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Free earth sciences teacher manuals
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Breakdown-MS and HS Earth/Space Science
This free product, by It’s Not Rocket Science, is designed to help you understand the Next Generation Science Standards* for earth and space sciences – both middle school and high school. These standards, and the details behind them, have been re-organized in this product to be easier to read, understand, and implement in your classroom. I’ve read through the many pages on the website and re-arranged the content in a way that I’ve found to be more teacher-friendly for using in my classroom –
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Amazing Plants Teachers Manual
Plants are alive! "Amazing Plants" is a unit designed to teach children that plants are an important part of life on earth. This unit teaches that human and animal life could not exist without plants. The "Teachers Manual" includes lesson plans, plant information for each lesson plan, discussion questions, hands-on activities, and student worksheets.
A big book "Amazing Plants" for use at circle time will help the entire class understand how plants grow and how we use them. This big book was pr
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PreK - 1st
A Drop Around the World by Barbara Shaw McKinney Educator Guide
This book engagingly leads readers around the world following a drop of water-whether as steam or snow, inside a plant or animal, or underground-teaching the wonders and importance of the water cycle. Geography topics and four pages of science about the qualities of water are included.
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PreK - 3rd
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Grade 9 Canadian Geography Look Book - Free Geography Bundle Breakdown
Use this free look book to gain a better understanding of the Grade 9 Canadian Geography Full Course Bundle. In this resource, you will get answers to frequently asked questions, a list of all items in the bundle, as well as an explanation of how to organize the files by strand so that you can find all resources with ease and get the most out of your purchase.Answers to FAQ, such as:I can't find all of the resources, where are they?How do the resources download as units?What is in each unit?If y
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7th - 10th
FREE Grade 9 Geography Course Outline - Canadian Geography Course Outline
This grade 9 Canadian geography course outline provides a snapshot of CGC1W: Exploring Canadian Geography. This geography course outline includes 14 different module topics including political geography, Canadian industries, sustainability, populations, and more. Each module highlights the main topics to be focused on and lists ideas for formative and summative assessment tasks. There are links included throughout the modules for accompanying material or geography Kahoots to use for assessment.
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7th - 10th
2nd Grade Science Scope and Sequence TEKS alignment with Lesson Planning
Looking for a list of 2nd Grade Science units with standards (TEKS) to plan your whole school year?A scope and sequence is a powerful tool that helps you plan and provide engaging and effective instruction so your students can master the standards. This file is filled with clickable links providing you with examples of lessons for each standard. This is the perfect addition to use with the complete lesson sets in my store!Click the green star by my store name to follow me so you can seewhen I ad
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2nd
Science of Weather - WX0: Air
This is a preview to the first of the Science of Weather digital extensions, a digital version of the original Science of Weather curriculum, also available in print. While the original paper version was published as one single volume of worksheets, and separate teaching notes in 5 volumes, these new series contain both the worksheets and the teaching notes, and are broken down by themes, to accommodate teachers who might not be interested in a full blown, year-long, weather and climate curricul
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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What Are Living and Nonliving Things
This is Lesson 1 of a much bigger unit on Living and Nonliving Things. It introduces the first three characteristics that help distinguish and classify living and nonliving things and helps to answer the question: Is it Alive? Lesson 1, out of the total 32 Lesson Unit, includes all the items that you will find in the full package.In the download, you will find:1. A fully scripted lesson plan2. Slides to accompany the lesson3. Words for your vocabulary wall4. A living and nonliving worksheetTha
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1st - 2nd
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Teacher's Guide for A Dinosaur Made Me Sneeze: A Rock Cycle Adventure
This Teacher's Guide accompanies the book A Dinosaur Made Me Sneeze: A Rock Cycle Adventure!Inside, you will find the following:1- Science standards that the book ties into: NGSS, Virginia SOLS, and Texas TEKS.2- A list of "behind the scenes" science that the illustrations and story include that are not discussed in the book!3- A hands-on STEM lesson plan that goes with the book (or any dinosaur theme)!You can purchase a digital version of the book (with special teacher pricing) here on TpT! You
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K - 8th
Climate & Weather Lesson Plan
Are you searching for an engaging and comprehensive lesson plan on weather and climate? Look no further! This digital download offers an exciting educational resource that will captivate your students and deepen their understanding of weather patterns and climate.In this lesson plan, students will delve into the fascinating world of weather and climate through a series of interactive activities. They will learn to differentiate between weather (day-to-day changes in atmospheric conditions) and c
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4th - 6th
Origins of the Solar System Teacher Manual
FREE LESSON PLANThe Juno Origins Module engages students in activities that explore planetary and solar system formation. The activities in this module address the composition and events of early solar system formation. Students use data sets (data, images, and multimedia resources) to perform comparative planetology while investigating the composition and formation of planets and our solar system.
