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7th grade earth sciences study guides for Easel
Seasons - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Do your students struggle with scientific literacy? Do you find yourself at a loss for how to promote vocabulary retention? Are waning attention spans becoming a larger and larger problem in your classroom from year to year? If you answered yes to any of those questions then this resource is for you. I believe that teaching literacy is the job of every teacher, not just the heroes in English and Language Arts. And the only way we can help our students improve is by modeling and giving them chanc
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6th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Earth's Place in the Universe Bundle
EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANOES AND TSUNAMIS. ACTIVITY PACKET (NGSS ESS1.C, ESS2.B)
EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANOES, TSUNAMIS, ACTIVITY PACKET, 37 pages, fully printable, no prep needed, print and go! Information, activities, assessments, teacher notes, plate tectonic, seafloor spreading, plate boundaries, mountain formations, mountains, biologyguy, middle school science, NGSS assessments.Thank you for purchasing this NGSS aligned resource “Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tsunamis”. This resource includes information and activities, which cover the core ideas from ESS1.C: The History of Plan
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6th - 9th
Before the Flood Documentary Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG - 2016)
Before the Flood Documentary Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG - 2016) challenges students to break down and understand the plethora of information in this climate change documentary. Explore how the action items at the end of the film can be realized in your students' lives and what obstacles they will need to overcome. Ask students to ponder how a carbon tax would affect their country, business and their personal lives as a consumer.Check the preview file for high resolution sample quest
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7th - 12th
Two Degrees by Gratz Earth Day Novel Guide Middle School
Two Degrees by Alan Gratz Earth Day Middle School Global Climate Change Novel Guide is great for teaching about climate change across North America. From California's wildfires, Florida hurricanes, to Canadian polar bears. This novel guide includes: Learning ObjectivesKWL ChartChapter-by-chapter reading comprehension questions and answersBackground geographical information on wildfiresMapsNew Vocabulary ActivitiesBackground information on Churchill, ManitobaBackground information on hurricanesHu
Grades:
4th - 7th
Parts of a Plant & Plant Tissue Types: Student Note Organizer
Comprehensive note organizer for students to use as they research and learn about the different parts of a plant and plant tissues. *Now a fillable pdf document.Extremely beneficial when conducting online research! These sheets will help consolidate the wealth of information in an organized, easy to visualize, format.Completed chart may be taped together to form a wall chart of plant parts, from shoot to root.The four types of plant tissue (meristematic, dermal, ground, and vascular) and the p
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6th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-LS1-2
Also included in: Ecology, Environmental Studies, and Earth Science Activities Bundle
Visual Volcano Guide/Worksheet
Volcanoes are already awesome, but with popular anime style and easy reference, they can be student-friendly as well!This guide is intended to visually represent the three main varieties of volcanoes (composite, cinder, shield) and 3 volcano status types (active, dormant, extinct).The visual provides quick representation but also encourages students to research two defining features of each volcano and find an example in the world for each "type" on their own (Vesuvius, Mauna Loa, etc).Keywords:
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5th - 9th
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Video Worksheet (Movie Guide) for Bill Nye - Earth's Crust
These video worksheets allow students to follow along as they watch the listed Bill Nye video.
Watching a video is no longer a passive activity!! Students are engaged during the video as they must listen AND write at the same time; definitely an important skill for students to master.
Each video worksheet includes fill-in-the blank, true/false, and/or short answer questions. Count this as a grade or go over the answers at the end of the video as a supplement to notes or a test study guide.
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Video Worksheets (Movie Guides) for Bill Nye - Earth Science Bundle
Eclipses, Lunar Phases, Tides, and Seasons Practice Packet
This must-have packet will reinforce middle school science students’ understanding of Earth’s seasons, the tides, eclipses, and the lunar phases.Students will perform the following tasks in this lesson.Sketch a few select lunar phases.Draw and label the moon's position in relation to Earth and the sun during a solar eclipse.Draw and label the moon's position in relation to Earth and the sun during a lunar eclipse.Draw and label the umbra and penumbra for both eclipses.Differentiate waxing from w
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6th - 9th
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Volcano Formation Coloring and Analysis Classification Activity
I created this full-page worksheet to help my middle school earth science students compare and contrast the formation and properties of three different structural types of volcano - cinder cone, composite, and shield. Students will draw, color, and label the progression of eruptions for all three classes of a volcano on the first page. Students will color and trace the edges of the growing layers of igneous rock as well. On the backside, students will identify whether the sixteen informative sta
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Middle School Earth Science Activity Bundle Special
Faults, Stress, and Crustal Deformation Review Worksheet
This full-page worksheet reinforces the stresses that act upon the earth’s crust and the faults and the deformations that result. I created it for my middle school earth science class. There are four sections. In the first section, students write the geologic term that is opposite in meaning, in orientation, or in association to the provided term or phrase in the table. I provided a word bank for the first section. In the second section, students circle the pair of terms in each row of terms tha
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Middle School Earth Science Activity Bundle Special
Stresses and Deformation of Earth's Crust Fill-in-the-Blank Review Activity
This full-page activity is a fill-in-the-blank guide for a unit in middle school earth science about stresses and deformation of Earth’s crust. There are seven paragraph-long sections, each containing a boxed-in word bank. The themes for the sections are as follows.StressDeformations Faulting Faulted mountains and valleysFolding Fault or fold? Plateaus, domes, and the floating crust Some of the terms covered are anticline, syncline, ductile, rift valley, fault, fold, dome, plateau, mantle, conti
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Middle School Earth Science Activity Bundle Special
Plate Tectonics Fill-in-the-Blank Study Guide
This full-page study guide about plate tectonics features six fill-in-the-blank sections, each with its word bank. I annually assign it in my middle school earth science class. The layout provides adequate space for students to write their answers on the lines. Each section covers a different subtopic with the convenient grouping of terms for compare and contrast review purposes. The titles of the sections in this fill-in-the-blank reading guide are drifting continents of Earth, evidence, the sp
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Middle School Earth Science Activity Bundle Special
Minerals Review Quest Worksheet
This full-page activity is a comprehensive review about minerals. I scripted it for a middle school earth science course, but it could be used as an accommodation or as a remedial review at the high school level. This review covers the definition, formation, and composition of minerals. It also offers analysis of the methods geologists use to identify minerals. This review activity is divvied into three sections. There are twenty-six true/false statements in the first section. Students are dire
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Middle School Earth Science Activity Bundle Special
Severe Weather Summary Matching Activity
Severe weather alert! This one-page matching activity will help students reinforce their understanding of fifteen terms relating to severe weather. I facilitate this activity in my middle school earth science course. The vocabulary terms covered include microburst, tornado, blizzard, straight-line wind, thunder, typhoon, drought, flood, flash flood, hail, lightning, dust devil, dust storm, hurricane, and thunderstorm. I included a word bank at the bottom and a key with the answers in colored fon
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6th - 8th
Weather Unit Review
This review covers information from information on:
- Layers of the atmosphere
- Clouds
- Weather Fronts
- Pressure Systems
- Severe weather (thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes)
- Predicting weather through the use of maps
- Global and Local winds
*This follows both NC 7th grade weather standards and SC 6th grade standards. Please know this does not include weather instruments and water cycle information.
