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Free earth sciences laboratories
Phases of the Moon Cookie Activity
Phases of the Moon - Students use Oreo cookies (or a similar cookie) to represent the various phases of the moon. A really fun and interactive activity that can be done with a wide range of ages and abilities to help students understand the moon's phases.
Included:
- Student Activity Sheet
- Student Data Sheet
- Student Question / Analysis Sheet for Moon Phases
- Answer Key for cookie activity
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5th - 9th
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Scientific Method Water Drops on a Penny Digital Google Slides Science Lab
The classic water drops on a penny lab has never been more clear, cut and dry than this! Save paper by going digital or print: the choice is yours! Science students will identify and label parts of the scientific method on which type of water will hold more drops on a penny: soapy or plain. Students will collect and record data, complete a bar graph, and a five part conclusion. This product comes with a learning objectives slide too! This product is part of my Scientific Investigation Unit Bundl
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4th - 10th
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Natural Resources Unit Bundle | Printable, Digital & Editable Components
Sample ALL my resources for FREE! Learn how my products integrate to form a complete unit!Important Notes:• Save $$$ with the Earth Science Complete Curriculum• Save $$$$ with the Integrated Science Complete Curriculum********************************************************************************************************* PAYMENT PLAN & CUSTOM BUNDLES• Unit Bundles offer a GREAT value but are sold at a high price point.• I offer a 12-month interest-free payment plan to OWN my curricula and u
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3rd - 9th
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MS-ESS3-1
, MS-PS1-3
Rock Cycle with Starburst Lab
This resource is designed to be used as a lab for your students to better understand the rock cycle in a fun, engaging way using candy! Perfect for an Earth Science class during a geology unit!Students will model the process of the rock cycle through a series of activities involving starburst. This lab report will guide the students through each step of the process and ask them questions along the way. Students will need to be able to draw a visualization of the rock cycle as well as explain the
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-1
Also included in: The Rock Cycle Mini Bundle
Compare Rock Properties & Characteristics & graphic organizer for types of rocks
In this activity students compare the properties, mass and length of 2 rocks. There are 2 different versions of the worksheet included to reach different leveled students.
Properties include; Mass, Length, Shiny or dull, smooth or rough, can scratch or not, can it float and other differences.
Included is also a graphic organizer for defining the 3 different types of rocks. definitions and examples included.
NEWLY ADDED...Metrics ruler for measuring!
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1st - 5th
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Stations {FREE}
These stations will keep your students MOVING! Designed to fit in one class period, your students will build on what they have been taught in the classroom concerning weathering, erosion, and deposition. This is a great way to reinforce material in your Earth Science classroom, or a great way to review for state standards assessments. You can opt to use these activities as stations and simply use them as labs or activities to enhance what you already have planned in the classroom. This bundle in
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4th - 9th
Scale Model of Solar System Lab Activity NGSS Middle School MS-ESS1-2 MS-ESS1-3
TRY ME FOR FREE!!!! This NGSS aligned two-day lab activity is a FUN, EYE-OPENING, and mathematically accurate way to model planet size and orbits in our solar system and incorporate the Performance Expectations for MS-ESS1: MS-ESS1-2. Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system and MS-ESS1-3. Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system as well as the Crosscutting concept of Scale, Proporti
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4th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Scientific Method Lab | Water Drops on Penny | Science Notebook | Middle School
The classic water drops on a penny lab has never been more clear, cut and dry than this! Save paper by going digital or print: the choice is yours! Students will identify and label parts of the scientific method on which type of water will hold more drops on a penny: soapy or plain. Students will collect and record data, complete a bar graph, and a five part conclusion. This product is part of my SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION COMPLETE CURRICULUM.Want to try this activity digitally?! Try it for free h
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Scientific Method Notebook | Science Digital Bundle | Middle School
Plate Tectonics Earthquake and Volcano Plot Lab
This Lab is a simpler version of the Earthquake and Volcano Plot Lab. Students use the coordinates given to plot earthquakes and volcanoes along the crustal plates. This allows them to identify and form conclusions about the movement of the crustal plates. This lab is perfect for an Earth Science or General Science Unit on Plate Tectonics.
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7th - 10th
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Planets, Rockets, Space Coloring Page. Astronomy Coloring Sheet for Paper Crafts
Kids can blast off into creativity as they customize their own space paper. This solar system coloring sheet becomes scrapbook paper that's perfect for personalizing report covers, origami folding, dioramas, paper craft projects, and more._______________________________________________________Howdy! I'm Katie Clemons. I keep journals with kids, and you can too! Nurture creative thinking, improve penmanship, get silly, and build keepsakes. Together!Follow me here on TPT for weekly new content.Exp
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PreK - 6th
Weather Differentiation Stations & MORE for FREE!
Weather Differentiation Stations is our Monthly FREE product! It consists of six different stations for students to learn about storms and meteorology. The student will learn about temperature, wind, cold fronts, warm fronts, thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes and much more! The students will enjoy a vocabulary matching game, multiple choice questions, sketching, constructed responses, card matching, and a hands on activity!We have also uploaded the explanations of both the Mini-Escape Rooms
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Earth Science Bundle
Rock Cycle Simulation Lab
Teaching about rock types or the rock cycle?
