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8th grade earth sciences unit plans
Astronomy Bundle | Space Lessons, Units, Notes for High School Astronomy Course
I LOVE Astronomy! One of my life's missions is to help more people understand the wonders of space and appreciate the Earth. I hope these Astronomy resources will find a home in your classroom and spark curiosity and excitement in your students.This zipped folder will include all of my present and future Astronomy resources at a HUGE discount.SPECIAL BONUS ONLY FOR ASTRONOMY BUNDLE BUYERS!!!Teachers who purchase this bundle will be given access to a private OneDrive folder containing the assess
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7th - 12th
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The Fossil Record Analyzing Patterns and Evidence of Evolution Fossil Evidence
What does the fossil record tell us about life on Earth in the past? The Fossil Record: Students will analyze the patterns in the fossil record to see that the Earth’s surface has changed over time, some organisms are now extinct, and some organisms have changed over time. The fossil record provides evidence for evolution on Earth. Students will analyze this evidence and make inferences about life long ago. They will look for patterns in the fossil record. This is a huge unit with 66 pages and s
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS4-1
EARTH SCIENCE CURRICULUM - 5 E Model
This Earth Science Curriculum is based on the Next Generation Science Standards and uses the 5E Model for implementation. The following is included in this bundle: EARTH SCIENCE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK BUNDLE lessons are aligned to the NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS - see below) and will be sure to increase your students engagement in note taking and processing. Each chapter includes notes, activities with actual pictures and mini-quizzes to help check for understanding.EARTH SCIENCE DIG
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Geologic Time Scale & Age of the Earth Science Rock Strata NGSS MS ESS1-4
Do you need to teach students about the Age of the Earth? Students will construct an explanation based on evidence from rock strata and fossil records to explain the geologic time scale and the age of the Earth. This unit addresses the NGSS middle school standard from Earth’s Place in the Universe strand. ☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀This Age of Earth Unit Includes:an informative slideshownonfiction text passages with comprehension questionsTimeline activitiesFollow up pagesintera
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
Also included in: 8th Grade Science Arizona Science Standards Full Year Science Lessons
#1 Science Interactive Notebook YEAR Bundle | Science Curriculum Year Resource
This comprehensive Science Year Unit Plan is prepped and planned from start to finish guiding you and your students through a discovery of 18 unit plans.Each unit with its backwards design allows students to create a working portfolio or science interactive notebook. No two student notebooks will look like! New or veteran science teachers benefit with this all-in-one, ready-to-print-and-go science resource to use instantly, while offering student and teachers autonomy and flexibility. For teache
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Grades:
4th - 10th
Rocks and Minerals PowerPoint Interactive | Rocks and Minerals 3rd 6th Grade
Rocks, Minerals, & Gems Interactive PowerPoint and Interactive Google Slides!***UPDATE: Now includes Interactive Google Slides for Google Classroom and Distance Learning!This resource is part of the Earth Science (Entire) Curriculum.***Watch this quick PREVIEW VIDEO to see the PowerPoint in action!This teaching resource is quite the virtual experience! This Rocks, Minerals, and Gems Interactive PowerPoint can be used as a powerful classroom presentation or students can click their way throug
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Weather Fronts and Air Masses and Air Pressure and Weather Maps MS-ESS2-5.
Do your students need to learn about masses, air pressure, and weather fronts? This unit on weather and climate will teach these concepts. This unit will help students understand the relationship of air pressure to weather changes. This resource covers warm fronts, cold fronts, stationary fronts, high pressure, low pressure, and storms. Students will love these engaging activities on air pressure, air masses, and weather fronts.This resource includes two complete units of study.The first is air
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-5
Climate Change & Global Warming & The Greenhouse Effect Human Impact MS-ESS3-5.
