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Next Gen Science Standards (NGSS) Reading, Diagrams, Activities, Assessment

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Adaptation to their Environment - Diagram
Animal Structure and Function - Humans - Mini-Poster
Atmosphere Layers Diagram (Color)
Biosphere Mini-Poster (Color)
Bluebird Survival Tricks - Mini-Poster
Bullfrog Survival Tricks - Mini-Poster
Earth's Systems Mini-Poster
Geosphere and the Rock Cycle Diagram (Color)
Hydrosphere and the Water Cycle Diagram (Color)
Monarch Butterfly Survival Tricks - Mini-Poster
Natural Selection in Caribou Diagram
Structure and Function in AMPHIBIANS - Mini-Poster
Structure and Function in BIRDS - Mini-Poster
Structure and Function in INSECTS - Mini-Poster
Structure and Function in MAMMALS - Mini-Poster
Structure and Function in REPTILES - Mini-Poster
Variation of Traits in Dogs - Poster

Related Reading:
Adaptation and Natural Selection: Read and React
Earth’s Systems – Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, and Biosphere Reading
Heredity - Read Aloud (Grade 1)
Structures and Functions of Porcupines - Reading with Short Answers

Related Assessment:
Adaptation and Natural Selection - Multiple Choice
Adaptation and Natural Selection - Short Answer Quiz
Earth Systems - Matching Quiz
Earth’s Systems - Multiple Choice Test
Earth's Systems Reading - Short Answer Quiz
Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience - Multiple Choice (Environmental Issues)
Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience Short Answer Quiz
Geosphere Landforms - Matching Quiz
Growth and Development of Organisms Short Answer Quiz
Information Processing in Desert Animals - Short Answer Quiz
Inheritance and Variation of Traits - Vocabulary Cut and Paste
Layers of the Atmosphere - Matching Quiz
Social Interactions and Group Behavior - Multiple Choice Test
Social Interactions and Group Behavior Short Answer Quiz
Structure and Function of Organisms – Short Answer Quiz
Structure and Function of Porcupines - Short Answer Quiz

Related Activities:
Adaptation to Your Environment - Matching
Adaptive Traits - Critical Thinking Activity
Adaptive Traits in Insects - Critical Thinking Activity
Adaptive Traits in Insects - Matching
Animals Sense the World - Matching
Animal Structures and Functions in Dogs - Matching
Animal Structures and Functions - Critical Thinking
Animal Structure and Function - Model Making
Animal Structures and Functions - Matching
Biomes and Climate - Matching
Bird Structures and Functions - Matching
Describing Inherited Traits in Dogs (Grade1)
Describing Inherited Traits in Foxes (Grade1)
Drawing Inherited Traits in Beagles - Performance Task 1
Drawing Inherited Traits in Beagles - Performance Task 2
Drawing Monsters - Heredity Performance Task
Earth Systems Interacting - Critical Thinking Activity
Earth Systems Matching - Desert Biome
Finding Inherited Traits in Dogs (Grade1)
Finding Inherited Traits in Foxes (Grade1)
Finding Inherited Traits in Pea Plants (Grade 1)
Helping Young Survive - Matching
Heredity and Pollination - Authentic Performance Activity
How Animals Move - Matching
How Animals Survive the Winter - Matching (Color) or Adaptation Behavior for Winter Survival
Human Structure and Function - Short Answer
Human Structure and Function - Critical Thinking
Identifying Monster Traits (Grade1)
Inheritance and Variation of Traits in Flowers - Authentic Performance
Inheritance of Traits (in Bears) - Critical Thinking Activity
Inheritance of Traits (in Caribou) - Matching
Inheritance of Traits (in Dogs) - Critical Thinking Activity
Insect Structures and Functions - Matching
Learning from Nature - Matching
Mammal Structures and Functions - Matching
Match the Bird Beaks to Their Food (Color)
Plant Parts and their Jobs - Matching
Parts of a Plant - Matching
Parts of a Plant - Model Making Activity
Reptile Structures and Functions - Matching
Social Group or Solitary? Matching and Critical Thinking Quiz
Social Interactions and Group Behavior Graphic Organizer
Variation of Traits in Animals - Authentic Performance
Variation of Traits in Dogs - Matching
Variation of Traits in Pea Plants - Matching
Variation of Traits - Plant Investigation