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Earth sciences projects for homeschool
Types of Volcanoes Activity
Students will erupt with excitement when they work on this fun and flashy circlebook activity that examines three types of volcanoes! Fifteen mix-n-match templates feature ready-to-color illustrations of a Cinder Cone, a Composite Cone, and a Shield Volcano, complete with keys. For longer circle books, students can fill in additional templates with vocabulary words, create pages of volcano facts, research types of lava or the formation of volcanoes, or write a creative story about exploring a vo
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3rd - 8th
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Ecosystem Project: Decorate a Shoebox Diorama: Perfect for ANY Ecosystems Unit
Students LOVE this Ecosystem Research Project! Students must learn about an ecosystem and then they decorate a shoe box based on what they learn! Students just love this creative activity! Students are responsible for decorating all sides of the box according to directions and putting a creative scene inside that represents the ecosystem.Ecosystems Project: Shoebox Diorama includes:- Diorama Project Information- Diorama Planning Sheet- Diorama Research Sheet- Grading Rubric, half-page design-
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2nd - 6th
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NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, 2-LS4-1
STEM Oil Spill Challenge - Earth Day STEM Activity
Oil Spill STEM Activity - Great for Earth Day! Learn about the effects of an oil spill on the environment through a hands-on engineering challenge! The goal of this challenge is to clean up all of the oil from the feathers and from the water in the time provided. Students will work in teams to devise a plan to get the oil spill cleaned up in a specified time of work. Distance learning update: Activity has been updated to accommodate distance learning including instructions on creating a material
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2nd - 9th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 5-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ESS3-3
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Also included in: Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
Animal Habitats Project First Grade Lapbook Bundle Second Grade
Are you studying animal habitats with your students? These lapbook research projects are a great way to showcase what they have learned about habitats and the animals that live in them. It includes materials to create 6 interactive habitat lapbook crafts: arctic, deserts, grasslands, wetlands, rainforests, and oceans. Combine the lapbooks with your district curriculum, picture books, videos, or websites such as National Geographic Kids or PebbleGo to help your students learn about each animal e
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1st - 2nd
Cloud Types | Cloud Book, Cloud Viewer, Presentation and Posters
Kids get so excited to be able to identify and name the different clouds they see in the sky. Once they learn about Cumulus, Stratus, Cirrus and Cumulonimbus clouds, they'll tell you all about them every recess for the rest of the year! For a better look at what's included, just click on PREVIEW!Power Point Presentation:Describes four main types of clouds (cumulus, stratus, cirrus and cumulonimbus). The graphics can't be changed, however, you can alter the text to suit your students and to add /
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1st - 3rd
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Solar System Craft
When your students complete this Solar System activity, they will have a better understanding of how the planets orbit the sun. Includes a short PowerPoint slide show that includes facts about each planet. Each slide will show the students a photograph of a planet. These slides will provide some background information before the Solar system craft is completed. Included:-A Powerpoint fact slide for each planetSunMercuryVenusEarth MarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptune Pluto-A Solar System Craft-Sola
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1st - 6th
NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
Also included in: Solar Eclipse 2024 and Solar System Craft Bundle for K-1
Design A "Green" Island: Climate Change Project PBL (NGSS Aligned, Editable)
It is the year 2100 and climate change has become a more serious problem than ever. Global temperatures have risen higher than they have ever been in the past. A new island has been found that has been untouched by humans. In this project, students will compete to be the group to colonize that island. Their goal is to create an island that is desirable to live upon but also has a small carbon footprint. Students will be required to perform calculations and make choices about what types of food/a
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5th - 12th
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2024 Solar Eclipse Activities and Worksheets | Grades 3 - 5
Get ready to take your students on an unforgettable journey to learn about and view a total solar eclipse with this comprehensive set of eclipse activities, readings, and worksheets for students in grades 3 - 5! Be ready for the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 Don’t miss your opportunity!This resource includes a variety of activities that are designed to be used before, during, and after the eclipse. With these materials, your students will have a complete understanding of what causes an eclip
