Description
• This download includes resources for one science lesson. No prep needed!
• The resources in the download are re-bundled from my Natural Resources Unit Bundle.
• Lessons allow you to purchase materials for a specific topic – not an entire unit!
• Printable and digital resources included. Editable components.
• Editable files compatible or made for both Microsoft Office AND Google Apps
This lesson includes:
• Bell Ringer/Exit Slip with tiered questions
• Presentation Slides, Scaffolded Notes and Modified Notes
• Interactive Notebook Lesson (Input Notes and INB Activity + 2-Part Reflection)
• Homework with Tiered Questions and Standardized Test Prep Questions
• Reading Passage with Questions that support Informational Text ELA CCSS
• Mini-Assessment/Quiz
Learning Objective
Explain the effects of uneven distribution of natural resources.
Next Generation Science Standards
NGSS 4-ESS3-1, MS-ESS3-1
DCI ESS3.A
POWERPOINT & NOTES
This download includes presentation slides, scaffolded (fill-in-the blank) notes and modified notes. These resources are 100% EDITABLE. Downloaded files (PPTX and DOCX) are optimized for PowerPoint and Word. Force-copy links for files optimized for Google Slides and Docs included.
INB LESSON
The INB lesson comes in a printable and digital form. The printable form includes an overview with the LO(s) and NGSS/DCI alignment, one page of input notes, at least one INB activity, a 4-5 question quiz and a two-part reflection exercise. The digital INB lesson is a fillable slide compatible with PowerPoint and Google Slides and includes editable input notes, a digital INB activity and a digital reflection exercise. A force-copy link for a digital Google Form quiz included. Editable DOCX files of the input notes and quiz are included. Key included.
BELL RINGER
This bell ringer is a tiered 3-part activity designed to “warm up” students at the beginning of a lesson. It can also be used as an exit slip at the end of a lesson. Designed to be completed in 5 minutes. Full and half page printing options. Digital assignment included. Editable presentation (PPTX file) included. Key included.
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
The homework is a two-page activity. The first page is a three-part activity with short answer questions tiered to Bloom’s taxonomy. The second page includes five standardized test-style multiple choice questions focused on NGSS and DCI. Designed to be completed in 20 minutes. Digital assignment included. Key included.
READING PASSAGE
A one-page reading passage with text-dependent comprehension questions. Includes Immersive Reader and a one-page summary of key ideas and vocabulary to support ESL students and struggling readers. Includes five short answer questions tiered to Bloom’s Taxonomy and 10 multiple choice questions aligned with Middle School ELA CCSS RI.1 – RI.10. Designed to be completed in 20 – 30 minutes. Digital assignment included. Key included.
IMMERSIVE READER
This resource includes a version of the reading passage that can be read to a student with Microsoft’s Immersive Reader. The Immersive-Reader compatible passage is a read-only word document accessed in a web browser. Internet access required. Students are provided a link to the Immersive Reader compatible passage in the printable and digital versions of the passage.
Immersive Reader is a FREE Microsoft educational tool. You do NOT need a Microsoft account to access this tool in a web browser. Learn more about Immersive Reader HERE.
Immersive Reader can:
• Read the entire passage to a student
• Help pronounce individual words in a passage as a student reads
• Translate the entire passage or individual words in the passage for ESL students
• Change the font, text color and background color for students with visual impairments
Additional Notes
• Written and video instructions for students are included: http://safesha.re/ppk
• Download a FREE unit of Immersive Reader compatible reading passages HERE.
DIGITAL RESOURCES
This lesson includes modified files that facilitate online – distance learning:
• Fillable slides designed to work with Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Digital assessments designed with Google Forms.
Important Notes about Fillable Slides:
• Digital assignments work seamlessly with Google Slides: WATCH ME
• Each assignment is saved as an individual file with the key removed.
• Digital assignments CANNOT be edited. Only the text boxes or forms can be manipulated.
All Digital resources can be shared via platforms that are password-protected or accessible only to students.
SHARING FILES for Distance Learning, Homeschooling or At-Home Tutoring
Teachers can share all files in this lesson with students via email, password-protected websites (ex. Google Classrooms or Blackboard) or secure file sharing platforms (ex. Google Drive or DropBox). You CAN use these online resources to share with your students – and ONLY your students – as long as the general public cannot access the files.
TERMS OF USE
• All rights reserved by Stephanie Elkowitz.
• This product is to be used by the original purchaser only.
• Intended for classroom and personal use only.
• Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited.
• This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view.
• Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
