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Middle school earth sciences handouts
Rock Cycle Lab Activity (with Starbursts)
Rock Cycle: Modeling the Rock Cycle with StarburstsThis activity is a perfect follow up for a class who has just been introduced to the rock cycle. You will need starbursts (or other fruit chews of multiple colors) and plastic sandwich bags. Students begin with 'sediments' which they turn into a sedimentary rock, apply heat and pressure to turn it into a metamorphic rock, and then you (the teacher) will need to take them home to turn them into igneous rocks. All teacher directions, with photo
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3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-1
Also included in: Rock BUNDLE: Types of Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Design A "Green" Island: Climate Change Project PBL (NGSS Aligned, Editable)
It is the year 2100 and climate change has become a more serious problem than ever. Global temperatures have risen higher than they have ever been in the past. A new island has been found that has been untouched by humans. In this project, students will compete to be the group to colonize that island. Their goal is to create an island that is desirable to live upon but also has a small carbon footprint. Students will be required to perform calculations and make choices about what types of food/a
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5th - 12th
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(4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Grade) EARTH SCIENCE Word Search Puzzle Worksheet Activity
Introduce and reinforce spelling for 30 basic Earth science vocabulary words with this fun word search worksheet. A brief definition is given for each of the words, assuring that puzzlers will be learning as well as having fun. Puzzles make great no prep activities for early finishers, first day, bell ringers, morning work, handouts, homework, lesson plan supplements, sponge activities, introductions to new topics, and sub files.The vocabulary words covered in this Earth science activity are:A
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4th - 7th
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Plate Tectonics Activity: Types of Plate Boundaries
Plate Tectonics Activity: Whether you're introducing or reviewing types of plate boundaries, this print and go activity is a winner! Get your students up out of their seats as they travel to 6 stations, where they will read about each plate boundary- how it's formed, the geographic feature created, and examples on Earth. Students record features and examples in their graphic organizer that serves as a fantastic study guide.There is a full 8 1/2 x 11 Poster on each type of plate boundary:Oceanic
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
Also included in: Plate Tectonics Activity Bundle: Worksheets - Notes - Activities
Plate Tectonics Activity Bundle: Worksheets - Notes - Activities
Plate Tectonics Activity Bundle: Worksheets - Notes - ActivitiesThis is a complete unit! Print and go! Searching for exceptionally engaging notes, worksheets and activities on plate tectonics? From continental drift and pangea, seafloor spreading, convection currents, layers of the Earth, to plate boundaries. Notes, worksheets, activities, readings, homework, sorting cards, task cards, and a summative assessment: everything you need! Students will be doing, moving, and thinking--- and EVERYTHIN
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
Introduction to Maps, Map Reading, Topography, and Geography Unit
In this maps skills and introduction to map reading, map features, and basic geography, students are introduced to the common elements that all maps have and a variety of different map styles, including climate maps, political maps, physical maps, road maps, topographic maps, and economic and resource maps! ✮✮ This resource is now Google 1:1 compatible! ✮✮Students first learn about map titles, keys, the compass, and the scale, then are engaged with learning about the variety of different maps
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4th - 7th
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Science Mini-Charts Bundle | Accommodations, Notes, and Reference Cards
Science Mini-Charts are designed using typical 4th and 5th grade science state standards. There are 159 mini-charts to use with your students!Ideas for Use:» Absent Students: Keep a page of each set of cards on hand for absent students. While the card cannot replace instruction, students can still get the “big idea” from the lesson they missed in a short period of time. After gluing the card in their notebook and reviewing the information, the absent student completes Output.» Interactive Not
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3rd - 6th
Weather Map Activity - Weather, Fronts, Pressure, and Precipitation
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ This is an engaging and meaningful activity to reinforce weather and practice using and analyzing weather maps! Students create and analyze a current weather map using a live surface weather map using the provided link . Students draw in and label weather fronts, air pressure systems, and precipitation, and answer analysis question about the map to predict future weather.Great for classwork, homework, remediation, review, formative assessment, enrichment, or sub-plans. It’s hands on and
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Grades:
