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7th grade environment Common Core RST.6-8.1 resources
Ecology Mystery - C-E-R Changes In Ecosystems, Invasive Species, Habitat Loss
What happens when something disrupts the ability of a system to meet the needs of the organisms within its bounds? In this activity, students will explore what that “something” might be when presented with the problem of a precipitous decline in the native tree frog population of Mayberry, Florida.In this activity, students will identify possible causes for the “silent nights” Mayberry is now experiencing as the tree frog population has plummeted. While there is no one right answer, students ca
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6th - 9th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
Distribution of Natural Resources NGSS MS-ESS3-1
With this earth science curriculum students will learn about how the uneven distribution of natural resources as a result of past and current geoscience processes. Students will review what they have learned and then focus on Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources. This resource has six lessons. Included are a standards poster, photos for stimulating discussion, task cards to aid in student research, links to data, and informational articles about minerals and weathering & erosio
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
Also included in: Middle School Science Earth and Human Activity BUNDLE
Ecology ecological succession habitats webquest 6 7 8 grade jr high TX TEKS
This webquest covers ecosystems, habitats, microhabitats, ecological succession, primary and secondary succession, and biodiversity. This engaging lesson will support your ecology / ecosystems unit and will help your students prepare for standardized tests by mastering the key concepts surrounding ecology. Full teacher keys are included. I use this webquest as a fun review at the end of my ecology unit. Designed to specifically cover Texas TEKS 7.10A, 7.10B, and 8.11C. Although created to alig
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6th - 8th
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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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4th - 9th, Higher Education
Soil Conservation No Prep Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Vocab Activity
This lesson goes over the different ways that we can conserve our soil and keep it fertile. This lesson also covers the Dust Bowl that occurred in the 1930s. The worksheet follows along with the power point presentation to keep students engaged it also works for review. The vocabulary matching activity provides all the definitions and vocabulary words used in the lesson. This lesson is designed for late elementary through intermediate grades.
Key Terms Include:
- natural resources
- fertility
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4th - 8th
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Biomes Bundle: Reading, Color By Number, and Mapping for Distance Learning
A bundle of non-fiction reading passages for grades 5-8 about all six of the world’s land biomes: The tundra, taiga (boreal forest), temperate forests, grasslands, deserts, and rainforests. Each set of reading passages is also available individually. Click on the pictures to the left to see additional details about each of them. Take a look at the preview for this bundle to see an explanation and additional details about the elements that are common to all of the biome reading passage products
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5th - 8th
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Interactions In Ecosystems Explore Card Sort (NGSS MS-LS2-2)
Guide student discovery of interactions in ecosystems - and the patterns in interactions that exist across ecosystems - in this card sort exploration task. In this activity, students read about specific interactions in ecosystems, develop their own categories to sort those interactions, and provide reasoning for their thinking – all before being introduced to official definitions to describe these concepts (predation, competition, parasitism, mutualism, commensalism). This is a perfect explorati
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6th - 8th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
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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4th - 10th, Higher Education
Invasive Species Activity Reading and Questions NGSS MS-LS2-4 Distance Learning
Newly updated with a DIGITAL INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK in Google Slides, this invasive species lesson plan with worksheets is great for in person or distance or home learning! This cross-curricular lesson can be used as a LOW PREP SUB PLAN in an ecosystems unit, to promote literacy in science class, for introducing invasive species, or for gathering evidence for the NGSS Performance Expectation MS-LS2-4. Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological comp
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-4
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Population Growth and Consumption of Natural Resources NGSS MS-ESS3-4
Do you need to teach your students about the human population and its impact on the consumption of natural resources? Do you want to save yourself a lot of valuable time and energy? This resource has six lessons. Included are a standards poster, photos and data charts/graphs for stimulating discussion, task cards to aid in student research, links to data, an informational article about deforestation, and a rubric for grading the student's claim. There are also short readings about solar, wind,
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-4
Also included in: Middle School Science Earth and Human Activity BUNDLE
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
Hazardous Waste Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Signs Activity
This power point goes over what different kinds of hazardous waste there are. It also includes the harmful effects it has on humans, and how it it currently being disposed of. Finally, it includes what we can do to reduce the amount of hazardous material we create.
