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Free earth sciences projects
Space: Model of Earth & Moon's orbit
One of the biggest misconceptions that students have is that they believe that the Sun travels around the Earth. My students were no exception...That is why I created this model that allows students to manipulate the Earth and the moon in order to gain a better understanding. With this activity, your students will be able to orbit the Earth around the Sun as well as move the moon around the Earth. After this craftivity your students will no longer have the same misconception.If you like this act
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1st - 5th
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Parts of a Map Geography Map Skills Freebie Sample
Try out two free sample pages from my Geography Map Skills Unit & Lapbook with informational text, test, & more!}! This freebie has one page of informational text about the parts of a map. It also includes a one page foldable piece for students to use in their interactive social studies notebook.
These two samples are part of my Geography Map Skills Unit & Lapbook with informational text, test, & more!} for teaching about basic map skills. Over 70 pages in the whole unit!
The
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3rd - 5th
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Free Earth Day Craft
This free Earth Day craft is perfect for a bulletin board or hallway display.It's simple and easy to make. Students will follow the step by step directions with photographs of each step to complete the craftivity. To finish the craftivity they will write about how they can help the earth on the stationery and glue it in the center.It includes….• Step by step directions with photographs of each step• Reproducible template (including the stationery)If you have any questions please contact me throu
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K - 2nd
The Water Cycle Activities Interactive Wheel Craft FREE
Test drive my Water Cycle Activities with this freebie or click HERE to get my BUNDLE of water cycle resources!This FREE Water Cycle Wheel is the perfect activity to help your students review what they have learned.This FREE Water Cycle packet comes with* a colored cover* a colored wheel template with text and images* a black and white cover* a black and white wheel template with text and imagesTemplates are in color, and black and white, giving you flexibility in printing. Finished wheels can b
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1st - 4th
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End of the Year Reflection Writing Google Slides & Printable Free Activity
This end of the year, Google Slides and printable reflection activity is a great way to look back on this past school year. This resource can be used for any subject and includes a set of directions, a rubric, and an editable template to support students.Students will choose three pieces they can reflect on. Students will answer guided questions and create a catchy claim to make a statement about what they took away from each piece of evidence. This product is part of my #1 Science Mega Bundle
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4th - 10th
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OREO COOKIE PHASES OF THE MOON FOOD LAB
A popular lab, with a competitive twist! Educators, your students will have tons of fun learning/reviewing the phases of the moon with this engaging activity. Instead of simply cutting the cream out of each cookie, students will be tasked with a challenge (against their peers) for each of the 8 phases of the moon. I've also included a student version of the slides so that they can insert a photo of each phase they create. Why? Well, we all know that those cookies will not last very long at the e
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Plants - Label the Flower, Lima Bean Observation
Here are two printables that I made using my free-hand drawings and Microsoft Word. The first is a sheet where your students can color and label the parts of a plant. The second is a lima bean observation sheet. In my class, we put lima beans and a damp paper towel in plastic bags. We then take them out to observe them every few days. I have the students draw their observations in chronological order on this sheet. Enjoy! Please check out my blog, Kindergarten Simplicty, for more ideas!
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PreK - 3rd
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Biome Travel Brochure Project
Have your students make a brochure for people to visit a specific biome! They can be creative as they come up with things to do, what to pack, what they will see, and how much it will cost. Students can either print pictures from the internet or out of national geographic magazines. You might also be interested in:Biomes and biodiversity powerpointBiomes interactive diagramBiome Climatogram WorksheetEcology Writing PromptsBe sure to follow my TpT store by clicking on the green "follow me" next t
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Ecology Bundle
Solar Eclipse 2024 Activities | Small Model | Craft
Are you looking for a FREE simple project to help students understand how solar eclipses work? If so, I have you covered! You just need scissors, crayons, tape, and a stick or pencil to move the moon!What is in the download?1 Project WorksheetDirectionsLinks to More ResourcesCheck out my SOLAR ECLIPSE WEEK UNIT with ACTIVITIES****WHAT else do you need for this unit besides the printables?******❀ Scissors❀ Glue❀ Colored Pencils or CrayonsKNOW YOUR STUDENT'S MISCONCEPTIONS:They will probably thin
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Not Grade Specific
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Free Landforms Reading Passages
These FREE printable and digital reading passages are all about Landforms! There are two nonfiction reading passages, a set of reading comprehension questions, and a graphic organizer to guide student-led research. The landforms reading passages cover the following information:What is a landform?General examples of landformsHow do landforms change?The forces in nature that change landforms - wind, water, and iceErosion as a slow change to landformsDepositionWhat's included in this FREE landforms
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2nd - 3rd
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NGSS:
2-ESS2-1
Planet Research Project Worksheet - Middle School Science
Teaching your class about outer space, astronomy, the planets? Use this as a project outline, early finisher activity, or even as sub plans. In my 5th grade science class we briefly talk about the planets but don't learn a ton about each. The kids are always so interested so I've made this sheet for them to pick and research a plant of their choice!Works great for sub plans if you need a filler in your solar system unit!This product includes:⭐︎ 3 pages⭐︎ One page worksheet for picking and resear
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3rd - 8th
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World Habitats Mobile
I created and used this project with my second and third grade students while studying animals, plants, and habitats. We completed this following the unit of study, so they already knew locations, characteristics, weather, animals, and plants of each habitat. The habitats that we studied were grasslands, oceans, deserts, rainforests, and tundras.
