Hydro Journey Reading Passage
A short, evidence-based reading passage about the water cycle designed for students to identify key scientific facts for their MCAS Alt portfolio. It covers the sun's energy, evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and precipitation.
Evidence Weaver Organizer
A graphic organizer designed to help students map scientific evidence from a reading passage to a central claim about the water cycle. Features clear sections for the sun's energy, plants, condensation, and precipitation.
Hydro Motion Report Template
A formal scientific explanation template using the CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) model. Features scaffolded sentence starters and ample writing space to help students summarize their evidence-based findings about the water cycle.
Simple Hydro Journey Reading Passage
A simplified version of the water cycle reading passage for students with intellectual disabilities. Features large text, simple vocabulary, and prominent icons to help students identify key facts about evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and precipitation.
Simple Evidence Organizer
A highly visual and simplified graphic organizer for students with intellectual disabilities. It uses large icons, clear borders, and ample space for drawing or simple writing to organize evidence about the water cycle.
Simple Hydro Motion Report Template
A highly scaffolded and simplified version of the scientific report template. It uses larger fonts, simple section headers (Big Idea, Proof, Why it Matters), and clear sentence starters for students with intellectual disabilities to complete their CER explanation.
Portfolio Teacher Guide
A teacher facilitation guide for the Water Cycle Evidence portfolio lesson. It explains how to use the standard and simplified resources to meet MCAS Alternative Portfolio requirements, including tips for documenting independence and accuracy.
Water Cycle Cutouts Sheet
A resource sheet containing icons, evidence sentences, and reasoning phrases that students can cut out and paste into their organizers or reports. Designed to support students with limited fine motor skills or those needing heavy scaffolding for the MCAS Alt portfolio.
Simple Evidence Organizer Cutout Ready
A highly visual and simplified graphic organizer for students with intellectual disabilities. It uses large icons, clear borders, and ample space for drawing, writing, or pasting cutouts to organize evidence about the water cycle.
Simple Hydro Motion Report Template Cutout Ready
A highly scaffolded scientific report template designed for cut-and-paste evidence. It features large dashed boxes specifically sized for the "Water Cycle Cutouts" sheet, making it accessible for students with intellectual disabilities to complete their scientific explanation.
Portfolio Teacher Guide Updated
A teacher facilitation guide for the Water Cycle Evidence portfolio lesson. It explains how to use the standard and simplified resources to meet MCAS Alternative Portfolio requirements, including tips for documenting independence and accuracy.