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6th grade environment projects for Microsoft Word
Human Impact on the Environment Poster Project
The purpose of this assignment is to research a chosen topic on how humans are currently having an impact on the Earth and then create an educational, environmental poster/public service announcement. The posters will cover topics such as pollution, deforestation, eutrophication, poaching, global warming, invasive species, genetically modified organisms, and more.This assignment includes project descriptions, expectations, student work examples, and grading rubric. This is an editable assignment
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4th - 8th
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Biology Amusement Park End of Year Project
Biology teachers looking for a project to fill those post-state testing days, look no further! Students use biology concepts to create a theme park project. Great for a year-end project. Students can create paper, physical, or digital products. This project gives students the opportunity to be creative while using what they've learned. This file includes a list of product ideas, detailed rubric, student checklist, sample vocabulary list, brainstorm sheet with prompts, and a planning sheet.
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6th - 12th
Coriolis Effect Balloon Lab
The Coriolis Effect is a very challenging scientific concept to understand, and it is hard for kids to wrap their brains around it when it's so far removed from their classroom and lives. This hands-on lab activity allows students to model the Coriolis Effect - feel and see it happen right before their eyes. Students use balloons as the Earth and draw the winds as the balloon earths spin on their axis. They can see the Coriolis Effect happen and see the directions that the winds blow on both the
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5th - 9th
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Differentiated Water Cycle Project- Journey of a Water Drop (Best Seller)
When I taught the water cycle to my 7th grade students (which they should have already learned about before being in my class), I took it one step further and tied in energy levels and states of matter. I had my students show their knowledge of this information in a creative way- the journey of a water drop.For this project, the students get a "choice board" of options (and also have the ability to suggest their own idea). They have to follow a water drop through the water cycle, while referring
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: The BIG Middle School Earth Science Bundle!
Finding Nemo Earth Science Ocean/ Ocean Floor Activity
This is a multi-part project that goes with the movie "Finding Nemo". Students use their knowledge of the ocean, ocean life and zones and topography of the ocean floor to complete four separate activities.
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4th - 12th
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Bottle Biosphere / Bottle Biome Lesson, Instructions, and Student Packet
This is such an AWESOME and hands-on project that I do with my students the last couple of weeks of the school year as we complete our ecology unit. The kids always tell me that THIS was their favorite science memory of the year! In this document, you will have detailed lesson plan that introduces the idea of biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) factors and how they are ALL important in an ecosystem. The objective for students is: The Student Will Be Able To PLAN, DESIGN, and COMMUNICATE a s
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5th - 8th
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Environmental Issues/ Human Impact Project
Research project that has students working cooperatively to research an environmental issue. Includes project guidelines, rubric for grading, suggested websites and a note-taking sheet with key questions for students. Students have the flexibility of presentation style. To make grading fair, I make the individual's work count for a large part of the grade and keep the group grade smaller. Suitable for lower levels or can be modified for honors students by increasing detail of fact sheet require
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5th - 10th
Climate Zones Tissue Box Project
This project is for students to research and create climate zones out of tissue boxes that will be displayed in the classroom for the remainder of the school year!Part 1: Creation of tissue box climate zone.Part 2: Students will "backpack" through their classmates climate zones and describe their experiences!Enjoy!
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4th - 8th
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Energy Pyramid Activity for Ecosystems, Food Chains, and Food Webs
Have students create a pyramid that will demostrate the transfer of energy from producers through the different levels of consumers. Students will cut and paste, label, and illustrate organisms.
Please see my unit plans and materials that included all needed materials for a unit on:
ecosystems
predators
prey
food chains
food webs
producers
consumers
habitats
energy pyramids
photosynthesis
adaptation
and MORE!
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3rd - 6th
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Earth's Natural Resources Research Project
A research project for students to research and gain a deeper understanding of natural resources and the current problems facing the world. Includes requirements, sample project ideas, and brainstorming topics.Standard:(iii) Energy resources are available on a renewable, nonrenewable, or indefinite basis. Understanding the origins and uses of these resources enables informed decision making. Students should consider the ethical/social issues surrounding Earth's natural energy resources, while lo
Endangered Species Project: Create a "Recovery Plan" NGSS
In this activity NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) aligned activity, students create a Recovery Plan for an endangered species of their choice. The plant requires students to 1) understand the natural history and geographical range of the organism 2) design a plan that accounts for the timeline, resources needed, and plan of action 3) come up with a way to measure if the plan is succeeding 4) discuss the importance of the species to its ecosystem A. NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS HEREI
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6th - 12th
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MS ESS3-2 Catastrophic Events Research Project
You work for a homeowners’ insurance company and have been given the task to inform your customers of the hazards of severe weather events. You will research one of five types of severe weather: hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms or floods and produce an informative booklet to give to customers. Use the following instructions to guide you in completing your project.My kids loved this project due to the fact that there were choices involved and creativity. Enjoy
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6th - 8th
Alternative Energy Research Project/ Poster
Objective: Students will research an alternative source of energy and sharing the advantages and disadvantages of it.