7th - 11th
NGSS:
HS-ESS2-4
, MS-ESS2-4
, MS-ESS2-5
Also included in: Weather Growing Bundle
Moon Phases, Eclipses, and Tides Reading Comprehension Activity
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ This Lunar Phases, Eclipses, and Tides Reading Comprehension activity will teach your students about lunar phases, tidal locking, solar and lunar eclipses, and spring and neap tides in this engaging, informative, no-prep reading comprehension article loaded with diagrams.Students will read the 3-page article with numbered paragraphs, bolded vocabulary terms, and chunked guided reading questions. Then they will answer summarizing questions such as fill-in-the-blank questions, labeling and
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Astronomy Reading Comprehensions Discount Growing Bundle
Earth's Atmosphere - FUN CLASS Activity - Build the Layers of the Atmosphere
Earth's Atmosphere Activity - Layers of the Atmosphere Class Project - This activity is SO MUCH FUN. And it WORKS. Students finish this activity and know the facts of each layer. Not only that - years later kids come back and REMEMBER the activity AND the facts! This is a student-centered project on the layers of Earth's atmosphere. This is a class favorite every year and the BEST way to learn the layers of the atmosphere! Here is how it works...►Break class into 5 groups (or 10, if you want 2 a
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Earths Atmosphere - Layers of the Atmosphere - Weather - Complete Unit
Cookie Mining Lab - Natural Resources CER Edible Lab Activity
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Fun Hands-On C-E-R! Student model how surface mining impacts the environment with edible ingredients (a cookie!) and write a short CER about the health and environmental impacts of surface mining. Included with the lab handout are pre-lab questions, a step-by step procedure, student directions and map template, analysis questions, and a scaffolded claim, evidence, and reasoning writing activity. Also included in your download is a detailed lesson plan, rubrics, answer key, and differenti
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-4
Also included in: Ecology Bundle - Growing Ecology Resource Bundle
Plate Tectonics Activity: Reading Tectonic Maps Worksheets
Reading Plate Tectonics Maps: This resource was created to help middle school students gain confidence and comfort in reading and dissecting plate tectonic maps. There are three separate maps with questions. Each handout has an answer key. With each map, students are asked to count the number of plates, find plates, decipher direction, speed, or identify land features created by tectonic movement. Use these for classwork, homework, or leave with a sub. This is a print-and-go resource. Please see
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6th - 11th
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Also included in: Plate Tectonics Activity Bundle: Worksheets - Notes - Activities
Earth's Structure Test (layers, tectonic plates, volcanoes, and earthquakes)
This is a 37 question test that contains matching, labeling, and mutiple choice questions. Questions cover earth's layers, tectonic plates, earthquakes and their make-up, and volcanoes and their make-up.Students are expected to:•Label the parts of a volcano.•Label the parts of an earthquake.•Label the earth's layers.•Match the types of volcanoes.•Match the types of tectonic boundaries.•Answer mutilple choice questions about information and facts.*Answer key is included.******* For more activitie
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3rd - 8th
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Galaxies ALL-IN-ONE Lesson | PowerPoint, Notes, Art Activity & More!
If you are teaching GALAXIES you are in luck! This bundle of resources includes a lesson plan, PowerPoint, student notes, practice questions and formative assessment pieces – most of which are completely editable. This lesson bundle also includes a scientific art activity! I’m sharing my love of Astronomy with you, in hopes that your students will love it too!Student learning goals for the Galaxies Lesson:• describe the composition of galaxies, including features of black holes• compare the re
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Weather vs. Climate - Climate Change Science Doodle Note
Climate change is an important topic for our students to understand. Help them out by teaching or reviewing with the aid of climate change doodle notes covering the difference between weather and climate, and some of the main factors that affect climate. This resource is also part of my Biology GROWING Bundle for which you will receive free updates on all of my future Biology resources.The ZIP file includes:☼ 2 versions of doodle notes (blank vs. FITB)☼ 24x36" Anchor Charts for each doodle note
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Biology Bundle | Lessons, Doodle Notes, Review for Secondary Science
Big Bang Theory ALL-IN-ONE Lesson | PowerPoint, Notes, Flipbook & More
If you are teaching about THE BIG BANG THEORY you are in luck! This bundle of resources includes a lesson plan, PowerPoint, student notes, practice questions and formative assessment pieces – most of which are completely editable. This lesson bundle also includes a flipbook explaining red-shift! I’m sharing my love of Astronomy with you, in hopes that your students will love it too!Student learning goals for the Big Bang Theory Lesson:• explain what happened during the Big Bang• describe how s
