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Thanksgiving geography laboratories
Climate Change Activity Mapping Carbon Emissions NGSS MS-ESS3-5 ESS3-4
Students use real data to color-code a map of 68 countries based on their per capita carbon emissions. In this activity, students will:READ a 1-page article about greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, what per capita means, and the activity directions. CONSTRUCT a World Map by attaching 2 provided pages (it's easy!).COLOR CODE countries on the map according to their per capita carbon emissions. ANSWER 11 analysis questions focusing on the greenhouse effect, sources of carbon emissions, and how de
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-4
Also included in: Global Warming Climate Change Activity Bundle NGSS MS-ESS3-5 ESS3-4
Thanksgiving Science: 5 Activities & Labs
Included in this package are science activities and printables to excite your students for Thanksgiving! Students will learn/engage in the following activities:Anatomy of a Turkey (NO PREP!) This activity focuses on the body system of a turkey. Students are provided body part names and descriptions. They must match these body parts with their correct location on the body of a turkey.Selective Breeding to Create a "Super Turkey" (NO PREP!) Students observe sets of turkeys with noticeabl
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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Also included in: Holiday Science Bundle: Activities for Every Major Holiday
Tombstone Pictures for Cemetery Lab. Human Population Studies
This google drive contains a curated collection of original pictures of 400+ grave markers including some famous people in history, movies and music. I developed this collection over several months of travel. Students will discover historically accurate trends from this data about survivorship for people born before 1900 and after 1900. I have carefully created the collection to provide interest for students and also good data for students to discover trends through inquiry. Use these pictures w
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP Environmental Science Unit 3 Bundle
Ocean Currents - Rescue Lab Activity
Ocean Currents - Rescue Lab Activity
This is a fun little Latitude/Longitude Ocean Current activity.
Students plot the path of 2 current buoys to determine the location of a lost ship crew in the Indian Ocean.
This is a crossover science activity - Oceanography - Geography - Graphing.
Usually takes between 30 - 40 minutes.
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Other GES Ocean Activity
Ocean Current Introduction
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6th - 9th
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Thanksgiving Science Activities
Celebrate Thanksgiving with these fun science investigations! Students will enjoy learning about cranberries by investigating how they can be used to write secret messages, why they float, how they are harvested, how they react with bases and a few fun facts!
Included in this lesson are:
-Slides to project to introduce the lab
-Teacher Guide
-Student Lab Sheets
-Table Markers to let students know which station they are at
- Cranberry Trivia Crossword for fast finishers
-Ideas to "Take it Fur
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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Islamic Empire Trade Routes Map Activity for Social Studies and History
The Islamic Empire is arguably one of the most prominent and influential times of history in the Middle East. As we study the Islamic culture and the rise of the empire, we notice that geography has a huge role in many different aspects.This product gives students the opportunity to practice map and math skills as they try to figure out the best trade route to take from Mecca to Cordoba, Spain. Their goal is to spend the least amount of money possible. The provided maps have all the city locatio
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Grades:
5th - 12th
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Also included in: Social Studies and History Large Bundle of 20 Activities and Worksheets
Halloween or Fall Science STEM and Experiment Inquiry Bundle with 7+ activities!
What do you do with students when they are already excited for a holiday- DO SCIENCE!!! What a great way to keep them focused on crazy days!This is a bundle with 7+ Halloween or Fall STEM and Experiment Inquiry resources:Ghostly Static Electricity! Halloween fun Scientific Method inquiry experimentHalloween Science Inquiry force experiment-Newton's 3rd law- balloon rocketsBat Glider STEM ChallengeFall Halloween Science: Dissolve a Candy Corn w/ the Scientific MethodHalloween Pumpkin Candy Cata
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Plate Tectonics Lab Stations - Student-Led Stations Lab
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Student-led lab stations are a great way to get your kids moving and interacting with content in a variety of fun ways! Students will learn, interact, investigate, analyze, and engage with plate tectonics and continental drift! These eight stations focus on plate tectonics, convection currents, sea-floor spreading, continental drift, plate boundaries, types of crust, and tectonic plates. All stations are neatly presented, have easy to understand directions, and require minimal prep from
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
, HS-ESS2-3
, HS-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS2-2
, HS-ESS1-5
Also included in: Earth Science Stations Labs Growing Discount Bundle
50 Social Studies Labs - Geography History Cultural Studies Economics Government
PREVIEW AVAILABLE!LIKE WHAT YOU SEE? CHECK OUT OTHER STEM RESOURCES IN MY SHOP!FROM THE CREATOR OF 50 STEM LABS & 50 MORE STEM LABS comes this collection of 50 Social Studies Activities for kids. Recommended for grades K to 6 and up! Each one has a snappy title, a brief set of instructions, recommended materials list, and space for notes. These are very adjustable for your classroom, home, or homeschool needs. Do projects for concepts like: Geography, Cultural Studies, Economics, History, G
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K - 8th
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Let's Make Some Butter ~ Science Lab and Writing/Research Activities
This is a classic activity that kids always love to experience! I am always surprised that so few of them have ever done it before! We usually do this lab while we are studying pioneers in social studies, but it can be done anytime of the year! I get mason jars from Amazon (they are pretty cheap). (about $1 each) We display our Butter Research Projects outside the classroom!
