Energy BUNDLE for Special Education PRINT and DIGITAL

This BUNDLE contains 2 of my science units for middle and high school students who have special learning needs, especially autism. This unit addresses some of the main science concepts relating to energy and forces in a simplified but rigorous way for students with diverse learning needs to make meaningful and authentic connections to the material. It covers potential energy, kinetic energy, pushing forces, pulling forces, gravity, and magnetism. There are many opportunities for students to engage in repeated information on these important basic science concepts. This repetition encourages a true understanding of the importance of science in our everyday lives. In addition, many of the activities and assessments include more than one version, suggestions for differentiation, and options for presentation.

✩✩✩ Both of these units contain printable and digital activities.

See the preview for a more detailed look at the contents.

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The Potential and Kinetic Energy Unit Includes:

• 14 days of detailed lesson plans
• 67 page book (includes movie version)
• Vocabulary board
• 14 Vocabulary cards and cut/paste activities (includes digital version)
• 24 Flashcards
• Circle maps (includes digital version)
• Sorting Activities (includes digital version)
• More or less energy activity (includes digital version)
• 2 Experiments (includes digital version)
• Cut and paste close worksheets (includes digital version)
• Assessments (3 versions) (includes digital version)

Forces Unit Includes:

• 49 page book (includes movie version)

• Vocabulary board

• 12 Vocabulary cards and cut/paste activities (includes digital version)

• 24 Flashcards

• Circle maps (includes digital version)

• Sorting Activities (includes digital version)

• Cause and Effect activity (includes digital version)

• 2 Experiments (includes digital version)

• 5 Cut and paste close worksheets (includes digital version)

• Assessments (3 versions) (includes digital version)

Most activities (not book or flashcards) are in color and BW.

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Much of what I have learned about curriculum development is incorporated in these units. For example, do not be afraid of repetition. It is critical that students with significant disabilities get to experience material over several days to be able to fully assimilate what is being taught. Also, adding visual supports to your printables and class activities helps students be able to pay more attention to the content you are presenting rather than the mechanics of what is expected. Finally, ask questions. Good questions!! Regardless of the material, if we can ask students good questions it will push them to think more deeply than before.

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♥I am currently developing more units, and any feedback I get helps me make improvements in the future. Plus, it just means a lot to me.