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Science Common Core W.8.8 internet activities
Animal Adaptations Project - Digital Research Project, Reading Passage
This is a self-contained 100% Digital Lesson that includes two parts.Part 1: Fennec Fox Reading PassageThe project begins with an engaging reading that explains how fennec foxes have adapted to the harsh Saharan desert. After the reading, students will answer seven analysis questions. Teacher key included.Part 2: Animal Adaptations InfographicStudents will choose one animal from the signup sheet and answer research questions. A slide with recommended websites will help guide student research. On
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5th - 8th
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Black History Month - African-American Inventors
22 investigations of African-American inventors and entrepreneurs. Students search online for information about each inventor's year of birth and death, gender, schools or college attended, jobs, inventions, and other interesting things from their life:Gladys West, George Washington Carver, Henry Sampson, Lewis Howard Latimer, Elijah McCoy, Garrett Morgan, Madame C. J. Walker, Benjamin Banneker, Otis Boykin, Frederick McKinley Jones, Granville Woods, Thomas L. Jennings, Marie Van Brittan Brown,
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - High School
Internet Activities - Rockets, Space Shuttles, Satellites and Rovers
28 printable or digital internet investigations on space exploration. Students use a laptop, tablet or smart phone to search online for information about... NASA, space suits, accidents in space, animals in space (dog, monkey, rabbits, mice, spiders, flies…), people in space, rockets, the Apollo space program, space shuttles, SpaceX, going to the Moon, going to Mars, Luna 1, Sputnik 1, Explorer 1, Voyager 1, Messenger, the lunar rover, Sojourner, Chang’e 4, Hubble telescope, Chandra, satellites
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3rd - 10th
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Also included in: Space BUNDLE
The Eye and Vision - One-hour Internet Research Projects (Google and YouTube)
21 printable or digital projects for students to search online for information about the eyes and vision: color-blindness, how blind people read and write, why eyes are different colors, how our brain decodes optical illusions, why we wear sunglasses, which animals see long distance, how aging affects vision, and more, how word order affects how we read, how the brain sees things, how your eyes work, what causes blindness, what blind people see in their dreams, staring, why selfies are so popu
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4th - 12th
Also included in: The Senses BUNDLE
Bacteria - Internet Research Projects
10 printable or digital pages for students to investigate bacteria: Escherichia Coli (E. Coli), Streptococcus Pyogenes (Strep Throat), Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Neisseria Gonorrhoeae (Gonorrhea), Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (Tuberculosis), Acinetobacter Baumannii, Klebsiella Pneumoniae (Pneumonia), Clostridium Difficile (C. diff), Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, and Burkholderia Cepacia: PREVENTION: Is there a way of preventing it?SYMPTOMS: What are the symptoms that let you know you’re infected?TR
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6th - 12th
Internet Research on Scientists
21 printable or digital pages for students to search the INTERNET for information on Scientists: Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, Charles Darwin, Niehls Bohr, Nicolaus Copernicus, Stephen Hawking, Louis Pasteur, Johannes Kepler, Alexander Graham Bell, Erwin Schrodinger, Gregor Mendel, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Hooke, Leonardo da Vinci, George Washington Carver, Richard Feynman, Mary Leakey, Antonie von Leeuwenhoek, Richard Dawkins. Students research websites to find
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4th - 12th
Internet Research on Reptiles and Amphibians
15 printable or digital pages to engage your students in Internet Research on Reptiles and Amphibians. Students use a phone, tablet or laptop to search online about the alligator, tree frog, sea turtle, Komodo dragon, chameleon, rat snake, crocodile, bullfrog, desert tortoise, iguana, rattlesnake, anaconda, box turtle, cobra, and more. PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and downlo
