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Middle school environment project pdfs
Adaptations of Animals Project for Evolution
Make a beast as you roll a die for predetermined traits - will mother nature prevail or will the adaptations you create survive in this evolution project all about mutation and adaptations.WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 1-2 DAY LESSON:• 5 NON-EDITABLE PDF handouts with instructions and extension questions • 2 Pages of student examplesSTUDENTS WILL:• Learn about how mutation leads to the adaptation of organisms as they "build" a beast with predetermined traits they receive while rolling a die• Complete
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-2
, MS-LS4-5
, MS-LS4-4
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Cell Parts Organelles decriptions w/ questions and Cell City Project bundle
Students first read descriptions of cell organelles placed at stations around the room and answer questions about them.
Organelles Included: Cell Membrane, Cell wall, mitochondria, vacuole, nucleus, cytoplasm, chromosomes and chloroplasts.
Reading simplified to a 4-7 grade level with the most important information.
(http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cell-Parts-Organelles-Descriptions-and-Analyzing-Questions-815804)
Then For this project, you are to create a city where each part of t
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4th - 8th
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Design a Sustainable Eco-House (Environmental Science)
In the Eco-House Extravaganza project, students work in teams to complete the ultimate project-based learning STEM experience: planning and designing an energy-efficient, eco-friendly house in the U.S. city of their choice. This product includes planning sheets and suggested resources for lessons as well as an interactive game-like planning tool that can help students “research” and develop ideas for design solutions while working within constraints such as budgeting. Project-based learningReal-
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ESS3-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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Also included in: Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
Endangered Species Research project- graphic organizers- DIGITAL!
Endangered Species Project:Topics included for research (website included):Description, diet, habitat, why endangered, what is being done?, other facts, where in the worldStudents research, then draw a picture and describe their information for each topic. Rough draft and final paper organizer included. Now digital for distance learning!
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Water Cycle Model - STEM Activity & Assessment
Bring the water cycle to life right in your classroom! In this engaging STEM activity, students apply their knowledge to design and build a working model of the processes that happen during the water cycle. Students follow the engineering design cycle to plan, build, test, and improve their models. After completing the activity, students complete a quick assessment. Designed for middle school students but can be used with upper elementary with teacher support. This is definitely a student fav
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-4
, 5-ESS2-1
, 5-PS1-1
Also included in: Weather and Atmosphere Bundle for Middle School
Climate Change Activity Mapping Carbon Emissions NGSS MS-ESS3-5 ESS3-4
Students use real data to color-code a map of 68 countries based on their per capita carbon emissions. In this activity, students will:READ a 1-page article about greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, what per capita means, and the activity directions. CONSTRUCT a World Map by attaching 2 provided pages (it's easy!).COLOR CODE countries on the map according to their per capita carbon emissions. ANSWER 11 analysis questions focusing on the greenhouse effect, sources of carbon emissions, and how de
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-4
Also included in: Global Warming Climate Change Activity Bundle NGSS MS-ESS3-5 ESS3-4
Weather Forecasting Lesson & Activity | Project Based Learning | STEM Challenge
Students will use their critical thinking skills to design and execute a weather forecast for a specific time and geographical area. For a few minutes of prep from the teacher, students will share everything they know about precipitation, weather patterns, and weather measurements to create a forecast.This resource is part of our Weather Unit Bundle, but we have a better recommendation for Alberta teachers below.This project-based learning resource includes:a complete lesson plan with options to
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Alberta Science Grade 5 | Growing Full Year Bundle
Layers of the Earth Foldable - Great for Interactive Notebooks
Students will create a Frayer Model foldable which will help them understand the four different layers of the Earth: crust, mantle, outer core, & inner core. This foldable will require students to define the target vocabulary word, write the essential characteristics of the vocabulary word, draw a picture, and generate non-examples. This is an excellent way for students to master difficult science vocabulary. How is this product useful?✔ Helps students master science vocabulary✔ Requires cri
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Grades:
4th - 8th
2050: Sustainable Cities -- City Design Project
2050: Sustainable Cities -- City Design ProjectBackground InformationSustainable Cities is a collaborative project-based learning activity in which students brainstorm and design a green city from scratch! In collaborative groups, students choose roles as various city planners to design a "fully functional" sustainable city. This project is incredibly relevant today with climate change being a serious global threat to human societies.The project utilizes various student abilities and interests r
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Grades:
6th - 11th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-LS2-7
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS3-4
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Animal Research Essay or Project Graphic Organizers- DIGITAL!