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Grades:
7th - 12th
PLATE TECTONICS Word Search Puzzle Worksheet Activity - 4th,5th,6th,7th Grade
Use this entertaining word search worksheet for kids when teaching a unit on the science of continental drift and plate tectonics. Puzzles make fun no prep activities for early finishers, bell ringers, morning work, handouts, homework, reading comprehension and lesson plan supplements, themed classrooms, sponge activities, introductions to new topics, and sub files.The 25 hidden vocabulary words are: Asthenosphere, Boundary, Climate, Compression, Continental, Convection, Convergent, Core, Crus
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4th - 7th
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Heat and Temperature: Radiation Coloring with Crossword Puzzle
This is a coloring sheet with text all about radiation, a type of heat transfer. The concept is defined in both text and drawings. Radiation is defined, and several concepts involving radiation are covered in a visual format with supporting text. These concepts include the origin of the word "radiation," distance from source as it relates to temperature, absorption of heat transmitted by radiation by dark and light colored objects, and many examples of radiation. In addition, there is a big
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6th - 9th
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Rock BUNDLE: Types of Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Types of Rock: THE Rock Bundle: Want to teach types of rocks in the most ENGAGING way?! The key to teaching rocks WELL is to teach one type at a time. You'll introduce one rock type at a time: identify and learn about the individual rocks in the group, read about how they form, how they are described and identified, and do an identification lab. Start with igneous, then move on to sedimentary and metamorphic. Finally, students will have a BLAST with my starburst rock cycle lab. Review is include
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7th - 10th
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Bill Nye the Science Guy | Erosion | Printable & Digital Video Notes
Bill Nye - Erosion - Printable and Digital Video Questions / Guided NotesBill, Bill, Bill,... Bill Nye the Science Guy! Kids and teachers alike love Bill Nye. Why? Because he's engaging and funny while teaching great science content at the same time.This Bill Nye video question set is great for station work, homework, or with a sub. Your students will love completing these easy to follow questions which can serve as guided notes for the important content of the video.What’s Included:15 questions
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-1
, 2-ESS2-1
, 4-ESS2-1
Human Impact on the Environment Poster Project
The purpose of this assignment is to research a chosen topic on how humans are currently having an impact on the Earth and then create an educational, environmental poster/public service announcement. The posters will cover topics such as pollution, deforestation, eutrophication, poaching, global warming, invasive species, genetically modified organisms, and more.This assignment includes project descriptions, expectations, student work examples, and grading rubric. This is an editable assignment
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4th - 8th
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The Solar System ALL-IN-ONE Lesson | PowerPoint, Notes, News Report & More
If you are teaching about the Solar System you are in luck! This bundle of resources includes a lesson plan, PowerPoint, student notes, practice questions and formative assessment pieces – which are completely editable. This lesson bundle also includes a scientific art activity! I’m sharing my love of Astronomy with you, in hopes that your students will love it too!Student learning goals for the Solar System Lesson:• identify types of celestial objects found within the solar system• compare co
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Peeling Away Earth's Layers Foldable Activity
Students will learn about the 4 major layers of the Earth as they assemble this Earth's layers foldable and answer the conclusion questions. The foldable is designed so that students will slowly pull back each layer to reveal the next layer that is found beneath. It is sized perfectly to save you paper and fits great in any interactive notebook!See the *PREVIEW* above to get a closer look at the assembled foldable.I typically give students 1 class period (45 minutes) to color, cut, and assembl
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Judy L.
2022 Curriculum Grade 7/8 Ontario Science Mega Bundle - 8 Unit Student Workbooks
Students will learn a variety of specific and global expectations in grade 7 and 8 Ontario Science Curriculum. Great news, all of my grades 7 and 8 Ontario science chapters have been bundled together, creating the ultimate Intermediate Science Bundle. I'll get straight to the point. Many students don't enjoy reading textbooks because the content is often very dry and bland. Most books lose student interest. Upon purchasing this teaching resource, you'll notice that this packet is written differe
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Grades:
7th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ETS1-2
, MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS2-2
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