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4th - 10th
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Pets - Internet Activity - Search online for information about each type of pet
21 print or digital pages investigating pets: bird, cat, dog, duck, ferret, fish, frog, gecko, gerbil, guinea pig, hamster, horse, lizard, pig, praying mantis, rabbit, rat, scorpion, snake, tarantula, and turtle. Students visit websites to learn more about: the food that the pet eats (plant or meat); whether it has hair, scales, feathers, or a hard exoskeleton; where it lives (in a bowl, cage, or back yard); the dangers it faces and how it protects itself; where it came from in the wild; its
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3rd - 12th
Also included in: Cats and Dogs BUNDLE
Stephen Hawking - One-hour Internet Research Projects
11 printable or digital pages about STEPHEN HAWKING. Students search online for information about the world’s most well-known cosmologist and theoretical physicist, answering questions like: Who is Stephen Hawking? What do we know about Black Holes? What is Lou Gehrig’s Disease? What does it take to become a scientist? What is the study of cosmology? What do we know about the Milky Way? How do we learn about the universe? What is space filled with? Where did the Earth come from? and m
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Space BUNDLE
Black History Month - African-American Astronauts
16 investigations of African-American astronauts: Mae Jemison, Stephanie Wilson, Bernard Harris, Guion Bluford, Victor Glover, Ronald McNair, Robert Henry Lawrence, Michael P. Anderson, Frederick Gregory, Charles Bolden, Winston Scott, Joan Higginbotham, Alvin Drew, Leland Melvin, Robert Satcher, Ed Dwight. Your students will search online for information about each astronaut: where and when they were born, things they are famous for, places they visited in space, accomplishments at NASA, etc. P
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Space BUNDLE
Investigating Global Pandemics
24 printable and digital pages for students to search online for facts about the Prevention, Symptoms, Transmission and Treatment of viruses and bacteria: Covid-19 virus (Coronavirus), Influenza virus, Zika virus, H1N1 virus (Spanish Flu and Swine Flu), Ebola virus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Variola Virus (Smallpox), Rabies virus, Marburg virus, Hantavirus, Dengue virus, Rotavirus, SARS-CoV virus, SARS-CoV-2 virus, MERS-CoV virus, Measles virus, Yellow Fever virus, H5N1 (Avian Flu vir
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6th - 12th
The Ear and Hearing - One-hour Internet Research Projects (Google and YouTube)
30 printable or digital projects for students to search online for information about the ears and hearing: how sound travels, why some people can’t hear, some of the languages of the world, how people communicate without speaking,how deaf people communicate and what it is like to be deaf, Ludwig van Beethoven, Helen Keller Nancy Rourke, American Sign Language (ASL), oralism, audism, interpreters, how bats use sound to locate insects, how aging affects what we hear, how people damage their hear
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4th - 12th
Also included in: The Senses BUNDLE
Global Warming BUNDLE
158 printable or digital pages for students to explore global warming. Students learn about:the food we eat and where it comes from, how we produce electricity, the effects of buildings on the climate, the increasing magnitude and frequency of storms, how changing weather harms plants and the animals that consume them,questions and writing prompts inspired by Greta Thunberg, and more.PRINT: I created PDF versions that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or a
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4th - 10th
Women's History Month BUNDLE
304 printable pages for students to learn about female scientists, authors, musicians, singers, actresses, politicians, athletes, astronauts, and artists. Students search online for information about each woman and their year of birth and death, place of birth, schools attended, family life, professional accomplishments and awards, and more. Use during March for Women's History Month or any time of the year. Take a look at the Preview to see sample pages from this bundle.