Doing an Animal Research Project? Use these graphic organizers to help students focus and organize their information. Graphic organizers include the following topics: DescriptionDiet, PredatorsHabitatAdaptations to help with survivalWhere in the world the animal is foundReproductionand, other interesting facts about the animalStudents research using websites provided, complete the 2 graphic organizers, then use that information to write a rough draft and then final draft essay about the animal.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Biome Lesson Plans & Activity - Food Web Lesson Plan - Food Chain Lesson
This environmental science lesson and activity is designed for middle school and high school courses. The included maps, worksheets and project provide a great introduction to habitats, biomes, and food webs. Topics include food webs, habitats, climate, tropical rainforest, savannah, desert, steppe, chapparral, grasslands, deciduous forest, taiga, tundra, and alpine biomes.Click here to see a video of the project.This lesson is designed to facilitate independent learning and is ideal for a sub p
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Grades:
7th - 9th
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NGSS:
HS-LS2-4
Energy Pyramid Foldable - Great for Interactive Notebooks
Students will create a Frayer model foldable which will help them understand how energy moves through different trophic levels within an ecosystem. Students will complete Frayer models for 4 different trophic levels: producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers. This Frayer model foldable will require students to define the target vocabulary words, draw a picture of the concept, and apply this information by generating examples and non-examples for each vocabulary wo
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Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
Also included in: Ecology Foldables - BUNDLE
Solar Oven: Light & Heat Absorption Experiment PLUS S'more Cooker STEM- DIGITAL!
This product contains 2 activities: An experiment to determine which materials will absorb the most heat AND a STEM challenge to build a solar oven to cook a S'More!*Light and Heat Absorption Experiment: Follow the steps of the Scientific Method to determine which materials will absorb the MOST heat! Perfect to get students outside, making predictions, testing them and DOING SCIENCE! A list of materials is given, and space is left free to encourage students to come up with their own. *What's Co
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4th - 8th
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Producer, Consumer, Decomposer Foldable - Great for Interactive Notebooks
Students will create a Frayer model foldable which will help them understand the Ecology terms producer, consumer, & decomposer. Frayer Models require students to define the target vocabulary words and apply this information by generating examples and non-examples for each vocabulary word. My foldables are designed to fit on a standard 8.5 x 11 paper and require printing two pages (double-sided). This resource makes a great interactive notebook entry or classroom wall display. An example key
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: Ecology Foldables - BUNDLE
Symbiosis Project | Wanted Poster Activity | Symbiotic Relationships
Great for Ecology Distance Learning Students will create a wanted poster that demonstrates their knowledge of one type of symbiotic relationship. This symbiosis project includes BOTH a Google™ doc digital version and a printable option. This way, if you are you looking for a print and go assignment or a digital Google™ Classroom assignment, you are covered. This file is a printable pdf that includes a link to the digital edition you can share with students through Google™ classroom. Included:★★
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: Symbiosis Activities Bundle - Doodle Notes, Foldable, Project, Worksheet
Biomes and Ecosystems Project Earth Science Interactive Notebook 4th 5th Grade
Types of Biomes and Ecosystems Project: You will download biomes and ecosystems accordion book craft project for your 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, and special education earth science students to research nine types of biomes and ecosystems. This biomes and ecosystems project works well as a stand alone earth science craftivity or in a 4th or 5th grade earth science interactive notebook.A completed biomes and ecosystems accordion book is also included as an answer key or for a modification fo
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Grades:
4th - 6th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-1
Layers of the Atmosphere Foldable - Great for Interactive Notebooks
