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12th grade earth sciences simulations
Tides Lab Using Water Balloons - Hands On Experience That Kids LOVE!
This lab is a really fun way to use discovery and investigation to teach students how gravity and inertia cause tides, along with the moon. The cost is low (a package of water balloons and yarn) and it is a great activity to get kids moving and outside. They work in small groups and go through a series of steps and procedures and record data. This was one of the most fun labs of the year for students and was instrumental is having kids understand why we have high tides on the side of the Earth c
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6th - 12th
Biogeochemical Cycles: The Carbon Cycle Dice Simulation Journey of a Carbon Atom
A journey though the Global Carbon Cycle like you have never experienced before!With a roll of the dice, students will travel around the classroom visiting nine of Earth’s carbon reservoirs: atmosphere, terrestrial plants, terrestrial animals, soil, rock, marine plants, marine animals, surface ocean, & deep ocean.In the process, they will learn a whopping amount of information that will link to many other scientific units of study. Examples include: weather, circulation of air in the tropos
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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MS-LS1-7
, HS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-3
, HS-LS2-5
, MS-LS2-4
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Also included in: Ecology, Environmental Studies, and Earth Science Activities Bundle
Coevolution and A History of Earth's Systems (HS-ESS2-7)
In this explore and explain sequence, students explore events in Earth's history and develop a scale model to represent these events. They identify potential cause and effect relationships between events and conduct research to obtain empirical evidence to support claims that illustrate how life on Earth and Earth's other systems evolved in response to one another. This activity is a part of the complete high school unit, Earth’s Atmosphere and Climate: Then & Now.If you are interested in t
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9th - 12th
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HS-ESS2-7
Exploring The Evolution of Earth's Atmosphere (HS-ESS2-7)
In this explore and explain sequence, students participate in a simulation of the evolution of Earth's atmosphere. Students identify cause and effect relationships from the simulation that explain change and stability in Earth's atmosphere over time. Students reinforce their understanding of the evolution of Earth's atmosphere using a web video.This activity is part of an instructional sequence that addresses: HS-LS1-5. Use a model to illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into s
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9th - 12th
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HS-ESS2-7
Air Pollution Virtual Exploration Lab
What factors impact the quality of our air? In this virtual lab, students will analyze how weather and industrialization can impact air pollution. Students will also:⚗️Test their Pre-Existing Knowledge of Pollution⚗️Describe the Difference between Primary & Secondary Pollutants⚗️Explore the impact of Temperature & Sunlight on Air Quality⚗️Analyze the impact of Electric Cars and Power Plants on Air PollutionNOTE: This activity links to the free Interactive from LabXChange. Check it out be
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6th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Also included in: Sources of Pollution Digital + Printable Science Activity Bundle
FULL NGSS Earth Science Curriculum - perfect for virtual or homeschool!
This resource has most resources available to you through Canvas as a virtual course. Immediately upon purchase you should be able to click on a link to add yourself to the course. If you have any troubles, I’d be happy to help you get started or added to the class.This is a full virtual curriculum for a 10th-12th grade Earth science course. While this is designed for virtual teaching over Teams and using Canvas, these resources could work very for all Earth science teachers - in person, hybrid,
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10th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-ESS2-5
, HS-ESS1-6
, HS-ESS2-3
, HS-ESS2-1
, HS-ESS1-4
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PhET Radioactive Dating Game Lab
This lab is designed to augment one of the terrific physics and chemistry demos provided by the PhET Interactive Simulations Internet site of the University of Colorado at Boulder (https://phet.colorado.edu/). The Radioactive Dating Game introduces the concept of radioactive decay and its use in dating once-living and inanimate earth material. The demo simulates the radioactive decay of carbon-14 and uranium-238 into their respective daughter products. The demo is divided into four sections:Half
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9th - 12th
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Marine Invertebrates-Virtual Dissections, Google Slide Notes, Cornell Notes
Your entire unit in one place. Includes:Porifera-Virtual Dissection, Presentation and Cornell NotesMollusk-Virtual Dissection, Presentation and Cornell NotesCrustacean-Virtual Dissection, Presentation and Cornell NotesEchinoderm-Virtual Dissection, Presentation and Cornell NotesCnidarian-Virtual Dissection, Presentation and Cornell Notes
