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Environment simulation pdfs
Ecosystem in a Bottle Project: An Inquiry-Based Ecological Investigation
In this inquiry-based lab investigation, students will create an ecosystem simulation using 2-Liter bottles to explore the cycling of the essential elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen through biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem. Students will need a minimum of two 2-Liter bottles for this project – one to represent an aquatic ecosystem and one to represent a terrestrial ecosystem. Students will work with a partner to design a way to connect these two bottle ecosystems so th
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9th - 12th
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Ocean Floor Mapping Battleship Game
Teacher Review: "My students are obsessed with this activity! They even ask to play during indoor recess!" - Turner's Teaching Troop (January 22, 2020)Ocean Floor Mapping Battleship includes 36 unique maps of the ocean floor, a recording sheet, a detailed lesson plan with suggested pre-game activities, a blank map students can use to draw their own ocean floor, a diagram showing the layers of the ocean, and easy to follow game instructions. Field tested with sixth-graders, this game challenges s
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Earth Science Games Bundle
World Population Growth Poster Project Activity | Human World Geography
Explore just how big the world’s population really is with this two-part activity that includes an eye-opening simulation and a creative poster project while stretching their math skills.The posters make for a fun and engaging hallway display for the whole school to learn from!These activities come as both print-and-go PDF and editable, paperless Google files and are included in the complete Human Population Growth Unit.Greatness is being able to make the incomprehensible easy to understand.A mi
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7th - 12th
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4th Grade Science: Animal Structures (NGSS Aligned)
This unit was designed specifically to address NGSS 4-LS1-1: Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support, survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. This unit is appropriate for grades 3-5. Upper Elementary students learn about the structures animals have to help them with nutrition, self-defense, reproduction, and communication. Activities include:Activity 1: Animal Structures Sort: This introductory activity gets students fo
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
Also included in: 4th Grade Science Plant and Animal Structures Bundle (NGSS Aligned)
Ecosystems- Roadrunners and Coyotes NGSS Middle School LS2-1
Turn your students into an active ecosystem. This activity is similar to the classic Oh Deer simulation with a roadrunner and coyote twist. This sequence of NGSS aligned activities/assessments includes two simulation activities in which students are in the roles of a population of roadrunners, a predator (coyote), and resources (food, water, shelter). Students collect, graph, and analyze data to look for cause and effect relationships in an ecosystem. Reading and writing pages are included along
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5th - 7th
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MS-LS2-1
Oil Spill Science Experiment STEM Challenge Lab Activity
This Oil Spill STEM Challenge is a great addition to any ecology, ecological succession or environmental care unit or lesson plan. Lab takes students through a simulation activity, starting with checking off needed materials, going through multiple steps of investigation, drawing, and inferring, and finishing up with a written reflection of the activity. Materials needed for activity are:1. 2 clear cups 2. tin/aluminum container 3. 1 cup water 4. 2 feathers 5. 4 cotton balls 6. sponge 7. 1 c
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4th - 6th
5th Grade Science Protecting Earth's Spheres (NGSS Aligned)
This engaging inquiry-based unit helps students develop a conceptual understanding about the importance of protecting our Earth and Earth's Spheres.This product is aligned to 5th Grade NGSS Standards: 5-ESS2-1. Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.5-ESS2-2: Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.5-ESS3-1
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4th - 6th
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5-ESS2-2
, 5-ESS3-1
, 5-ESS2-1
Also included in: Custom Bundle Mississippi 5th Grade
Evolution Game: Mutation and Speciation in Action!
You know you have a winning lesson when your entire class of students begs you to let them continue playing a learning game in their free time. That’s the case with this evolution game: not only does it help students experience how evolution works through mutations, cross-breeding, speciation, extinction, and diversity, but it is really fun and creative. Students start out as a flock of white, flightless birds that only eat worms. By rolling dice and pulling mutation and event cards, they mutate
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5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
, MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS4-2
, MS-LS4-4
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Extreme Weather Interactive Simulation Lab- Tornados, Thunderstorms & Hurricanes
**NO FLASH REQUIRED** This is an ONLINE, INTERACTIVE SIMULATION LAB about Extreme Weather. My students enjoyed this lab because it presents the material in a fun, game-like manner.Includes: PART I: Build a Tornado & determine the Fujita Scale based on the damage it caused. PART II: Build the largest Thunderstorm from three weather variables. PART III: Build a Hurricane and see how land and cold water weakens it and PART IV: EXTRA CREDIT - Another Hurricane Simulation..The Lab is Step by
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5th - 11th
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The Biodiversity Game | Human Effects | Environmental Effects | VA LS.8-9
This life science game shows how biodiversity depends on the environment that organisms are living in. New species are gained or lost based on environmental and human changes. This is a fairly simple activity, which allows the teacher to easily differentiate based on the ability level of the present class. Differentiation suggestions could be: modify instructions/game rules; have students answer questions individually, with partner(s), or whole class; have students create their own "biodiversity
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5th - 9th
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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
Human Impact Sustainability Overfishing Simulation Activity
Overview:Hit the point home on sustainability with this overfishing simulation activity. In this activity, students will play the role of fisherman removing fish (paper clips) from a pond. They will explore how sustainable fishing practices strengthen ecosystems and increase the amount of useable resources.Why You'll Love It:Easy to implement (few supplies required)Engaging and hands-onGenerates discussion with a real world exampleStudents Will:Work in pairs to simulate unregulated and regulated
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6th - 9th
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MS-LS2-5
, MS-LS2-4
Also included in: Ecology Unit Growing Resource Bundle
Erosion Experiment
Use Nilla wafers (or another type of hard cookie) to simulate 4 different types of slow and fast land changes!