* Answer key is included
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5th - 12th
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Fill-in-the-Blank Weather and Atmosphere Study Guide #2 with Word Banks & a Key
This full-page study guide about weather and the atmosphere is the second of a two-part series I offer through TpT. I assign this lesson in my middle school earth science course. This study guide has five fill-in-the-blank sections. The themes for the sections are atmospheric layers, atmospheric gases, climate, clouds, and fronts. Students have sixty-nine blank lines to fill in. I provided a boxed-in word bank at the end of each section. I also included a complete key with the answers in bold, c
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6th - 8th
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Earth, Sun, and Moon Study Guide
Review for a test with this fill in the blank study guide. This covers rotation and tilt of the Earth including seasons. Eclipses are also discussed. This does not include moon phase review. Could be used in a science center as well.
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6th - 12th
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Telescope and Star Classification Study Guide with a Key
Welcome! This listing features a full-page study guide about the tools of astronomy and star classification. In this activity, students will perform the following tasks.Explain the relationship between the visible light a star emits and electromagnetic radiationIdentify which color has the longer wavelengthCite three examples of the visible light spectrum other than visible lightState what refracting, reflecting and radio telescopes have in common in how they functionIdentify the most ideal geog
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7th - 9th
Getting Personal with Minerals Worksheet
Greetings! This full-page middle school earth science class review contains five sections. In the first section, students are presented with twenty-one listed properties. Students circle only the properties that accurately describe a mineral. The second section is matching for the following test names used to identify minerals: luster, shape, color, streak, cleavage, fracture, hardness, density, and special properties. The third section has three short answer questions - two that probe why certa
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Middle School Earth Science Activity Bundle Special
Fill-in-the-Blank Weather and Atmosphere Study Guide #1 with Word Banks & a Key
This full-page study guide about weather and the atmosphere is the first of a two-part series I offer through TpT. I assign this lesson in my middle school earth science course. This study guide has six fill-in-the-blank sections. The themes for the sections are solar energy and radiation, the dawn of wind, global winds, local winds, air pressure, and water cycle/humidity. Students have eighty-four blank lines to fill in. I provided a boxed-in word bank at the end of each section. I also include
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6th - 8th
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Star Life Cycle Cryptogram Puzzle Activity
This listing features a fun cryptogram about the life cycle of stars. A cryptogram is a type of puzzle with an encrypted text. In this cryptogram, students will decipher a number code to reveal the letters to form a summary statement text about a star's life cycle. The header on both of the student pages has a horizontal letter-number assignment table. Students start out the activity knowing the number assignments for six letters. The entire message appears as a series of blank lines grouped int
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6th - 9th
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Getting Personal with the Classification of Rocks! Activity
This listing features a full-page “Getting Personal with the Classification of Rocks!” Activity with a targeted audience of middle school earth science. High school earth science teachers could readily test students' pre-unit knowledge with this exercise or simply use it as a reinforcement lesson to clean up any lingering misconceptions about the following subtopics.Sub-classifications of rock (i.e., foliated, clastic, extrusive, etc.)The ways each class of rock is formedThe patterned location(s
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle School Earth Science Activity Bundle Special
What am I? Volcano Vocabulary Builder Activity
This lesson targets middle school science students for a unit about volcanoes. They will match twenty-two terms to their “What am I?” descriptions in this full-page vocabulary builder activity. Students will reinforce their understanding of the following terms – active volcano, caldera, cinder, cinder cone, composite volcano, crater, dormant volcano, extinct volcano, igneous rock, lava, magma, Mediterranean Zone, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, quiet eruption, Ring of Fire, shield volcano, vent, volcanic as
Grades:
7th - 9th
Also included in: Middle School Earth Science Activity Bundle Special
Planet Match Activity
This listing features a full-page activity where students match the eight planets in our solar system to thirty-one numbered descriptions. Students will then write the names of the planets on the blank lines next to the appropriate description. I provided a planet word bank in a text box in the upper left corner of the front page of the student answer sheet to assist students with spelling difficulties. Each numbered description highlights one to two features of the targeted planet. The quantita
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: TpT Digital/Easel-Ready Middle School Science Solar System Mini Unit
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