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6th - 9th
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HS-ESS1-3
, HS-ESS1-2
Free editable rubric and teacher manual for differentiated choice boards
Free manual and rubric for our NGSS science choice boards. Explore our versatile Choice Board Resource for grades 6,7 & 8. each is Packed with 9 different outcome activities following stated learning objectives. each resource includes as well a Reflection and feedback space including:Overall ExperienceEngagement and InterestLearning and UnderstandingLevel of ChallengeChoice and AutonomyReflection and Feedbackeach choice board is based on the NGSS learning objectives it falls under!Thank you
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6th - 8th
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The Little Ice Age - Understanding Climate and Climate Change #9
Free LessonWhat Students DoStudents receive data about tree ring records, solar activity, and volcanic eruptions during the Little Ice Age (1350-1850). By comparing and contrasting time intervals when tree growth was at a minimum, solar activity was low, and major volcanic eruptions occurred, they draw conclusions about possible naturalcauses of climate change.
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6th - 9th
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HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-6
, HS-ESS2-2
Where Have All the Glaciers Gone? #4
Free LessonWhat Students Do in this LessonIn this lesson, students examine images of alpine glaciers to develop an understanding of how glaciers respond to climate change. They record, discuss, and interpret their observations. They consider explanations for changes in the size and position of glaciers from around the world. They develop an understanding that the melting (retreat) of glaciers is occurring simultaneously on different continents around the world, and, thus, they represent evidence
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6th - 9th
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MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-4
Natural Records of Change: Working with Indirect Evidence of Past Climates #2
Free LessonWhat Students Do in this LessonStudents play a dice game to explore the differences between direct and indirect evidence. Student pairs roll dice and record the numbers rolled as a series of colors instead of numbers. Other pairs of students try to crack the color code to figure out the sequence of numbers rolled. In this way, students gain an understanding of how indirect evidence of climate change can be interpreted. In conclusion, the class discusses the various records made by hum
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6th - 9th
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HS-ESS3-6
Dark Skies: Volcanic Contribution to Climate Change #8
Free LessonWhat Students Do in this LessonIn this activity students learn how volcanic eruptions affect global climate. To begin, students listen to first-hand accounts of the effects of a large volcanic eruption and then illustrate their understanding of the effects upon the landscape and the atmosphere. Next, students are introduced to the effects a major volcanic eruption had on the atmosphere through the use of recent and historical images. Students model the reduction in light to Earth’s su
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6th - 9th
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HS-ESS2-3
, HS-ESS2-1
, HS-ESS2-7
, HS-ESS2-2
Sunspots & Climate #7
Free LessonWhat Students Do in this LessonAs an introduction, students identify sunspots on images of the Sun, discovering that the number, location, and size of spots is not always the same. During the first part of the activity, students make a graph that shows how the number of sunspots has changed over the past 30 years. Interpreting their graphs, students discover that there is a regular pattern to the number of sunspots (the 11-year sunspot cycle). During the second part of the activity, s
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6th - 9th
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MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-6
Blooming Thermometers #6
Free LessonWhat Students Do in this LessonIn this lesson students develop an understanding of the relationship between natural phenomena, weather, and climate change: the study known as “phenology.” In addition, they learn how cultural events are tied to the timing of seasonal events. First, students brainstorm a list of natural phenomena that occur annually in response to changes in seasonal weather changes. Next, they receive cultural and historical information regarding the Japanese springtim
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6th - 9th
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MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-3
Minerals Lesson Plan
This powerpoint is perfect for use during a lesson to teach students about all things minerals. Teaching notes and additional questions are written in the notes section. It is the perfect introduction before going into rocks and the rock cycle. Check out my store to see the follow up lesson on Mineral Identification.
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Mineral Lesson Presentations and Homework Bundle
Suggested Pacing Guide for NGSS Chemistry
Not sure where to start? Begin here! Provided is a full Chemistry Pacing Guide for NGSS Chemistry with Honors Differentiation and Optional Earth and Space Science Standards integrated.Perfect for the beginning Chemistry teacher or an old pro looking to revamp their curriculum and realign to NGSS standards this guide is a great reference!
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9th - 12th
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Crash Course Zoology Worksheet Preview
This document lists all the videos from the Crash Course Zoology unit and has a link and video length. You can look elsewhere on my page to find video-specific worksheets!
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9th - 12th
Crash Course Ecology Worksheet Preview
This document lists all the videos from the Crash Course Ecology unit and has a link and video length. You can look elsewhere on my page to find video-specific worksheets!
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9th - 12th
Sask. Curricular Connections
A one-page chart of the Minerals Connected resources broken down into the main topics, questions, and descriptions. Also, included are all the curricular connections for each topic in a one-page chart for grades 4 through 12. Topics include...Sustainability: Place MattersExploration: Eureka!? Minerals & RocksProcessing & ProductsInnovating Our World Feeding Our WorldPowering Our WorldCareers
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4th - 12th
Usborne Science Encyclopedia 2015 Supplemental Workbook
The sample includes the workbook questions for the first 5 lessons in the Usborne Science Encyclopedia 2015.
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7th - 8th
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