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Earth sciences research microsofts
Save an Endangered Species from Climate Change Project - NGSS - Google Doc
This is the Google Doc version! I have specifically re-worked it for distance learning, but it can easily be used in person, too! A PDF version of the original (very similar) is also available in my store.Designed to support NGSS HS-LS2-7: Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.This fun research project includes the following in five pages:-Student instruction sheet-Teacher scoring guide-Virtual Gallery Walk audien
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9th - 12th
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HS-LS2-7
Meteorology Webquest
In this webquest, students practice being real-world meteorologists forecasting and interpreting weather maps. They use current weather websites to track current conditions and to predict future conditions. They explore the different types of weather maps meteorologists use to track different aspects of the weather. The webquest allows ample room to individualized student exploration. Students can explore different types of maps of their interest, as well as different places around the world
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6th - 9th
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Australian Curriculum Version 8.4 Year 4 Science Unit - Changing Landscapes
Help your students investigate natural and human causes for weathering and erosion with this unit plan and activity bundle. Bring earth and space sciences alive as the unit plan walks you through everything you need to thoroughly cover the (ACSSU075) element of the Australian Science Year 4 curriculum. Fun for students, easy for you to implement and an irresistible way to help young minds explore causes for Earth's ever-changing surface!Bring the fun back into learning about weathering and erosi
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3rd - 5th
Also included in:Â Australian Curriculum Version 8.4 Year 4 Science Unit Bundle
Ocean Habitat and Animal Slide Show
This power point presentation is 33 slides! It briefly goes over some of ocean habitat information and spends most of the slides teaching about ocean animals - sea stars, coral polyps, great white sharks, whale sharks, green sea turtles, clown fish, sea snakes and the octopus. (I will continue to add slides to this so you will get the updated versions as I continue to work on it.)
*** These slides are included in my "habitats" slide show for just $1.00 more you get all habitats, freshwater, o
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K - 3rd
Solar System Project with Rubric
This solar system project allows students to explore different aspects of their assigned planet. The first page of the document is what you give the students to explain what your expectations are. Students are then required to research their assigned planet with their group members to find the answers to the questions. I have also included three rubrics that you will use to assess their knowledge and performance of the project. One rubric is used for the posterboard and/or model, another one
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3rd - 6th
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Biome Choice Board Project
One aspect of differentiating instruction is allowing students to make choices in their learning. Students begin by completing a short research assignment on eight biomes. Then they choose one biome to further research and complete a detailed project. This biome project allows students to have a choice in their project. They are given a choice between eight biomes. (Tropical Rainforest, Desert, Tundra, Taiga, Savanna, Temperate Deciduous Forest, Chaparral, and Alpine) Then they choose one of eig
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4th - 8th
Editable Astronomy Webquest: NASA - Asteroids, Comets, & Meteors
Enjoy this editable sub plan or webquest covering asteroids, comets, & meteors. Students will use NASA's Solar System Exploration website to learn more about these celestial objects. This handout can easily be used for a block schedule activity, two day sub plan, or edited for a single class 50 minute class period. Perfect for a space unit in Earth Science or your Astronomy class.
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â BUNDLE: Astronomy Webquests
Rocks and Minerals Trading Cards Summative Task
**I am currently having an issue with the posting of this product. If you cannot access all 10 pages of the product once you've bought it, please email me at nicole.maizelis@gmail.com and I will email you the document. I apologize for any inconveniences this may cause.** My students LOVED this task! They got to create their own trading cards, which they later used to play games that secretly helped them learn the material! BONUS: They even get to develop their technological literacy as they crea
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3rd - 5th
Earth's Natural Resources Research Project
A research project for students to research and gain a deeper understanding of natural resources and the current problems facing the world. Includes requirements, sample project ideas, and brainstorming topics.Standard:(iii) Energy resources are available on a renewable, nonrenewable, or indefinite basis. Understanding the origins and uses of these resources enables informed decision making. Students should consider the ethical/social issues surrounding Earth's natural energy resources, while lo
Tides and Moon Phase Graph Activity using NOAA
Students will develop a graphical model of the Earth-Sun-Moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases and how they affect our tides.