This packet contains:
- Butter Making Direction sheet
- Butter Tasting Lab Sheet
- The Science Behind Butter Making
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Food Science And STEM | Making Butter Experiment | Gr 4 5 Thanksgiving Activity
Do you know how butter is made? It is easy to make, and the science is fascinating. Expand students’ knowledge of butter churning. This complete 4th/5th-grade unit contains a teacher guide to improve success. Students investigate the role of fat and cream. A further exploration activity and a STEM Challenge to separate the butter from the buttermilk are included. Great activity for Thanksgiving.Can I use this virtually? The files are PDF but come with a pre-created Easel by TpT overlay. We add
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 5-PS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Earthquakes and Volcanoes Lab Stations
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Student-led lab stations are a great way to get your kids moving and interacting with content in a variety of fun and engaging ways! Students will learn, interact, and engage with new content of earthquakes and volcanoes! These seven stations focus on volcanic and earthquake activity, parts of a volcano and earthquake, seismic waves, types of volcanoes, mapping volcanoes and earthquakes, and more! All stations are neatly presented, have easy to understand directions, and require minimal
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS2-1
Also included in: Earth Science Stations Labs Growing Discount Bundle
Glacial Erosion and Deposition | Digital & Editable Lab Activity | NGSS
In this Google Slides™ digital lab activity, the students will explore the effects of glaciers on landscapes. They will learn about the characteristic erosional and depositional landforms formed by glaciers such as striations on the bedrock, U-shaped valleys, drumlins, glacial erratics, finger lakes, moraines, kettle lakes, and outwash plains. This resource focuses on evidence of glacier erosion and deposition in New York State. This is an interactive lab activity with drag & drop features,
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Grades:
8th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
, HS-ESS2-2
Mapping Earth & Landforms Unit Bundle | Printable, Digital & Editable Components
Save 40% by purchasing ALL my Mapping Earth teaching materials!Important Notes:• Download a FREE Unit Bundle to learn more about all my products.• Save $$$ with the Earth Science Complete Curriculum• Save $$$$ with the Integrated Science Complete Curriculum• Consider Daily Lessons as an economical alternative to this unit bundle (see below)• This product includes FREE downloads of ALL future Mapping Earth products.**********************************************************************************
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
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NGSS:
4-ESS2-2
Plate Tectonics & Boundaries PLOT real Earthquakes & Volcanoes DATA LAB
This DATA LAB connects Plate Tectonics and Boundary motion to the ACTUAL Geologic Events they cause-- especially around the Ring of Fire, or Pacific Plate! Students can LABEL the Major PLATES on a World MAP (or Differentiate for ESL/Special Needs students by giving them the MAP with the Plates already labeled- several Included for YOU!) Then, PLOT 18 Latitude & Longitude Points of recent Earthquakes in one color and 18 significant Volcanic Eruptions in another color. They can then-- Color Co
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Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
Plate Tectonics 5E Unit Plan - Secondary Science
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Save over 30% off! After completing this 5E Plate Tectonics unit, students will be able to describe and demonstrate how plate tectonics causes major geologic features such as volcanoes, mid-ocean ridges, trenches, and mountains, types of plate boundaries, and how convection currents move and shape the lithosphere. This lesson plan follows the 5E method: Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, and Evaluation, and facilitates student-led learning with minimal prep time. This uni
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS2-3
, HS-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS2-2
, HS-ESS1-5
Thanksgiving STEM Challenge and Turkey Craft
Have fun this Thanksgiving with this two part craft/STEM activity. Students first create their own turkey craft with a Styrofoam ball. In the second part, students build a launcher to help the turkey “escape” from the farm. The students start with a simple craft stick catapult and use the engineering design process to improve their designs. This is a super fun way to tie in the holidays, STEM, and science into the curriculum. Want more holiday fun?!? Check out my Thanksgiving Escape Room---
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3rd - 6th
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Thanksgiving STEM / STEAM Activity - Fall Leaves Science Lab!
