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8th grade earth sciences resources under $5
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
Plate Tectonics - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Do your students struggle with scientific literacy? Do you find yourself at a loss for how to promote vocabulary retention? Are waning attention spans becoming a larger and larger problem in your classroom from year to year? If you answered yes to any of those questions then this resource is for you. I believe that teaching literacy is the job of every teacher, not just the heroes in English and Language Arts. And the only way we can help our students improve is by modeling and giving them chanc
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
, HS-ESS2-3
, HS-ESS2-1
Also included in: Earth Science Reading Comprehension Bundle
Rock Cycle Color by Number - Science Review Worksheet
This activity requires students to answer 12 questions related to the rock cycle. Once finished, students will use the answers to color the corresponding parts of a fun dream catcher coloring page. I have made sure to include questions that address misconceptions regarding the rock cycle. For example, many students believe that layered rocks are always sedimentary. Or, they believe that there is an end to the rock cycle. This question sheet will help clarify these misconceptions.Included:➤ Stude
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5th - 8th
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Bill Nye the Science Guy : WATER CYCLE (environment / video worksheet / sub)
*Video is needed for completion of this product*Please make sure you have access to the video before making your purchaseWant more BILL! BILL!! BILL!!! – CLICK HERE!*This worksheet can be used to accompany the Bill Nye video WATER CYCLE (Season 3, Episode 7).The worksheet has a series of questions that help students stay focused on various science facts about WATER CYCLE. Areas covered: types of precipitation, what causes the water cycle, how condensation forms, science facts, and simple hands-
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5th - 8th
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Natural Resources Doodle Notes - Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
Students of all ages love doodle notes! This resource is a two-page visual notes sheet that focuses on Earth's natural resources. The notes will help students differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable energy resources. My doodle notes include high-definition graphics that look great inside interactive notebooks, binders, or on a poster. This resource is aligned with the NGSS standard: ESS3-1 Earth and Human ActivityIncluded:✔ 2 Page Doodle Notes Sheet (Fill-in-the-Blank Version)✔ 2 Page D
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: Natural Resources Activity Bundle - Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy
Continents and Oceans Maps and Posters | Geography and Maps Word Wall
Continents and Oceans and Map Skills can be fun to teach, especially when you have this great set of word wall cards. Each card includes the word, definition, and a clear, colorful illustration. Make a great bulletin board in just minutes!Click HERE to save 20% with the Continents, Oceans, and Map Skills BUNDLE!Please click on the PREVIEW above to get a clear picture of everything included.PERFECT for visually reinforcing landform vocabulary!This helpful continents, oceans, and maps word wall se
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2nd - 8th
Also included in: Maps, Continents and Oceans, Landforms, and Map Skills Bundle
Types of Volcanoes Activity
Students will erupt with excitement when they work on this fun and flashy circlebook activity that examines three types of volcanoes! Fifteen mix-n-match templates feature ready-to-color illustrations of a Cinder Cone, a Composite Cone, and a Shield Volcano, complete with keys. For longer circle books, students can fill in additional templates with vocabulary words, create pages of volcano facts, research types of lava or the formation of volcanoes, or write a creative story about exploring a vo
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3rd - 8th
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Heat Transfer Color by Number - Science Color By Number Review Activity
In this activity, students will answer 12 questions regarding heat transfer (conduction, convection, and radiation). Once finished, students will use the answers to color the corresponding parts of a fun mandala coloring page. And best of all, the questions are editable! You can change the wording or create different questions to match your needs.Included:➤ Student Question Sheet➤ Student Coloring Page➤ Teacher Keys➤ Editable Question TemplateNote: The editable question template was created usi
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Physical Science Color by Number Bundle
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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Causes of Seasons Rotation and Revolution Activity Earth's Movement
If you need a creative, student-centered activity to reinforce or assess the day and night cycle and the cause of seasons, keep reading! This Earth's movement storyboard activity is a great way for students to demonstrate knowledge and practice scientific drawings. Your students will love using their artistic abilities and summarization skills to complete this seasons storyboard activity. After reading short descriptions about day and night and rotation and revolution, students will create and
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Worksheet: Plate Tectonics Study Guide, Practice, and Review
This worksheet helps student's understanding of plate tectonics and how plates interact with one another at their boundaries. Students will use the front of the worksheet as a reading selection and study guide and on the back is a practice to test their understanding. Key included!A larger version of the worksheet's map is also included!Recently Added (2/6/21):Plate Tectonics Review! This could be used as a practice to check for understanding, a review before a test, or even for sub plans! This
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Bundle: Ultimate Earth Science Bundle
Weather and Climate - Science Color by Number
In this activity, students will answer 12 questions regarding weather and climate. Once finished, they will use the answers to color the corresponding parts of a fun umbrella coloring page. And best of all, the questions are editable! You can change the wording or create different questions to match your needs.Included:➤ Student Question Sheet➤ Student Coloring Page➤ Teacher Keys➤ Editable Question TemplateNote: The editable question template was created using Google™ Slides. You can type direct
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Earth Science Color by Number Bundle - Science Color By Numbers
Rock Cycle Project - Comic Strip Activity
Students of all ages love comics. In this project, students will create a comic strip that demonstrates their understanding of the rock cycle. After this lesson, students will have their own unique model of the rock cycle. The comics look great on a bulletin board or inside a binder or science interactive notebook.NGSS Alignment: MS-ESS2-1. Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process. What is included?★ Student direction page (PDF
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4th - 8th
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Christmas Science Winter Activity - Color By Number - Winter Science Worksheet
This activity is a fun way to engage your students during the winter months. I have included 12 questions regarding winter science concepts. Students can work in teams to figure out the answers, or you can allow them to research the answers using the internet. Once finished with the questions, students will use the answers to color a fun, snowflake coloring page. This resource would be a great science emergency sub plan during the winter season. Or, you can use it as a fun activity before Christ
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6th - 8th
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Cookie Mining Natural Resource Activity MS-ESS3-1
This NGSS aligned activity uses chocolate chip cookies to model the effect of mining on the environment. Great to show human impact! The activity requires little prep work and it is a lot of fun! This is a perfect addition to your natural resources unit. My students go wild for cookies and it really makes an impact.MS-ESS3-1.Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and cur
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Rock Cycle Bundle for Middle School
Inside the Earth: 3D Earth Structure Model Exploring the Layers
A constructivist approach to learning science concepts and systems. Designed with classroom teachers in mind, this easy to use creation project is great for class work, homework, and mini assessments. Includes samples of student work to see concept and ideas, images are not answer keys.Click here to save 22% on this model with our Super Saver Earth Science Bundle of 8 different earth science activities.Model explores the layers of the EARTH and it's components. Finished size is 7 inch in diamete
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Earth Science 3D Model Bundle: Earth Model, Volcano Model, & Soil
Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, Radiation Marshmallow Lab
This investigation is meant to deepen student understanding of heat transfer! Students get to examine convection, conduction and radiation while heating marshmallows at three different stations.