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6th - 12th
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Eco-Games: Outdoor Science Simulations for Life and Earth Sciences
Children of all ages love games. Educators can turn this natural affinity to their advantage by using games as an instructional strategy. In this book, educators will learn 15 Eco-games that cover ecological and environmental topics connected to the Science and Geography curriculum. Games work well in an outdoor setting, such as a school yard or nature field centre. Eco-games are designed to be easy to reproduce for teachers. There are codes for students to crack, secret environmental messages,
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1st - 12th, Adult Education
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Half Life Lab Activity | Nuclear Chemistry Lab
This is a low prep half life lab activity. Students will sort a manipulative into "stable" and "radioactive" categories and graph the half life of the radioactive isotope. The lab includes post lab questions that give students additional practice with half life questions. Students will record data, graph the decay answer post lab questions and write a formal conclusion. WHAT'S INCLUDED?Teacher set up guideStudent lab handoutDetailed instructions on How to Write a Chemistry Lab ReportTeacher Ver
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Grades:
9th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-PS1-8
The Water Cycle Virtual Exploration Lab
How does water move through the Water Cycle? In this virtual lab, students will learn about the different states of water. Students will also:⚗️Test their Pre-Existing Knowledge of the Water Cycle⚗️Identify the difference between Evaporation, Condensation, & Precipitation⚗️Label Structures & State Changes on a Diagram of the Water Cycle⚗️Describe how Ice, Snow, & Groundwater contribute to the Water CycleNOTE: This activity links to the free Interactive from the U.S. Geological Survey
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6th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS2-5
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-ESS2-4
Also included in: The Water Cycle Digital + Printable Science Activity Bundle
Plate Tectonics Virtual Exploration Lab
How do shifts in tectonic plates result in new geologic structures? In this virtual lab, students will observe different plate boundaries over varying durations of time. Students will also:⚗️Test their Pre-Existing Knowledge of Plate Tectonics⚗️Identify the difference between Convergent, Divergent, & Transform Boundaries⚗️Analyze how Plate Boundary Movement results in new structures over time⚗️Describe how Plate Movement can result in Earthquakes and Volcanic ActivityNOTE: This activity link
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6th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS2-2
Also included in: South Carolina 6th Grade Science Growing Full Activity Bundle
Carbon Cycle Passport Activity
Get students out of their seats to track the movement of Carbon in the environment. From Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration to Ocean Acidification & Fossil Fuel Combustion will be discovered in this fun activity. Students choose any station to begin their carbon journey. At the station, students will learn about carbon's role in that part of the environment. Students then roll the dice to learn where (and how!) carbon goes from there. Stations: Atmosphere, Land Plants, Land Ani
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Model My Watershed - Runoff Simulation
Students explore the Model My Watershed Simulation (https://runoff.modelmywatershed.org/) and learn more about the surface of the Earth impacts on runoff, infiltration, and evapotranspiration. Students will see how much of 5cm of precipitation is transported once it reaches the surface of developed areas, forests, crop land, etc. Students should be able to better understand the following termsEvapotranspiration Infiltration Impervious Pervious PrecipitationRunoff Answer key included!
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Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS2-4
, HS-ESS3-6
, MS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-4
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The Rock Cycle Virtual Exploration Lab
How do geologic processes contribute to rock formation? In this virtual lab, students will learn about the different types of rocks and how they form. Students will also:⚗️Test their Pre-Existing Knowledge of Rocks⚗️Identify & Classify Sedimentary, Metamorphic, & Igneous Rocks⚗️Describe how Heat, Pressure, Weathering, & Erosion change Rocks⚗️Analyze and Complete a Diagram of the Rock CycleNOTE: This activity links to the free Interactive from Annenberg Learner. Check it out below!The
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6th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS2-5
, MS-ESS2-1
Also included in: The Rock Cycle Digital + Printable Science Activity Bundle
Earth Science Sandwich Stratigraphy Lab - Geologic Sequences and Correlation
An activity using sandwich fixings to simulate geological rock layers. Students learn the law of superposition, relative ages, drawing a stratigraphic column, and correlation by taking 'core samples' of their sandwich and comparing it to others. Lab is written using peanut butter and jelly, but it is fully editable to use any food items you wish.
