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Environment activities for Microsoft Word
Human Impact on the Environment Poster Project
The purpose of this assignment is to research a chosen topic on how humans are currently having an impact on the Earth and then create an educational, environmental poster/public service announcement. The posters will cover topics such as pollution, deforestation, eutrophication, poaching, global warming, invasive species, genetically modified organisms, and more.This assignment includes project descriptions, expectations, student work examples, and grading rubric. This is an editable assignment
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4th - 8th
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Cycles of Matter Webquest
Updated as of 01/20/23!! This webquest takes students through animations of the water cycle, carbon, oxygen and phosphorus cycles, and nitrogen cycle. There are fill-in-the-blank and short answer questions that go along with each animation. This activity introduces students to the big idea that all matter is recycled and is never created or destroyed. *Answer Key included
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7th - 12th
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Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Webquest
Students visit different websites to learn more about photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Note to Potential Customers: My goal is to provide you with a high-quality lesson that is effective and engaging. All my activities are designed to be clear, concise, and easy to implement. I use all lessons in my own classroom so they are tried and true! You can use the files just as they are or they can be edited and customized. The full lesson can be seen in the preview. I believe it is important fo
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5th - 8th
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Biogeochemical Cycles Bundle
Included in this bundle is everything you need to teach the water, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles. It includes a powerpoint, games, practice worksheets, labs, posters, and more. Click on the previews above to check out each lesson before you purchase. Be sure to follow my TpT store by clicking on the green "follow me" next to my seller picture to receive notifications of new products and upcoming sales.Ā Don't forget to leave feedback to earn TpT credits that can be used for future purch
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9th - 11th
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Create-A-Fish Marine Biology Activity
I use this activity as an introduction activity for our Fish Chapter in my high school Marine Biology Class. We are are one-semester general level science elective, with a mixture of students from all sorts of backgrounds. I like this activity because it allows the students to bring their background knowledge to the activity, and combine it with a creative flair. Plus, it gets my students working together in small groups. The activity itself can be made as simple or complex as needed, so is prob
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5th - 12th
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Interpreting Weather Maps
In this activity, students practice being meteorologists by interpreting weather maps. The activity includes three different weather maps with standards-aligned interpretation and analyses questions.
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5th - 10th
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An Inconvenient Truth Video Questions
This 29 question video guide with teacher key is designed to go along with the movie, "An Inconvenient Truth". Having your student fill in the blanks for facts that are given will help them to stay focused during the movie and provide them something concrete to take home and study. I provide both a "paper saver" version and a version that is more spaced out for easier viewing. Topics covered include the environment and human impact on it, the atmosphere, global warming, glaciers, climate mode
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8th - 12th
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Carrying Capacity and Limiting Factors Game
Very fun and engaging game/activity to help teach your students about Carrying Capacity and Limiting Factors. Students will compete for "food" in this activity in order to determine the carrying capacity of the class. The worksheet comes with a pre-activity question and 3 post activity questions. Includes "food" cards and guidelines for teacher to use. Your students will enjoy this activity, while learning. Item is completely editable.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Ā Ecology Bundle
Weather and Climate Word Search Puzzle
WEATHER AND CLIMATE WORD SEARCH PUZZLE
PERFECT ADDITION TO YOUR UNIT ON THE WEATHER AND CLIMATE!!
* 30 words all dealing with the weather and climate on this HUGE word search puzzle. See thumbnail.
* A different type of activity to enhance your teaching!
Your students will get a kick out of seeing if they can find ALL 30 words!
Decorated for fun with appropriate weather and climate symbols. By David Filipek.
(Weather and Climate Word Search Puzzle)
* OTHER WORD SEARCH PUZZLES FOR YOU -
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Ā Word Search BUNDLE 5 Puzzles
Trophic Level Bundle
Everything you need to teach students about ecological trophic levels! This bundle includes lessons, labs, and engaging activities for the following topics: Producers, consumers, decomposers, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, food chains, food webs, trophic pyramids. The lessons are listed in the recommended sequence/teaching order. Bonus quiz on food chains included. See individual previews to check out the products before you buy. Be sure to follow my TpT store by clicking on the green "follo
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6th - 9th
Meteorology Webquest
In this webquest, students practice being real-world meteorologists forecasting and interpreting weather maps. They use current weather websites to track current conditions and to predict future conditions. They explore the different types of weather maps meteorologists use to track different aspects of the weather. The webquest allows ample room to individualized student exploration. Students can explore different types of maps of their interest, as well as different places around the world
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6th - 9th
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Coriolis Effect Balloon Lab
The Coriolis Effect is a very challenging scientific concept to understand, and it is hard for kids to wrap their brains around it when it's so far removed from their classroom and lives. This hands-on lab activity allows students to model the Coriolis Effect - feel and see it happen right before their eyes. Students use balloons as the Earth and draw the winds as the balloon earths spin on their axis. They can see the Coriolis Effect happen and see the directions that the winds blow on both the
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5th - 9th
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Food Chain Craft
A fun entertaining activity for students to practice food chains. Students color and cut animals and glue onto a sentence strip following the food chain or energy transfer order. You have your option of land or water animals.
