7th grade environment activities for SMART Notebook

Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Environment

Rocks & Minerals Unit: Lesson 1: Mineral Relevance

Created by

Brittany Jerlinga

While some students are inherently interested in rocks and minerals (I always get a rock hound or two) most middle schoolers find the topic boring. To start the unit on rocks and minerals, I've designed a whole lesson on mineral relevance so students can see the enormous role they play in our lives. In this lesson, students experience real minerals through centers, a reading jigsaw, an online interactive and more, and will begin to see that some of the products they use the most (like their ce

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7th - 9th

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Earth Day, Environment, Spring

Earth Day Recycling SMART Board Attendance Activity w/ SOUND

Created by

Debra Painter

Celebrate Earth Day and encourage recycling through the use of this fun and engaging SMART Board attendance activity. Students move their recyclable item to the recycling bin. Students then click the bin to hear the recycling truck back up and do its job! This activity comes with both a numbered page (if you assign students numbers) and a page where you can change student names. Directions for changing names are included! *If you are concerned about students being able to reach the high

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PreK - 8th

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Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment

Build an Ecosystem

Created by

Hubertw

This mini unit has four lessons: What is an ecosystem, biomes, human interactions and it ends with a planning page for students to build a model of an ecosystem.

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5th - 7th

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ENL and Living Environment for ELLs

Scientific Method Review & Graphing Practice - Living Environment- (Notebook 11)

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This product contains 30 slides reviewing Graphing and the Scientific Method. There is enough work to keep your students busy for three hours! Just open and start teaching. You will find interactive activities, Regents questions (with answers). 5 graphs (with answers), and a study guide with questions and answers. (To show your students the answers, just click on the lines and the answers will fade in.) *This lesson was designed with a lot of visuals and scaffolding techniques in order to help E

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Biology, Environment, Science

Grades:

7th - 12th

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Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

Global Warming CAUSES: The Carbon Cycle - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8

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**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version** View this video by copying this link and pasting it into a web browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSb1mBD22ns In this Carbon Cycle mini, students will learn about the different stages of the carbon cycle. Students drag the stages of the carbon cycle to their correct position on the virtual diagram. Our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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5th - 8th

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Earth Sciences, Environment, General Science

Air Mass Interactive Smartboard Activity

Created by

Thomas Taglienti

Students will be able to assess their knowledge on Air Masses using this Smartboard Activity. Students must move the Air Mass types to the correct Source Region. cP, cT, mT, mP, cA. A great tool for visual & kinesthetic learners. Student's arms will fall off their body as they volunteer to show their learning.

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5th - 11th

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Global Warming: Effect of Climate Change on Human Health - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8

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**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version** View this video by copying this link and pasting it into a web browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azDE19J_Nig In this Effect of Climate Change on Human Health mini, students will learn how climate change can affect human health. Students discuss the effects of climate change on human health before revealing the answers. Our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy. ----------------------------------------------

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5th - 8th

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Global Warming CAUSES: The Water Cycle - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8

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**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version** View this video by copying this link and pasting it into a web browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjgEg3G702s In this Water Cycle mini, students will learn about the different stages of the water cycle. Students drag the stages of the water cycle to their correct position on the virtual diagram. Our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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5th - 8th

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Global Warming EFFECTS: The Earth's Past Climate - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8

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**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version** View this video by copying this link and pasting it into a web browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe0sFxpCje8 In this Earth's Past Climate mini, students will learn about the objects scientists study to learn about Earth's past climate. Students drag the objects and matching descriptions to their corresponding image. Our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy. --------------------------------------------------

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Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

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5th - 8th

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Global Warming REDUCTION: Energy Efficient Alternatives - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8

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**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version** View this video by copying this link and pasting it into a web browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F4p2jB03PM In this Energy-Efficient Alternatives mini, students will learn about energy-efficient alternatives to their everyday lives. Students touch the energy-efficient alternatives to greenhouse gas emitters. Our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy. ---------------------------------------------------------

