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Free Earth Day laboratories
Nitrogen Cycle: From Poop to Plants
Students role-play as NITROGEN and cycle through ecosystem. Students simulate being nitrogen and get an in person experience as to where and how nitrogen makes its way in and out of living things.A high interest, fun, hands on lab experience for students ranging from 6th-12th grade. Use as either an introduction or a review of the concept. The experience has built in ENL and special education modifications to allow all learners access to the curriculum (developed with a co-teacher). The experien
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6th - 12th
STEAM Lab - PreK-3 - Rubber Ducky Oil Spill & Clean Up -NON Renewable Resources
This Rubber Ducky Oil Spill & Clean Up lab for PreK-Grade 3 will help young learners understand what a non-renewable resource is, where oil/petroleum come from, how they are removed from the Earth, what they are used for, what happens when there is an oil spill, how oil spills are contained/cleaned up. This packet contains 1 mini lesson (on oil and non-renewable resources) and 1 lab -- have fun with rubber duckies, cooking oil and cocoa, dish liquid, and a variety of absorbent materials, as
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PreK - 3rd
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Earth Day Slime Craft Activity
Get ready to celebrate Earth Day in style with our Earth Day slime craft! This supercharged activity is perfect for students of all ages who want to get their hands dirty and have some eco-friendly fun. With just a few simple ingredients and materials, you can create your own slime that is perfect for celebrating our planet. Our step-by-step instructions make it easy for anyone to create their own Earth Day slime. Just follow along and before you know it, you'll have a slime that is not only fun
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Not Grade Specific
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Cloud Observations Lab
Teacher guide with with the setup, execution, and key instructional points of the active labEngage students in observing the weather outside with no materials needed
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10th - 12th
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Captain Planet Cartoon, Environmental Activity
This activity allows students to watch an Gen X cartoon favorite and analyze the meaning behind the animation. It initiates the discussion about how, when, and where environmental issues should be introduced to school aged children.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
HS-LS2-5
, HS-ESS3-6
, MS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-4
, K-ESS3-3
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Pacing Guide for HUMAN IMPACT AND EARTH DAY UNIT MS-ESS3-3, MS-LS2-3, MS-LS2-4
This pacing guide covers my 2 to 3 week unit on Human Impact on the Environment and Earth Day. It can be expanded or condensed depending on your needs. NOTE:Each link takes you to individual products but the entire unit bundle(HUMAN IMPACT AND EARTH DAY UNIT BUNDLE With Pacing Guide MS-ESS3-3, MS-LS2 )is available.Notice that in the CONTENT OVERVIEW column, of the Pacing Guide, there are multiple links to my middle school science teacher’s blog (Science by Sinai) with detailed descriptions on ho
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5th - 8th
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5-LS2-1
, 5-ESS3-1
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Identifying Clouds Mnemonic Poster Activity
Engage students in real hands on science by identifying cloud types Increase students observational skills by guiding students into detailed descriptions of clouds with a mnemonic deviceRaise students awareness of everyday weather
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6th - 12th
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Compost Kid
Composting in a pop bottle! After talking about the Scientific Method and how Scientists set up their experiments and publish their results, the students were given the task of creating their own unique Compost Kid. It is their job to create their kid, keep their kid fed and alive for 70 days. Each Compost Kid is different, just like we are! Lessons to go along with this can include recycling, soil composition, microbiology and agriculture.
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5th - 12th
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5-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-3
Oceans & Seas: Investigating Climate Change
This Prezi, Oceans & Seas: Investigating Climate Change, is part of a free climate change series, and it specifically focuses on how increases in C02 are affecting our oceans. Students analyze the differences between land-based and water-based melting of ice, and more broadly its effects on rising sea levels. After doing an experiment and gathering more information, the students create an infographic, Prezi, or Prezi Video. The lesson is roughly 250 minutes, and it is sourced from Open Educa
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
5-ESS2-2
, 4-ESS2-1
ROCK Lab
Bring rocks for your students... OR... Allow them to find their own rocks at home!!!
Students can use this GRAPHIC ORGANIZER to classify their rock using 6 physical properties!
Luster: describes how a mineral appears to reflects light, and how brilliant or dull the
mineral is.
Color: measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light.
Streak: the line of powder obtained by scratching a mineral or rubbing it upon a hard, rough white surface, often differing in color from the
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3rd - 5th
Carbon Footprint
A fun way to start a conversation about carbon footprints and what we can do to reduce our mark we leave on the environment. The younger students can take it home and complete it with their parents. After it is complete, go to the website and enter the information from the worksheet. Use the numbers to create a classroom graph.
http://www.nature.org/greenliving/carboncalculator/
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4th - 7th
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Field Frenzy Spring/Summer Scavenger Hunt
A great outdoor based Scavenger hunt activity to search for bugs and evidence of bugs, predators, food, and homes!Designed with a Nature based summer camp in mind, but can easily be adapted to a variety of uses
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PreK - 5th
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Air Quality Experiment
This simple experiment is a great way to visualize what’s in the air we’re breathing, both indoors and out, hopefully prompting discussions on where these particles come from, what drives the production of these particles and what steps need to be taken to mitigate air pollution.
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Not Grade Specific
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NGSS 2-ESS1-1: Core Sampling with Cupcakes
I planned this lesson for 2nd grade science.
This lesson covers Core Sampling, observations, and prediction making.
activity to go along with the book: “How to Drill a Hole to the Other Side of the World” by: Faith McNulty
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2nd
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Worm Experimental Design Lab
This lab is created for on-level biology and environmental science students to create their own lab. Students take time learning about different abiotic factors and get to choose which abiotic factor they will test. This is also great review of the scientific method along with different types of variables, groups, and constants!
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7th - 12th
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Cookie Tectonics Data Worksheet
Students will be able to learn the motion of the plate boundaries and the landforms produced by manipulating the ingredients in this investigation.
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4th - 12th
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