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Earth sciences lessons for SMART Notebook
Landforms SMARTboard interactive activity- games and Discovery Education links
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I am SUPER excited about this lesson! This is a fun, interactive SMARTboard .notebook whiteboard activity for Landforms.
Landforms included are:
oceans, canyons, valleys, mountains, plains, volcano, island, lakes, hills, deserts, and rivers
For EACH landform is a link to Discovery Education videos. Your school has to be subscribed to this for the link to work. If your school does not have a subscription, YouTube has many videos. The SMARTboard l
Grades:
1st - 5th
Wind and Water Currents and their effect on Weather Patterns-Interactive Lesson
Students will:
1. understand that wind is the result of unequal heating of Earth’s surface as air moves from areas of high to low pressure,
2. understand how winds and the Coriolis effect influence global circulation patterns and climate,
3. explore surface and deep water currents,
4. identify some of the major water currents of the world,
5. understand how water currents affect weather.
Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage the information. Lessons use audio
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Weathering Erosion Deposition Landscapes Smartboard Notebook Lesson
This Smartboard Notebook presentation Lesson Plan has 42 slides on the following topics:
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, and Landscapes, Weathering, Physical Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Soil Formation, Erosion of Sediments, Erosion by Water, Velocity of Streams, Erosion by Wind, Erosion by Ice, Deposition, Deposition Factors, Sorting of Sediments, Deposition by Wind, Deposition by Gravity, Deposition by Glaciers, Continental Glaciers, Glacial Features, North American Continental Glaciatio
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
Minerals Rocks Resources Smartboard Notebook Presentation Lesson Plan
This Smartboard Notebook presentation Lesson Plan has 24 slides on the following topics:
Minerals, Rocks and Resources, Minerals, Luster, Streak, Crystal Structure, Hardness, Mohs Scale of Hardness, Cleavage, Density, Rocks, Igneous Rocks, Igneous Rock Formation, Igneous Rock Classification, Sedimentary Rocks, Sedimentary Rock Characteristics, Sedimentary Rock Classification, Metamorphic Rocks, Metamorphic Rock Classification, The Rock Cycle, Natural Resources, Alternative Energy Sources
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
The Water Cycle-Interactive Lesson
Students will:
1. describe how water cycles between each of Earth’s spheres,
2. recognize that the water cycle is driven by energy from the Sun,
3. understand that phase changes (e.g., the change from a liquid to a gas) occur at different points within the water cycle when heat energy is gained or lost,
4. understand how the water cycle purifies water, and distributes water and essential minerals to Earth’s ecosystems.
Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage th
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Earths Crust Earthquakes Smartboard Notebook Presentation Lesson Plan
This Smartboard Notebook presentation Lesson Plan has 31 slides on the following topics:
The Earth's Crust, Earthquakes, Measuring Earthquakes, Mercalli vs. Richter Scale, Seismic Waves, An Earthquake's Epicenter, Earthquake Origin Time, The Earth's Layers, Earthquake Shadow Zones, Earthquake P-wave Shadow Zones, The 'Ring of Fire', Seismic Hazards, Volcanic Hazards, Continental Drift, Evidence from the Oceans, Plate Tectonics, Plate Boundaries, What Moves the Plates?, Hot Spots
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Human Impact on Earth's Ecosystems-Interactive Lesson
Students will:
1. explore how human activities have altered ecosystems, sometimes causing the extinction of living things,
2. explore how changes to the environment have different impacts on different living things.
Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage the information. Lessons use audio, animation, virtual manipulatives and other engaging experiences. Our Lessons are compete with a lesson plan and a companion quiz so you can quickly prepare and evaluate you
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Lesson
This is a super cute interactive Smartboard that goes along with your science resources unit. Can be broken up into 3-4 different lessons with 3 different interactive review activties.
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K - 6th
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Fossils: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dig
This smart lesson walks students through the scientific process for digging for fossils (aka chocolate chips.) The idea is to relate this lab to the real world experience and demonstrate to students that digging for fossils is not as easy as they might have expected.
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4th - 8th
Air mass SMARTboard supplemental activity
When the textbook was not enough, I created this SMARTboard mini-lesson to supplement 6th grade science readings about air masses. The activities review the earth's temperature zones and explain how air masses differ based on where they form.
Students can interact with labeling the maps, color their own climate maps (provided), and review information through an optional linked Brainpop video (subscription based).