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5th - 12th
Platypus PowerPoint with Activity and Study Guide
Get ready to explore the world of the Duck-billed platypus, one of the most bizarre and mysterious mammals in the world from eastern Australia and Tasmania. Platypus facts include that they sport a tail like a beaver, bill and feet like a duck, and lay eggs like a bird! Platypuses give birth to furless babies called puggles. What's Included:One Quick Start GuideOne 23-slide animated PowerPoint (both PPTX and PDF file types)One 20-page fillable student activity and study guideOne 26-page EDITABLE
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3rd - 8th
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4-LS1-1
, MS-LS1-4
, 4-LS1-2
I can help the earth, Earth Day, help the earth Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
I can help the earth, Earth Day, help the earth Reduce, Reuse, Recycle This resource aims to inspire a generation of eco-conscious individuals committed to making positive changes. By understanding human impact on the environment, students are empowered to advocate for sustainable practices and become champions for the earth. Perfect for educators who instill a sense of environmental responsibility and action in their classroom! The package includes a variety of topics such as plastic water bott
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Not Grade Specific
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Women's History Month - Female Scientists
32 printable or digital investigations of female scientists: Marie Curie, Mae Jemison, Rosalind Franklin, Marie Maynard Daly, Lise Meitner, Katherine Johnson, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Alice Ball, Roger Arliner Young, Dorothy Hodgkin, Margaret Collins, Chien-Shiung Wu, Patricia Bath, Ada Lovelace, Marguerite Williams, Barbara McClintock, Mary Anning, Rachel Carson, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Emmy Noether, Gertrude Elion, Vera Rubin, Grace Hopper, Gerty Cori, Sally Ride, Émilie du Châtelet, Hypatia, Herth
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Women's History Month BUNDLE
Zoology - Watch YouTube Videos and Share Interesting Facts (Crash Course by PBS)
15 internet activities for students to explore zoology. Students watch a ten-minute video and answer questions about animals in this Crash Course series sponsored by PBS: What is an animal?What’s the Most “Animal” Animal?Diversity of Bodies & SizesHow & What Animals EatBrainy & Brainless AnimalsHow Animals SeeHow Animals HearAncestral & Weird SensesReproductionAnimals Working TogetherParasitesPhylogenetic MysteriesWhat is a Species?Frontiers in Zoology Each video has amazing phot
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5th - 10th
Storms, Hurricanes, Tornadoes and Global Warming
20 printable or digital pages about storms, hurricanes, tornadoes and global warming: Job description of a climatologist, Job description of a meteorologist, How to prepare for a major storm, Flooding, Blizzards, Tropical storms, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Thunder storms. PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGITAL ACTIVITY: I created a digital version with text bo
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3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-5
Also included in: Global Warming BUNDLE
Internet Research on Measurement
20 printable or digital pages to engage your students in Internet Research on Measurement (as homework or in a computer lab). Students use a phone, tablet or laptop to search online about the distance around the earth, the weight of the heaviest animal, the height of the tallest flag pole, how fast a squid can swim, the wing beats per second of a hummingbird, how long a mosquito lives, what is the biggest spider, and more... PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your comput
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Summer Writing BUNDLE
Charts and Graphs & Diagrams - Seashells and the Ocean
23 printable pages for students to investigate seashells and the ocean:Diagram of a scallop, Diagram of a clam, oyster or mussel, Diagram of a sand dollar. Diagram of a whelk, Describe a photo of a scallop, Describe a photo of a sand dollar, Vision and Eyes in the ocean, Ocean Acidification, Animals in the ocean, The Water Cycle and the ocean, and more...Take a look at the Preview to see sample pages. If you want more on the OCEAN:Ocean Poems - Improve Oral FluencyOceans - Short StoriesOceans -
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4th - 10th
Greta Thunberg - Internet Research Projects
35 printable or digital pages exploring concepts addressed by Greta Thunberg about global warming: The Paris Agreement, Autism, Fridays for Future, Global Strike for Future, How humans affect the weather, Where electricity comes from, Sweden, The media, Laws makers, Politicians, and more... Students use a tablet, laptop of phone to search online for answers to each question, or they may consult a parent or sibling, a friend or teacher. PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your
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4th - 12th
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Albert Einstein - One-hour Internet Research Projects
12 projects about ALBERT EINSTEIN (print or digital activity): Who is Albert Einstein? What does it take to become a genius? What do we know about time travel? What do we know about space travel? What do we know about aging? Why do we remember Albert Einstein? And more. PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGITAL ACTIVITY: I created a digital version wit
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in: Space BUNDLE
Global Warming and Solar Energy - Internet Activities
15 printable or digital pages for students to investigate global warming and solar energy. Students search for information online about... Global warming, How solar panels work, Solar farms in the US, What the sun is made of, Benefits of solar energy, Challenges to solar energy, Solar-powered vehicles, and more... PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGITAL ACT
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Solar Energy BUNDLE (Global Warming and Climate Change)
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