Get THREE Thanksgiving Science Readings! Each activity comes with both an engaging Thanksgiving-themed science article AND a related worksheet.
And all three activities come with BOTH print and digital Google Slides options!
⬇️ Check out the activities that you’ll receive in this bundle. ⬇️
1. In the Wild Turkey Biology activity, kids will…
- READ about the characteristics, behavior, breeding, and the historical population changes of wild turkeys.
- ANSWER text-dependent reading comprehension questions.
- ANALYZE a turkey diagram to learn more about turkey anatomy. Students will see the difference between a turkey’s snood, caruncle, keel, and much more!
2. In the Science of Gratitude activity, kids will…
- READ the “Science of Gratitude” article, all about how science has proven that being grateful makes us healthier and happier.
- COMPLETE a graphic organizer to summarize the health information they’ve learned in the text.
- ANSWER Social Emotional Learning (SEL) self-analysis questions related to gratitude.
3. In the Thanksgiving Science Fun Facts activity, kids will…
- READ an article with interesting scientific facts related to Thanksgiving themes. For example, kids will read that Paleontologists refer to Thanksgiving as “Dinosaur Dissection Day” because birds are the closest relatives to theropods, two-legged dinosaurs. And they’ll learn that eating too many sweet potatoes can turn your skin orange – it’s called carotenemia. Lots of fun facts like this!
- ANSWER text-dependent reading comprehension questions.
Teacher Notes:
- No prior knowledge required! These are all self-contained activities.
- Answer keys are always included.
- Please note: these Thanksgiving science readings are not editable.
- Go paperless! Use the included digital Google Slides versions if you’d like!
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