Includes instructions and experiment worksheet with predicting, collecting data and making conclusions.
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1st - 3rd
Water Cycle Activity
Water Cycle Activity that makes a great project for studying the water cycle! This dice simulation represents the way water droplets move throughout the water cycle with complete randomness. The movement-based activity is a great way to get students ready to write about their learning with the included narrative prompt and rubric. Looking for a way to integrate writing into your science curriculum? This dice simulation is a great way to reinforce the science concept of the water cycle while conn
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3rd - 5th
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Animal Adaptations Activity- Bird Beak Lab
This is a hands on activity that helps students understand how the body parts of animals are adaptations that help them survive in their particular habitat. Seven stations are designed that each have a mini poster with the picture of a bird and its food, various kitchen gadgets that simulate birds' beaks, and "food". Students test the different gadget beaks to see which one works best at picking up the designated food item for each bird. The gadgets and food can easily be found in your kitch
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2nd - 5th
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"Deer Dash!" Populations and Carrying Capacity Ecology Activity
This resource is an excellent chance to allow your students to have fun together in a friendly competition, while either learning or solidifying their understanding of several ecology concepts and key terms. This activity focuses on carrying capacity and population concepts, but can be used to explore predation, competition, community relationships, ecosystem balance, resource pulses, and other environmental factors contributing to the fluctuation of animal population. This large space activity
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7th - 10th
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MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
, HS-LS2-4
, MS-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS3-4
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Biodiversity of Garguilo Island
Students role-play as a group of field scientists hired to study BIODIVERSITY and overall health of an imaginary island. Students must count the amount of animals found at different ecoregions around the island, making graphs to compare. They then must reference a map to determine which species is healthiest and highest in biodiversity.A high interest, fun, hands on lab experience for students ranging from 6th-12th grade. Use as either an introduction or a review of the concept. The experience h
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6th - 12th
Biodiversity Pollinator Simulation Activity
Overview:Explore how biodiversity strengthens the health of ecosystems with this engaging and effective simulation activity. Your students will complete two simulations, one for an ecosystem with low biodiversity, and one for an ecosystem with high biodiversity. Students will pretend to be pollinators interacting within the ecosystem, then observe what happens to the population when a disease sweeps through. (Love this resource, but need print and go? Check out a similar resource HERE).❤️Why You
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6th - 9th
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MS-LS2-5
, MS-LS2-4
, HS-LS2-6
Also included in: Ecology Unit Growing Resource Bundle
Freddy the Fish: Pollution Simulation
This pollution simulation is a great way for students to visually see the effects that humans have on natural environments. The teacher reads aloud the provided story which takes a fish on a journey that begins in its clean habitat and ends in a polluted stream. Students follow along with a recording sheet. Students feel compassionate towards the fish and can quickly see they need to be mindful of the effects of pollution.
What's Included:
-“What Do You Think?”
This sheet can be used with any
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K - 4th
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The Climate Change Agreement -- Paris Agreement Role Playing / Simulation
The Climate Change Agreement -- Paris Agreement Role Playing / SimulationBackground InformationThis engaging, role-playing activity simulates the conference and writing of the Paris Agreement. This is a perfect multi-day activity for a high school science classroom focusing on climate change and global policies.First, students are asked to read The Paris Agreement text while answering a set of questions to gain a deeper understanding of its goals and layout. Next, students are assigned roles as
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9th - 12th
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HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-4
Fresh Water Supply Water Footprint & Clean Water Access Activity Kit
Explore just how finite our fresh water supply is and how much water humans consume on a daily basis in this 1-2 week activity kit. Topics include:Your students' own daily water footprints Water supply crises around the world Hundreds of millions without access to improved sanitation and safe drinking water These 5 activities are perfect for exploring our natural resources in your Human Geography, Current Global Issues, or Environmental Science course.All student materials come in both print PDF
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9th - 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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Pollution Dice Simulation with Writing Connection
Looking for a way to integrate writing into your science curriculum? This dice simulation is a great way to to reinforce the science concept of the way that pollution travels through the environment while connecting it to writing. By performing the writing connection, students will cement their knowledge by writing creatively from the point of view of pollution. This simulation is a set of posters that you hang around the room and place a die by. Students are assigned a poster to start with and
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3rd - 7th
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Water Conservation Lab: Design & Carry Out a Study - NGSS: Distance Learning
In this activity NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) aligned activity, students (Part 1:) design and carry out a study to calculate how much water will be saved if they turn the water off while brushing their teeth, and (Part 2:) design and carry out a loner-term study at home to calculate how much water can be conserved. The lesson proceeds as follows: 1. First, students watch a short video on water conservation, and the growing water shortage crisis worldwide. They answer a few questio
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5th - 12th
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