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7th grade earth sciences script pdfs
Weather Map Project- STEM Meteorology
PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING!This is *NOT* a "no prep" activity. It requires a green screen, if used in the way photos appear, and the downloading of an app from an Iphone. In addition, there are other item like a tripod I suggest you purchase to complete this. It also requires at least two hours of time on the teacher's part to prepare your students for this activity. However, it is completely worth the time and money. This took my students about three days (one hour each day) to complete, aft
Grades:
3rd - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-4
, MS-ESS2-5
, 4-ESS2-2
The Great Kapok Tree Readers Theater - Cause and Effect
I have included the lesson plan with the readers' theater, so all you have to do it print and enjoy!
I used this Readers’ Theater with my fourth graders. It was a springboard into our BIG IDEA topic of Environments, and it also led to great conversation about cause and effect.
We know that cause and effect is a HUGE concept for students to master, especially in the sciences. The Next Generation Science Standards (“NGSS”) call this a cross cutting concept. This means it, in terms of NGSS, th
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4th - 7th
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Readers Theater Rocks & Minerals Game Show–3 Scripts–Fluency-Science
Rocks and Minerals Game Showscience Readers Theater script with graphic organizersBy Carol MontgomeryWHO are the mystery guests and WHO are they related to–Ignee Us, Seddy Mentary, or Dr. Meta Morphic?Rocks and Minerals Game Show will add a little spunk to your study of rocks and minerals. Your students will love the hand signals for whole-class voting on each mystery guest. And, they'll learn about specific rocks and minerals in the process. Part 1 features Granite, Talc, and Quartz. Part 2
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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Zootopia Scavenger Hunt Worksheet, Biome and Ecology Activity and Lesson
New Teacher? New Course? Or just need an engaging lesson on the fly with very little prep needed? Scripted Teacher lesson plans offers engaging lessons broken down minute by minute to help you easily navigate your lesson.Objective: Students will understand the concepts of ecology and its application to real-world scenarios through the viewing and analysis of the Disney movie Zootopia.Each lesson has different activities. From cooperative learning activities, to inquiry based case studies, each l
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Jacques Cousteau: A Reader's Theater Script
Studying the ocean? Looking for a resource for Earth Day or World Ocean Day? Introduce your students to Jacques Cousteau with this informative Reader's Theater Script. Oceanographer, photographer, scientist, inventor, writer and filmmaker, Cousteau spent his life studying the oceans and the marine life that lived in the oceans. His books and films on his studies sparked much interest in our oceans and created an awareness about the need for marine conservation. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Sh
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Trailblazers in Science(SIX STEM Biographical Plays)BUNDLE of RESOURCES
Ecosystems Readers Theatre Script
This 2-page script on EC0SYSTEMS involves students in reading and exploring information about our community of living and nonliving things and their interaction with the environment. The script incorporates humor and contemporary language and references. It’s part of a collection in my book CURRICULUM-BASED READERS THEATRE SCRIPTS: SCIENCE.
This script is written for solo speakers with many parts for ALL so that teachers can use it with a whole class. Reading and rehearsing the script reinforc
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Environment Class Play or Assembly
Environment Class Play - what can we do to help?
Cast of 30 - easily adapted up or down.
Narrator plus 29 Protesters! And who would have thought our narrator would find himself ... a Protester?
Duration - around 15 minutes reading time (not including music suggestions). The length of the script can of course be easily extended by adding on more information about man's negative impact on the environment and what we can do to reduce our carbon footprints.
Sample text:
Protester 28: We can all do
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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Reader's Theater: Rocks
Reader's Theater: Rocks
We used this reader's theater script to review our study of rocks. As we practiced, students chose sound effects (s.e.) and gestures (ges) to enhance the theatrical experience.
The script has students practice reciting information about the three types of rocks (sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic), how to classify rocks, weathering, erosion, and deposition, the rock cycle, as well as the age of the Earth. It's a quick review to help build vocabulary and practice t
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3rd - 8th
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The Layers of the Earth Readers Theatre Script
This short (1.5 pages) script on THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH involves students in reading and reviewing information about the composition and characteristics of the earth’s layers. The script incorporates humor and contemporary language and references. It’s part of a collection in my book CURRICULUM-BASED READERS THEATRE SCRIPTS: SCIENCE.This script is written for solo speakers with many parts for ALL so that teachers can use it with a whole class. The text of the script appears in a 2-column forma
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5th - 7th
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Coniferous Forest/Taiga/Boreal Biome Lesson Bundle (Presentation w/ Activities)
Present answers questions such as: Where is the coniferous forest located throughout the globe? What are the weather conditions in the taiga? What are the features of the trees that make this forest unique? What is the oldest, tallest and widest tree?What other plants survive in these forests?What are some of the animals that call the coniferous forest home?What is food web? This includes an overview of producers, consumers, and decomposers as well as an example food web for this biome.The Power
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Brackish Water Biome Lesson Bundle (Presentation and Activities)
Save yourself time in preparation of teaching an introduction on the brackish water biome.You will be prepared to present answers to these questions:What is brackish water?What is an estuary?What is salinity?What is a sea verses an ocean?Why are brackish water areas called "nurseries of the sea?"What unique trees have adapted to survive in wetlands?What wildlife will you find in brackish waters?What are unique features of the Caspian Sea?Additional features include:Desalinization labGoogle Earth
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Reader's Theater: Geology Review
Reader's Theater: Geology Review
Need a fun way to have students review important geology concepts you taught? This reader's theater is it!