NOVEMBER STEM / STEAM ACTIVITY - Fall Leaves Science Lab!Help students answer the question, "Why do leaves change color?"This Fun Fall STEAM Activity Includes:2 interactive student worksheets with pictures1 conclusion question worksheetList of materialsBackground informationKey vocabularyDetailed step-by-step instructionsExplanation of resultsScience Concepts Covered:Why do leaves change color in the fall?PhotosynthesisLeaf pigmentationLeaf chromatographyStudents will have so much fun watching l
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Ocean Currents - Lost Scientist - Current Lab II
Ocean Currents - Lost Scientist - Current Lab II
Updated 5-5-16
This is a fun little Latitude/Longitude Ocean Current activity.
Students plot the path of 2 current buoys to determine the location of a lost scientist in the Pacific Ocean.
This is a crossover science activity - Oceanography - Geography - Graphing.
Usually takes between 30 - 40 minutes.
This activity is similar to "Ocean Currents - Rescue Lab Activity"
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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Corntastic Thanksgiving STEM / STEAM Activity - Dancing Corn Science Lab!
NOVEMBER STEM / STEAM ACTIVITY - Dancing Corn Science Lab!This Corntastic Fall STEAM Activity Includes:2 interactive student worksheets with pictures1 conclusion question worksheetKey vocabularyList of materialsDetailed step-by-step instructionsExplanation of resultsScience Concepts Covered:Simple chemical reactionsSimple chemical equationsReactantsProductsCarbon dioxide gasStudents will have so much fun watching corn kernels dance with bubbles!You can also earn cool points with your students by
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Play Doh Mountain - Topographic Maps -content reading, lab, and activities
Great resource for teaching topographic maps. Student-led lab…. constructing a playdough mountain and contour map. Reading content along with unscrambled words, a crossword puzzle and land feature/ contour map match for evaluation. Makes teaching topographic maps fun!
Vocabulary addressed:
Topography, contour map, topographic map, contour interval, elevation, depression, hachure line, v-shaped contour line, sea level.
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4th - 6th
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Food Science And STEM | Making Butter Experiment | Thanksgiving Bundle
Be amazed at how easy it is to make butter. This is a perfect science unit for the elementary science lab teacher on dairy products. Supplies are simple and inexpensive, and a teacher guide is provided. Bundle and save! Use for a Thanksgiving Unit and meet the standards at the same time Students will follow the scientific method to answer the question:Does the amount of fat in cream affect the thickness of butter?This is the complete bundle of the Butter Science Series. Save 20%. Each vers
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Not Grade Specific
Thanksgiving Science STEM / STEAM Activity - Thanksgiving Butter Science Lab!
FALL STEM / STEAM ACTIVITY - Make your Own Butter in a Jar!*An Edible Science Project :)This Fun Thanksgiving STEAM Activity Includes:2 interactive student worksheets with pictures1 conclusion question worksheetList of materialsBackground informationKey vocabularyDetailed step-by-step instructionsScience Concepts Covered:The composition of creamFat molecules vs. liquid moleculesThe process of making butterButter vs. buttermilkStudents will have so much fun making (and tasting) their very own but
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2nd - 12th
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Punch Ball Balloon Globe ~ Engineering Geography ~ STEM Challenge
Using a punch ball balloon, can your group create an exact model of a globe showing continents, oceans, and lines of latitude and longitude?
We are all about integration in my STEM building and blending social studies with STEM challenges is a great way to make the topics we study in social studies more engaging and interesting for the students. I am currently working on developing more of these social studies based STEM challenges. This one is focused on map skills and geography.
This engi
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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Also included in: American History PERSONALIZED STEM Bundle
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