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5th - 8th

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Global Warming REDUCTION: Carbon Neutral Home - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8

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**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version** View this video by copying this link and pasting it into a web browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEffn4jLTTU In this Carbon Neutral Home mini, students will learn about the advantages of a Carbon Neutral Home. Students touch the green foot icon to learn about the advantages. Our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You will need

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5th - 8th

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Global Warming EFFECTS: Memory Match Game - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8

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**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version** View this video by copying this link and pasting it into a web browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_gYmiNztyk In this memory match game, 10 matching pairs of ecosystems are hidden in the puzzle. For middle school, this mini is great for comprehending the 10 kinds of ecosystems covered in the topic of Global Warming: Effects. Our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy. ------------------------------------------

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5th - 8th

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Global Warming: Rising Sea Levels Effect on Coastal Regions - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8

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**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version** View this video by copying this link and pasting it into a web browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P08NNjoPJt4 In this Rising Sea Levels Effect on Coastal Regions mini, students will learn which cities will most likely be affected by a rise in sea level. Students use the interactive pen to circle the cities that will most likely be affected by a rise in sea level. Our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy. ---

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5th - 8th

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Global Warming EFFECTS: Climate and Human Migration Timeline - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8

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**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version** View this video by copying this link and pasting it into a web browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqvCUeg6rhQ In this Climate and Human Migration Timeline mini, students will learn how climate has influenced human migration throughout history. Students touch the date in the timeline to see how climate influenced human migration. Our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy. --------------------------------------

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5th - 8th

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Global Warming CAUSES: Memory Match Game - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8

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**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version** View this video by copying this link and pasting it into a web browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ8jp-NBWTQ In this memory match game, 6 matching pairs of natural and synthetic greenhouse gases are hidden in the puzzle. For middle school, this mini is great for comprehending the 6 kinds of greenhouse gases covered in the topic of Global Warming: Causes. Our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy. -----------

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5th - 8th

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Global Warming CAUSES: Greenhouse Gas Residence Times - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8

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**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version** View this video by copying this link and pasting it into a web browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AFGmT_BrCY In this Greenhouse Gas Residence Times mini, students will learn to identify the residence times for the different types of greenhouse gases. Students touch a greenhouse gas then its corresponding residence time to make a match. Our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy. ------------------------------

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5th - 8th

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Global Warming CAUSES: The Layers of the Atmosphere - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8

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**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version** View this video by copying this link and pasting it into a web browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1k4scH3j7c In this Layers of the Atmosphere mini, students will learn about the different layers of the atmosphere, and what objects are commonly located in each. Students drag the layers and their corresponding symbols to their correct places. Our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy. -------------------------

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5th - 8th

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Earth Sciences, Environment, General Science

Atmosphere Makeup Percentages - SMART Board Activity!

Created by

Mrs Flynn Science

I used this quick labeling pie chart SMART Notebook activity to review with my students and visualize the percentages of nitrogen, oxygen, etc.Movable labels include: Nitrogen, Oxygen, trace, and the percentage numbers. I reviewed the makeup of the trace elements as well. Dust, CO2, H2O, etc.Also, please find this activity as part of an Earth Science bundle with 9 Middle School Earth Science Science click and drag SMART Notebook activities, with a bonus download.

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5th - 8th

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Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Graphic Organizers

Also included in: Earth Science Labeling Interactive BUNDLE - 9 SMART Board Activities!

Food Webs - Interactive Whiteboard Activities

Created by

Sara McCormick

This series of activities reinforces the concepts of food webs and energy pyramids/pyramids of numbers. A final task requires students to consider the application of what they have learned in a communication piece.

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Environment, Science

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Arithmetic, Environment, Math

Current Cost and Savings of Waste at School

Created by

Emily Baker

In this lesson, students look to see what a school is currently spending on the removal of waste and what their savings might be if they worked to recycle. This is a combination of math and environmental science.

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6th - 8th

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