It reviews:
*3 types of rocks--metamorphic, igneous, sedimentary
*Definition of the rock cycle
*Difference between weathering, erosion, and deposition
*Age of the Earth
*The layers of the earth and what they’re made of
*Definition of thermal energy
*Alfred Wegener and the Continental Drift Theory
*Pangaea
*Plate Tectonics
Students add
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Grades:
4th - 9th
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Readers' Theater: The Three Types of Rocks
This Readers’ Theater introduces the three types of rocks and how they form. Middle school students will enjoy learning Earth science content, while interacting with each other through the script. The informative text is kept “light” with fun interjections from The Sound Effect Crew and a surprise encounter with Rocky the Genie. The script includes vocabulary words, helpful hints, a diagram of the rock cycle, supportive links, and follow-up questions for students. It also would be an excellent a
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Grades:
5th - 8th
9 Science Plays for Earth Month
9 SCIENCE PLAYS FOR EARTH MONTH is a perfect complement to any elementary/middle/high school earth science curriculum or environmental studies program. Each playscript contains full set, stage, costume directions along with useful staging tips.
PLAYS INCLUDE: Recycling: Taming the Plastic Monster! • Sources of Energy • Home Sweet Biome • Fossils • Magnets Are Magical! • The Planets • How Birds Fly • Call of the Wild” – What a Park Ranger Does • “Monster in the Basement” – What a
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Volcano Class Play
Volcano Class Play
This class play can best be described as ... explosive! It is highly recommended that you purchase a pair of ear plugs before agreeing to sit through this performance!
Even the Roman god of fire cannot control these forces of nature. ... though no one is about to try and control him!
This script covers the questions what, how, where and a few examples of when - though ‘Pompeii up’ provides a far more comprehensive historical account of what happened in those two Roman cities d
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4th - 9th
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Rock n Roll Class Play or Assembly
This Rock n Roll Class Play/Assembly is one of a *set written by me (Sue Russell). It covers all the areas of work the children will have done in class (the different characteristics of rocks and their different uses; the definition of permeable and impermeable, sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic). Ideal for Years/Grades 3 - 8, and parts for all abilities. This curriculum-based play is fun but informative - guaranteed to be enjoyed by children and adults alike! This play is typical of all m
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3rd - 8th
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Nature's Marvels Elephants: Majestic Giants of the Animal Kingdom
Explore the awe-inspiring world of elephants, the largest land animals on Earth. In this article, we unveil 10 captivating facts about these gentle giants, from their immense size and iconic features like trunks and tusks to their complex social structures, intelligence, and the challenges they face in the wild. Join us as we celebrate the magnificence of elephants and their vital role in the natural world.
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PreK - 12th, Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: 101 Greatest Animal Facts That Will Blow Your Mind
Freshwater Biome Lesson with Script, Vocab, Review, & Activities Bundle
Save yourself time in preparation of teaching an introduction on the freshwater biome.You will present answers to these questions:What bodies of water are categorized as freshwater biome?Where can you find these freshwater sources?What makes a pond different than a lake other than its size?How do streams and rivers operate together? What are the award-winning rivers and lakes of the world?How are lakes formed?What is lake stratification?What impacts the velocity of a river?What are the flora and
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Ladybug Lifecycle Readers' Theater Freebie
Looking for a way to work on fluency and expression while also meeting science standards?
Working on life cycles? Tired of worksheets? Work on science skills with a science readers’ theater!
This FREE packet includes:
*Script
*Character Cards
*Follows the lifecycle of ladybugs
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Check out my other science readers’ theaters!
Salmon Life Cycle Readers’ Theater
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Grades:
2nd - 12th
Ocean Biome Bundle (Presentation with Activities)
Save yourself time in preparation of teaching an introduction on the ocean biome.You will be prepared to present answers to these questions:What is the largest world biome covering 70% of the earth's surface?What is the coldest ocean?Where is the Mariana Trench?What are the ocean zones?What are cnidarians?What historic events happened in the Atlantic Ocean?Where is the Ring of Fire?What ocean plant is the producer of more than 50% of the world's oxygen?Is coral a plant or an animal?Additional fe
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Tree Reader's Theater: Why Conifers Stay Green in the Winter
Tree Reader's Theater: Why Conifers Stay Green in the Winter
This is a reader's theater script for the Sachems of Winter. I have used this in sixth grade.
The Sachems of Winter is a Seneca Indian Legend about why conifer (pine trees) keep their needles and stay green in the winter.
Included:
1. A two page script which includes the following 10 characters:
Narrator
Hatoe (frost god)
Gwenny-Oyen (whirlwind)
Winter Sachems (the leaders of winter)
White Pine
Red Pine
Cedar
Juniper
Tamarack
Oa
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5th - 8th
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Readers' Theater: Storm Clouds and Lightning
This Readers’ Theater introduces middle school students to storm clouds, how they form and what must occur for lightning to take place. It would be helpful, but not necessary, for students to understand the basics of the water cycle and static electricity before reading this script. The informative text is kept “light-hearted” with fun interjections from The Sound Effect Crew and a surprise encounter with Fluff the Genie. Included with the script are: vocabulary words, helpful hints for the teac
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Recycling: Taming the Plastic Monster! - A Science Play
“Recycling: Taming the Plastic Monster!” is a short science play introducing recycling — specifically the theory and process of recycling plastic — and explores related topics of pollution, landfills, toxins and the impact of recycling on the environment. Playscript contains full set, stage, costume directions along with useful staging tips.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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Rainforest Class Play
Rainforest Class Play
Cast of 30 - easily adaptable up or down
Duration - around 20 minutes (depending on amount of music used)
This class play looks at the most amazing rainforest of them all - appropriately named, The Amazonian Rainforest. With a cast featuring poisonous frogs, blood-sucking bats, howling monkeys, giant spiders - you could be forgiven for thinking it’s an early Halloween script! But the message behind this class play is far more serious - looking at what we could be losing - a
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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