Instructions for students: Your group will be assigned a form of alternative energy (wind power, solar power, nuclear energy, geothermal energy, hydroelectric, fuel cells, etc). You must research this source of energy. Use the internet, electronic databases, the library, or interviews. Then, summarize the information you have gathered into three sections:
(1) A brief description
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3rd - 12th
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: FAST FASHION
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Fast Fashion has become one of the biggest environmental and human rights issues of the last 15 years - so much so that the fashion industry has been identified as contributing 10% of global CO2 emissions annually! So if we all know it's a problem, why haven't we fixed it?!In this package, students are given a general overview of how inquiry projects work, and are then set loose to dive into an authentic research process. At the e
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: THE INQUIRY BASED LEARNING RESEARCH BUNDLE
Topography of the Ocean Floor Earth Science Project
This is a project I usually give as extra-credit, but depeding on the socio-economic status of your stuents, you could very well require everyone to create a model showing the major features of the ocean floor. The students really love doing projects like this. So, I always like to have something extra credit or hands-on for the higher order thinking students. I just know that times are tough for a lot of people and don't feel comfortable requiring them to go out and by all of these materia
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4th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
, 5-ESS2-1
, 4-ESS2-2
Aquaponics Design Worksheet
This worksheet is meant to allow students to design their ideal aquaponics system if you're not able to set up a tank in your classroom. Students will chose their type of system, plant, fish, and grow medium after doing research using the provided website links. There are several questions for students to discuss and complete, as well as a diagram of their aquaponics system, which should be labeled and colored. This is a great resource for kids to learn more about hydroponics and aquaculture and
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6th - 10th
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WAE (World Altering Event) Project- End of the Year Complete Bundle 11 resources
Great for Earth, Space, Environmental and other sciences! SAVE 50% on the BUNDLE!Keeping your students engaged until the last day is hard enough, but with the WAE Project, they won't even know they are learning because they'll be having so much fun! This is a student led project (which means you are DONE with curriculum planning for the rest of the year- you have worked hard all year and you deserve a break). The students will learn about a World Altering Event of their choice and determine w
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6th - 12th
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Plate Tectonics Map Project
This fun project allows students to use their knowledge of plate tectonics: formation of landforms, plate boundaries, natural resource deposits, to create their own super continent. This project can be done as a group or can be done individually. The document has a student checklist and a rubric for the teacher. I used this as an end of the unit assessment instead of a traditional test.
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6th - 12th
Ecosystem Project
The purpose of this activity is to use the information students have gained in their study of ecology and ecosystems to construct an ecological poster that displays all of the parts in the provided list. A grading rubric is also included.
A PowerPoint Presentation and other resources on this topic can be purchased separately.
Interactions in the Environment Ecology PowerPoint Presentation
Interactions in the Environment Ecology PP Notebook for Smartboard
Interactions in the Environment
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Storms Project
In this project, students create a powerpoint about the major severe storms (hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, thunderstorms, winter storms) and additional severe weather issues (fire spouts, waterspouts, wildfires, el nino, la nina, etc.) The project activity guide includes a checklist of requirements for each section. For each storm, students will need to explain how it forms, where it forms, weather associated, a well-known storm story, how to prepare/safety. This activity is a great way for s
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5th - 9th
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Watershed and Water Pollution Project *Editable
Now that you have seen the effects of pollution on a watershed, what are you going to do about it? How can we educate people about their decisions and the effect they have on their environment? Your assignment is to create a product that educates people within your watershed.
Choose a product and include information about what pollutes our waterways, why it's important, and what people can do about it. Make sure to include vocabulary such as: watershed, nonpoint and point source pollution, topo
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6th - 9th
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Mythic Ecosystems- PBL for Energy Flow in Ecosystems
Students have had a lot of fun with this PBL project! This project reinforces research skills, inquiry based learning, and a student centered learning environment.
This project is intended for 6-8 Science. Students will gain a better understanding of energy flow in ecosystems by placing a fictional creature into an existing ecosystem.
Students will reinforce concepts of:
-predator-prey relationships
-food chains vs food webs
-producers vs consumers
-biotic vs abiotic factors
-relationships
Water Conservation Project
(1) Students will take a survey about water conservation (provided in activity)
(2) Students will conduct interviews to gain insight about people's knowledge and opinion on water conservation and the global water crisis. (interview sheets with questions provided)
(3) Students will create a detailed brochure (directions provided)
** rubric included
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6th - 12th
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Life Science review board game project- cells, classification, heredity, etc.
A fun way for students to review for the final (or end of year testing) is to create a board game. This attachment includes everything you'll need to set up and evaluate a board game over the 7th grade science Georgia Performance Standards (classification, cells, genetics/heredity, human body, ecology, biomes, evolution). It's easy to modify for your own standards, though.
The attachment includes:
- Instruction sheet with clear expectations
- Rubric for the board game
- List of topics groups ch
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6th - 8th
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