Students will create a Frayer Model foldable which will help them understand the five different layers of the atmosphere: exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, & troposphere. This foldable will require students to define the target vocabulary word, write the essential characteristics of the vocabulary word, draw a picture, and generate non-examples. This is an excellent way for students to master difficult science vocabulary. How is this product useful?✔ Helps students master sc
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Invasive Species: Project Based Learning Task MS-LS2-4 MS-LS2-5
Explore ecology concepts through the context of invasive species in this engaging project-based learning assessment. Students should already have an understanding of ecosystem structure and ecological relationships, and they should have been introduced to the idea of changes in ecosystems. This assessment is completely aligned to NGSS MS-LS2-4 and MS-LS2-5, but it can also be adapted for the high school level.In this activity, students research an invasive species, exploring how it has disrupted
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS2-5
, MS-LS2-4
Types of Rocks Foldable - Rock Cycle Vocabulary
Students will create a Frayer model foldable which will help them understand the three different types of rocks: sedimentary, igneous, & metamorphic. This foldable will require students to define the target vocabulary word, write the essential characteristics of the concept, draw a picture, and generate examples + non-examples. This is an excellent way for students to master difficult science vocabulary. How is this product useful?✔ Helps students master science vocabulary✔ Requires critical
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Biome or Ecosystem Shoebox Project
Looking for an extension activity for your ecology unit? Do you need a hands-on way for students to extend their learning? If so, this Ecosystem Shadowbox Project is the perfect resource for you! With this resource, students will create a food web which represents all the biotic factors of their ecosystem as well as describing how physical and biological changes in the ecosystem will impact the populations. Who is this resource for?This resource can be used by classroom teachers, tutors, and par
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-4
Also included in: Ecosystems - FULL UNIT
NO PREP Natural Disasters Research Project | Research | Science Project |
*NO PREP* Natural Disasters Research ProjectStudents will have so much fun researching natural disasters! Your students will choose one natural disaster to research, conduct their research, and then choose 1 of 4 options as a final research project to wrap up your unit! A rubric is included, and it can be used for any of the 4 project options! I also put two copies of the rubric on one page for you for easy printing and cutting.This science project has been a popular product of mine. I, myself,
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, 3-ESS3-1
, 3-ESS2-2
, 4-ESS3-2
Weathering Erosion and Deposition Foldable - Great for Interactive Notebooks
Students will create a Frayer model foldable which will help them understand the three different slow changes to Earth's surface: weathering, erosion, and deposition. This foldable will require students to define the target vocabulary word, write the essential characteristics of the vocabulary word, draw a picture, and generate examples + non-examples. This is an excellent way for students to master difficult science vocabulary. How is this product useful?✔ Helps students master earth science vo
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Soil Layers Model: Diggin' Deep in the Soil - 3D Paper Foldable
A constructivist approach to learning science concepts and systems. Designed with classroom teachers in mind, this easy to use creation project is great for class work, homework, and mini assessments. Please view the preview to see full activity and the option for differentiation on model construction (guided panels with horizon component images vs fully student designed panels). Click here to save 22% on this model with our Super Saver Earth Science Bundle of 8 different earth science activitie
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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Also included in: Earth Science 3D Model Bundle: Earth Model, Volcano Model, & Soil
Minerals Project - Earth Science Distance Learning - Google Classroom
Great for Earth Science Distance LearningStudents will create a wanted poster displaying the physical properties of one mineral. I have included a Google™ doc digital version and a printable pdf option. This way, if you are you looking for a print and go assignment or a digital Google™ Classroom assignment, you are covered. Your students will love the custom graphics and realistic wanted poster templates I have created! Included:★ Student direction page★ Wanted Poster Template - custom designed
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Grades:
5th - 12th
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