English language arts Common Core RI.6.1 laboratories

, RI.6.7

...

NGSS:

MS-ESS3-5

Also included in: 8th Grade Science for Indiana Science Standards Full Year Science Curriculum

Weather Fronts and Air Masses and Air Pressure and Weather Maps MS-ESS2-5.

Created by

Earth Sciences, Informational Text, Physical Science

Do your students need to learn about masses, air pressure, and weather fronts? This unit on weather and climate will teach these concepts. This unit will help students understand the relationship of air pressure to weather changes. This resource covers warm fronts, cold fronts, stationary fronts, high pressure, low pressure, and storms. Students will love these engaging activities on air pressure, air masses, and weather fronts.This resource includes two complete units of study.The first is air

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Unit Plans, Laboratory, Lesson

CCSS:

NGSS:

MS-ESS2-5

Also included in: 8th Grade Science for Indiana Science Standards Full Year Science Curriculum

Middle School Earth Science Changes to the Earth's Surface and Earth's Systems

Created by

Close Reading, Earth Sciences, Informational Text

Are you looking for an Earth Science Bundle? This is a bundle of resources on Earth Science for Middle School. Purchase together here and save 20%. This resource is designed to meet the NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas: History of The Planet Earth, Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions, Earth's Materials and Systems, and the Role of Water in Earth's Surface Processes. Students will be engaged in hands-on labs and close reading passages to learn about Earth Systems and how they continua

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

, RI.7.1

...

NGSS:

MS-ESS1-4

, MS-ESS2-3

, MS-ESS2-2

, MS-ESS2-1

Gravity and the Solar System and Motions Within Galaxies MS ESS1-2

Created by

Close Reading, Earth Sciences, Science

Do you need to teach about Gravity in the Solar System? Students will love these activities on gravity in the solar system. Students will make a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and in the solar system. Gravity and Inertia work together to keep the Earth in orbit around the Sun and the moons in orbit around their planets. Benefits of this Gravity and Inertia Unit:Standards-alignedengaging activitiesEasy to useThis Unit Includes:three pages of reading passagesc

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

NGSS:

MS-ESS1-2

Also included in: 6th Grade Science Curriculum for Indiana Academic Science Standards Full Year

Eclipse & Seasons and Sun, Earth, and Moon and Moon Phases Activity MS-ESS1-1

Created by

Earth Sciences, Informational Text, Science

Phases of the moon, seasons, and eclipses are all part of the Earth, Sun, and Moon System. Students will develop and use a model to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons. The earth, moon, and sun systems interact to cause eclipses, phases of the moon, and seasons. This unit is fully aligned with NGSS MS-ESS1-1 ❤️Included in this unit on moon phases, seasons, and eclipses.a slide showphenomenahands-on labsfour pages of informational text passagesc

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Unit Plans, Laboratory, Lesson

CCSS:

NGSS:

MS-ESS1-1

Also included in: 6th Grade Science Curriculum for Indiana Academic Science Standards Full Year

Layers of the Earth & Earth's Systems MS-ESS2-1 and MS-ESS2-1

Created by

Close Reading, Earth Sciences, Informational Text

Do you want to teach about Earth's Layers?Students will read rich scientific passages on the properties of the Layers of the Earth and participate in hands-on activities to learn about the composition of the Earth’s layers and how they affect changes on the Earth’s surface. This resource is aligned with the NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas: Earth Materials and Systems and The Role of Water in Earth's Surface Processes. This resource includes:four pages of informational text articles on layers of the

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

, RI.6.7

NGSS:

MS-ESS2-2

Also included in: Middle School NGSS Science Bundle & Bell Ringers & 5-E Lessons & Assessments

Plate Tectonics Activities and Seafloor Spreading - Earth's Changes

Created by

Close Reading, Earth Sciences, Science

Do you want to teach about Earth's changes and Plate Tectonics? Students will learn about changes to the Earth's surface due to plate tectonic activity. This unit on plate tectonics for middle school includes a lab, reading passages on plate tectonics and seafloor spreading, and plate tectonics worksheets. This plate tectonics unit includes: Six pages of informational text QR code activities 14 interactive notebook flaps 11 response pages map work hands-on activities and labs lab pages quiz answ

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

NGSS:

MS-ESS2-3

, MS-ESS2-2

Also included in: 7th Grade Science for Indiana Academic Science Standards Full Year of Lessons

Fall Leaf Experiment - Photosynthesis - Seasons - Autumn Science Investigation

Created by

Close Reading, Informational Text, Science

This is a great fall science activity. This fall experiment will explore why Leaves change color in the fall. Hint: It has to do with photosynthesis! The hands-on lab will demonstrate that green deciduous leaves have other pigments hidden within. Following the simple directions, students will see the other colors within a leaf appear. This is a really fun and easy experiment to do with simple household materials. The results are dramatic and exciting. ♻️ALSO INCLUDED:This resource also has a CLO

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

, RI.6.5

...

