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7th grade earth sciences research pdfs
Types of Volcanoes Activity
Students will erupt with excitement when they work on this fun and flashy circlebook activity that examines three types of volcanoes! Fifteen mix-n-match templates feature ready-to-color illustrations of a Cinder Cone, a Composite Cone, and a Shield Volcano, complete with keys. For longer circle books, students can fill in additional templates with vocabulary words, create pages of volcano facts, research types of lava or the formation of volcanoes, or write a creative story about exploring a vo
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3rd - 8th
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Planet Research Brochure: Engaging Travel Agent Space Science Activity
Are your students looking for more engagement in their space science lessons? This product provides interactive research practice mixed with creative writing, art, and educational digital lessons. GREAT FOR E-LEARNING AND QUARANTINE DAYS!This Planet Travel Agent Brochure Project gives your student the freedom to research and compile interesting and factual information about the solar system. Covering specific features of their assigned planet, they will create an enticing digital or physically d
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Solar System "Travel" Notes and Project Bundle
NATURAL DISASTERS - 13 Agamographs (Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Floods, and more)
Natural disasters are naturally exciting for students. Compound that excitement with these intriguing agamograph activities that will have students rocking back-and-forth to watch the images morph from one to the other.13 sets of templates focus on a variety of natural disasters—avalanche, blizzard, drought, earthquake, flood, hurricane, landslide, meteor, pestilence, tornado, tsunami, volcano, and wildfire. Plus there are two BONUS agamographs that depict Cyclones and Bush Fires (which is what
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3rd - 8th
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Volcano Research Journal / Volcano Project - PRINT & DIGITAL
Volcano Project - Students pretend to be a scientist studying an active volcano anywhere in the world - luckily during their research the volcano erupts. They must write a first person account of their volcano research. Includes a print (PDF) and digital (Google Slides™) version of the project for distance learning / online learning platforms. My students love the opportunity to learn and write about a volcanic eruption - I love to see what they come up with! Easy to differentiate for a varie
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7th - 12th
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Natural Disasters News Report Project
This project was created to help students cultivate their researching skills, literacy skills, and science skills. Make research fun with this Natural Disaster News Report Project! Materials Include: -Initial task and "big idea" questions -Research packet with guiding questions to help with research -Scaffolded script pages with sentence stems that directly fit with the research packet-Unscaffolded script pages -Research and Presentation Checklists-Rubric
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4th - 8th
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4-ESS3-2
Fossil Record Research Project and CER for Middle School Life Science - MS-LS4-1
Are you looking for an engaging way to teach your middle school students about the fossil record? Let them solve a mystery! In this fossil record research project, your students will learn about fossilized whale remains discovered in a Chilean desert. Then they will gather information from text and video sources and craft a CER response explaining why marine fossils are sometimes found in the desert.The lesson meets science, reading, and writing standards. Students begin with gathering evidence
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6th - 8th
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MS-LS4-1
Natural Disasters Choice Board Project
One aspect of differentiating instruction is allowing students to make choices in their learning. This natural disaster project allows students to have a choice in their project. They are given a choice between nine natural disaster topics. Then they choose one of six projects. The projects include: a podcast/video, a PowerPoint presentation, a children’s book, a diorama, a mobile, or a travel brochure. There is a detailed description of what is expected for each project. No matter which project
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5th - 8th
Hurricanes: A Foldable of Natural Disasters — Research, Interactive Notebook
Students will flip over this fun, foldable, flip book activity! Great for interactive notebooks or the project-based classroom.Students will learn about the ways hurricanes are named, what hurricanes are called in different parts of the world, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, how hurricanes form, famous hurricanes, and hurricane vocabulary. A detailed answer key is provided with answers to all the questions and diagrams; it even includes suggested vocabulary words (and definitions) for you to
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4th - 8th
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Constellation Research Project
"Constellation Research Project" - an engaging and educational activity for students to explore the mysteries of the night sky.In this task, students will choose one of the 88 constellations to research and create a presentation (either poster or Google Slides presentation) that teaches their peers about their chosen constellation. They will also construct a visual representation of the constellation (can be a 3D model, diorama, mobile, etc) and present their information to the class.The require
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5th - 9th
Marine Biology Magazine Research Project
Your 7-10th grade science students will conduct research on a marine species, and design a creative magazine "for" that species! My students love getting to show off their creativity during this project, and it's a great way to reinforce concepts such as ocean habitats, ecological relationships, and marine ecosystem threats. Marine biology magazines are an ocean of fun! This download includes a handout for students which describes the requirements of the project, a table for organizing student r
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Environmental Science & Ecology Research Project Bundle
Biomes Project / Food Chains Activity — 6 Cycle Books of Different Ecosystems
These fascinating, never-ending CYCLE BOOKS focus on the food chains of 6 different biomes: Deciduous Forest, Desert, Grasslands (Prairie), Rainforest, Taiga, and Tundra. Students will love creating these magical cycle books using the ready-to-go templates. 24 templates illustrate the producers, herbivores, carnivores, and decomposers of each biome. Check out the PREVIEW MOVIE to see the CYCLE BOOKS in Action. BIOMES AND FOOD CHAINS CYCLE BOOKSContents: • Step-by-step instructions on how to crea
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3rd - 8th
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Climate Zone Travel Brochures
Looking for a fun way to teach the 5 climate zones? This research project features brochures for the following climate zones:✓ Tropical✓ Polar✓ Arid✓ Mediterranean ✓ TemperateThere are 5 brochures templates (one for each climate zone). One set is best for color printing and the other for black and white. Brochures could be assigned for independent work, partner practice, group work, or homework. Students can use safe websites or printed information to complete their brochures. How you assign eac
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3rd - 12th
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Earthquakes: A Foldable of Natural Disasters — Research, Interactive Notebook