NGSS-MSESS1-1
In this activity, students will go to the NOAA website and collect tidal data from a region around the US. Students plot a month of tidal data and predict the moon phases based on how high the high tides are and how low the low tides are (spring vs neap tides). Students are amazed to find that their predictions are right by looking a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Tectonic Plates & Plate Boundaries PowerPoint (Convergent, Divergent, Transform)
This is a Power Point presentation discussing basic information about tectonic plates and tectonic plate boundaries - convergent, divergent, and transform. Each type of boundary includes a diagram of what is happening at the boundary, characteristics of the type of boundary, and several real-life photos of the boundaries. This presentation is made to be used either as an introduction to the concept, or to be used as a review when wrapping up your unit on tectonic plates.Guided student notes (w
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5th - 7th
Also included in:Â Tectonic Plates & Plate Boundaries PowerPoint & Guided Notes
MS ESS3-2 Catastrophic Events Research Project
You work for a homeowners’ insurance company and have been given the task to inform your customers of the hazards of severe weather events. You will research one of five types of severe weather: hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms or floods and produce an informative booklet to give to customers. Use the following instructions to guide you in completing your project.My kids loved this project due to the fact that there were choices involved and creativity. Enjoy
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6th - 8th
Red Eyed Tree Frog PowerPoint Presentation
Use this resource to teach your students about the amazing Red Eyed Tree Frog in your rainforest unit. This PowerPoint is full of eye catching photographs and interesting facts about Red Eyed Tree Frogs. Use this PowerPoint as a supplement in a larger rainforest unit. 8 slides are included on the following elements:*Classification*Observations with a link to an informational video*Diet*Enemies*Habitat*Adaptations*Interesting FactsTeaching about the Rainforest? Check out other Rainforest resourc
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K - 4th
Biomes Project
Have you been looking for a way to help your students apply all of the information that they have learned about Ecology? If so, this project from Lab207 is just for you. Through the course of this inquiry based project, students will investigate a specific biome in an effort to figure out how it works. Some of the topics addressed include biotic and abiotic factors, food chains and webs, carbon cycling, and human impact. Students are given the option to demonstrate their learning through any met
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9th - 12th
Aice Environmental Management Year End Project - Review
This is a year end review culminating project in order for your students to prepare for the AICE Environmental Management Test. The file is editable so you can change the due dates and point value, or use parts of the project. This project is designed to take about 1 hour per period for 5 days over the course of 9 weeks for a total of 45 hours. This way the students have ample time to review and prepare. This is made to meet the AICE Management Cambridge style questions as well as allowing stud
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Mass Extinction Interactive
This worksheet is designed to be used with the mass extinction interactive by HHMI website, biointeractive.org It includes an introduction, research questions and analysis.
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6th - 12th
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Natural Hazard City Report (MS-ESS3-2)
Overview: Students in small groups select a natural hazard and create a report for a fictional city about the potential risks that the hazard poses as well as ways that the city can prepare for the hazard in order to minimize the damage.
NGSS Standard
MS-ESS3-2: Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
Objectives: Students will demonstrate their ability to…
research a particular
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6th - 8th
Outer Planets Lesson, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Unit
This lesson bundle now contains 8 lessons (50 minutes each) and a 17 page work bundle that chronologically follows the entire lesson bundle. Students and teachers follow a slideshow road map that includes important fill-in notes, video and academic links, questions and answers, graphing exercises, built-in quizzes, games, end of the the bundle assessment, and much more. This bundle converts nicely to google classroom and also includes both a printed and digital version of the work bundle if wor
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5th - 10th
Environmental Science Current Event Project
Want your students to research and analyze science in the news?This product guides students to find an Environmental Science current event article that interests them, read the article, and analyze it. Students are provided with multiple websites to find an article on. They must identify the main idea and 5 facts from the article. They will then answer additional questions that prompt them to think about why the research from the article is important and how research on the findings should co
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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My Mineral Research Project - Explore the world of Rocks and Minerals
Minerals are all around us. They are necessary for life, they are part of the walls in the school, they help heat our houses and provide us with clean drinking water. But what are they? Where do they come from? What do they really look like? How do we get them? What are they worth? This project leads students to investigate a mineral of their choice and create a presentation or poster about it. I have included a rubric for grading the work (20 points, 15, 10, and 5 points) to help students under
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7th - 12th
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Severe Weather: Storms Reading Comprehensions
This is a collection of five severe weather storm reading comprehensions: Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Thunderstorms, Winter Storms and Floods. The articles are written in friendly and engaging language. Each article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. Each article also includes a diagram of how the storm forms and of the storm in action. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement. I also l
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5th - 9th
Famous Scientist Research Project Bundle
Description:Do you want to expose your students to a diverse group of scientists? This bundle includes four different sets of scientists: life, earth, physical, and engineers which includes over 60 different scientists. For each set, students get to select one scientist from the PowerPoint/Google slides, research that person (links to websites are included), and then create a one-pager about their person. This is a fun lesson that gives students a lot of choice and allows them to be creative in
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5th - 9th
Editable Astronomy Webquest: NASA Solar System Exploration - Terrestrial Planets
Enjoy this editable sub plan or webquest covering the terrestrial planets. Students will use NASA's Solar System Exploration website to learn more about these rocky planets. Purchase the Gas Giants webquest as well to continue the activity or simply purchase the bundle now. Perfect for a space unit in Earth Science or your Astronomy class.
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â BUNDLE: Astronomy Webquests
Rock Cycle Project
Project that has the students research topics involving the rock cycle and then create a poster that represents the cycle. The overview includes questions that students must answer about the major aspects of the rock cycle.
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5th - 9th
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