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6th grade environment research for Microsoft Word
Meteorology Webquest
In this webquest, students practice being real-world meteorologists forecasting and interpreting weather maps. They use current weather websites to track current conditions and to predict future conditions. They explore the different types of weather maps meteorologists use to track different aspects of the weather. The webquest allows ample room to individualized student exploration. Students can explore different types of maps of their interest, as well as different places around the world
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6th - 9th
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: CLIMATE CHANGE
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Climate change has been a topic of discussion and debate, under various titles, for many decades. With an increase in droughts and flooding, ecologically forced human migration, and the melting of ice sheets globally, climate change is obviously a major issue. But if we know it's a problem, why is so hard to solve?! With the ability to look at climate change scientifically, politically, socially, economically, or any combination o
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6th - 12th
Also included in: THE INQUIRY BASED LEARNING RESEARCH BUNDLE
Energy Webquest
In this self-directed and interactive webquest, students conduct an in-depth research exploration about energy! It starts with an overview of "energy" and the law of conservation of energy in order to build a conceptual understanding of energy and energy transformations. It then moves into exploring the different forms of energy through interactives: potential, gravitational, kinetic, chemical, electrical, mechanical, etc. It then moves into the different types of energy transfer: electrical, t
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5th - 9th
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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
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
Mass Extinction Interactive
This worksheet is designed to be used with the mass extinction interactive by HHMI website, biointeractive.org It includes an introduction, research questions and analysis.
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6th - 12th
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Natural Hazard City Report (MS-ESS3-2)
Overview: Students in small groups select a natural hazard and create a report for a fictional city about the potential risks that the hazard poses as well as ways that the city can prepare for the hazard in order to minimize the damage.
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MS-ESS3-2: Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
Objectives: Students will demonstrate their ability to…
research a particular
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6th - 8th
How to Write an Introduction Paragraph: for Research and Expository Writing
This lesson plan/handout breaks down the introduction paragraph into color-coded components to help students identify how to write an attention-grabbing and organized introduction paragraph. This is formatted for an MLA-style paper, but the components can be applied across disciplines and citation style. With examples from US History (the Battle of Gettysburg and Orphan Trains) and Science (the unique endangered Sea Otter), this introduction paragraph lesson is truly cross-curricular! I have use
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6th - 12th
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
Inquiry Based Learning Project: ELECTRIC VEHICLES
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Recently, electric vehicles have taken the world by storm, but they have been around for a much longer time. Even so, they have not been very popular until the last few years. So why is it that we’re only starting to see their popularity grow now? It would seem that the former hurdles of cost, mileage, and infrastructure are all being addressed, but these solutions also present new issues.In this project, students are given a gene
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: THE INQUIRY BASED LEARNING RESEARCH BUNDLE
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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Biomes, Ecosystems and Movies!!
What do Biomes and Disney movies have in common? Many Disney movies take place in the Earth's diverse biomes. There are four different activities in this mini-unit. *In the first activity, students will use provided websites to fill in a chart of nine different biomes. *In the second activity, students will play a game matching biomes to animated Disney movies. *In the third activity, students will work in groups to research how human activity can affect biomes. *In the fourth activity, I h
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4th - 7th
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Climate---Global Warming and Climate Change Poster Project
For this project, students will be assigned a group of either 4 or 5. As a group, their job is to create an advertisement poster showcasing their knowledge of global warming, including its causes, effects, and ways to prevent it.
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6th - 12th
Renewable Energy Project
Students are given a scenario where they have to choose between 5 renewable resources for a plot of land. They need to first research each resource and write down positives and negatives in a graphic organizer. After they have researched each they will give them a rating out of 5 for how likely they are to use that resource on their land. After researching, they will write a paragraph about which resource they are using and why. Lastly, they will draw a picture of their resource being used on th
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6th - 9th
Inquiry Based Learning Project: PLASTIC WASTE
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Plastic waste is a growing global concern that affects both individuals and the planet. It demands our attention because tackling the issue requires a shift in consumer behavior, innovation in materials and manufacturing, and coordinated efforts at all levels of society. It's a complicated problem, but understanding it is the first step towards finding solutions.In this package, students are given a general overview of how inquiry
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: THE INQUIRY BASED LEARNING RESEARCH BUNDLE
Pollution - Air / Water - Debate: Which is more dangerous?
This is a project that can be completed in as little as two days or as many as five. Students are separated into three groups: Air Pollution Debate Team, Water Pollution Debate Team, Audience/Solution Team.
Each team will work on various roles to complete (included) to help their team.
Rubrics are included! Awesome culminating activity!
Purchase as a docx so you can edit to your student and grade level needs!
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Climate Flyer
Students apply their knowledge of climate zones to a particular region of the world. They examine temperature, precipitation, vegetation and life in that region of the world. They create a flyer and display the information in an aesthetically pleasing manner. Students enjoyed the artistic aspects of the project. I took 2 days with laptops in the classroom and students finished at home for the homework on the second day. Great to hang in classroom or hallway. Common core aligned.
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4th - 10th
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Exploring Water Pollution Causes & Effects Reading & Worksheet 6th 7th 8th Grade
Water pollution impacts ecosystems and human health worldwide. This resource helps students learn that water pollution occurs when harmful substances enter bodies of water, such as rivers, lakes, oceans, and groundwater, making the water dirty or unsafe for plants, animals, and people.They understand that water pollution can have various causes, including trash and litter, chemical pollution from factories and farms, sewage and wastewater release, oil spills, and plastic pollution. They learn ab
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6th - 8th
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Historic Natural Disaster Project
Students select a historic major natural disaster to research and create a report including all of the required listed information about their choice. RUBRIC INCLUDED.
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6th - 8th
Severe Weather Research Project
Students research a type of severe weather storm (blizzard, thunderstorm, hurricane, flash flood, or tornado) using the research guide. Students then used research guide to make a movie trailer on WeVideo but you could modify to fit your needs. You can have them turn that research into a number of different presentations or give them a choice: WeVideo, Imovie, PowerPoint, Google Slides, Poster, Report, Pamphlet, etc.
Research and Scoring Guide included.
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6th - 8th
Ecosystem (PBL) Project Based Learning Experience -Distance Learning
This is an independent research project to review the details of an ecosystem. The product includes student instructions, worksheets, rubrics for food web and carbon cycle and a list of biomes for students to choose from. Covers concepts of trophic levels, abiotic factors, symbiotic relationships, limiting factors, adaptations, food webs, and the carbon cycle. Great for testing review or end of unit review. Includes 4 examples of food webs and 1 example of a carbon cycle. Fully editable word
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6th - 9th
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MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
Aquatic Ecosystem Model Set up - lower level part 1
Have your students create a warm and exciting classroom atmosphere by setting up an Aquatic Ecosystem Model in your room! In this lesson, they will learn the fundamentals of how a planted aquarium runs and why each type of plant and animal is chosen for this research project.
This is suitable for 6-10th grades. Specifically designed for Earth Science/Ecology classes. Begins a course-long research project.
Materials: empty fish tanks, air pump, air hose, sponge filters, window sill, aquarium
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Aquatic Ecosystem Model 10 Lab Bundle
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