The 4 pages for students include sections for the students to:
- demonstrate understanding of heat transfer prior to investigation
- predict outcome of investigation
- understand procedures for investigation
- record guided and detailed observations
- analyze the data collected
- reflect on the data col
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6th - 9th
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Bill Nye the Science Guy : MOON (space / planets video worksheet / sub plan)
*Video is needed for completion of this purchase*Please make sure you have access to this video before making your purchaseWant more BILL! BILL!! BILL!!! – CLICK HERE!This worksheet can be used to accompany the Bill Nye video THE MOON (Season 1, Episode 11).The worksheet has 15 questions that help students stay focused on various science facts about the moon (phases, orbit, gravity, Earth's tides). There are 2 follow-up questions that students can complete on their own or through group discussio
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5th - 8th
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Earthquake Volcanoes Tectonic Plates Plotting Activity
This activity will help your students to discover the relationship between the location of Earth’s earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tectonic plate boundaries. Most activities of this nature require students to plot the earthquakes and volcanoes using latitude and longitude coordinates, but for this version, students will use a simple X-Y grid to plot 30 different earthquakes and 9 different volcanic eruptions.Students will choose two colors to represent earthquakes with magnitudes of 8.0 or
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
Also included in: Earth Science Curriculum Middle School Science
Greenhouse Effect Reading with Greenhouse Gases Climate Change Article
This is an informational text about greenhouse gases and the greenhouse effect plus a corresponding worksheet. ⭐Get this activity at a steep discount in our Set of 6 Climate Change Texts!NGSS Standards: MS-ESS3-5, ESS3-4, LS2-4In this activity, students will:READ a 2-page article on the greenhouse effect and greenhouse gases.ANSWER text-dependent questions that come directly from the article. No prior knowledge is required.Topics Covered:How the greenhouse effect worksRole of greenhouse gases
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
Also included in: Earth Science Reading Comprehension Articles Bundle with Space
Total Solar Eclipse Doodle Notes | Science Doodle Notes
This science graphic organizer will aid students in defining what occurs during a total solar eclipse, including what is a umbra and penumbra. Students will also define and illustrate first contact, second contact, totality, third contact, and fourth contact.With what standard does this resource align?This resource will aid students in moving towards mastery of the Next Generation Science Standards NGSS-ESS1-1.What are doodle notes?Doodle notes are a visual aid that will increase student concept
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Science Doodle Notes Growing Bundle
Doodlebug 3D art project
Create a 3D paper doodlebug-on-a-leaf using this template. Each bug is unique because kids can decorate them with symmetrical patterns of their own design.This is a fun STEM craft project, perfect for a unit on minibeasts or as a Summer-themed art project.The doodlebug has an (almost) realistic 3D appearance with raised, patterned back pieces and looks cool hanging on the wall.Because doodle art requires patience and a steady hand, this craft is recommended for children 8 years old and up. To mo
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: Awesome animal crafts bundle
Layers of the Earth Color by Number | Earth's Layers Color by Number Worksheet
This activity requires students to answer 12 questions related to earth's layers. Once finished, students will use the answers to color the corresponding parts of a fun mandala coloring page with a quote. And best of all, the questions are editable! You can change the wording or create different questions to match your needs.Included:➤ Student Question Sheet➤ Student Coloring Page➤ Teacher Keys➤ Editable Question TemplateNote: The editable question template was created using Google™ Slides. You
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5th - 8th
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Moon Phase Doodle Notes | Science Doodle Notes
"Doodle notes" for teaching moon phases!These doodle notes are a visual learning tool for helping your students understand why we see the eight phases of the moon. Ideal for middle school or upper elementary science, doodle notes help provide visual triggers that improve focus, memory and learning. It is amazing how students interact with the content through coloring, writing, drawing and embellishing the main ideas! Doodle notes can be used for initial instruction OR as a study sheet for stu
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Science Doodle Notes Bundle B
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