19. ABC Order : 20 words from the book

20. * * * ABC Order : Answer Sheet

21. Writing Prompt : with frog- shaped lined paper ...

22. Follow the instructions : coloring, addition/subtraction using photos

23. Follow the instructions : counting pictures , left/right

24. Follow the instructions : F_irst/Second/Third/Fourth ; Counting photos graph_

25. Acrostic Poem : FROGS

26. Compare & Contrast Venn Diagram: tadpole vs frog

27. Math : 12 simple addition problems

28. * * * Math : answer sheet

29. Math : 12 simple multiplication problems

30. * * * Math : answer sheet

31. Label a Frog : 7 labels with fill-in-the-blank & word box included.

32. What’s That Photo : Label 10 photos with cut & paste words

33. Seek & Color : 10 images to find & color by instructions


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Chemistry - Webquest - Atoms and Elements Summative Assessment

By Ms Churchs Classroom

This chemistry webquest provides a comprehensive summative assessment for learning about atoms and elements. The ten tasks included in the packet cover topics such as WHMIS, lab safety, virtual labs, and the periodic table. This assessment is designed to align with AE9.1 and AE9.2 learning standards.

The packet can be used in a variety of settings, including daily tasks, major assessments, independent work, and distance learning. It is a valuable resource for teachers and students alike.

Please see the preview for a full view of the resource. Enhance your chemistry lessons and assess student learning with this engaging webquest!

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Survival Journal - Student Packet - End of Year Science Project

By Danielle Mortimore

Includes....

  • Student packet with all the information for the students to complete
  • Rubric for student AND teacher

This project is great for the end of the year. That weird time between end of course tests and the school year end is challenging. The project is mostly self-paced and great for those days that you only see some classes throughout the day. Minimum materials are needed! 11x7 paper, lined, paper, the packet, and yarn!

Student will make a map, complete a packet, and write some journal entries on how they would survive if they were stranded on a deserted island.

This product is only the student packet. You will need the teacher slides for the chance cards. Purchase the BUNDLE to get both.


Tennessee State Standards

  • 6.PS3.1 - Analyze the properties and compare the sources of kinetic, elastic potential, gravitational potential, electric potential, chemical, and thermal energy.
  • 6.LS2.4 - Using evidence from climate data, draw conclusions about the patterns of abiotic and biotic factors in different biomes, specifically the tundra, taiga, deciduous forest, desert, grasslands, rainforest, marine, and freshwater ecosystems
  • 6.ESS2.5 - Analyze and interpret data from weather conditions, weather maps, satellites, and radar to predict probable local weather patterns and conditions.
  • 6.ESS3.2 - Investigate and compare existing and developing technologies that will utilize renewable and alternative energy sources.

NGSS - Middle School

  • MS-LS2-1: Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem
  • MS-PS1-4: Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
  • MS-ESS2-5: Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
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Johnny Appleseed Day Craft & Activities | Educational Activity Pack Grades 1-5

By EduEnrich

✨Dive into the world of Johnny Appleseed with our engaging and comprehensive activity pack designed to celebrate the life and legacy of John Chapman!

**⭐**This pack is ideal for integrating a fun, educational theme around Johnny Appleseed’s birthday on September 26th.

What's Included:

  • Biography & Questions: Brief bio with questions on Johnny Appleseed’s life.
  • Day Celebration: Activities promoting agriculture and environmental care.
  • Writing Prompts: Short stories and poems to boost creativity.
  • Math Exercises: Apple-themed counting and basic math practice.
  • Field Trip Guide: Visit an apple orchard with guiding questions.
  • Science Activity: Apple life cycle with coloring and sequencing.
  • Hat Craft: Make Johnny Appleseed hats.
  • Apple Tasting: Explore apple varieties through tasting and description.

Educational Benefits:

  • Historical Insight: Learn about historical figures and their societal impact.
  • Plant Life Cycles: Understand agriculture and plant growth.
  • Math Skills: Practice basic math with themed exercises.
  • Creative Expression: Encourage writing and storytelling.
  • Environmental Awareness: Foster appreciation for nature.
  • Hands-On Learning: Engage with crafts and field trips.

How to Use:

  • Flexible Use: Adapt for full units or individual activities.
  • Versatile Timing: Ideal for a week-long unit or spread throughout the year.

Why Educators Love It:

  • Standards Aligned: Meets common core and educational objectives.
  • Easy Implementation: Clear instructions with all components included.
  • Cross-Curricular: Promotes learning across multiple subjects.
  • Engaging: Inspires learning with hands-on, fun activities.

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  • 1 Print-Ready PDF File.
  • Terms Of Use Text.
  • Terms Of Use and Credits PDF File.
  • Preview PDF File.