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9th - 12th
Proxy Records - Dendrochronology Virtual Lab
This virtual lab fits well with the topic of proxy records in studying past climates. It guides students to use a virtual simulation (linked) to investigate the effects of climate on tree ring patterns, and to relate this to studying past climate.
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9th - 12th
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Marine Invertebrates Virtual Lab (Thinglink)
Virtual Labs for Porifera, Cnidarians, Mollusks, Crustaceans, and Echinoderms. Each has links to Thinglink. Within Thinglink there is an icon that allows students to hear the works spoken in any language they prefer. Keys are included. At the bottom of each PDF is a link to the Google Doc for easy inclusion into your virtual classroom.
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6th - 12th
Ocean Acidification Lab
This fun lab does a great job helping students understand ocean acidification. Lab includes thorough direction, extensions, and teacher analysis answer key and hints. A big hit with my students!
I review pH with the Mystery pH Lab first. I also cover carbon cycling. This includes: Follow the Carbon Atom Activity and Create a Carbon Path. Another great link to ocean acidification is the Global Climate Change Project: Oceans.
**This product is also available in the Climate Change BUNDLE at a
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Climate Change Bundle
Introduction to Earth Science Virtual Lab Bundle
Get over 30% off each assignment with the Introduction to Earth Science Virtual Lab Bundle! These Virtual Labs cover a wide range of topics, including Earth's Systems, Stars, & the Solar System! Included in this Virtual Lab Bundle are:AstronomyThe Inner PlanetsThe Outer PlanetsLife Cycle of a StarEarth's Rotation & SeasonsLunar PhasesSolar & Lunar EclipsesEarth's SystemsLayers of the EarthPlate TectonicsThe Fossil RecordThe Rock CycleThe Water CycleLayers of the AtmosphereGlobal Wind
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6th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS3-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-ESS2-2
, HS-ESS3-2
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Analyzing Starlight / Spectral Analysis Lab (Digital and Face to Face)
There are few things as fun as a spectral analysis lab in an astronomy unit. I have always had the good fortune of having all of the materials to run this lab in person – complete with spectral tubes and prism glasses – but I realized that not all teachers had the same opportunity. All of the simulations I found online simply weren’t high quality or very engaging, that’s why I put this package together. In this download you will find three versions of a Starlight Lab, all of them designed to tea
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7th - 12th
The Greenhouse Effect Virtual Exploration Lab
What is the Greenhouse Effect? In this virtual lab, students will observe how the concentration of greenhouse gasses impacts global temperatures. Students will also:⚗️Test their Pre-Existing Knowledge of Solar Radiation & the Atmosphere⚗️Identify the Relationship between Greenhouse Gases & Temperature⚗️Analyze the change in Greenhouse Gas Concentration over Time⚗️Describe the Factors that have led to an Increase in Global TemperaturesNOTE: This activity links to the free Interactive from
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
Also included in: Virtual Science Labs Full Exploration Activity Bundle
Virtual Earthquake!
Virtual Earthquake* is an Internet lesson that models seismology, the study of earthquakes. It was created by Gary Novak of California State University. The interactive takes students through the procedures for determining the epicenters and the Richter magnitudes of four historic earthquakes: Loma Prieta and Northridge, California, LaPaz, Mexico, and Kobe, Japan. I found these to be excellent lessons, and that the students enjoyed working through the examples. The students will need access to l
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8th - 12th
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Earth's Systems Virtual Lab Bundle
Get 30% off each lab with the Earth's Systems Virtual Lab Bundle! These four interactive lab assignments will introduce your students to the cycles of Earth's Systems. Students will learn:Plate Tectonics⚗️Test their Pre-Existing Knowledge of Plate Tectonics⚗️Identify the difference between Convergent, Divergent, & Transform Boundaries⚗️Analyze how Plate Boundary Movement results in new structures over time⚗️Describe how Plate Movement can result in Earthquakes and Volcanic ActivityThe Rock C
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-ESS2-5
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS2-4
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