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Environment Common Core W.7.4 resources
National Parks Virtual Field Trip & Web Scavenger Hunt Conservation End of Year
Looking for an activity about National Parks? Let your students take a Virtual Field Trip using technology! It's a great way to expose your students to the natural beauty and wonder of the United States National Parks. Your students will "travel" and explore Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and other amazing National Parks. They'll learn about the importance of the National Park Service, take virtual tours and hikes, "meet" the park rangers, and learn about important conservation efforts
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3rd - 7th
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Tsunami Activity Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Teach students about the natural disaster, tsunami, using this science text and digital activity. Students will learn the word origin of a tsunami, how this natural disaster forms, where it occurs, and safety and preventative measures. This activity will give students a thorough understanding of a tsunami, Like this activity? Check out the tsunami unit and save 20% by clicking here! Students will learn:Word origin of tsunamiWhat a tsunami isHow it formsWhere it is likely to occurSafety and preve
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5th - 7th
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Earth Day Activity | Narrative Writing Connections to Real World
This Earth Day activity asks students to approach Earth Day in several ways. They will research pollution, Earth Day, and similar ideas; complete a pre-writing activity; write a narrative from the point of view of litter or pollution; and close with a writing prompt that relates to their lives. This Earth Day activity takes me 5-6 days for completion with students.Overall included in this Earth Day activity:√ Task cards allow students to reflect about the environment in their lives and their inf
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Narrative Writing Bundle Middle School Narrative Writing Activities
Rachel Carson Research and Script Project for Environmental Science or History
Rachel Carson was one of the most well-known environmentalists of the twentieth century. She did a study of chemical pesticides, like DDT, and wrote a book about her findings called Silent Spring (1962). She challenged human use of chemicals for various purposes and redirected the study of modern science. She then became a leader of the environmental movement. I don't know about you, but my students LOVE talking about their favorite movies and TV shows. This product is designed for students to w
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6th - 12th
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Conversation Starters Package on Bad Habits- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on bad habits.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of bad habitsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and tra
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Sitcoms- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on Netflix.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of NetflixActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Sitcoms- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on sitcoms.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of sitcomsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Global Warming- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on global warming.What's included:A list of 14 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of global warmingActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Planet Earth Purpose & Audience: Common Core Writing Lesson & Sub Plan
This customizable viewing guide, writing response and rubric can be used not only for BBC's Planet Earth Series, but for any nonfiction documentary to teach students both the skill of critical analysis of non-print texts, and the skill of crafting writing to fit a particular purpose and audience. These are the 21st century skills that the Common Core standards are all about!
This lesson plan can also be used as a back-up lesson plan for when you are sick and have a substitute as it can be used
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6th - 12th
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Clean Up The Oil Spill Decision Making Activity
This oil spill activity is perfect for Earth Day. It teaches students how to research engineering design methods to clean up water pollution spills. Students must then synthesize and analyze the information collected. The last step in this activity is for students to take into account the human and environmental impacts of each clean-up method and decide which method is the best one to use to cleanup the spill.Students will complete research on a variety of oil spill clean up methods and use the
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6th - 8th
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MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ESS3-3
The Atmosphere Learning Stations
Students work in small groups to complete 5 learning stations that cover atmosphere related topics. These topics include air quality and composition, weather, layers of the atmosphere, heat transfer, air pressure and altitude, and the water cycle.
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5th - 9th
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Descriptive Writing - Wildlife Writing Prompts
50 printable or digital writing activities for your students to describe wildlife:list the nouns in a wildlife photo, list the adjectives in a wildlife photo, list the verbs in a wildlife photo, write sentences about a wildlife photo, write a paragraph about a wildlife photoPHOTOS OF WILDLIFE: grasshopper, squirrel, mouse, slug, beetle, wasp, crab spider, earwig (pincher bug), bee mimic fly, hummingbird, honeybee, cactus bug, aphids and their ant guardian, banana spider, damselfly, wolf spider
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2nd - 8th
Also included in: Wildlife BUNDLE
Earth Day Informational Choice Board
Elevate your students' appreciation for our planet with this Earth Day ELA Choice Board! Designed for ELA educators, this resource features four engaging activities, each focused on environmental awareness and advocacy.This choice board simplifies lesson planning by offering ready-to-use assignments with clear instructions and inspiring examples. Students are empowered to take charge of their learning, making it perfect for differentiated instruction, substitute plans, or independent study.Wheth
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6th - 8th
Middle School — Lesson 1: Water Resources and Water Footprints
This lesson gives students an in-depth understanding of key water issues. They learn about water resources and water footprints, then use the Water Footprint Calculator to analyze their direct and virtual water consumption. Students get a foundation of knowledge and learn why they should care about protecting water resources, which makes it easier for them to make a fundamental shift in attitude about their water use. Designed for middle school – lower secondary level, ages 11 to 14 – the lesson
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS2-4
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