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Higher education general science Common Core RST.6-8.1 resources
Predicting Weather Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Weather Map Reading
This power point goes over how professionals use technology to predict weather. It also teaches students how to read weather maps.
Terms Included
- Forecast
- Meteorologist
- Weather Balloons
- Weather Satellite
- Weather Stations
- Computers
- Weather Maps
- Weather Service Map
- Newspaper Weather Maps
There is a notes page and activity page included. Both the presentation and the work page can be found in the zip file. There is an answer key included. The preview file is a pdf of the power
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Grades:
4th - 9th, Higher Education
Air Masses and Fronts Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Review Page
This is a power point presentation that covers how air masses are formed and how they move. It also covers how fronts react when they collide. Diagrams are included in the presentation to help the lesson sink in. I have used this presentation successfully in the middle school grades as well as late elementary.
Key Terms Discussed
- air mass
- maritime polar
- maritime tropical
- continental polar
- continental tropical
- prevailing westerlies
- jet streams
- fronts
- cold fronts
- warm fronts
Grades:
5th - 8th, Higher Education
Air Pollution Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Review Page
This power point presentation goes over different types of air pollution such as emissions and the effects of air pollution. I have used this presentation at the late elementary school level to eighth grade. It could also be used as a refresher course in early high school science classes.
The terms that are defined in this presentation are:
- air pollution
- emissions
- photochemical smog
- temperature inversion
- acid rain
- indoor air pollution
- carbon monoxide
- radon
- the ozone layer
- t
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Grades:
4th - 10th, Higher Education
Environmental Issues Lesson with Power Point, Notes Page, and Activity Sheet
This is a Microsoft power point presentation that covers a lot of current environmental issues including: offshore drilling, polar ice caps melting, and new energy resources. It also has activities that gets students thinking about what their viewpoint is using development, preservation, and conservation.
The terms included in this presentation:
renewable resources
non-renewable resources
population growth
pollution
environmental science
development
preservation
conservation
Both the presentat
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Grades:
4th - 9th, Higher Education
Animal Behavior No Prep Lesson w/ Power Point, Worksheet and "Would you Rather?"
This lesson covers the different types of behaviors that animals can have such as response, instinct, and learned behaviors. This lesson is designed for late elementary through middle school grades.
Key Terms Include:
-behavior
-stimulus
-stimuli
-instinct
-imprinting
-conditioning
-trial-and-error learning
-insight learning
Both the presentation and the worksheet can be found within the zip file. Feedback is always appreciated.
Common Core Explanations
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.1- While co
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Grades:
4th - 9th, Higher Education
Mechanics of Bird Flight Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Activity Page
This lesson goes over the physics that is needed for a bird to take flight from the takeoff to the landing. There are gif animations through the power point to help explain the different kinds of flight. This lesson is designed for late elementary through middle school.
Key Terms Include:
Flight
Air Pressure
Lift
Flapping
Soaring/Gliding
Diving
The power point and worksheets can be found in the zip file. The answer key is at the conclusion of the worksheet. Feedback is always appreciated.
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Grades:
4th - 9th, Higher Education
Climate Regions Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Debate Activity
This resource goes over how the Earth is divided into different climate zones. This lesson goes over the main six zones as well as some of the sub-climates within them. The presentation and work sheet are catered to late elementary through middle school students. Maps are included for each of the climate zones discussed.
Key Terms Included:
tropical rainy
tropical wet
tropical dry-and-wet
dry
arid
semi-arid
temperate marine
marine west coast
Mediterranean
humid subtropical
temperate continenta
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Grades:
4th - 10th, Higher Education
What is Biodiversity? Power Point Presentation with Worksheet
This is a power point presentation covering the importance of biodiversity and how it effects us as humans. It also goes over:
-Area
-Climate
-Niche Diversity
-Economic Value of Diversity
-Gene Pool Diversity
-Extinction
-Habitat Destruction
-Poaching
-Pollution
-Exotic Species
-Captive Breeding
-Laws and Treaties
-Habitat Preservation
The purchase file has been kept as a pptx. so buyers may change the presentation to fit their students' needs. Both the presentation file and the work page doc
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Grades:
4th - 10th, Higher Education
Batteries Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Laboratory Activity
This lesson covers the history of batteries and what makes them work. The worksheet follows along with the power point presentation and the laboratory can be done before or after the activity. A voltmeter is required for the activity, but the other supplies are readily available. This lesson is designed for late elementary through middle school.