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Essential Physics - The Law of Conservation of Energy - 4 Paragraphs w/Questions

By Quick Assignment Central

Key Features:

  • Concise 4-Paragraph Format: Breaks down topics into manageable sections for maximum understanding. Written at a 7th grade ESOL student level but suitable for a wide range of learners.
  • Four Comprehension Questions: Encourages critical thinking and tests knowledge effectively.
  • Answer Key Included: Simplifies grading and ensures accurate evaluation.
  • Multi-Purpose Use: Ideal for lessons, homework, assessments, or review activities.
  • Wide Topic Range: This is one assignment from a series of 20. Buy different topics to use for group projects / study guides and more.

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New Alberta Grade 6 Science Curriculum Podcast & Study Guide Bundle

By Mark Holmes

Alberta Grade 6 Science Curriculum Podcast Bundle

Description:

Elevate your Grade 6 science instruction with this comprehensive podcast bundle aligned with the New Alberta Grade 6 Science curriculum! This resource pack includes 7 engaging podcasts, each accompanied by a detailed study guide, quiz, and glossary to reinforce key concepts and support diverse learning styles.

Complete Scientific Methods resource is attached & the podcast can be sampled here: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-xphm8-16f78af

What's Included:

  1. Seven Grade 6 level podcasts covering essential Grade 6 science topics (.wav & .mp3 files)
  2. Accompanying study guides for each podcast (Doc/Word/PDF)
  3. Quizzes to assess student understanding
  4. Glossaries of key terms for each unit

Units Covered:

  1. Living Systems: Ecology and Ecosystems
  2. Energy Resources: Renewable and Non-renewable Energy
  3. Forces: Types of Forces and Their Effects
  4. Matter: Particles and Temperature
  5. Scientific Methods: The Process of Scientific Inquiry
  6. Space: Our Solar System and Beyond
  7. Computer Science: Applying Scientific Principles

Why You'll Love It:

  • Aligns perfectly with the New Alberta Grade 6 Science curriculum
  • Engages auditory learners with informative and interesting podcasts
  • Reinforces learning with comprehensive study guides and quizzes
  • Supports vocabulary development with topic-specific glossaries
  • Saves you time with ready-to-use resources
  • Adaptable for in-class instruction, distance learning, or homework assignments
  • Each podcast is between 8 and 15 minutes long

Perfect for:

  • Grade 6 science teachers in Alberta
  • Homeschool parents following the Alberta curriculum
  • Resource teachers supporting Grade 6 science learners

Elevate your science instruction and engage your students with this comprehensive, curriculum-aligned resource pack. Download now and bring the New Alberta Grade 6 Science curriculum to life in your classroom!

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Solar Eclipse 2024 Activities Packet | Early Finisher Worksheets

By KJ Inspired Resources

Get excited for the 2024 Solar Eclipse with this fun and NO PREP independent work packet! Your students will stay engaged while learning about the solar eclipse and enjoy doing these printable activities. Perfect for center work, early finishers, morning work, supplemental lessons, and more!

10 Pages Included

  • Cover coloring page
  • KWL
  • word search
  • write your own questions
  • reading passage
  • true or false questions
  • finish the story prompt with writing paper
  • lines of symmetry
  • word work
  • bubble map
  • observation log

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Phlebotomy True or False! Intro/laws ethics/safety

By Melissa W

Introducing our Phlebotomy True or False Worksheet, the perfect educational resource to kickstart your journey into the world of phlebotomy! This worksheet is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to the essentials of phlebotomy, with a focus on key concepts such as safety protocols and ethical practices. Each statement on the worksheet challenges students to discern between factual and false information, reinforcing their understanding of critical topics.

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Life Cycle of a Turkey Reading Comprehension Passages | 4th Grade Science

By Create Learn Inspire Grow

Engage your 4th-grade students with this set of five informative reading comprehension passages on the life cycle of a turkey! Each passage is designed to enhance understanding of turkeys from egg to adult, fostering critical thinking and reading skills. Perfect for science lessons or as a fun seasonal activity.

Included in This Resource:

  • 5 Passages about the Life Cycle of a Turkey
  • 5 Comprehension Questions for Each Passage

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Solar Eclipses Adapted Notes and Review

By Sign with me TOD

This product includes vocabulary, notes, and review for students that are learning about the 2024 Solar Eclipse.

This product on solar eclipses covers the following: Students will learn what a solar eclipse is, the three main eclipses that will be covered include - total solar eclipse, partial solar eclipse, and annular eclipse and how they are different from one another, cosmic coincidences and how eclipses are unplanned, facts about the Sun and Moon and how the Sun is larger than the Moon and how it looks smaller when it is farther away, what happens to the sky during a solar eclipse, what should be worn during a solar eclipse - solar viewers, how it is never safe to look at the sun, how often solar eclipses happen, when the last total solar eclipse was in the United States, Europe, and Spain for comparison, a map that shows the last total solar eclipse that the United States experienced, and a map that shows where the total solar eclipse will cover on April 8th, 2024. A review that includes facts about the Sun, Moon, Earth, and planets is included in this product.