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3rd - 5th
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Rocks and Minerals Activity - (Rock Cycle, Types of Rocks, etc) Foldable Project
Rock your classroom and save a ton of time with these ready-to-go circlebook projects! Students will love creating circlebooks as they learn about rocks and minerals. 22 Mix-and-Match templates make it easy to customize the projects to meet your students' needs. The templates include plenty of writing space for students to respond to their research findings.Check out the PREVIEW for a movie of what the finished product looks like. Related Products from GravoisFareRocks and Minerals Circlebook: 2
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2nd - 6th
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Natural Resources Activity Bundle - Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy
You can save over 30% by purchasing my renewable and nonrenewable resources activity bundle. This download contains four ecology activities that are great for reinforcement or review. Below, you will see an outline of what you will get with your purchase. Included in the BundleNatural Resources Doodle NotesNatural Resources Foldable - Renewable vs NonrenewableRenewable and Nonrenewable Resources - Color by NumberRenewable and Nonrenewable Resources - Card Sort Natural Resources Domino ReviewYou
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5th - 8th
Landforms and Bodies of Water - Science Resources and Activities for 2nd Grade
Activities for Landforms and Bodies of Water - Grade 2This landforms resource includes several supplemental teaching tools for primary children, particularly 2nd graders, and is aligned to the NGSS.Contents Include:23 Teaching Posters3 Interactive Nonfiction Books with Text Features (Color and B&W)7 Nonfiction Reading Passages with Comprehension QuestionsWind Erosion LabWater Erosion LabEarthquake LabStudent Research Template for MY LANDFORM REPORTLandforms Flip Book Project with Writing Pro
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2nd
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NGSS:
2-ESS1-1
, 2-ESS2-3
, 2-ESS2-1
, 2-ESS2-2
Rock Cycle Project - Comic Strip Activity
Students of all ages love comics. In this project, students will create a comic strip that demonstrates their understanding of the rock cycle. After this lesson, students will have their own unique model of the rock cycle. The comics look great on a bulletin board or inside a binder or science interactive notebook.NGSS Alignment: MS-ESS2-1. Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process. What is included?★ Student direction page (PDF
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4th - 8th
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Grade 3 Science Lessons BUNDLE, Digital and Printable
This is a BUNDLE of 5 hands-on science units that are perfect for Grade 3. All grade 3 science lessons are aligned to the British Columbia Grade 3 BC Big Ideas and NGSS. Each science unit includes detailed lesson plans so you don't have to create them! This bundle covers all of the Grade 3 BC Big Ideas for Science. In other provinces/territories/states the curriculum and content may be more appropriate for other grade levels.(See "Preview" for a specific breakdown of the curriculum covered).
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2nd - 4th
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Habitats Project | Decorate a Shoebox Habitat Diorama Project | Habitat Project
Habitat Diorama Project: Students LOVE this Habitat Research Project! Students must learn about a habitat and then they decorate a shoe box based on what they learn! Students just love this creative activity! Students are responsible for decorating all sides of the box according to directions and putting a creative scene inside that represents the habitat.Habitat Project: Shoebox Diorama includes:- Diorama Project Information- Diorama Planning Sheet- Grading Rubric, half-page design- Example Ph
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2nd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
Also included in: Habitats Activity Bundle: 3 Resources {25% Off Savings!}
Newton's Laws of Motion Foldable - Great for Science Interactive Notebooks
Students will create a Frayer model foldable which will help them understand Newton's three laws of motion. The Frayer model foldable will require students to define the target vocabulary word, draw a picture, and apply the information by generating examples and non-examples for each vocabulary term. The foldable is designed to fit on a standard 8.5 x 11 paper and requires printing two pages (double-sided). The foldable makes a great interactive notebook entry or classroom wall display. Complete
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Water Cycle Project - Comic Strip Activity - Fun Assessment
Students of all ages love comics. In this project, students will create a comic strip that will take readers on a fun, but informative, journey through the main steps of the water cycle. After this lesson, students will have their own unique version of the water cycle diagram. The comics look great on a bulletin board or inside a binder or science interactive notebook.What is included?★ Student direction page (PDF + Editable PowerPoint Doc)★ Grading rubric (PDF + Editable PowerPoint Doc)★ Five d
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-4
