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Earth sciences Common Core W.6.1c resources
Whale Evolution: Evidence of Common Ancestry & Diversity With Bonus CER Resource
Digital or Print - Choose Your Adventure! NOW WITH BONUS RESOURCE! ❤️Introduction to claim, evidence, reasoning - an easy to understand resource for you and your students to learn the how and why of argumentative writing in the science classroom! Uncover the amazing phenomena of whale evolution through this captivating two-part activity that seamlessly integrates science and ELA standards. Perfect for inquisitive minds, this exploration is designed to span two to three class periods.Part One -
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-2
Also included in: Evolution Bundle! {Covers NGSS MS-LS-2 & MS-LS-4}
Total solar eclipse Reading Comprehension - RACE Writing practice worksheets
Eclipse 2024 Reading Comprehension - RACE Writing practice worksheets.RACE Strategy is a structure to answer passage-based, restating the question in a complete sentence, answering all parts of the question, citing text evidence and fully explaining.R: Re-state the questionA: Answer all parts of the questionC: Cite the text to provide evidenceE: Explain your citationPassages are 4th-6th grade reading level for independent work,lesson planshomework,substitute,test prep and review stations.
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4th - 6th
Crater | Movie Guide + Questions | Social Emotional Activities Digital Printable
Have you ever wanted to include a film, educational video, or movie into your lesson, but needed some questions, activities, and/or deeper thinking work to go with it to help create a more robust and impactful learning experience? Well I certainly have, and I originally created this movie guide and question set for the movie Crater to use in my own classroom for that exact reason!This resource is designed to turn a single movie into (potentially) a full week of reflective learning and expression
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3rd - 8th
What Factor Causes the Seasons - Comparing Distance to the Sun & the Sun's Angle
One common student misconception about the cause of the seasons is that Earth’s distance from the Sun is the main factor. This activity directly relates to this misconception. Students should understand direct and indirect light and its role in temperature in order to successfully complete this lesson. Students are asked to compare and contrast 3 graphs, a common synthesizing task in many standardized tests. Students create the graphs, showing the monthly averages of Earth’s distance to the Sun,
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Shadow Investigation - Exploring the Relationship Between the Sun & Shadows
The first lesson in a series of lessons that explores how people began and continue to tell time on Earth. In this lesson, students build a simple gnoman, the piece of a sundial that creates a shadow. Throughout the day, students track the changes in length and direction of the shadow. After students analyze the relationship, they are asked to build an argument from evidence for how the Sun moves through the sky based on their investigation. This lesson can be done in a variety of ways. I’ve inc
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4th - 8th
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NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-1
Exploring Direct and Indirect Light - An Investigation Using Temperature
Understanding the relationship between the Earth’s tilt and the seasons requires students to understand how the angle of light affects the temperature of a place. This lesson aims to begin that understanding. This investigation can be easily done at home with only a few supplies. Using lamps and thermometers, students find the difference between initial and final temperatures from two lamps: one demonstrating direct light and another demonstrating indirect light. From there, the lesson provides
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Erosion Concept Map
DescriptionErosion: All about weathering, erosion, and depositionThis activity helps students focus on and correctly identifying how wind, water, and ice cause weathering, erosion, and deposition. Perfect intervention and group tool for upper elementary students and middle school students. Help encourage students to think and analyze in order to draw conclusions about Earth's changes.Standards:8.P.9.1 Explore the Law of Conservation of Mass by demonstrating and concluding that mass is conserve
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
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NGSS:
K-ESS3-3
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