Students will flip over this fun, foldable flip book activity about earthquakes! Great for interactive notebooks or the project-based classroom.Students will learn about plate tectonics and the creation of earthquakes at transform boundaries, how a seismograph works, earthquake facts and myths, the “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” method of earthquake safety, famous earthquakes, and earthquake vocabulary. A detailed answer key is provided with answers to all the questions and diagrams; it even include
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4th - 8th
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Watershed Webquest
This assignment uses the EPA's How is My Waterway website at https://mywaterway.epa.gov/. Students use the EPA website to research the health of the watershed they live in and the watershed of the location where they would like to move after high school. This product requires no prep and can be used immediately with both electronic and pdf versions provided. I typically use this assignment as a follow up to a class discussion about watersheds, but could also be used as an introductory assignmen
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7th - 12th
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Natural Disasters Collaborative Poster --- Bulletin Board and Writing Activity
Avoid the disaster of a boring classroom! Students will erupt with excitement as they work together to create a large, colorful poster that they can display in the classroom or hallway.25 color-by-number, 7.5-inch tiles of paper join together to create a beautiful 3-foot-square poster that features the icons of 13 different natural disasters (volcano, earthquake, hurricane, tornado, tsunami, wildfire, avalanche, blizzard, meteor, drought, flood, pestilence, and landslide). Students will love cre
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3rd - 8th
Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Activity
This ready to use renewable and nonrenewable energy sources research project will help your students master energy sources. Each assignment card includes 3 websites students can use right away. The digital version includes live links. The graphic organizer and rubric will help them stay focused. A No Prep! Assign and Go! research project.Includes the following energy sources:RENEWABLEBiomassGeothermalHydropowerSolarWindNONRENEWABLECoalNatural GasPetroleumPropaneUraniumDivide the set and hav
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5th - 9th
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MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Also included in: Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources Project Bundle
Pet Rock Research Project
Rock research with a fun twist! Your students will "adopt" a new pet, a rock! As any good pet owner would, your students will be tasked with learning everything they can about their new friend! Worksheets are included that will help guide students' research. For the final product, students are asked to create a poster, paper OR digital, to showcase their new pet rock! At the end of the project, have a pet show-and-tell and let your students teach their classmates all about their pet rocks!Rubric
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4th - 10th
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MS-ESS2-1
Also included in: Rocks and Minerals Project Bundle
Volcanoes Activity: A Foldable of Natural Disasters — Types of Volcanoes
Students will flip over this fun, foldable flip book activity! Great for interactive notebooks or the project-based classroom.Students will learn about different types of lava, the formation of volcanoes due to plate tectonics and hot spots, the parts of a volcano, three types of volcanoes, famous volcanoes, and volcanic vocabulary. A detailed answer key is provided with answers to all the questions and diagrams; it even includes suggested vocabulary words (and definitions) for you to use in you
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4th - 8th
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Geologic Time Scale | Time Travel Project
Scenario: Students have recently been hired at a travel agency, however, this travel agency sells vacations in TIME.In this project, students are asked to choose a period of geologic time and research. After completing guided research pages (4), students will create either an informational poster, a brochure, or a Google Slides Presentation where they attempt to “sell” their vacation.Students will be evaluated in 4 areas: Oral presentation, travel advertisement (info. Brochure, poster, or Google
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6th - 11th
Out-of-this-World Alien Project (Space/Astronomy)
Get ready. This project is OUT of this world! You will quickly find that this is one of those projects that students really get into and will talk about for some time. The "Out-of-this-World Alien Project" has the following learning goals:1) Select and research a planet in our solar system (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune) to develop an understanding of the environment of the planet. Compare and contrast several key characteristics your planet to Earth.
2) Identif
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6th - 8th
Natural Disasters Research Project Posters - Printable and Digital
Natural Disasters Research Project Posters are a fun and simple way for your students to research different natural disasters and how they affect us and the land. These project posters are student friendly and help guide your students in what exactly to research. These posters are perfect for students to display their research! And they look fabulous on a bulletin board or hallway display!This is part of my HUGE GROWING BUNDLE OF RESEARCH PROJECT POSTERS. This is includes ALL of my research proj
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: GROWING BUNDLE Research Project Posters
Earth Space Science Career Research Project End of the Year Activity T-shirt
This Earth and Space Science Career Research and T Shirt Design Project is a great way to get your students thinking about potential careers in the sciences, or just to help them to understand why their studies in earth and space sciences are relevant and important! This project works for grade 6 and up, so if you are teaching a middle school Earth and Space Science course or unit or a high school Earth and Space Science course, you can assign this project at the beginning of the year to get eve
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Earth and Space Science Curriculum Middle School | FULL YEAR
Mapping Atlantic Canada
This is a series of maps focussing on Atlantic Canada: Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. It is one of the five main regions of Canada (BC, Prairie Provinces, Ontario & Quebec, Atlantic Canada and The North). Included are four versions: one with the main cities and bodies of water labeled, one with the major cities and bodies of water without labels, one with a reduced amount of water bodies and no cities, and lastly, one completely blank showi
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Mapping Canada Bundle
My Birthstone! Research Project Activity for Science Class
As I teach about rocks and minerals, I often get questions from my students about birthstones: What are they? Why do we have birthstones? What is my birthstone? This activity allows students to research these questions about their own birthstone. This activity goes well in a unit about rocks and minerals because as the students research several questions about it (i.e "is it organic?" "does it have a crystalline structure?"), they will be able to answer the question of whether or not their birth
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Earth Science Large Bundle of 33 Activities, Labs and Worksheets
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