Teach your 3rd-grade science class about balanced and unbalanced types of forces with science activities and worksheets they will LOVE! This PRINT-AND-GO resource doubles as an engaging third-grade science reading intervention tool, vivid force and motion anchor chart posters, or an ESL science lesson.
This is SCIENCE CONTENT in COMIC FORM!
Comics make reading accessible to a wide range of learners. Ideal for struggling readers, English language learners (ESL, ELL), graphic novel lovers, and everyone in between, this science activity will engage even your most reluctant readers in reading content!
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Overview
Explore the many types of forces and the difference between balanced and unbalanced forces. Students will examine a variety of illustrations depicting push and pull, gravity, friction, magnetism, and more.
Thisย Balanced and Unbalanced Types of Forcesย download includes:
Fully Colored Content–
- Project on the front board
- Print this as a 3rd grade science anchor chart poster
B&W Content
- East to print
- Engaging science coloring sheet
Guided Notes
- A great addition to interactive science notebooks
- Use as a guided reading
- Great supplemental or follow-up science activity
Doodle Notes Worksheet
- Builds on the concept
- Requires students to apply their understanding to draw examples
- Appeals to the artists in your classroom
- Another great addition to interactive notebooks
Easel Activity
- Guided notes in Easel form!
- Upload directly to your virtual classroom.
Answer Key
- Answers for the guided notes
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Get theย COMPLETE NGSS 3-PS2-1 LESSON PLAN! Click HERE
You will get everything listed above plus…
- Google Slides
- A LOW-PREP Activity
- Follow-up Questions
- Lesson Plan Template
- Create a Comic Project
- Differentiate Rubrics
CLICK HEREย to get the Complete Lesson Plan!
Middle School Version availableย HERE!
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What makes Cool School Comics such an impactful learning tool?
They are FUN!ย
- This is the most crucial benefit.
- Students are more willing to participate and more engaged.
- The content STICKS.
Visual learning is EFFECTIVE.ย
- About 65% of the population consists of visual learners.
- Visual information is processed faster.
- Students who SEE information are more likely to retain it.
EASY to implement!ย
- These lesson plans are complete and ready to go, requiring minimal prepย time.
- You only need to make copies, upload supplementals to your virtual classrooms, and set up the hands-on activities.
- Lots of flexibility! You can print these as posters, add them to interactive notebooks, hand them out to students, or share them virtually. There is plenty of room for modifications.
ACTIVE LEARNING
- Every lesson plan has a low-prep, wallet-friendly, hands-on component.
- Instructions are in a visual format
- Follow-up questions or a lab report are always included
Comics make content ACCESSIBLE
- Naturally differentiated, comics accommodate a wide range of learning abilities and styles.
- Great for classrooms with a diverse population of learners
- They can simultaneously rope in both your gifted and struggling students (and everyone in between).
- Reluctant readers gravitate toward comics.
- Comics help English Language Learners (ESL, ELL) and some SPED students find success.
Be the hip teacher seizing the graphic novels craze. Your students will LOVE it!
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