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PreK - 3rd
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Friend or Foe Garden Game: Pests and Pollinators
This is an original game I invented and used at school gardens in California and Texas - HUGE HIT! It's fun to challenge students' knowledge and INTUITION about creatures that might be found in nature and around the garden. All photos are original!
Students learn by playing the game. Find out which insects are beneficial and why. Instead of instantly swatting at all insects, students will respect the role they play, e.g., predator, member of the food web, pollinator, etc.
To play, two groups
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3rd - 6th
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Atmosphere Air Pressure and Temperature Graphs
In this activity, students will analyze and evaluate a two atmosphere graphs. The first graph shows the relationship between altitude and air pressure. The second graph shows the relationship between altitude and temperature. The graphs include standards-based analyses questions. Additionally, the activity helps students build graphing and data skills.
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6th - 9th
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Invasive Species Activity Reading and Questions NGSS MS-LS2-4 Distance Learning
Newly updated with a DIGITAL INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK in Google Slides, this invasive species lesson plan with worksheets is great for in person or distance or home learning! This cross-curricular lesson can be used as a LOW PREP SUB PLAN in an ecosystems unit, to promote literacy in science class, for introducing invasive species, or for gathering evidence for the NGSS Performance Expectation MS-LS2-4. Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological comp
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5th - 9th
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MS-LS2-4
Also included in:Ā NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Physical vs. Behavioral Adaptations Sorting
Sorting activity for students to identify physical versus behavioral adaptations.
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2nd - 5th
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Cloud Facts Quiz!
Quiz on all things clouds.
Based off of the video lesson by Mr. DeMaio, this worksheet covers all of the topics addressed in the video regarding clouds.
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1st - 9th
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Landform Web Quest
So many landforms, so little time! If you are looking for a comprehensive, student-centered activity covering landforms, then you have found it! This 20 question WebQuest is designed for the middle or high school student to research and cite evidence on all of the major landforms. Check out the preview and enjoy!
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7th - 11th
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Cladograms Worksheet and Practice
This worksheet allows students to work through the information found within a cladogram. This worksheet references Paul Anderson's Cladogram YouTube Video and then allows the students to practice making their own cladogram via a card set (uploaded as Cladogram Cards).
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9th - 12th
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Finding Nemo Earth Science Ocean/ Ocean Floor Activity
This is a multi-part project that goes with the movie "Finding Nemo". Students use their knowledge of the ocean, ocean life and zones and topography of the ocean floor to complete four separate activities.
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4th - 12th
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Differentiated Water Cycle Project- Journey of a Water Drop (Best Seller)
When I taught the water cycle to my 7th grade students (which they should have already learned about before being in my class), I took it one step further and tied in energy levels and states of matter. I had my students show their knowledge of this information in a creative way- the journey of a water drop.For this project, the students get a "choice board" of options (and also have the ability to suggest their own idea). They have to follow a water drop through the water cycle, while referring
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Ā The BIG Middle School Earth Science Bundle!
APES Unit 5 Land and Water Use Bundle
Everything you need for APĀ® Environmental Science (APES) Unit 5 Land and Water Use. Use active learning to teach all the topics from the CED.This bundle includes:Slideshow with all agriculture topicsSlideshow with all land use topics: tragedy of the commons, mining, forestryLand use planning activity: students explore the impacts of urbanization and plan a sustainable community while minimizing habitat loss and pollutionFood and agriculture scavenger hunt at-home projectWeb quest on rainforest
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9th - 12th
Estuaries Web Quest
Students use a device and the NOAA website to learn about Estuaries. Topics covered include: What is an Estuary?Why are Estuaries important?Classification of EstuariesHabitatsDisturbancesMonitoring ProtectionYou may Jigsaw students by assigning different sections of the web quest within a group, or have this assignment be the guiding set of questions for a presentation on estuaries
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5th - 12th
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