Key Terms Include:
- chemical energy
- chemical reaction
- Luigi Galvani
- Alessandro Volta
- electrochemical cell
- simple cell
- battery
- terminal
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Grades:
5th - 9th, Higher Education
Electric Current No Prep Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Web Activity
This lesson goes over the basics of an electrical circuit and what goes on inside that circuit. The worksheet follows the power point presentation and the web activity takes the students to an only simulator where they can experiment with a circuit. This lesson is designed for late elementary through middle school.
Key Terms Include:
- electric current
- ampere (amps)
- electric circuit
- conductors
- insulators
- voltage
- voltage source
- resistance
- ohms
All the files can be found within
Grades:
5th - 9th, Higher Education
Introduction to Magnetism Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Lab Activity
This lesson is an introductory lesson to the discovery, properties, and interactions of magnets. It includes a worksheet and an activity. This lesson is designed for late elementary through middle school grades.
Key Terms Include:
- magnet
- magnetite
- magnetic pole
- magnetic force
- magnetic field
- magnetic field lines
Both the power point presentation and the worksheets can be found within the zip file. The answer key is at the conclusion of the worksheets. Feedback is always appreciated
Grades:
4th - 9th, Higher Education
Energy in the Atmosphere Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Review Page
This is a power point presentation that introduces how heat is transferred through our atmosphere. I have used this presentation in grades 6th, 7th, and 8th along with some early high school groups.
Key terms discussed:
-electromagnetic waves
-radiation
-visible light
-visible light spectrum
-infrared radiation
-ultraviolet radiation
-scattering
-greenhouse effect
The file has been left as a pptx. file so the buyer may add or remove animations as they see fit. The presentation and the work pa
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Grades:
5th - 9th, Higher Education
Agriscience Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Essay Page
This is a power point presentation that covers the nine areas of Agriscience (horticulture, agronomy, entomology, environmental science, aquaculture, mechanical technology, animal science, poultry science, and forestry) and it also lists some careers in each field. I often use this lessons on different careers since the Agriculture Industry is not one that students are usually exposed to.
Terms discussed in the presentation:
agriscience
agronomy (with careers)
horticulture (with careers)
fores
Grades:
5th - 9th, Higher Education
Layers of the Atmosphere Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Review Page
This is a power point presentation that goes over the four main layers of Earth's atmosphere. I have used this presentation in upper elementary as well as middle school classrooms.
Key Terms:
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
ozone layer
ionosphere
exosphere
This document has been left as a pptx file so they buyer may add or remove animations as they see fit. Both the presentation and work page can be found in the zip file. There is an answer key included with the document. The
Grades:
4th - 9th, Higher Education
The Excretory System No Prep Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Activity
This lesson pack goes over an introduction to the body's excretory system. The worksheet included in the pack follows the power point presentation. The lesson is designed for intermediate grade levels.
Key Terms Include
- excretion
- urea
- kidney
- ureter
- bladder
- urethra
- nephrons
- urine
- homeostasis
All files can be found in the zip file. The worksheet, activity and answer key are all within the same word document file. Feedback is always appreciated.
Common Core Explanations
CCS
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Grades:
5th - 10th, Higher Education
NGSS - Phenomenon based Polydactyl Cat Punnett Square Activity w/ CER and Rubric
Aligns with NGSS MS-LS3-2, MS-LS3-2, HS-LS3-1, HS-LS3-2 under Inheritance and Variation of Traits. Great for middle and high school Genetics.Phenomenon based learning activity which covers the basics of genetic probability and using Punnett squares to predict trait outcomes in polydactyl cats. Vocabulary includes dominant/recessive, allele, heterozygous/homozygous, and genotype/phenotype - A brief introduction to Punnett Squares and vocabulary would be beneficial.This product contains:- DO NOW
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
NGSS:
HS-LS3-3
, HS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
All about Fish Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Creative Activity
This lesson plan goes over the characteristics of fish as well as the major types of fish. This also goes over how fish use their gills to get oxygen and how their circulatory system works.
