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8th grade earth sciences projects for Microsoft PowerPoint
Air Masses Weather Fronts & Weather Maps|Weather Map Activity |Weather Worksheet
Do you feel overwhelmed when it's time to teach weather fronts and air masses? This resource will help you confidently teach students to read and understand weather maps, and how weather fronts and air masses move through Earth's atmosphere and affect our weather patterns. This comprehensive, no-prep weather resource breaks down information in an easy-to-understand, visual format. It includes a variety of weather map activities to help students master weather-related skills. Inside you'll find
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-5
Climate Change and Global Warming Take Action Project
This is a great project to empower your students as you learn about climate change. Give your students the opportunity to take action to reduce greenhouse gases. There are 3 different ways for your students to take action:Individual level: Students work with their families and learn about their carbon footprint and commit to 3 ways to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.Community level: Students inform and encourage teachers and students to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at school by makin
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-3
Also included in: Climate Change and Global Warming Bundle for Middle School
Earth's Atmosphere, Energy Budget, Greenhouse Effect Bundle
Are you looking for an engaging, organized, unit to teach Earth's atmosphere and its layers, Earth's energy budget, and the greenhouse effect? Save hours of planning with this ready-to-go unit that includes a pacing guide to help you plan your lessons! Help students understand the relationship between the layers of Earth's atmosphere, heating the Earth's atmosphere and Earth's energy budget and greenhouse effect with this no prep bundle. This bundle includes power points, differentiated notes,
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS2-6
Create a Green City -Sustainable Settlement-Earth Day/Geography/ Energy Project
This is a month-long lesson and project that contains a detailed lesson on sustainable settlements and what they require. The teacher-guided portion includes:an introduction to what sustainable settlements mean examples of some sustainable settlements around the world (including an online field trip to Sweden), pictures of real spaces where some or all of the points for a sustainable settlement have been incorporatedguidelines on all 5 of the points required to create a sustainable settlementso
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Revolution and Rotation Outer Space STEM Challenge - Georgia Science 4th grade
Have fun learning about rotation and revolution with this super engaging STEM Challenge. This is a ready to use STEM challenge connected to Georgia Science Standards of Excellence (S4E2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to model the effects of the position and motion of the Earth and the moon in relation to the sun as observed from the Earth). My PowerPoints are designed as a guide for the teacher and student. They are only a few pages long. I usually just do mini-lessons with my st
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEM Challenge Bundle for 3rd to 5th grade
Energy: Hydroelectric Power with STEM Project
This Hydroelectric Energy package shows how hydroelectric energy is produced and the energy transformations that happen to turn power from water into electricity. The package includes an interactive PowerPoint presentation which shows how hydroelectric power is produced and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of hydro power.The presentation makes liberal use of diagrams and pictures to illustrate the points simply and clearly. This presentation is suitable for multiple grade levels. Th
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Grades:
4th - 8th
NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, MS-PS3-3
, 4-PS3-2
Also included in: NGSS Renewable Energy Bundle Grades 4 - 6
Severe Weather - Storm Stories PBL 10-Day Unit - PowerPoint Edition
This product is a dynamic project-based learning 10-day unit that will allow students to research about four severe weather storms: tornadoes, hurricanes, lake effect snow, and thunderstorms.
Students will first research using QR codes to direct them to online resources. Students will answer guiding questions and insert that information into a Severe Weather Recipe Flip Book. The flip book template is ready for student assembly - just copy, have the students staple twice at the top, and trim a
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Oceans and Ocean Landforms
This editable product covers the following standards.
Science
-Explain how natural processes (including weathering, erosion, deposition, landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and floods) affect Earth’s oceans and land in constructive and destructive ways.
-Illustrate the geologic landforms of the ocean floor (including the continental shelf and slope, the mid-ocean ridge, rift zone, trench, and the ocean basin).
-Compare continental and oceanic landforms.
-Explain how waves, currents, t
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Grades:
4th - 8th
My Mineral Research Project - Explore the world of Rocks and Minerals
Minerals are all around us. They are necessary for life, they are part of the walls in the school, they help heat our houses and provide us with clean drinking water. But what are they? Where do they come from? What do they really look like? How do we get them? What are they worth? This project leads students to investigate a mineral of their choice and create a presentation or poster about it. I have included a rubric for grading the work (20 points, 15, 10, and 5 points) to help students under
Grades:
7th - 12th
CCSS:
STEAM Outer space painting art project with guided tutorial, slideshow, rubric
Looking for a project that puts the "A for ART" into STEAM? This outer space painting lesson explores how artists can render the celestial colors, interactions of light, and dimensionality in outer space. PURCHASE DETAILS: This item includes a 24 slide digital instructional presentation formatted (.pptx and .pdf) suitable for Mac and PC. The slideshow presentation features:(1) a brief intro with key terminology (gradient, relief art)(2) detailed, clear step by step directions with photos of how
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Making Crystals: Igneous Rocks, Stalagmites, and More
Make crystals in the classroom with easy to obtain materials. Enable students to relate crystals to rocks. To igneous: with rates of cooling as they form, to stalagmites and stalactites. Includes student lab sheets as well as instructions for classroom demos. Fun for students.
Good as demos for younger grades and homeschool, too.
