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8th grade science projects on sale
The Lion King - Food Chains & Webs, Relationships, & Biomes
**UPDATED TO INCLUDE BOTH DIGITAL (formatting updated as of 4/2024) AND PRINT VERSIONS and you can download the clips file if you don't want students to watch the entire movie** In this activity, students will be expected to watch either the entire Lion King movie or clips to complete the movie guide, which asks ecology related questions. Students will show their understanding of food chains, food webs, symbiotic relationships, and biomes as they watch a favorite movie through a science lens. Af
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3rd - 12th
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HS-LS2-4
, HS-LS2-6
, HS-LS2-8
End of the Year Science ABC Book Project
This project can be used in almost any grade level, and is ready to use!With this project, students will demonstrate their knowledge of grade level science topics and concepts, in an ABC Book format. This would make a great end of the year science project! With your purchase, you will receive two versions of this project: a pdf file for paper-based used, as well as an editable power point for digital learning use.Purchase includes:Version #1: Paper-Based PDFEnd of the Year Science ABC Book Proj
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1st - 12th
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Weather & Climate Cartoon Project- Earth Science Middle School Dollar Deal
This product includes one project with directions and a rubric on students creating a cartoon to demonstrate their understanding on the unit meteorology and atmosphere. This product is not editable, except the template for students to create their cartoon on Microsoft word or PowerPoint. This product is part of my Weather and Climate Unit Bundle!Weather and Climate Unit Bundle includes:Table of ContentsStudent Score SheetWarm ups/BellringersLesson- The Water CycleLesson- Earth's Atmospheric Laye
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4th - 10th
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Weather & Climate Creative Writing Cartoon Project Earth Science Unit
This creative writing cartoon Weather and Climate unit project will get students reviewing or exploring about the water cycle, Earth's atmospheric layers, global and local winds air masses, fronts and more in this ready-to-print-and-go Earth Science Unit Activity! This product is included in my Meteorology and Atmosphere Unit Bundle!Use this 2-3 day Earth Science activity can be used as an introductory or exploratory project, review assignment or keep as an emergency sub plan! It comes with writ
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4th - 10th
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The Ecology of Avatar Choice Board Project (Paper & Digital)
UPDATED! This product now comes with a completely digital and highly interactive lesson or an updated print and go version. The project has been differentiated to allow you to assign points to your liking. The project has also been tweaked so that students DO NOT have to watch the movie to complete the project. Take the stress out of the end of the year with this fun culminating Ecology project. This project is great for students no matter their learning level (from self-contained to AP Environm
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7th - 12th
Peer Evaluation and Group Self Evaluation Checklist
Here is a quick rubric that students can use at the end of a project. Students are able to rate themselves and each member on different attributes. There is also a group self evaluation checklist that allows groups to reflect on their accomplishments and improvements that could be made next time. This is an EDITABLE copy. You can use one rubric or both.
Grades:
5th - 12th
Designing and Building a Water Filtration System STEM Project
**FULLY UPDATED JULY 2018**
This is an environmental science STEM project that requires students to build a water filtration system out of specific items. A rubric with a rating scale for grading the effectiveness of the water filtration system is included with your purchase. Background knowledge on how to separate a mixture, and the process of treating water is helpful.
Contents:
• Water Filtration System STEM project Family supply letter
• Water Filtration System STEM project student
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3rd - 12th
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Phases of Matter Comic Project | Physical Science Unit
This Matter Unit comic strip project focuses on the states and phases of matter (solid, liquid, gas, plasma, melting freezing, condensation, evaporation, deposition). This Physical Science activity comes complete with clearly written directions, a self-evaluating rubric, and a template to scaffold completion of all criteria. This product is part of my Matter and Chemistry Complete Unit Bundle. Check out all the products in my Matter and Chemistry Unit Bundle:Pre-Assessment/Warm-upProperties of M
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4th - 10th
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Famous Scientist Wanted Research End of the School Year Project
Get your science students creating their own Famous Scientist "Wanted" poster with this ready-to-print-and-go exploratory assignment! This science project is great to use any time during the school year, especially as a end of the school year activity!This week long project provides two options for students to express their understanding besides a poster: create a slide presentation or make a model of what the scientists are known for. Challenge your students to recognize the connection between
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4th - 12th
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Mummify An Apple A Social Studies and Science Experiment in Mummification
Have your students combine history and science into one memorable class project! In this experiment your students will research the mummification process of Ancient Egypt in a webquest, and mummify an apple while following the scientific method and documenting their observations.You M-M-M-ust check it out!HistoTeam- Trust the Team!Want to earn TPT credit $? Leave a review!Are you experiencing technical difficulties? CLICK HERE FOR ASSISTANCEHave a question or need help? You can contact us at: Th
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2nd - 8th
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Bacteria and Viruses Digital Project | Cell Unit Biology Life Science Notebook
This Biology Cell Unit Bacteria and Viruses Digital Project will challenge your students to create their own "wanted" digital poster from a list of twenty-seven, different pathogens. This product will encourage your students to review the following topics: Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic cells, Property of their pathogen, the scientific research process, and much more!This product includes the following:Directions (slide 1)Rubric (slide 2)Student template (slide 3 and 4)Editable student template (5 a
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Plant & Animal Cells Biology Science Notebook Curriculum Digital Bundle
Chemical Reactions Project | Physical Science Unit
This Physical Science project will get students to create a menu made by chemical reactions. Students must identify the heat source (microwave, stove, oven, barbeque, brick oven, etc.) used to make the menu item served in their fictional/factual restaurant. This week long matter project includes a clear set of criteria with detailed directions and instructions, a two-page template with starter sentences to scaffold student success and a student-friendly rubric. Check out students examples here!