This printable lab activity can help!
Objective:
Students will be able to describe, compare, and model various rock cycle processes and components.
Common Core Standard(s) Alignment:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.3 Follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks.
Notes:
This lab walks students through modeling rock cycle processes, and asks them to make analogies between the activ
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6th - 9th
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Water Pollution Simulation
This is a fun simulation/experiment for your scholars to see the effect so f pollution in our water. It gives scholar the opportunity to reflect on different sources of pollution and see how it affects our water. They will be mind blown after you conduct this simulation in your classroom!**********************************************************************************************************Want more lessons and activities on natural events? Check out my other products:Researching Natural Disas
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1st - 5th
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Plate Tectonics-Graham Cracker Lab
This is also called "Snack Tectonics." Students use graham crackers and icing to represent and observe how tectonic plates behave. Students can model plates creating subduction zones, the creations of vault lines, and the creation of new crust.
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6th - 8th
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COLORFUL Geologic Time Lab: GO BACK IN TIME! (Fun and Popular with Kids)
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Go BACK IN TIME! A COLORFUL and ENGAGING time sensitive chronological breakdown of the major geologic eras complete with correlating images and event summaries.
Fascinating cut and paste or Velcro activity where students can match significant fossils and geologic episodes on a color coded geologic time scale present with the time frames of:
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2nd - 8th
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Oceans: Currents and Maps (Come EXPLORE Your World!)
INSERT YOUR NAME HERE! Magellan, Sir Francis Drake, John Cabot, Leif Eriksson, James Cook, Sir Walter Raleigh, Marco Polo, Vasco de Gama, and Columbus.This is a part of the complete ocean current tutorial/lab/activity found below:FULL VERSION CLICK HEREDiscover the Gulf Stream, the Kuroshio Current, the East Australian Current, the California Current, the Peru Current, and the Labrador Current.6 different mapping activities addressing similar content (ocean currents and global winds) in differe
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
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MS-PS1-3 Synthetic Products Lab Stations | Printable, Digital & Editable
About SNAPs Lab Stations ActivitiesSNAPs Lab Stations Activities require students to use science, math, literacy, problem-solving and engineering skills. They are designed to enhance students' understanding of scientific concepts and help students apply scientific ideas to the real world. Each station activity promotes skills so to develop students into proficient and competent scientific thinkers.SNAPs lab activities have five components:• Science Skills Station to develop science skill profici
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5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-PS1-3
Also included in: Earth Science Lab Stations Bundle | Printable, Digital & Editable
Layers of the Earth Oreo Lab *FREEBIE*
This lab goes over the layers of the Earth with oreos!
This can be used as an introduction or a culminating activity.
All materials are in the PDF!
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4th - 8th
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MS-ESS3-1 Distribution of Natural Resources Lab | Printable, Digital & Editable
About SNAPs Lab Stations ActivitiesSNAPs Lab Stations Activities require students to use science, math, literacy, problem-solving and engineering skills. They are designed to enhance students' understanding of scientific concepts and help students apply scientific ideas to the real world. Each station activity promotes skills so to develop students into proficient and competent scientific thinkers.SNAPs lab activities have five components:• Science Skills Station to develop science skill profici
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5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
Also included in: Earth Science Lab Stations Bundle | Printable, Digital & Editable
Water Cycle Lab FREEBIE
Water Cycle Lab:
Students can learn about the water cycle by observing warm water in a cold jar. Students will draw the model and answer a few simple questions.
This is two half sheets that will fit perfectly in an Interactive Notebook.
This is a great companion to my Water Cycle Powerpoint
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2nd - 8th
Density and Buoyancy Activity: Diving Ketchup
This DIFFERENTIATED lesson is an EASY AND FUN way to introduce or reinforce density, and also a great way to reinforce the scientific method and experimental design. There are multiple versions included: a teacher demonstration or student-centered demonstration of the principle of density. It is a great demonstration/discrepant event to engage students at the start of a unit. Also included are directions to do this activity as scientific inquiry, and for students to work through the process o
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7th - 10th
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Elementary Soil Science (free for a limited time)
This unit on soil science contains a 16-page student section that covers soil components (clay, sand, and silt, loam, humus, soil texture (including the texture triangle), soil horizons, and movement of water through soil. Five discovery labs are embedded within the student hand-out: (1) soil make-up (visual inspection), (2) describing soil (by feel and settling), (3) the ribbon test for clay content (including an adapted method for small hands), (4) separating sand, silt, and clay by sedimenta
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3rd - 5th
Plate Tectonics in Motion Activity
A fun and edible way to have students use their fingers to apply force and pressure in order model the three plate boundaries (convergent, divergent, and transform) associated with plate tectonic movement. Students can make and illustrate observations and compare them to real world photos.
Includes a Teacher Page with instructions and background information and a Student Page.
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5th - 8th
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Edible Soil Horizon Activity (APES)
Students use chocolate & vanilla pudding, oreo cookies, gummy worms, and shredded coconut to create dirt cups that show the soil horizons (O, A, E, B, C). Students then answer questions relating to each soil horizon.
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9th - 12th
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