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
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Nuclear Energy How Nuclear Power is Transformed into Electricity
This Nuclear Energy package shows how nuclear power is produced and the energy transformations that must happen in order to make electricity. The package includes an editable, interactive PowerPoint presentation which shows how nuclear energy is released from uranium atoms, and the types of transformations the energy undergoes in order to make Nuclear Power into electricity.The presentation makes liberal use of diagrams and pictures to illustrate the points simply and clearly. This presentatio
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Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, MS-PS3-3
, 4-PS3-2
, 4-ESS2-2
, 4-PS4-3
Geology
This is a bundle for a geology course for high school. Many of these projects, assignments and PowerPoint presentations can be used in NGSS aligned with a Physics of the Universe, Living Earth and/or Chemistry of the Earth Systems courses.I hope you have as much fun using these as I do in my classes!
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Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Middle School NGSS Choice Board Bundle
Unleash the power of science education with our ultimate Middle School NGSS Choice Board Bundle! Covering all middle school NGSS standards, this comprehensive bundle offers an immersive learning experience for students. Explore various topics, from life and physical science to earth and space science. Each choice board provides dynamic Project-Based Learning (PBL) activities, promoting critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity. These versatile resources can be used for in-class activiti
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS2-3
, MS-LS1-7
, MS-ESS3-2
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Earth and Space Science Entire Year Curriculum
6 units of 5E (engage, explore, explain, elaborate, evaluate) project based learning curriculum that includes ALL materials. Each unit is broken down into several main parts. Each part of the 5E units has a google slides presentation that provides the main guidance for both the teacher and students. All supporting student activity documents are included and organized by day to be used seamlessly with the google presentation. Each unit includes a Universal Backwards Design unit plan and daily l
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Earth, Moon, & Sun Curriculum Bundle!
Do you need a no prep resource to teacher the Earth, Moon, and Sun over a 4 week period? This bundle is a great option! Engage students with PBL, content overview, assessments, and effective pacing that provides more than enough resources to personalize. This Bundle Includes:-3 sets of editable content overview slides-3 sets of doodle sheets-2 review games-1 vocabulary packet set-1 four week editable lesson plan-1 lunar cycle data tracker activity-1 PBL differentiated student choice board-1 Unit
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Birthstone Research Project (Geology)
This Power Point project has students research their birthstone. Students will learn discuss physical properties of their various birthstones (luster, hardness, streak, cleavage) as well as historical facts, origins, myths, and much more. Can be used as classwork or a project. Editable.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: Geology Bundle
Natural Disasters Assignment - Humanities, Geography, Science.
This project requires students to research a type of natural disaster (e.g. Earthquakes) and then analyse the impact of a specific event (e.g. The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake).
The project breaks down into four major questions:
1. Briefly explain what causes your type of natural disaster (e.g. what causes an earthquake to happen?)
2. Explain what happened on the day of the natural disaster you are researching.
3. What was the response to the natural disaster?
4. What was the long term impac
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Distance Learning: Solar System Research Project
Included is a 20 slide PowerPoint template for students to present their research. The template includes links to resources and questions to present in their research. I have students turn in the presentation daily to show progress (it will take 2 or 3 days depending on grade level and how long your class periods are). Research includes the planets in our solar systems, Earth's moon, Europa, Titan, Asteroids, Comets and Meteoroids. Students research distance from sun, if water is present, compo
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Landscapes and Landforms Unit
Embark on an immersive exploration of Earth's diverse landscapes and landforms with this comprehensive Landscapes and Landforms Unit—a high-quality resource designed to engage students in a week-long, no-prep journey. Focused on the essential question, "What are the major types of landscapes in the United States?", this unit offers a deep dive into the geographical features that shape our world.Students delve into the distinctions between landscapes and landforms, gaining insight into the charac
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Grades:
8th - 11th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
, HS-ESS2-2
Also included in: Earth and Space Science Curriculum Bundle
Science - Save the Planet - Environmental Awareness News Reporter Project
An editable digital resource, that will motivate and introduce the assignment. Students will be placed into groups (2-5 per group) to prepare a news report video to help raise environmental awareness. What does it mean to be environmentally aware?Being environmentally aware means understanding how our behavior impacts the environment and committing to making changes to our activities to protect the planet. The environmentalist movement in recent decades has prompted many people to make both mino
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
, 5-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
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Water Treatment Bundle -Notes, Slideshow + Project,Fun End of Year Activity Pack
1. Slideshow on the basics of water treatment2. Accompanying, guided, fill in the blank notes3. Project Outline (description, instructions and rubric) where students construct their own multi step water treatment system. Fun, interactive way for students to learn about how their drinking water is produced. Slideshow on the history of water treatment, drinking water access issues, and the steps of a typical water treatment plant. Students use this information to construct a 4 step water treatment
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Earthquake Lithosphere Earth Science Slideshows, Notes and Building Project
Week long unit on Earthquakes. Included is Earthquake Basics slideshow presentation (anatomy, wave types, locating, measuring, etc)Earthquakes Hazards slideshow presentation (liquefaction, rockslides, tsunamis, mitigation techniques, etc.)Accompanying scaffolded, fill in the blank notes for both Earthquake Shake Project (researching, designing and building an structure that can withstand the shaking of a simulated earthquake. Structure made from spaghetti and glue.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Renewable and Nonrenewable powerpoint presentation project
This is a well thought out project designed to challenge students to think and research about renewable and nonrenewable resources. This project is clearly designed to meet the objectives set forth by the 6th grade Standards of Learning 6.2. Students will be asked to compare/contrast renewable and nonrenewable resources in a variety of ways including their origin, how they are utilized, their availability, their impact on the climate and learning environment, and advantages and disadvantages
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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