Do you need to teach your students about climate change and global warming? Students will learn about human impact on climate change and global warming with these engaging activities. They will learn about the Greenhouse Effect. They will learn about the factors that have caused global temperatures to rise over the past century. They will learn about various contributing factors to climate change.✅ The Greenhouse Effect is necessary for our planet to stay at a healthy temperature, but too much c
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
Earth and Space Science Curriculum Bundle
Earth and Space Science, a captivating laboratory course, delves into the study of our planet and its celestial neighbors. Students assume the role of Earth Scientists, delving deep into the scientific branches of Astronomy, Geology, Meteorology, and Oceanography. This curriculum unveils the essential relationships, processes, mechanisms, and concepts in Earth and Space Science, fostering evidence-based reasoning and refining students' reading, writing, and math skills. It also challenges studen
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, HS-ESS2-5
, HS-ESS1-6
, MS-ESS2-3
, HS-ESS2-3
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Climate Zones & Ocean Currents & Global Winds & Climate and Weather MS-ESS2-6
The climate is caused by several factors. Students will learn about the uneven heating of the earth and patterns in atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns that contribute to an area's regional weather and climate. Students will plan and conduct their own investigation and two other labs to help them synthesize the complex interactions that factor into regional climate. ☀️☁️❄️☂This resource has three slide shows:Planning an Investigation-Information on how to design an investigation includi
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-6
Evidence of Evolution - Middle School Science Lessons - Natural Selection
This evolution bundle covers all the middle school science standards in the biological evolution strand. Students will learn about natural selection, selective breeding, comparative anatomy, comparative embryology, and the fossil record. Students will examine the evidence of evolution. You save 20% by purchasing the evolution bundle. ❤️This bundle on biological evolution includes.Natural SelectionSelective BreedingThe Fossil Record Analyzing EvidenceEvolution: Comparing Anatomy and EmbryologyRev
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-2
, MS-LS4-5
, MS-LS4-4
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Design a Sustainable Eco-House (Environmental Science)
In the Eco-House Extravaganza project, students work in teams to complete the ultimate project-based learning STEM experience: planning and designing an energy-efficient, eco-friendly house in the U.S. city of their choice. This product includes planning sheets and suggested resources for lessons as well as an interactive game-like planning tool that can help students “research” and develop ideas for design solutions while working within constraints such as budgeting. Project-based learningReal-
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ESS3-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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Also included in: Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
Ecology Unit Bundle - Sustainable Ecosystems - Lessons, Activities, Assessments
This package includes the complete lesson set for an Ecology Unit on Sustainable Ecosystems. 5 weeks of teaching material includes assignments, worksheets, boom cards, exit tickets, Bill Nye video worksheets, unit tests, and a lab. Included in the Unit Package:- Office and Google versions of each lesson- 5 weeks of teaching material- 9 lessons - each lesson includes a 4-question digital exit ticket- Ecology Bell Ringers, Class Warm-Ups, and Exit Tickets Bundle- 3 Digital Boom Card Activities- 2
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-5
, MS-LS2-4
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Grade 8 Science Water Systems Unit
This 301-page Grade 8 Science Water Systems Unit will help you teach science without a textbook using exciting and cross-curricular lessons. Students will love this engaging and differentiated unit that uses interactive and hands-on learning to explain where water is found and used in the environment.Curriculum Alignment: Ontario Science Curriculum 2022 - Grade 8 Water SystemsKey Features of This Resource:✅ Detailed lesson plans✅ Differentiated lessons and assignments ➡️ Readings➡️ Videos➡️ Grap
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8th
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Also included in: Grade 8 Science Bundle Ontario Curriculum
Space Unit Bundle - The Study of the Universe - Google Slides and PowerPoint
A complete teaching package for Space. Your unit comes with nine lessons, lab station activities, projects, bell ringers, activities, and more. Everything you need to teach the unit over 4-5 weeks. Your unit also contains my daily teaching schedule so you'll know what to teach and when as well as a unit quiz and test to assess your students' understanding.Buyer Comment: "I was away for a couple weeks and i used this resource as teacher relief lessons. the relief teacher said that the students a
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Grades:
7th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ESS1-1
Weather and Climate Unit Bundle - 5E Model - NGSS
