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Earth sciences Common Core RST.6-8.2 lessons
Solar and Lunar Eclipses Activity Tides Worksheets
PERFECT FOR THE SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024! Teach your students about tides, lunar, and solar eclipses through a teacher presentation, notetaking activity, science worksheets, graphic organizers, and digital check-ins. Your students will learn about the characteristics of low, high, spring, and neap tides, as well as lunar and solar eclipses. In addition, students will understand the relationship between the Earth, moon, and sun. Also included are links to various NGSS approved simulations to deepen stu
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Full Year Science Curriculum
Earth Science Reading Comprehension Weather and Solar System 5th and 6th Grade
Using these effective reading comprehension passages will help improve your students' understanding of earth science. Articles come with various styles of question and interesting articles.Feel free to use this science comprehension pack knowing most of the work is already done for you.Titles include:Earth Moon and Sun, Weather Measurement Causes and Changes, Classification of the Sun and Other Stars, Inner and Outer Solar System.Science Reading Comprehension Outline:This product contains passag
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5th - 7th
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Solar System Activities Inner and Outer Planets
Teach your students about the inner and outer planets, comets, asteroids, and meteors of the solar system through reading worksheets, comprehension questions, and graphic organizers. Students will learn about the characteristics of terrestrial and gas giants, where the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are located in the solar system, as well as other space objects such as asteroids, comets, and meteors. Like this lesson? Check out the solar system unit an
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Planets and Solar System Unit
Planets and Solar System Unit
Teach your students about the planets, asteroids, comets, and meteors of our solar system with this bundle of science worksheets, graphic organizers, a project, and a digital game. Students will demonstrate their learning of terrestrial and gas giant planets through comprehension questions, graphic organizers, a review game, and a mock social media "Planetgram" project. Like this solar system unit? Check out the bundle and save 20% by clicking here. Students will learn: Characteristics inner pla
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5th - 7th
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Reuniting Pangaea- Continental Drift Lesson
In this 2 part-lesson, students will collect data on fossil evidence and create their own landmass map with various colors to represent the locations of fossil discoveries. Then, they will cut out the landmasses and reassemble them logically to create a giant supercontinent (Pangaea). Students will share their decision and reasoning on the evidence with their group or partner, along with answering 4 conclusion questions.
The teacher will post the correct landmass model key and students will g
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Sandra V.
Erosion Activity and Project STEM Conservation NGSS Middle School MS-ESS3-1
This PDF resource is a fun, creative, and engaging NGSS middle school research and engineering project incorporating STEM that challenges students in 6 different erosion and soil conservation scenarios to save their house/land! In this PBL (problem-based learning) resource with worksheets, students research the type of erosion and brainstorm, design, build, and present a product to prevent or stop it. It teaches students about the effects of erosion on various places and how the uneven distribut
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Grades:
4th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Topographic Mapping Lesson with Worksheet, Power Point, and Map Reading Activity
This lesson goes over how topographical maps are constructed, what their symbols mean, and what we use these maps for. The worksheet follows along with the power point presentation to keep students engaged. The map reading activity gives a students a simple topographic map that they have to answer questions by interpreting the map. This lesson is designed for late elementary through intermediate grades.
Key Terms Include:
- topography
- contour lines
- contour intervals
- index contours
- scal
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4th - 8th
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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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Soil Formation Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Web Soil Survey Activity
This lesson goes over how soil is defined, what soil is composed of, and how it is produced. The worksheet follows along with the power point presentation to keep students engaged and works as a review sheet. The web soil survey takes you to the USDA's Web Soil Survey application and allows students to pin point what sort of soil surrounds their school or home. This lesson is designed for late elementary through intermediate grades.
Key Terms Include:
- soil
- humus
- fertility
- loam
- bedroc
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5th - 8th
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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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Grades:
4th - 10th, Higher Education
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Science and Literacy Lesson Set
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Science and Literacy Lesson Set
- Common Core and STAAR (TEKS) aligned
-Great when learning about the changes that weathering and erosion cause to Earth's surface.
-Covers the changes made through deposition as well.
Easy to follow!
Fun for the students!