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4th - 10th
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Designing and Building a Plant Tropism Contraption STEM Project--Life Science
*FULLY UPDATED MAY 2018*Looking for a life science STEM project involving plants? You found it! With this project, students will choose a form of plant tropism and design a contraption that houses a live lima bean or string bean sprout with the purpose of demonstrating that form of tropism. Students must already have knowledge of the forms of tropism prior to completing this STEM challenge. Their design should present a growth challenge to the plant through the seed’s placement within the co
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4th - 12th
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Designing and Building a Leprechaun Trap using Simple Machines STEM project
UPDATED 12/28/15!
This STEM project's objective is for students to design and build a leprechaun trap using simple machines from found or re-purposed items.
This is the perfect project for meaningfully integrating the St. Patrick's Day holiday theme into your classroom. Your students will have so much fun!
Purchase includes:
Designing and Building a Leprechaun Trap STEM project teacher directions
Designing and Building a Leprechaun Trap STEM project student directions sheet
Designing and
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3rd - 12th
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Natural Selection & Evolution Cartoon Project | Biology Life Science Notebook
This Natural Selection, "Survival of the Fittest" cartoon project will get your students focused on designing their own illustrations and story of the four parts of natural selection! This product is part of my Natural Selection Curriculum Bundle! This biology life science project comes with a set of directions and rubric (colored/black and white) to set clear expectations and guidelines to support student learning and creativity. This project is great for assessments, review or choice board exp
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Grades:
4th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-LS4-4
The Pirates' Survival Map For Global Winds
This now includes BOTH PAPER AND DIGITAL VERSIONS! Students can create their map in a Google Slides Presentation!This project allows students to make a pirate map to help pirates navigate their wind powered ships through the global winds. Students will need to include information creatively on the global wind patterns and the Coriolis Effect. Provided are a list of questions students will have to creatively include on their map. In this document I have four different world maps and a compass pic
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5th - 8th
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Chemical Reactions Digital Activity and Project | Matter Google Slides Printable
This digital and printable Chemical Reactions product is a restaurant menu project where students demonstrate how matter transforms into a new substance with an added heat source. This week long project works great during the holidays where students can show their cultural traditions while recognizing how chemical reactions probably were involved! Included is a directions slide (Slide 1), a rubric (Slide 2) and an editable student template (Slide 3-5). The Google Slides are also printable (8.5"
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4th - 10th
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Human Body Systems Project
With this project, students will work in groups to research and create presentations about a human body system. They will present the main function of their body system, and create and present a diagram of their body system which includes all of its major organs and functions.
To further extend the project, students will link their body system to plants and tell what organs in a plant serve the same function as their system. They will also link their body system to animals, and discuss thre
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5th - 10th
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Happy Earth Day Collaborative Coloring Poster Bulletin Board Activities & Bundle
Celebrate the joy and significance of Earth Day with our vibrant and engaging Happy Earth Day Craft Coloring Activities Bulletin Board Collaborative Poster. This captivating resource is designed to inspire environmental awareness and encourage students to take part in fun and educational activities.Key Features:Promotes environmental awareness through a fun, engaging art activity.A large, communal art piece that students can color together and display.Includes a cheerful "Happy Earth Day" banner
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PreK - 12th
Designing and Building an Elf Trap using Simple Machines STEM project
This STEM project's objective is for students to design and build an elf trap using simple machines using found or re-purposed items. You could treat this as a literacy-enhanced STEM lesson by incorporating it with "The Elves and the Shoemaker," to develop the purpose of the trap. Or, you could also incorporate it as a Christmas activity.Purchase includes: Designing and Building an Elf Trap STEM project teacher directionsDesigning and Building an Elf Trap STEM project student directions sheetD
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2nd - 12th
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"Survival of the Fittest" Natural Selection Cartoon Project Life Science Unit
This Biology Life Science Natural Selection Survival of the Fittest creative writing cartoon project focuses on students demonstrating the four parts of natural selection! This 3-4 day art project comes with a set of directions and rubric (colored/black and white). This project is great for assessments or as a review! This product is part of my Evolution and Geologic Time Scale Unit Bundle. This product encourages students to explore the following topics:• Natural Selection• Adaptation• Inherite
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4th - 10th
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Create your own Trivia Board Game- Back to School Science Project
Looking for a beginning of the school year activity that will get your students excited?! Why not challenge them to create their own trivia board game they will then use all year to review concepts they learn each unit, quarter or use as an exit ticket! HOW CAN I USE THIS PROJECT?:Use this back to school ice-breaker activity by get students talking and working together (groups of 3 suggested). Need an emergency sub plan to add to your binder? Get students working on review questions or explore
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Science Activities - Emergency Science Sub Plans Bundle
Analyzing Environmental Disasters Caused by Human Activity
You may hear about natural disasters often, but some of the deadliest disasters in world history have been environmental disasters caused by human activity. This lesson involves having your students investigate environmental disasters that have taken place on our planet. Their initial focus will be to examine the Chernobyl disaster in the Soviet Union. After closely exploring the historical background to this accident, students will then choose and research a different environment disaster, and
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8th - 12th
Law of Conservation of Energy Project- Physical Science Middle School
This Energy Physical Science project will challenge students to create a cartoon on how energy is not created or destroyed but transferred. The science activity comes with a set of directions, rubric, and an editable template. There is a colored and black and white version of this project. This project is great for assessments or as a review! This product is included in my Energy Complete Interactive Notebook Bundle! THE BUNDLE INCLUDES:Energy Pre-assessment/Warm-upsLesson- Law of Conservation o
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Waves Energy & Motion- Science Interactive Notebook Unit Plan
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