NGSS:

MS-LS1-6

Also included in: NGSS Middle Chemical Reactions and Density Bundle

Weathering and Erosion Middle School Earth Science

Created by

Close Reading, Earth Sciences, Informational Text

This is an activity on weathering and erosion. It includes a lab, reading passages, and follow-up pages. Students will love the engaging lab on weathering! Students will see how the earth's processes like weathering and erosion have changed the surface of the Earth over time. This resource includes:informational text passages on weathering and erosiona lablab pagesFollow-up pagesanswer keysThis resource is designed to meet the standard for NGSS Earths Systems:MS-ESS2-2. Construct an explanation

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

The Virtual Escape Room Store

NGSS:

MS-ESS2-2

Also included in: Middle School NGSS Science Bundle & Bell Ringers & 5-E Lessons & Assessments

The Ultimate Paper Airplane STEAM Project + Escape Room: 10 Day Challenge

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Every year since I started teaching, I've done a paper airplane contest. When I first started around 12 years ago, it was a quick contest that lasted just an afternoon. Gradually, as my experience as an educator grew, this project began to grow into what it is today... A 10 day cross-curricular mega project! I always say that student engagement is the key to learning, and I can guarantee that your students will be engaged during these activities! They will be measuring, graphing, reading, analyz

Subjects:

Engineering, English Language Arts, Measurement

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Laboratory

CCSS:

...

NGSS:

MS-ETS1-2

, HS-ETS1-2

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, HS-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-4

...

Modern Rocketry Unit | Rockets and Acceleration Lab | Elon Musk

Created by

The Colorado Classroom

This resource features a three-page article on modern rocketry, Elon Musk, and the push to get to Mars which connects to a cross-curricular integrated history and close reading lesson with material for geography and science as well. This no prep packet is great for sub plans or bell ringers and is just one lesson in a series, called History Minutes. Now available as a digital resource compatible with Google Slides.™Included in this resource:How to Guide3-Page Reading on the Modern Rocketry move

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies - History

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory

CCSS:

Reading, Science, Writing

, RI.6.7

, RI.6.10

...

Also included in: Close Reading Passages Multiple Curriculum History Minute No Prep Activities

Cross-Curricular Springtail Thematic Unit

Created by

TnT Lesson Plans

Are you getting bored of teaching the typical spring units? I have a unique one for you! A whole unit of cross-curricular resources to teach your students about the microscopic world of Springtails. Springtails (aka snow fleas) are beginning to emerge in the Northern areas in the springtime. Little specs of dots in the snow could actually be a species called Hypogastrura nivicola. Introduce your students to the wonderful world of Springtails using this complete thematic unit. My students L

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Research, Thematic Unit Plans, Laboratory

CCSS:

, RI.6.10

, RI.7.1

, RI.7.4

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Discussion Question: How Geologists Tell Between an Igneous/Sedimentary Rocks

Created by

Earth Sciences, Informational Text, Writing-Expository

This discussion question asks the student to answer the following question: How does a geologist tell the difference between an igneous and sedimentary rock. The activity includes a rubric, a place for student to do their writing, and a self assessment.

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

, W.5.2a

, W.5.2b

, W.6.2a

, W.6.2b

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Discussion Question-Compare a rock and a mineral

Created by

Informational Text, Writing, Writing-Expository

This is a written assessment, designed to be used after reading an informational text on rocks and minerals. The discussion question asks the students to write about the differences between a rock and a mineral. The lesson includes a rubric, a place for students to do their writing, and a self assessment.

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Informational Text, Physical Science, Vocabulary

CCSS:

RI.4.1

, RI.4.6

, RI.5.3

, RI.5.9

, RI.6.1

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Distance Learning Electricity Unit

Created by

Julie Klettke

Electricity Unit introduces basic concepts about current and static electricity. Differentiated reading & response worksheets provide foundation for games and experimental activities. Posters and a Word Search can be used to review vocabulary words and concepts. The board game, Conductor or Insulator?, can be paired with an actual hands on experience with testing conductors and insulators. The six experiments are set up as stations but can be used as single activities.

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Assessment, Laboratory, Posters

CCSS:

RI.3.1

, RI.3.4

, RI.4.1

, RI.4.4

, RI.5.1

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Discussion Question Use after reading about Metamorphic Rocks

Created by

Earth Sciences, Informational Text, Writing-Expository

This discussion question asks the students: 1. Why are both heat and pressure necessary to create metamorphic rocks? 2. Why aren’t metamorphic rocks created just from heat? Why aren’t they just created from pressure? The activity includes a rubric, a place for students to do their writing, and a self assessment.

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

RI.4.1

, RI.5.1

, RI.5.4

, RI.6.1

, W.5.2a

...

Discussion Question: What is the Process for Creating the 3 Layers of Soil?

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Earth Sciences, Informational Text, Writing-Expository

This activity asks the question: What is the Process for Creating the 3 Layers of Soil? The assessment includes a rubric, a place for students to write their answers, and a self assessment.

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types: