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Free environment laboratories
Beaks Lab Natural Selection Activity
In this fun natural selection activity students will simulate Darwin's finches and see how survival of the fittest can lead to evolution. This lab is available for free many places online, I just took bits and pieces of what worked for me and compiled it into a new format. In this lab, students will simulate birds needing to collect food. Each bird has a different beak (tweezers, clothespin, etc) and collects different food types (macaroni, beans, etc.) This lab has been left editable so you can
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Evolution Bundle
Respiratory System - PowerPoint, Notes and Lab
O2 is A-OK in our book... at least that's what you'll learn during our respiratory system presentation, notes and lab. WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 1-2 DAY LESSON:• EDITABLE Animated PowerPoint with daily objective, bellwork, student notes and lab instructions• NON-EDITABLE PDF notes pages and lab pages• DIGITAL GOOGLE CLASSROOM links to all items listed above which can be easily converted to Microsoft School with directions provided or altered to fit your school’s personal learning management syste
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5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-3
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
Island Biogeography Theory 5E
Use this complete 5E to teach students about the difficult concept of Island Biogeography theory and how it relates to habitat fragmentation, biodiversity, wildlife corridors and their own community.Uses inexpensive materials: poster paper, funnel and beans in the "Explore" section.This 5E includes a teacher's guide, sample answers, and a template for drawing islands on poster paper. It also includes an article for the "Explain" section of the 5E.Student tested 5E. Revised and edited.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP Environmental Science Unit 2 Bundle
Fall/ Autumn Nature Ecology Outdoor Scavenger Hunt & Writing Assignment
Get your students exploring the outdoors! Find a nice patch of woods, or just a few trees around the school and take the students outside!
Have the students find as many things on the list as possible- I often let students go out in pairs. This list of items to find is a great introduction to an ecology,, environmental, or autumn unit!
Also included is a worksheet to do a writing prompt (with picture) after the scavenger hunt.
Have fun!
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1st - 5th
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Food Webs and Food Chains Worksheets | Cut and Paste | with Answer Keys
Looking for food chain hands on activities ? Check these worksheet on food chains and food webs The first part students will be asked to arrange the pictures in a linear sequence to show the flow of energy from one organism to the next.In the second part "food webs activities", students will be asked to arrange the pictures in a more complex pattern that shows the interconnected relationships between different organisms in an ecosystem.4 biomes included:ForestDesertOceanArcticYou may also like:F
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2nd - 5th
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What Do Plants Need to Grow?
What Do Plants Need to Grow? introduces students to the important role plants play in sustaining life as we know it. Plants are among the most important resources on Earth, providing us with food to eat and oxygen to breathe. In addition to adding beauty to our surrounding environment, plants also keep our soil healthy through decomposition, provide habitats for animals, and are the source of many materials we use every day—including wood, clothing, medicine, plastic, and more. In this unit, stu
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2nd - 4th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
, 4-LS1-1
, 3-LS4-1
, 2-LS2-1
, 3-LS3-1
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EcoColumn Student Instructions with Pictures
Use these directions to help students build EcoColumns. Instruction videos can be found here: http://bit.ly/2s4W1o0More ecocolumn resources including notes, teacher's guide and assessment can be purchased here. You can edit this document for your own students with the materials and equipment that you have.Thank you!
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: EcoColumns Bundle
Population Growth Free Activity
This is a high school resource where students will roll a die to determine how their population of white tail deer will fluctuate each year. Following 20 years (turns), students will graph their data and discuss carrying capacity and influencing factors. Enjoy teaching again!CrazyScienceLady
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8th - 12th
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Ocean Acidification Experimental Design Lab for NGSS, AP Environmental Science
This lab asks students to design a lab measuring the effects of acid (vinegar) on shells. For pictures, materials and advice for this lab, go to: https://teachingapscience.com/ocean-acidification-experimental-design-lab/ This lab also helps students develop skills in designing controlled experiments with scaffolding and parameters. Is a part of NGSS Chemistry and AP Environmental Science curriculum standards.
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: AP Environmental Science Unit 9 Bundle
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
Fruit Loop Mechanisms of Evolution Lab
This download contains two labs that model natural selection and genetic drift. Please check out the resource BUNDLE that contains a PowerPoint presentation on the Mechanisms of Evolution, free guided notes, and these aligned labs. I did not make the labs, which is why they are free (they are free to the public and do not violate terms of use). I did make the worksheet that I give to students for the Bear Island Evolution game. The student handouts are 100% editable. Bear Island Evolution GameTh
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Biology FULL YEAR Activities, Labs, and Worksheets Bundle
AP Environmental Science (APES) Measuring Parking Lot Biodiversity Lab
Measuring biodiversity in a parking lot is a common and super fun lab done in APES. Kids LOVE having permission to leave class and move around. There are some free versions of this lab online (https://studylib.net/doc/6959903/parking-lot-diversity-2016-apes-parking-lot-diversity). I consolidated and re-wrote this lab so that: a. Students worksheets are 1 page front and back instead of 8 pages b. Questions asked align more with what they are required to know for APES. c. T
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: AP Environmental Science Introduction to Biodiversity Lesson BUNDLE
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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Leaf Chromatography Lab
Looking for an engaging photosynthesis lab? Many students struggle with the abstract concepts of photosynthesis and cellular respiration. This easy and inexpensive lab allows them to observe pigments involved in the photosynthetic process.IncludesTeacher lab instructions and materials listStudent lab instructions Reading assignment link and true/false comprehension quizTeacher answer keysTeaching a unit on photosynthesis? You may be interested in the following resources:ATP, Respiration, and Pho
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Grades:
8th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-LS1-5
Also included in: High School Biology Lab Experiments - Biology Lab Activity Bundle
AP Environmental Science (APES) Properties of Soil Lab
Hello :) This lab is a staple in AP Environmental Science! There are many versions of it online, but my version is simplified down to a:1 page teacher guide (preparations and materials)1 page class copy directions (only need to be printed first year)1 page student handout with data tables and conclusion questions that align with information students need to know about properties of soil. Students will prepare a soil texture jar a week prior to the lab. On the day of the lab they will perform a p
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: AP Environmental Science All About Soil Series, Complete Resource BUNDLE
Where are the Stomata? Plant Photosynthesis Inquiry Scientific Method Experiment
In this inquiry activity, students learn the process of photosynthesis and the function of the stomata. They then do an experiment to determine the location of the stomata- AWESOME!!!
This takes about a week to see results!
For more plant lessons- check these out!
Visualizing Plant Photosynthesis: Drawing, Cut & Paste, Process Explained lesson
Colors In a Plant/ Leaf Chromatography Experiment, Scientific Method
Demonstrating Photosynthesis w/ Bromothymol Blue Experiment - Scientific Method
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2nd - 4th
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AP Environmental Science (APES) Bubble Survivorship Lab
Hello educator! This Population/Bubble Survivorship lab activity is meant to align with APES curriculum 3.1 (Generalist vs Specialist species), 3.2 (K vs r-Selected Species) and 3.3 (Survivorship Curves). Get the kids out of their seats and outside to blow some bubbles! They will have a BLAST acting like a K or r-selected species with their little bubble babies :) In this lab activity students will:Perform a quick mark-and-recapture activity with beads Answer questions about quadrant method sam
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: AP Environmental Science Introduction to Populations Lesson BUNDLE
Temperature Line Graph Template *Freebie*
We do a week-long weather unit at my school, and we use a line graph to track (and see the trend/change) in temperature during the week. I help the students label the y-axis with appropriate temperatures on Day 1 before we make our first dot. (This is perfect to glue down in science journals, too!)Two-per-page: You can simply cut them apart (use one per student), leave them on the same sheet and use them to track temps at two different locations, or leave them together and use them to track temp
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Make a Volcano Lab with Questions
A short lab for grades 3-8. Always fun and always messy! Discussion Questions added.
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3rd - 9th
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Playing with Pill Bugs ~ Lab Pack with Pill Bug Information & Lab Sheets ~ FREE
Pill bugs are such fascinating creatures! My students had a great time playing with and observing their pill bugs. There are so many ways to integrate the subjects while using pill bugs. We did a lot of observational writing with our pill bug habitats. The kids could not keep their eyes off of their habitats! They noticed all sorts of things and asked a ton of questions which led into research projects.
This is a great lab to do in the fall or the spring! There are many ways to extend s
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Population Ecology Virtual Lab | Google Slides
A digital lab activity on population ecology within a Google Slide deck. This virtual lab activity will have students study population growth of two species of Paramecium, alone and mixed together. Students will observe simulated microscope images of these populations as they grow over time. They will collect data to compare the growth curves and analyze their results. The Google Slide file contains everything students will need to conduct this lab, and includes questions that cover growth curve
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
HS-LS2-1
, HS-LS2-2
Plate Boundaries of the World Lab
This is an earth science lab activity students of all levels can complete! During this three day lab, students will color a plate map of the world and use this map to figure out what type of plate boundary locations such as Japan, Philippines, Malaysia, Red Sea, Himalayas, etc would be located along.
Students will also have to label the types of geologic features would be associated with each and determine whether the volcanoes would be explosive or non-explosive.
I have done this lab with st
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP Environmental Science
Lab #6: PhET Plate Tectonics
Lab #6 in my lab series.NOTE: This lab requires access to a computer and the PhET Plate Tectonics Simulation Website.Students use the PhET Plate Tectonics Simulation to describe the differences between continental and oceanic crust, to identify and describe the three types of plate boundaries, and to describe the geologic features created by each type of plate boundary.I have had great success with this lab. My students enjoyed using the simulation and by having them draw time-lapse sketches of
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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