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Earth sciences Common Core W.8.2 resources
Earth Day Activities |Vocab| Critical Thinking | Writing |Print PDF or Digital!
Teach your students about the importance of Earth Day! Students will be able to do the following with this engaging print or digital activity: 1. Define 5 vocabulary terms related to Earth Day, use them in a sentence, and draw a picture. 2. Use critical thinking and real-world skills to create and list things we can do on Earth to reuse, reduce and recycle.3. Respond to an Earth Day writing prompt in paragraph or short-answer form.
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3rd - 9th
Ocean Pollution STEM Writing Challenge for Middle School Technical Report
This Ocean Pollution STEM Writing Challenge will get your students thinking creatively while learning about water pollution. This activity has students follow steps in the engineering design process in order to learn about and propose a solution for the problem of plastics in the ocean. Students will work in groups to research, brainstorm, survey, and design a solution or product that will help the environment. This activity works well for Earth Day or any time you want to introduce technical wr
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7th - 8th
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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.
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7th - 12th
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MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Solar System Map
A blank solar system map with designated, numbered boxes to fill in while lecturing. The planets and sun are blank for students to fill in with color. Other non-labeled celestial bodies include the Main Asteroid Belt, Kuiper Belt, and the dwarf planet Pluto. Have fun with this basic map.
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Not Grade Specific
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MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-1
Earth’s Seasons Wordsearch
Students can improve their vocabulary and writing skills by completing this word search and creative writing activity. For warm-ups and fast-finishers!Resources used for development: Thewordsearch.com and Canva.
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Not Grade Specific
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1-ESS1-1
, 5-ESS1-2
, K-ESS2-1
, 3-ESS2-1
, 2-ESS1-1
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Earth Day Project Climate Change conference
Your students lead the discussion in this Climate Change Conference Role Play Project . Advocates, scientists, and authors come together in a conference about climate change. Great for Earth Day!This is language arts (persuasion and non-fiction text analysis), science (global warming is part of new science standards), and social studies (people, places, and environments) rolled into one engaging project. Use as part of your Earth Day celebrations or when studying global environments. Included
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Earth Day Resource Bundle
Astronauts Report Printable and Google Slides Bundle
This blended resource is great for distance learning and in person learning. It contains materials for your students to complete an Astronauts Research Report. Combine resources to easily BLEND your classroom! This resource contains both a printable and digital - Google Slides Astronauts research report.Engage your students with this fun and comprehensive Astronauts Research Report resource. It helps has make report writing easy! It contains questions, organizers, tools and forms to use for your
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4th - 8th
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Severe Weather Newspaper Article
In this lesson, students will write a newspaper article detailing a historical hurricane or tornado. In the newspaper article, students will include information about how the severe weather was formed, the effects of the severe weather, and the impact on the local community.
Plate Tectonics Ring of Fire Project Activity
This Project Based learning activity presents students with a real life scenario. Students are "hired" by a company to act as Geologists who are tasked with recommending a save building zone located around the Pacific Ring of Fire. Project can be cross curricular for Science/ELA/and Social Studies. Zip file includes printables and reproducibles of all materials, grading rubrics, a project guide, and project introduction PowerPoint.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Global Warming and Wind Power - Compare and Contrast
10 printable or digital pages for students to compare and contrast: wind turbines vs electric fans, solar power vs wind power, weather at the beach vs in the mountains, parachutes vs jet packs, airplanes vs birds, kites vs paper airplanes, sunny days vs stormy skies, and more. PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGITAL ACTIVITY: I created a digital version wit
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3rd - 10th
Also included in: Wind Power BUNDLE (Global Warming and Climate Change)
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
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Grades:
7th - 9th
Earthquake Report Printable and Google Slides Bundle
This blended resource is great for distance learning and in person learning. It contains materials for your students to complete a Earthquake Research Report. Combine resources to easily BLEND your classroom! This resource contains both a printable and digital - Google Slides Earthquake research report.Engage your students with this fun and comprehensive Earthquake Research Report resource. It helps has make report writing easy! It contains questions, organizers, tools and forms to use for your
Global Warming and Wind Power - Writing Prompts
20 printable or digital pages of writing prompts exploring WIND POWER and global warming: Descriptive writing, Narrative writing, Hypothetical situations, Make a list, Dialogue, Acrostic writing, Personal letter, Persuasive writing, Asking questions, Directions, Using your imagination, Sentences and paragraphs and more... PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGI
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3rd - 10th
Also included in: Wind Power BUNDLE (Global Warming and Climate Change)
Volcanoes - Why Is Lava So Hot
13 internet activities for students to learn about volcanoes and lava and eruptions:What are volcanoes?What happened to Mount Vesuvius?What happened to Mount St. Helens?How did the Hawaiian Islands form?How does lava move?What does lava look like?What is a volcano?Are there different types of volcanoes?What types of eruptions might come from a volcano?Where were the largest eruptions in history?What are the parts of a volcano?Why is lava so hot?Take a look at the Preview to see sample pages.
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4th - 8th
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Science Lesson | Extreme Weather Worksheets | Gr. 6-8 | Free
In this lesson, students learn about extreme weather, create an infographic, and educate others on the knowledge gained from this unit. Step 1 - Inquire: Students watch videos to understand why weather is becoming more extreme. Step 2 - Investigate: Students create an infographic about extreme weather impacts in their area. Step 3 - Inspire: Students educate others on the knowledge gained from this unit.Lesson Plan AccessTo access the lesson plan for FREE click here. More Free Stuff!Free Lesson
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-4
Science Lesson | Water Cycle Activity | Gr. 6-8 | Free
In this lesson, students learn about the water cycle and how climate change impacts its patterns. Step 1 - Inquire: Students contemplate their relationship with water and observe a demonstration to determine if shifting climates may affect the water cycle. Step 2 - Investigate: Students explore an interactive diagram about the water cycle. Step 3 - Inspire: Students watch a video and complete a series of questions in their student journals.Lesson Plan AccessTo access the lesson plan for FREE cli
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-4
Deforestation Lesson Plan for Middle School | Water Cycle
In this lesson, students learn how climate change and deforestation are linked to the water cycle. Step 1 - Inquire: Students view an Indigenous perspective on deforestation and learn how climate change can lead to deforested areas. Step 2 - Investigate: Students complete a hands-on activity to investigate the effects of deforestation on erosion and watch a video on deforestation and climate change. Step 3 - Inspire: Students create a cause and effect diagram about erosion and the water cycle.Le
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6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-4
Transpiration Lesson | Science Activities | Gr. 6-8 | Free
In this lesson, students learn about transpiration and how transpiration plays a role in cooling cities that experience extreme heat due to climate change. Step 1 - Inquire: Students explore the idea of transpiration through a hands-on experiment. Step 2 - Investigate: Students learn about trees' connection to urban heat islands. Step 3 - Inspire: Students create a proposal to improve tree equity in their neighborhoods.Lesson Plan AccessTo access the lesson plan for FREE click here. More Free St
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-4
Nature Journal
This nature journal is ideal for students of all ages. The inner pages can be customized by printing different ratios of pre-made pages or an entire set of one type (i.e., printing only the pages with small sketching space and small writing spaces for younger students vs printing only the pages with writing space for older students). This nature journal can be used as an open-ended product or could be used in addition to specific nature-based assignments.
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Not Grade Specific
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K-PS3-1
, 5-ESS2-2
, 3-ESS3-1
, K-ESS3-1
, 3-LS4-1
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