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Free 12th grade earth sciences projects
OREO COOKIE PHASES OF THE MOON FOOD LAB
A popular lab, with a competitive twist! Educators, your students will have tons of fun learning/reviewing the phases of the moon with this engaging activity. Instead of simply cutting the cream out of each cookie, students will be tasked with a challenge (against their peers) for each of the 8 phases of the moon. I've also included a student version of the slides so that they can insert a photo of each phase they create. Why? Well, we all know that those cookies will not last very long at the e
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Plate Tectonics Activity: A Synthesis of the Cross Section of the Earth
One of my very favorite activities to do with students - in fact, I use it whenever I can because it provides an engaging way to get my students talking about plate tectonics, using new vocabulary, and flexing their creative muscles. If you haven't taught plate tectonics, this is a great lesson to open with - all the background you need for this activity is included!This lesson includes an illustrated brief introduction to plate tectonics, followed by an activity that challenges students' under
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-1
, 4-ESS3-2
Biogeochemical Cycles Research Booklet Project
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ This a great freebie to add to your collection of biogeochemical cycles resources! Students research five different biogeochemical cycles and create a research booklet using three blank sheets of copy paper. The instructions and rubric are editable and contain a solid and well-defined set of step-by-step directions for students to make a their biogeochemical cycles research book. Suggested websites for research are included.⭐ Click Here For More Freebies for Earth and Space SciencePerf
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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HS-ESS2-5
, HS-LS2-5
, HS-LS2-4
, HS-ESS2-6
Also included in: Biogeochemical Cycles and Spheres Growing Discount Bundle
Earth's Systems & Cycles Project
This project has students research either a natural or man-made disaster and discuss how it affects the four spheres (biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere). Students must also draw a connection to the cycling of matter (carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, or nitrogen). Students research a specific event that occurred recently to find images and specific details on how the four spheres were impacted. This resource includes a suggested outline for student presentations and a rubric for teac
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6th - 12th
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Choice Project (41 mini projects included) GEOSPHERE ~ Differentiated!
Culuminating activity at the end of a geosphere unit -- students choose 5 out of 41 possible choices covering topics such as: Layers of the Earth ~ Plate Tectonics ~ Rock Cycle ~ Earthquakes ~ Volcanoes. This project could easily be converted to ANY SCIENCE TOPIC, not just geosphere. All learning styles covered! Every project has its own rubric and directions, project choices range from being worth 10 to 50 points.CAREFULL -- I did not edit this to make it generic, so there are some project
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5th - 12th
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Global Issues Current Events World Problems Course Overview and Calendar
This FREE course overview gives you the confidence to know if this unique course is exactly what you need. Global Issues is a tightly-woven semester course that combines Human Geography, Current Events, Contemporary World Issues, and Environmental Science into a must-teach inquiry-driven, real-world, project-based experience.Be confident that the inquiry-driven, thematically-structured Global Issues semester course will challenge and inspire your students!Included in this FREE Global Issues Ove
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Global Issues Contemporary World Problems Human Geography Course Bundle
Layers Of the Earth Project
Looking for a unit project on Earth's layer. Well here you go, this can help wrap up your Geology Lesson.
Grades:
1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Mass Extinctions and Endangered Species Evolution Project *Editable*
Students learn about mass extinctions through a video from NOVA, then do a research project learning about how some of their favorite animals might be going extinct today. Document is editable so add or take away what you wish.
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6th - 12th
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Natural Disasters Mini Project
This short project can typically be completed in one or two days. In it, students research a major natural disaster and complete an informational chart. Once they have completed the chart, they create a "mini-poster" on the back that describes their natural disaster.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Environmental Issues Project PSA. Google Doc
This resource was used as a Final Assessment in a secondary Global Conflicts course. But it can be used as a project for any course that covers environmental concerns. Students are tasked with researching a specific issue and creating a video PSA (with their phones) that addresses the problems created by the issue and share actions that can reduce or eliminate the problems all together. Students really get a chance to show their creativity on this project and we always watch the clips as a class
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9th - 12th
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CCSS:
Ecology Alien Biome Adaptation Project PPT Intro
In this project the students take an alien and crash land it into an assigned or chosen biome, where the alien must adapt. It includes energy transfer, adaptation, symbiosis, etc. There is also an "Ecology Alien Biome Adaptation Project Outline/Rubric" to go with this assignment (sold separately).
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9th - 12th
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High School Earth Science] Create your own topographic map project!