Students could use this activity for individual review, or as a whole class a
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5th - 8th
Gravity-Interactive Lesson
Students will:
1. understand that all objects exert a gravitational pull on each other,
2. understand that the mass of an object and its proximity to another object will increase the strength of gravitational pull,
3. understand the role gravity plays on Earth,
4. understand that other planets have different gravities,
5. understand that without air resistance, objects of different masses will fall to Earth at the same speed,
6. understand that all objects have a center of gravity,
7. be introdu
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Climate-Interactive Lesson
Students will:
1. differentiate between weather and climate,
2. identify the five major types of climate in the world,
3. understand how elevation, latitude, ocean currents, wind and topography help to determine a region’s climate.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
First Day of School Science Open House Smartboard Notebook Lesson Plan
This Smartboard Notebook presentation Lesson Plan is a 14 page first day of school and open house presentation that could be adapted for any science class covering the following topics:
Science Class Goals, Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Self-Evaluation, Appreciation of Nature, Prepare for More Advanced Science Courses, Evaluation, Curriculum Overview, Daily Routines, Science Class Rules, Hierarchy of Consequences, Reinforcement Rewards, Home-School Connection
My presentations have bee
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
Introduction to the Water Cycle Interactive Smartboard Activity
Thi file is a Notebook software Smartboard interactve inroduction to the water cycle. The beginning draws students in by showing slide with animated dinosaurs and askng them if they new they drink the same water that was around at the time of the dinosaurs. The next slides are interactive. By clicking on each of the four main parts of the water cycle (evaporation,collection, precipitation, condensation)the link brings you to a new slide describing each of these processes. Press the button an
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Grades:
K - 5th
Earths History Smartboard Notebook Presentation Lesson Plan
This Smartboard Notebook presentation Lesson Plan has 25 slides on the following topics:
Earth's History, Uniformitarianism, Law of Superposition, Original Horizontality, Igneous Extrusions, Igneous Intrusions, Folds and Faults, Fossils, Correlation of Rocks, Correlation of Rocks Example, Geologic Time Scale, Evolution of Life, Life and The Atmosphere, Past Geologic Events, Radioactive Dating, Half-Life, Decay-Product Ratio, Selecting the Best Radioactive Element for Dating a Sample
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy-Interactive Lesson
Students will:
1. compare and contrast renewable and non-renewable energy,
2. learn what fossil fuels are and how they are formed,
3. study how electricity can be generated from a variety of energy sources,
4. examine the benefits and drawbacks of different energy sources.
Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage the information. Lessons use audio, animation, virtual manipulatives and other engaging experiences. Our Lessons are compete with a lesson plan and a
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Water Cycle Climates Smartboard Notebook Presentation Lesson Plan
This Smartboard Notebook presentation Lesson Plan has 35 slides on the following topics:
The Water Cycle and Climates, The Water (Hydrologic) Cycle, Groundwater, Permeability, Capillarity, Rainfall and Stream Flow, Factors Affecting Stream Flow, Watersheds (Drainage Basin), How Heat Energy Travels, Insolation, Angle of Insolation, Duration of Insolation, Variations in Day Length, Variations of Insolation, Absorption of Insolation, Reflection of Insolation, Terrestrial Radiation, Greenhouse Effe
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Earthquakes-Interactive Lesson
Students will:
1. understand what causes an earthquake, and where earthquakes occur,
2. understand how earthquakes are measured,
3. discover the connections between earthquakes, volcanoes and tectonic plate boundaries using a map of Earth.
Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage the information. Lessons use audio, animation, virtual manipulatives and other engaging experiences. Our Lessons are compete with a lesson plan and a companion quiz so you can quickly
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Stars and Galaxies-Interactive Lesson
Students will
1. learn how stars are formed,
2. learn about the process of nuclear fusion that occurs within a star,
3. identify the stages of a star’s life cycle,
4. recognize that our sun is one of approximately 100 billion stars in our galaxy,
5. classify galaxies according to their shape.
Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage the information. Lessons use audio, animation, virtual manipulatives and other engaging experiences. Our Lessons are compete with
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Reason for the Seasons
Lesson designed to teach middle schoolers about the reason for the seasons. The following objectives are covered in this smartboard:
- Identify the season based on the Earth's Revolution
- Explain how the tilt of Earth affects our season
-Define solstice and Equinox
The objectives are covered through notes, a couple video clips (including a brainpop), several interactive practice slides, and a 5 question review/assessment to check for student mastery.
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5th - 9th
Mixtures and Solutions SMART Notebook Lesson
Having trouble finding the right lesson to teach mixtures and solutions? I did too, so with a little research, I created this SMART notebook file to satisfy the GLE Strand 1.1.B.a-d for mixtures and solution in 4th grade. This lesson accompanies the freebie Mixtures and Solutions Quiz. Included in this 18-page file: mixtures vs. solutions Venn diagram, five-question pop quiz, definitions of solute, solvent, solubility, homogeneous, heterogeneous, real-life examples and applications, and interact
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Volcanoes - Lesson Presentation, Videos, Demonstration / Lab Experiment
This zip file contains materials a for middle school science lesson on volcano formation and the 3 main types of volcanoes as part of an Earth science unit. The unit was designed for 7th graders in NYC.
Includes:
1 SMARTboard .notebook lesson presentation (14 slides) including demonstrations which could also be used as a lab experiment
Presentations serve as lesson plans that guide the teacher through the entire lesson. Presentation includes links to related YouTube videos to increase stud
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Plate Tectonics-Interactive Lesson
Students will:
1. understand plate tectonic theory,
2. understand how continental drift has resulted in the current formation of Earth’s continents,
3. understand the three main types of plate boundaries (divergent, convergent, and transform),
4. understand how plate boundaries cause the formation of mountains, volcanoes and rifts,
5. understand how plate boundaries can cause earthquakes.
Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage the information. Lessons use audi
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Phases of the Moon Smart Board Lesson
This lesson was created using Smart Board software. This lesson defines what a moon is and explains why Earth's moon appears to change shape in the sky. Diagrams and animations are used to illustrate how the moon revolves around Earth. The lesson then explains the concepts of "new moon" and "full moon". At the end of the lesson, there are websites that can be visited to see animations and play games related to what was just learned.
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3rd - 6th
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