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Earth sciences laboratory interactive whiteboards
Earthquakes: Seismic Waves - Lesson Plan, Presentation, Lab Experiment
This zip file contains materials a for middle school science lesson on earthquakes and seismic waves as part of an Earth science unit. The unit was designed for 7th graders in NYC.
Includes:
1 full lesson plan
1 SMARTboard .notebook lesson presentation (13 slides) including lab experiment with Slinky's
-PowerPoint version of same presentation (13 slides)
1 lab experiment worksheet and activity handout
Presentations serve as lesson plans that guide the teacher through the entire lesson. Pre
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Topographic Maps - Lesson Presentations, Lab Experiments & Activities
This zip file contains materials for middle school science lessons on the creation of topographic maps and profiles as part of an Earth science unit. The unit was designed for 7th graders in NYC.
Includes:
-3 SMARTboard .notebook lesson presentations, in one file (35 slides total). Includes information for students to create a 'mountain' and then a topographic map.
*PowerPoint version of same presentation file (35 slides) added. Text is plainly formatted, so you will need to resize text and a
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Lunar Cycle and Moon Phases Activity - Science Task Cards
This Predicting the Lunar Cycle Activity will have your students engaged in academic conversations and kinesthetic learning as they complete 24 task cards to identify the sequence of events in the lunar cycle. Students will analyze diagrams of the Earth, Moon, and Sun to determine which phase of the moon is visible. This is a great activity to hang around the classroom and have students work in pairs to complete. The questions within this task card set are rigorous and standards based to help yo
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: 8th Grade Science Task Cards Bundle
Mineral Identification - Lesson Presentations, Lab Experiments, Videos
This zip file contains materials for middle school science lessons on the characteristics of rocks and minerals (luster, hardness, streak, fracture vs. cleavage) as part of an Earth science unit. The unit was designed for 7th graders in NYC.
Includes:
-3 SMARTboard .notebook lesson presentations, in one file (32 slides). Includes 2 part mineral identification lab with optional 3rd day to practice using reference tables to identify minerals.
-Mineral identification lab sheets and reference tab
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Earthquakes: Locating the Epicenter - Lesson Presentation, Lab Experiment
This zip file contains materials a for middle school science lesson on earthquake epicenters and how to locate an epicenter using triangulation as part of an Earth science unit. The unit was designed for 7th graders in NYC.
Includes:
SMARTboard .notebook lesson presentation (11 slides)
1 lab sheet with diagrams (5 pages)
Presentations serve as lesson plans that guide the teacher through the entire lesson. Presentation includes links to related YouTube videos to increase student engagement.
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Fossils: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dig
This smart lesson walks students through the scientific process for digging for fossils (aka chocolate chips.) The idea is to relate this lab to the real world experience and demonstrate to students that digging for fossils is not as easy as they might have expected.
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Air Pressure Lesson
This is a lesson on Air Pressure that covers the following objectives:
- define air pressure
- explain how air pressure changes with altitude
- know the tools to measure air pressure
The zip file includes a smartboard presentation, there are cloze notes that go with the presentation, and a lab station activity. The lab activity allows students to rotate through 7 stations to observe air pressure.
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Volcanoes - Lesson Presentation, Videos, Demonstration / Lab Experiment
This zip file contains materials a for middle school science lesson on volcano formation and the 3 main types of volcanoes as part of an Earth science unit. The unit was designed for 7th graders in NYC.
Includes:
1 SMARTboard .notebook lesson presentation (14 slides) including demonstrations which could also be used as a lab experiment
Presentations serve as lesson plans that guide the teacher through the entire lesson. Presentation includes links to related YouTube videos to increase stud
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 8th
SMARTBOARD lesson on earth, the moon, and the solar system
This smartboard lesson showcases our solar system and how the sun is responsible for much of our lives. It includes the following:
Why do we have seasons?
Why do we have day and night?
What are equinoxes and solstices?
How does latitude affect seasons?
What are the planets?
What are the types of planets?
What planets have moons?
What are some facts about the planets?
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Grades:
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Geology SMART Board Thematic Unit
This unit is based upon sub-topics within geology including properties of rocks and minerals, distinguishing between rocks and minerals, the shapes of minerals in crystals, igneous rocks and volcanoes, volcanoes, underwater volcanoes, sedimentary rocks and fossils, geodes, metamorphic rocks, the rock cycle, and classifying rocks and minerals.
These slides will have to modified based upon your own rock samples and numbers. It is also used with the Stories in Stone manual.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Types of Precipitation Labeling Activity - SMART Notebook
I used this notebook activity to reinforce and review the types of precipitation. Particularly useful in differentiating how the types of precipitation form, freeze, fall to the Earth as rain/ice crystals, travel through varying temperature air, etc. Labeling precipitation types include: Rain, snow, sleet, hail. 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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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Earth Science Labeling Interactive BUNDLE - 9 SMART Board Activities!
Water Cycle SMART Notebook Lesson
This is a SMART Notebook file that features a lesson on the water cycle. Students observe a simulation of the water cycle, make observations, and follow up with interactive assessment activities featured in the Notebook file.
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Rock Formation
Introduction to the 3 types of rocks Flipchart along with a quick "study guide" and lab sheet for students to demonstrate how rocks are formed in a fun way!
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Grades:
3rd
Crater Earth Science Space Laboratory
Students determine how height of fall/velocity affects crate diameter. Supplies needed are a golf ball, pie pan, sand, and a ruler. Lab can also be done outside in sandy soil to eliminate the need for the sand and pie pan.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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