**Activity is based on NYS Earth Science CurriculumStudents will be able to utilize their knowledge to create their own topographic map! It's rather a simple project and this usually takes no more than 2 days. I've used this in both co-teaching and self-contained classes and students in both settings enjoyed this project very much.Included are: Page 1: Checklist on what should be included in the topographic mapPage 2: Discussion questionsPage 3: How I modeled each part of the topographic map (Th
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6th - 12th
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Activity Geocentric vs. Heliocentric
Good basic activity comparing and contrasting the two models. Lesson plans; worksheets; PowerPoint programs and more can be found in the AstronomyDad store.Terms/names/concepts may include:Ptolemy Copernicus Tycho Brahe Johannes Kepler Galileo Galilei Aristarchus Isaac NewtonStonehenge Celestial sphere, firmament Geocentric, heliocentric Altitude, azimuth, zenith Deferent, epicycle, eccentric N / S celestial pole, celestial equator Retrograde (motion) Polaris, Pole Star, North Star Circumpolar
Grades:
7th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS1-4
Grand Canyon National Park : Project Materials
Teach your students about Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park. Included in the file are the following items:- Readings on the history, geography, and wildlife of the park.- Information on climate and visitors.- QR code links to videos and the NPS website.- A park crossword.- Image and map sheets.- Presentation/Booklet instructions and materials + grading rubric.Please view the preview sheet for more details and examples of the worksheets. These materials are also available at a large discoun
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6th - 12th
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Project-Based Learning Activities - Science - Geology, Chemistry, and Energy
These Project-Based Learning Activities are designed as starting points for educators. Students will use inquiry to explore a topic related to the Flint Hills eco-region. These activities can be adapted to various grade levels and can serve as single lessons or developed into larger projects. Educators are permitted to copy, distribute, modify, and use these activities for non-commercial purposes only. Part of the Flint Hills Learning Center, a project of the Flint Hills Discovery Center, made p
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education
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Animal Evolution (Research Project)
This research project is designed to serve as a final project for high school biology. Students are assigned an animal to focus on, looking into their naming, habitat(s), taxonomy, their evolutionary past, defensive/offensive mechanisms, and unique features. There is also inclusion of proper citations and typical scientific writing "norms".
Zones of the Ocean Project
This assignment can be used to help your students visualize the ocean zones. They will draw each zone and add specific features of the ocean floor, such as seamount, guyot, and continental shelf. The project instructs the students to draw a profile of the ocean floor on their paper and then they will include the zones. Finally, on the back I have the students define each zone. I would give my students about 2-3 days (50-minute classes) to complete this project. You will also gain some great hall
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS2-1
Evidence of Evolution (Research Project)
This research product is designed as a means of in-depth content understanding for two of five specific types of evidence for evolution (biogeography, the age of Earth and fossils, comparative anatomy/homologous structures/analogous structures, genetics and molecular biology, and “testing” natural selection).
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9th - 12th
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Photosynthesis Project Student Log Only
Looking to make Photosynthesis fun? Change your lesson on photosynthesis from boring to exciting. Photosynthesis Project Student Log is the student companion handout to Photosynthesis Project Powerpoint. This document comes with teacher notes and a short daily log to help students record their observations as they experience photosynthesis.This log will help organize your student as they create their video and post it on a fun online video platform that can be shared and viewed by each other.
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9th - 12th
Bottle Biology Project
Ecocolumn project where students can measure, tally and chart weekly water useages using everyday household items. Students can also map their watersheds and where their water orignates and what contributes to its water quality.
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5th - 12th
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Shell Art Printable with Contour Lines and Stippling techniques
Art of shells from direct observation by artist teacher Patty Klibansky. Feel free to print for your students- they can be used as art techinque references while drawing contour lines and stippling. These make wonderful bookmarks and will inspire your students to "journal" using visual inspiration from nature- great connections to science (scientific illustration). Enjoy.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Invasive Species of Hawai'i - Interactive Google Slide
Aloha! This is an interactive Google slide designed for grades 4-12. This tool can be used to start classroom discussions around impacts of invasive species, learning how invasive are introduced in the islands, and how they might spread! All of the organisms in the interactive Google slide have a 1 page description with citations for further reading. The slide can be a resource for a group or individual assignment.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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NGSS:
3-ESS3-1
, HS-LS2-7
, MS-LS2-2
, 5-ESS3-1
, MS-LS2-1
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Extinct/ Endagered Animal Pamphlet Rubric
A rubric to create a pamphlet about an endangered species or extinct animal and how they became endangered or extinct (hunting, mass extinction, etc). Each section has a small paragraph describing the requirements. The sections include: Title page, Animals that have been affected, Form of Destruction, What their habitat looked like before it was destroyed and more...
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5th - 12th
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Solar Science Station Lesson Plan
In this engaging lesson, students will build a Solar Science Station and collect data through daily observation to measure solar energy found using a solar panel. ****************************************************Customer Tips:How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases:• Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need tologin). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button.Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short co
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-PS3-3
Also included in: Solar Science Station Bundle
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