Throughout the product, students will answer comprehension questions, fill in the blank questions when provided with a key, multiple choice questions, and will label diagrams to ensure comprehension as they are learning about the types of eclipses and the planets.

At the end of this product, students will have the opportunity to draw a picture of a total solar eclipse and will label the sun, moon, and Earth.

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My Five Senses Worksheet Packet – Engaging Activities for Kids

By saadia balhous

Enhance your students' understanding of the five senses with this comprehensive 10-page worksheet pack! Perfect for preschool and early elementary students, these interactive activities promote sensory exploration and literacy skills.

Included Activities:

  1. Trace and Color: Students trace the word "senses" and color the corresponding picture.
  2. Match It Up: Match the sense words to their respective pictures.
  3. Connect the Dots: Draw lines connecting body parts to their associated senses.
  4. Likes and Dislikes: Tick the senses they enjoy and cross out those they don’t.
  5. Understanding Senses: A short explanation of the function of the five sense organs.
  6. Sensory Lists: Write three things they can touch, taste, smell, see, and hear.
  7. Fill in the Blanks: Complete sentences using the correct sense organs from a word bank.
  8. Cut and Paste Activity: Match senses to images through a fun cut-and-paste task.
  9. Creative Drawing: Use each sense to inspire drawings of items or experiences.
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Reading a Weather Forecast 1 Special Education Life Skills & Science

By Alyssa Stamm

Practice the important life skill of knowing the weather with these 7 day forecast comprehension pages! These are ideal for a life skills special education class, transition age special education classroom, math, and science!

This Level 1 Packet focuses on comprehension. Examples include finding the high or low temperature and identifying the weather for a given day.

This product contains 20 worksheets

*10 circle the answer worksheets

* 10 write the answer worksheets

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Soils and Weathering (Physical & Chemical) Escape Room No Prep!

By Miss Yous Clues and Resources

Looking for an exciting way to teach your students about soils and weathering? This Soils and Weathering Escape Room is the perfect blend of science content, close reading, and gamified learning! In this activity, students will explore how soil forms, the layers of soil, the importance of soil, and the difference between physical and chemical weathering through an engaging close reading article and four unique challenges.

Overview of the Activity: Students begin by reading a two-page informational passage that explains what soil is made of, how weathering occurs, and why soil is essential for plants and the environment. The article includes essential vocabulary like soil, rock, particles, silt, nutrients, weathering, and abrasion, providing a solid foundation for students before they tackle the four interactive challenges.

Each challenge targets a different skill:

  • Challenge 1: Matching vocabulary terms to their definitions (reinforcing soil and weathering concepts).
  • Challenge 2: True/false questions based on key facts from the reading (to build comprehension).
  • Challenge 3: Multiple-choice questions (testing understanding of key concepts like the layers of soil and types of weathering).
  • Challenge 4: Identifying the paragraph where certain information is found (developing close reading skills).

For each correct answer, students receive a clue—a one-digit number. After completing all four challenges, students use their numbers to solve a final puzzle and “escape” the room.

**Why Use Close Reading?:**Close reading is an instructional approach that encourages students to carefully analyze and interpret a text. In this escape room, students must return to the passage multiple times to find the answers to the questions, helping them:

  • Improve their reading comprehension.
  • Strengthen critical thinking skills.
  • Become more independent readers who can tackle complex information.

Benefits of Gamified Learning: Using an escape room format transforms a traditional lesson into an adventure! Students love the thrill of solving puzzles, working together, and completing challenges, which boosts their engagement and motivation. Here’s why gamified learning is a hit in the classroom:

  • Increases engagement: Students are naturally motivated by challenges and competition, making learning more interactive and exciting.
  • Enhances problem-solving skills: Escape rooms require students to use logic and critical thinking to solve clues and progress through tasks.
  • Encourages teamwork: As students collaborate, they practice communication and teamwork, skills essential for success in group settings.

**Perfect for Science and Literacy Integration:**This escape room seamlessly integrates science content with reading comprehension, making it a powerful resource for interdisciplinary learning. While students strengthen their understanding of soils and weathering, they’re also developing literacy skills by interpreting information, analyzing key details, and practicing vocabulary.

Whether you’re teaching about the formation of soil, the processes of physical and chemical weathering, or just looking for a fun, engaging way to challenge your students, this Soils and Weathering Escape Room is sure to captivate their attention while reinforcing key learning objectives.

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