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with Meghan Vestal

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Cycles in Nature Task Cards

$3.00

Are you looking for a fun way to review cycles in nature such as day and night, seasons, moon phases, and tides? Students will love reviewing with these 28 Cycles in Nature Task Cards! Makes a great science center, scoot activity, or review game. Digital and PDF versions of the task cards are included.

Category: Science Task Cards Tags: Science Task Cards, Teaching Science
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Cycles in Nature Task Cards

These Cycles in Nature Task Cards are a fun, low-prep tool for reviewing different cycles in nature such as day and night, seasons, phases of the moon, and tides! Using these task cards, you will save time planning your review activity and students will have fun reviewing what they have learned!

Click the images at the top of the page for a closer look at these task cards.

Topics Covered:

  • Defining cycle, rotation, and revolution
  • Explaining what causes day and night
  • Explaining what causes the seasons
  • Explaining what causes the phases of the moon
  • Identifying the phases of the moon (new moon, first quarter, full moon, and last/third quarter)
  • Explaining what causes the tides
  • Analyzing models of the Earth in relationship to the moon and/or sun

What’s Included?

  • 28 Task cards
  • Student response worksheet
  • 1 Google Form
  • Answer key

This resource includes two sets of Cycles in Nature Task Cards. One set has a colorful background and the other set has an all-white background. The questions are the same on both sets of task cards.

What types of questions are asked?

Questions model what students will see on a test, including:

  • Multiple choice
  • Fill in the blank
  • Open-end questions

How can I use these task cards?

  • Scoot
  • Science centers
  • Review game
  • Early finishers
  • Daily review at the start of a science lesson

What standards are covered?

These Cycles in Nature Task Cards closely align with most science standards related to cycles in nature, although they are specifically aligned to the 2010 Virginia science SOLs (3.8).

Is a digital version included?

This Cycles in Nature Task Cards resource includes BOTH a digital version and a PDF version. The digital version can be accessed through Google Forms and allows students to easily self-check their work. You can also use the Google Forms task cards to track student progress.

When you purchase this product, you will be given access to a link that will allow you to open the file in Google Forms. You’ll then share that file with your students.

What are other buyers saying about these task cards?

  • “Great resource!” (anonymous buyer)
  • “I have bought many of your task cards and love them all.” (Nazira A.)

Don’t Miss Out!

These Cycles in Nature Task Cards are the perfect review tool! In addition, they are low-prep and easy to use throughout the year. Your students will love reviewing what they have learned or preparing for end of the year testing with these task cards!

 

More science resources:

  • Cycles in Nature Unit

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Other Information:

I recommend printing these task cards in color and laminating so that they can easily be reused from year to year, although this is not necessary. These task cards also print and are easy to read in grayscale.

Check about my blog post all about task cards for games and activities you can play with these task cards!

©Meghan Vestal, Vestal’s 21st Century Classroom LLC. All rights reserved. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for teachers, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Teachers may NOT upload the product to school/district servers, or to any website, or share digital or print copies. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). All sales are final.

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