Key Terms Include:
Two-Chambered Heart
Gills
Ectotherms
Fins
Vertebrate
Jawless
Cartilaginous
Bony
Swim Bladder
Both the presentation and the worksheet can be found inside the zip file. The answer key is at the conclusion of the worksheet. Feedback is always appreciated.
Common Core Explanations
CCSS.E
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Grades:
4th - 9th, Higher Education
Electric Charge and Static Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Activity
This lesson goes over the basics of positive and negative electric charge. It also covers how charge can be transferred in the form of static electricity. The worksheet follows the presentation and acts as a notes page.
Key Terms Include:
- protons
- electrons
- electric force
- electric field
- electric field lines
- static electricity
- Friction
- Conduction
- Induction
- static discharge
All the files can be found within the zip file. The answer key can be found at the conclusion of the wo
Grades:
5th - 9th, Higher Education
Echinoderms Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Creative Activity
This is a lesson that goes over the different types of echinoderms and what characteristics they have. This includes body structure, movement, and reproduction. This lesson is designed for late elementary through middle school.
Key Terms Include:
Echinoderm
Invertebrate
Endoskeleton
Radial Symmetry
Vascular System
Sea Stars
Brittle Stars
Sea Urchins
Sea Cucumber
Both the presentation and the worksheet can be found in the zip file. The answer key is at the conclusion of the worksheet. Feedback
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Grades:
4th - 9th, Higher Education
Climate Change Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Tree Ring Activity
This presentation and worksheet go over how scientists study climate change using pollen and tree rings. Each topic includes data tables to help explain the methods. It also goes over how climate changes are caused by either the changes in earth's orbit, the sun's radiation levels, volcanic eruptions, and continental movement. This is designed for upper elementary and middle school classrooms.
Key terms include:
climate change
pollen
tree rings
ice age
glacial episodes
Earth's orbit
sun spots
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Grades:
5th - 10th, Higher Education
Sponges and Cnidarians Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Review Page
This is a power point presentation that goes over what sponges are, how they obtain food, and how they reproduce. It also covers how cnidarians capture their food using their stinging cells. I have used this presentation as young as fifth grade and up to freshman year of high school. There are some cartoon characters involved to keep the younger students' attention.
Key terms discussed:
-sponge
-invertebrate
-pores
-reproduction
-larva
-cnidarian
-polyp
-medusa
-stinging cells
-sea anemone
-co
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Grades:
5th - 9th, Higher Education
NGSS - Inquiry Based - Urinalysis Lab Simulation w/ CER and Rubric
NGSS Cooperative Learning Based Inquiry Lab: Students examine “urine samples” from patients and suggest a diagnosis and treatment plan based on test results. Patient charts and history are included so that students can use background information plus the results of tests to diagnose the patient. Lab set up can be easily created in minutes by the teacher. In the final analysis section, students fill out a CER (claim, evidence, reasoning) to provide a diagnosis for their patient and a possible
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
Mammals No Prep Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Theories Activity
This lesson goes over the different characteristics of mammals. It also goes over the different categories of mammals. This lesson is designed for late elementary through middle school.
Key Terms Include:
-endotherm
-vertebrate
-herbivore
-carnivore
-omnivore
-diaphragm
-mammary gland
-monotreme
-marsupial
-placental mammal
Both the presentation and the worksheets can be found within the zip file. The answer key is found at the conclusion of the worksheet. Feedback is always appreciated.
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Grades:
3rd - 9th, Higher Education
Reptiles Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Color Activity
This lesson goes over the characteristics of reptiles and the different categories of reptiles. It covers reproduction, conserving water loss, and movement. The lesson is designed for late elementary through middle school grades.
Key Terms Include
- reptiles
- amphibians
- kidneys
- lungs
- amniotic
- ectothermic
You can find the presentation and worksheets in the zip file. The answer key is at the conclusion of the worksheet. Feedback is always appreciated.
Common Core Explanations
CCSS
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th, Higher Education
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