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Earth sciences Common Core W.8.1d resources
Carbon Informative Essay
Climate change and carbon emissions are huge topics of discussion at the moment. There is a lot of misinformation and varied opinions about these topics. It is essential to find the difference between facts and opinions regarding these scientific debates. Your job is to act as a neutral party, someone without an opinion, to explain what carbon emissions are and how it affects Earth.
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Darwin's Delights Explanation Writing: Changes in an Organism Over Time
Students choose an organism to research before writing an explanation text about how it has made adaptations based on Darwin’s theory of natural selection to thrive.The pack includes different graphic organizers, resources for lower ability pupils, as well as lesson plans and rubrics.In the past, this resource has been used alongside Charles and Emma by Deborah Heiligman, but can be used independently of the novel, as well.A link to access an editable file for use on Google Drive is available at
Grades:
7th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: Darwin's Delights Themed Bundle
Asteroid Disaster and Dinosaur Extinction Comprehension and Essay Response
This packet begins with suggestions for reinforcing and enriching learning related to the asteroids that killed the dinosaurs as well as other related topics. There is a 3 1/2 page passage which includes many images about the two asteroids which hit the Earth 66 million years ago. There is information about the effects caused by the impacts. Included as well are 5 comprehension questions, parameters for a 5 paragraph essay, a graphic organizer, bordered paper with lines, and an answer key. The p
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 9th
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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Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-1
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