These activities are created to incorporate reading and writing into the Science curriculum. This lesson is designed to fit the typical 45-50 minute Science class time, while leaving time for other lea
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Everything 5th Grade Science Mega Bundle (TEKS & NGSS)
Air Masses and Fronts Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Review Page
This is a power point presentation that covers how air masses are formed and how they move. It also covers how fronts react when they collide. Diagrams are included in the presentation to help the lesson sink in. I have used this presentation successfully in the middle school grades as well as late elementary.
Key Terms Discussed
- air mass
- maritime polar
- maritime tropical
- continental polar
- continental tropical
- prevailing westerlies
- jet streams
- fronts
- cold fronts
- warm fronts
Grades:
5th - 8th, Higher Education
Tides Unit: High/Low, Spring/Neap
PowerPoint w/ worksheet and word-search focusing on TIDES.
Covers: High Tide, Low Tide, Spring Tide, Neap Tides, Tidal Range.
This informative PowerPoint will serve as an EXCELLENT supplemental resource for your Tides Unit.
Worksheet is set up for students to fill out as teacher works through PowerPoint.
Word-search consists of key words dealing with TIDES.
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Grades:
5th - 12th
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Earthquake Reading Passages for Natural Disaster Unit
Use this print and digital activity to teach your students about the natural hazard, earthquake. Students will learn what an earthquake is, the causes of the natural disaster, tectonic plate boundaries, where an earthquake will likely occur, the frequency and severity of this natural disaster, and safety precautions.Like this earthquake lesson? Check out the unit and save 20% by clicking here. Students will learn:What an earthquake isCausesThree types of plate boundaries ConvergentDivergentTrans
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, 4-ESS3-2
Tsunami Natural Disaster Unit
Add these tsunami activities to your natural disaster unit! Students will learn what a tsunami is, how the natural disaster forms, where, when, and how it is most likely to occur, and ways to stay safe. Students will read to learn about tsunamis through printable worksheets or a digital Google Slides activity, WebQuest, and review information through graphic organizers and a flipbook. A project is included to grade and assess the overall understanding of the natural disaster tsunami. Like this
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Natural Disasters Activities and Project
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
The Water Cycle Science and Literacy Lesson Set (TEKS & NGSS)
The Water Cycle Science and Literacy Lesson Set
- Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and STAAR (TEKS) aligned
Easy to follow!
Fun for the students!
These activities are created to incorporate reading and writing into the Science curriculum. This lesson is a great building block for other learning activities such as using an interactive science notebook, word wall activities, and writing in planners.
The informational text in this set is written to best fit the 5th and 6th g
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Everything 5th Grade Science Mega Bundle (TEKS & NGSS)
Middle School Science Bundle: Worksheets
Providing outstanding teaching resources on TPT since 2015. Discover the Ultimate Science Learning Bundle for Teachers! Elevate your classroom experience with our meticulously designed package featuring 41 hassle-free science worksheets and three captivating posters. Dive into a diverse range of exciting topics, covering everything from the environment and space to the human body, medicine, weather, drugs, and even Coronavirus. These resources are not only effortlessly printable but also ideal f
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS2-3
, MS-LS1-7
, MS-ESS3-2
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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
Moon Phases Science and Literacy Lesson Set (TEKS)
Moon Phases Science and Literacy Lesson Set
- Common Core and 5th grade STAAR (TEKS) aligned
Easy to follow!
Fun for the students!
These activities are created to incorporate reading and writing into the Science curriculum. This lesson is designed to fit the typical 45-50 minute Science class time, while leaving time for other learning activities such as using an interactive science notebook, word wall activities, and writing in planners.
These activities are created to incorporate reading
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Everything 5th Grade Science Mega Bundle (TEKS & NGSS)
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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Grades:
4th - 9th, Higher Education
The Water Cycle - A Drop In The Desert (NGSS MS-ESS2-4)
In this explore and explain sequence, students identify where water can be "found" in the desert by participating in a "reader's theater" activity and analyzing the story. Then, students participate in a simulation where they move through the water cycle as a molecule of water, tracking how they move and in what state of matter. They use this information to develop their understanding of the ways energy from the sun and gravity drive the movement of water through Earth's systems. They reinfor
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-4
Also included in: The Water Cycle - 5E & NGSS MS-ESS2-4 & MS-LS2-1
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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Grades:
5th - 7th
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NGSS:
5-ESS2-1
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