Weather and Climate is an Earth Science unit that includes engaging resources for your students to master topics. The unit follows this suggested pacing guide: Day 1: Teacher Demo - Air MassesSection 1: Weather Patterns PowerPoint, Notes, and Interactive Notebook (Traditional or Digital)Day 2: Section 1: Mini-quiz or Digital AssessmentSection 2: Weather Forecasts PowerPoint, Notes, and Interactive Notebook (Traditional or Digital)Day 3: Section 2: Mini-quiz or Digital AssessmentGuided Inquiry L
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Grades:
6th - 10th
Map Skills Activities and Map Reading Bundle | 5 Different Maps Lessons
In this geography and map skills bundle, you receive 5 best-selling mini-units to teach geography, map skills, map understanding, and map awareness! This 5-part unit saves you considerably over purchasing each mini-unit separately!✮✮ This has been recently updated to include Google 1:1 resources! ✮✮The 5 mini-units included in this full unit are:✔ 1.) The first mini-unit is Different Maps for Different Things: An Introductory Mini-Unit on Map Reading!In the first mini-unit, students are intr
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5th - 9th
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Astronomy and Space Science Unit Bundle - 5E Model
Astronomy and Space Science is an Earth Science unit that includes engaging resources for your students to master topics. The unit follows this suggested pacing guide: Day 1: Teacher Demo - Orbits of Inner PlanetsSection 1: Earth's Motion PowerPoint, Notes, and Interactive Notebook (Traditional or Digital)Day 2: Section 1: Mini-quiz or Digital AssessmentSection 2: The Moon - Earth's Satellite PowerPoint, Notes, and Interactive Notebook (Traditional or Digital)Day 3: Section 2: Mini-quiz or Digi
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Grades:
6th - 10th
Eclipse & Seasons and Sun, Earth, and Moon and Moon Phases Activity MS-ESS1-1
Phases of the moon, seasons, and eclipses are all part of the Earth, Sun, and Moon System. Students will develop and use a model to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons. The earth, moon, and sun systems interact to cause eclipses, phases of the moon, and seasons. This unit is fully aligned with NGSS MS-ESS1-1 ❤️Included in this unit on moon phases, seasons, and eclipses.a slide showphenomenahands-on labsfour pages of informational text passagesc
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Gravitational Force and Gravity, Mass, and Distance NGSS MS-PS2-4
Do you need to teach Gravity and Mass? Students will learn that gravity is a force that attracts and is influenced by the mass and distance of interacting objects. Students will love learning about gravity in these lessons. Students will construct arguments based on evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects in the MS NGSS and Utah SEEd 7th Grade resource.The unit includes:a slide show on Gravitya strategic note-ta
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-PS2-4
Solar System Planets Curriculum Bundle - Space Science Unit
Get your students excited to learn about the Solar System and its inner and outer planets, sun, comets, asteroids and meteors in this space science complete astronomy unit plan!UNIT consistently includes:Pacing GuideTable of ContentsStudent Score SheetPre-assessment/Post-Assessment4 LESSONSProject with directions and rubricsSummative Assessment (Editable Test)Reflection ActivityLESSONS includes:2 warm ups (pre-post assessments)a set of notes (editable version included)a slide presentation (edita
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Grades:
4th - 10th
Weather and Climate Unit
This Weather and Climate Unit / Massive Bundle includes Seven Parts and 40 lessons (50 minutes each) and 100 pages of printable work bundles. The Work Bundles have students fill-in critical notes, conduct exciting hands-on activities, answer questions, interpret graphs, includes games, built-in quizzes, and much more. The work bundles chronologically follow the detailed and interactive slideshows. A 20 question quiz game concludes most of the parts for a great review and additional assessment.
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Grades:
6th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS2-4
, MS-ESS2-6
, MS-ESS2-5
Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources and Distribution of Natural Resources Unit
Do you need to teach about Distribution of Resources on Earth? Students will learn that the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources result from past and current geoscience processes. Students will learn that some natural resources are renewable and some natural resources are nonrenewable. ♻️♻♺This resource on Natural Resources includes:a suggested schedulethree pages of informational textthree maps and a chartresponse pagesinteractive notebook foldsa quizanswe
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
Patterns in the Fossil Record NGSS MS-LS4-1, Utah SEEd 7.5.2 Online Learning
This resource is an online middle school science unit on analyzing the fossil record and looking at patterns that could tell us about the history of life on Early. This resource is entirely on Google. The slides have interactive components that the students can type right on and also have drag and drop activities and videos to watch. Students will read informational text passages about the fossil record and will answer questions. The unit ends with a quiz (editable) in google forms. This resou
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS4-1
Also included in: Evidence for Evolution Online Bundle for NGSS Middle School Science
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