Terms Discussed in the Presentation:
-toxic
-explosive
-flammable
-corrosive
-radioactive
-short term exposure
-long term exposure
-landfills
-incineration
-decomposition
-rock storing
This file has been left as a pptx so they buyer
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4th - 9th, Higher Education
Earth's Four Spheres: Atmosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere, and Geosphere
With these NGSS lessons, students will learn about all four of the Earth's spheres and how the spheres interact with each other.This is part of our MS-ESS2--1 and 5-ESS2-2 & 5-ESS3-1 unit and our MS-ESS3 Bundle: Earth and Human Activity.✅Please make sure you have access to YouTube before you purchase this Unit.What others are saying about our science units,"This product is thorough and ready to use. Thanks for putting this together. I'm telling the other teachers that I know about this and a
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5th - 7th
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NGSS:
5-ESS2-1
Graphing Activity: Historic CO2 Levels (Paleoclimate)
A great activity for Earth Day in the middle school, or for teaching climate change in an Earth Science class!----------------------------------------------------Middle school students often know that CO2 levels on earth are rising, and that there is a lot of concern about how the climate will change as a result of this increase.However, most students are not aware of the historic and cyclical changes of CO2 here on Earth that affect history climates, often referred to a Paleoclimate.-----------
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6th - 9th
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Geoscience Processes that Change the Earth's Surface NGSS MS-ESS2-2
With these NGSS lesson plans, students will review weathering, erosion, and deposition. They will also learn about how other geoscience processes change the Earth's surface over varying time and spatial scales. This resource has eight lessons. Included are a standards poster, photos and posters for stimulating discussion, four reading passages, three investigations, links to videos, and essential vocabulary cards.Review Lesson: Weathering, Erosion, and DepositionLesson 1: Geoscience Processe
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
Also included in: MS-ESS2 Middle School Science Earth's System's Bundle
Natural Hazards NGSS: MS-ESS3-2
Do you want to teach your students about natural disasters? This is the perfect time to teach students to read, analyze, and interpret data.Save yourself a tremendous amount of time by purchasing this unit. This resource has 10 lessons. Included are: a standards poster, data charts/graphs for analyzing and interpreting, links to data, links to Youtube videos, informational articles about each of the disasters in the unit, and a rubric for group work. There are also 11 essential vocabulary card
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
Also included in: Middle School Science Earth and Human Activity BUNDLE
Solid Waste Management Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Review Page
This power point presentation goes over what happens to materials when you throw them away. It also helps students understand how current practices effect the environment. It also goes over modern techniques that are being used to promote recycling.
The terms included in this lesson are:
landfills
incineration
recycling
paper recycling
metal recycling
glass recycling
plastic recycling
reduce
reuse
composting
The preview file is a worksheet for students to complete alongside the presentation.
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Grades:
4th - 9th, Higher Education
Science and Engineering Practices: Watersheds
Tired of the same old Watershed activities you've seen for the last 25 years? Here are 8 brand new ideas you can use ☺!Based on the NGSS's Science and Engineering Practices, this product includes lots of practice with concepts relating to ☔Watersheds☔!------------------------------------------Included in this product:✨One activity for each S.E.P. (285-minutes total!) -- Topics include analyzing a variety of maps to determine watershed information, types of soil and how they affect watersheds, us
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7th - 12th
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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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4th - 10th, Higher Education
Earth Day or Christmas Ugly Sweater - Endangered Animals with Reading Passages
Celebrate Earth Day or Christmas with this FUN, NO PREP endangered species activity! Your students will LOVE this Earth Day or Christmas Ugly Sweater for Endangered Animals. This resource includes 30 nonfiction reading comprehension passages and ugly sweater templates (what...? endangered animals wearing sweaters?!...how fun and adorable!) This is a conservation meets fashion activity!What Will Students DO?Read a 2-page, high-interest, nonfiction reading comprehension passage about an endangered
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Christmas Activities for Science - Middle School LOW PREP & Last Minute
Fun End of Year Activities Middle School Endangered Species Design a Hoodie
Looking for fun, end of year activities, Middle School Science Teacher? You and your students will LOVE this FUN, NO PREP Endangered Species Design a Hoodie activity! This resource includes 30 nonfiction reading comprehension passages and hoodie templates (what...? endangered animals wearing hoodies?!...how fun and adorable!) This is a conservation meets fashion activity!What Will Students DO?Read a 2-page, high-interest, nonfiction reading comprehension passage about an endangered or threatened
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Air Pressure Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Review Page
This is a power point presentation that goes over what causes air pressure, how pressure is measured, plus how altitude affects density and pressure. I have used this with middle school aged students and late elementary students.
Key terms discussed:
-atmosphere
-air pressure
-density
-mass
-volume
-barometer
-mercury barometer
-aneroid barometer
-millibars
-altitude
This presentation has been kept as a pptx. file so the buyer can add or remove animations as they see fit for their classroom.
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5th - 9th, Higher Education
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology Articles.
Are you teaching scientific literacy? This is a set of two differentiated informational texts (pick which one to use with your students) covering the role of technology in genetics and artificial selection. Perfect for close reading and includes text dependent questions. NOW includes EDITABLE PowerPoint and Google Slides versions.Students are asked to read the article and answer questions using the text. Articles recently updated to be more comprehensive and outside sources are not required.
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7th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-ETS1-3
, MS-LS4-5
Also included in: Biology Curriculum Bundle
Human Impact on the Environment NGSS: MS-ESS3-3
Do you want to teach your students how to reduce the human impact on the Earth?These NGSS lesson plans will help students learn about how people's use of plastics impacts the environment. This resource has seven lessons. Lesson 1: What Impacts Do Humans Using Plastics Have on Our Environment?Lesson 2: Positives and Negatives of PlasticsLesson 3: Plastics in Our Daily LivesLesson 4: A Call to Action: How Can We Reduce the Amount of Plastics Using in OurClassroom, School, or Community?Lesson 5: ST
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-3
Also included in: Middle School Science Earth and Human Activity BUNDLE
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