It took about an hour and a half to two hours for my students to complete cutting, writing, drawing, and stringing. When I did it, I already cut the
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2nd - 4th
Parts of a Volcano - Mosaic Craft
This is a fun, engaging way of reviewing the parts of a volcano with your class. The students are given their vocabulary words on small labels, then must create a mosaic using construction paper in order to depict the parts of a volcano.
Licenses for the font and frames have been purchased.
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K - 6th
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Biogeochemical Cycles Research Booklet Project
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ This a great freebie to add to your collection of biogeochemical cycles resources! Students research five different biogeochemical cycles and create a research booklet using three blank sheets of copy paper. The instructions and rubric are editable and contain a solid and well-defined set of step-by-step directions for students to make a their biogeochemical cycles research book. Suggested websites for research are included.⭐ Click Here For More Freebies for Earth and Space SciencePerf
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9th - 12th
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HS-ESS2-5
, HS-LS2-5
, HS-LS2-4
, HS-ESS2-6
Also included in: Biogeochemical Cycles and Spheres Growing Discount Bundle
Animal Research Graphic Organizer (Animal Facts Booklet)
A graphic organizer for young researchers to learn about an animal. Have each student complete one and then compile them into an Animal Fact Book for your classroom!
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PreK - 3rd
Natural Disasters Wheel Foldable Freebie
Natural Disasters Wheel Foldable Fast, fun and easy project. It is perfect for differentiation. It comes with:* blank template - students research or copy the definitions from the visuals provided by the teacher;* prefilled template – students simply assemble the wheel;* cut & paste template – students need to match the definitions with the correct terms.Your feedback is much appreciated. Would like more resources on this subject? Check out my Natural Disasters Interactive Lapbook and Mini-
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1st - 3rd
Planet Research Project
This FREEBIE resource was created to be used as a quick and easy introduction to a research project. Each student needs a planet to research (whether that is by choice or assigned). Students will color a picture of their planet and fill in the blanks for the research questions provided. There are also two interesting fact spots where students can write facts that interested them while researching. Use this as an in class practice or for students to do as a home project. What's Included: This is
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K - 2nd
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Jumbo Flower Craft
This is a BIG project in more ways than one! It’s large and can take some time. Jumbo Flower Craft can be used for parts of a plantWe sponge painted the petals one day and let them all dry (but petals can be printed on color construction paper to avoid the painting part) We cut the petals, wrote names on the back so we knew who they belonged to, and stacked them so we could save them for later useAnother day, we cut out the leaves and roots, and we wrote labels I cut strips of green construction
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Not Grade Specific
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Layers of the Earth & Atmosphere Pop up
Layers of the Earth and Atmosphere pop upI don't know if they are to scale. Word document so you can edit.If you would rather glue them all flat then just don't cut the flaps. I had to use some scrap paper to give some extra help to make the layers stand up as seen in one of the photos. I got this from another teacher and edited it, it was originally only layers of the Earth.
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6th - 8th
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Plants-Order by Size and Life Cycle of a Plant
I created this little freebie to help my students understand the life of a plant and work in our math skill ordering by size!
I cut them out before class and together we ordered them in the pocket chart. Then students got to color cut them and order them by size on chart paper. They did a great job! If you like this please check out my Little Brown Seeds Shared Reading poem. They go great together!
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Little-Brown-Seeds
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PreK - 1st
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Earth Day Activity - Green Court Claims Environmental Science Lesson
Excellent free science lesson for Earth Day or any day! In the Green Court Claims lesson, students will investigate claims companies make about their products and business practices to imply that they are environmentally friendly. This lesson would work well in a unit on propaganda or as an environmental science lesson and will take approximately 3 days to a week depending on the age level and maturity of your students.
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4th - 6th
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FREEBIE: Forms of Energy posters - Light, Sound, Heat, Motion
Includes: 5 colorful posters - title page, light, sound, heat, motion.Hang on your bulletin board for science to support your instruction! Hope you enjoy! :)
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K - 5th
Blasting Off! Astronaut Craft
Your students will want to soar into space with this fun astronaut craft. It comes with a pattern to make an astronaut and real pictures of the ones my students made. Use one copy of the pattern to have your students (or volunteer) trace the pieces on the construction paper colors of their choice and then assemble. We used these to make a solar system bulletin board. But there are many uses including descriptive writing, writing about the solar system or simply make the craft. Don't forget to le
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K - 3rd
Plate Tectonics Activity: A Synthesis of the Cross Section of the Earth
One of my very favorite activities to do with students - in fact, I use it whenever I can because it provides an engaging way to get my students talking about plate tectonics, using new vocabulary, and flexing their creative muscles. If you haven't taught plate tectonics, this is a great lesson to open with - all the background you need for this activity is included!This lesson includes an illustrated brief introduction to plate tectonics, followed by an activity that challenges students' under
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-1
, 4-ESS3-2
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