Also included in: Water Cycle Activities Bundle - Doodle Notes, Color By Number, Project
3D Biomes Quadrama & Posters
This project is a great addition to your habitats or ecosystems unit. It includes 8 vibrantly colored biome posters in addition to the biome project pages. Detailed step-by-step assembly instructions are also provided.This resource includes eight different biomes. When assembled, each 3-D biome craft contains four biomes. The biome pictures contain enough details to show students the main features of each while leaving room to draw in additional plants and animals to demonstrate an understandi
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3rd - 5th
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NATURAL DISASTERS - 13 Agamographs (Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Floods, and more)
Natural disasters are naturally exciting for students. Compound that excitement with these intriguing agamograph activities that will have students rocking back-and-forth to watch the images morph from one to the other.13 sets of templates focus on a variety of natural disasters—avalanche, blizzard, drought, earthquake, flood, hurricane, landslide, meteor, pestilence, tornado, tsunami, volcano, and wildfire. Plus there are two BONUS agamographs that depict Cyclones and Bush Fires (which is what
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3rd - 8th
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Design a Sustainable Eco-House (Environmental Science)
In the Eco-House Extravaganza project, students work in teams to complete the ultimate project-based learning STEM experience: planning and designing an energy-efficient, eco-friendly house in the U.S. city of their choice. This product includes planning sheets and suggested resources for lessons as well as an interactive game-like planning tool that can help students “research” and develop ideas for design solutions while working within constraints such as budgeting. Project-based learningReal-
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ESS3-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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Also included in: Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
Life Cycle of a Star Project - Comic Strip Activity - Fun Assessment
Students of all ages love comics. In this project, students will create a comic strip that showcases the life cycle of a star. The students may choose to create a comic following the lifecycle of either a high mass star or an average mass star. This astronomy project blends art and science to help students gain a deeper understanding of the concept. The comics will look great on a bulletin board or inside a binder or science interactive notebook.What is included?★ Student direction page (PDF + E
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Earth and Space Science Activities - Mega Bundle
Regions of the United States Lapbook or Interactive Notebook Bundle
Regions of the United States lapbook or interactive notebook Bundle Save by buying the bundle!
Regions of the United States Lapbook Bundle includes five separate lapbooks with ten different foldable pieces that students can either use to create a lapbook or use in an interactive notebook. The lapbook and notebook pieces are great to use as a formative assessment as you progress through your study of the five regions of the United States.
The foldable pieces will help your students record thei
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3rd - 5th
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Mapping Craft Activity - 3D Globe World Map
If you would like to purchase the 100% EDITABLE version of this product, click here! Great for differentiation!Make Social Studies hands-on and engaging with this globe craftivity!A 3D model of the globe can help students visualize the distribution of land and water on Earth. Students also learn about the correct shape, size and location of the continents and oceans. For this activity, students are guided through the process of constructing a model of planet Earth. Have fun!This Project Package
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3rd - 7th
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Create A Creature Animal Adaptation Ecosystem Performance Task Project-DIGITAL
Students choose a biome/ ecosystem and create an animal with adaptations that will help the animal survive in that biome/ ecosystem. Students must show an understanding of the biome/ecosystem and structural and behavioral adaptations. Direction sheet and rubric included as well as 2 different graphic organizers. This would make a perfect performance task! Challenge assignment included too- create a creative vegetation (plant)!NEW! This product is now set up for digital and distance learning!
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4th - 8th
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Birthstone Rocks and Mineral Project
Assess student understanding of minerals through their completion of this birthstone project. This project has print and digital options to allow flexibility in the science classroom. First, students will complete the graphic organizer using student-friendly websites to research their birthstone. Then they will complete the brochure to demonstrate their knowledge of the mineral. This project works well as a science center, independent or small group assignment, or digitally assigned. Like this b
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Full Year Science Curriculum
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