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5th grade Earth Day asian studies simulations
India: Mohenjo-Daro Dig Activity
This is a great activity to introduce students to Ancient India the civilization of Mohenjo-Daro!
In this activity, students examine 6 artifacts. They need to determine what the artifacts are made of, what they could be used for, and what they might actually be.
My students loved doing this because they wanted to find out what each artifact was. I usually like to leave them hanging at the end of class, and won't give them the answers until the next day.
Also included are many pictures of Mo
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5th - 7th
Water Conservation Lab: Design & Carry Out a Study - NGSS: Distance Learning
In this activity NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) aligned activity, students (Part 1:) design and carry out a study to calculate how much water will be saved if they turn the water off while brushing their teeth, and (Part 2:) design and carry out a loner-term study at home to calculate how much water can be conserved. The lesson proceeds as follows: 1. First, students watch a short video on water conservation, and the growing water shortage crisis worldwide. They answer a few questio
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5th - 12th
Earth Day Virtual Field Trip -Distance Learning- Become an Earth Day Hero
This Earth Day Virtual Field Trip is more like a mission that students will want to complete with pride! On this Earth Day Virtual Field Trip, students are asked to become Earth Day Superheroes by completing tasks that teach them to become environmental friendly, what Earth Day is, and how they CAN make a difference. Use this Earth Day Virtual Field Trip from the No Wheels Field Trip collection to celebrate Earth Day on April 22! Let your students take the pledge and become Earth Day Heroes!This
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2nd - 5th
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Mt. Everest Simulation Game
This is an engaging and exciting way to get your students to role-play as climbers attempting to summit Mt Everest. Students must make the right decisions, take chances, and hope the dice is in their favor while they climb. Sharing oxygen with classmates, or not, adds a fun team element to the game. Just print one game card per student and control the story from your projector or tv!Includes:- Mt Everest Simulation PowerPoint- Mt Everest Student Game Card- Dice Spinners to Print for Random Event
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3rd - 10th
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Earth Day 2024 Activities 5th Grade to 8th Grade Easy Low-Prep Hands-on Science
Celebrate Earth Day with this collection of LOW-PREP and FUN science activities for middle school students. This resource has everything you need for amazing Earth Day science labs unit! Earth Day Resources Included in this Resource:Solid Waste Management ActivityWater Conservation ActivityEarth's Spheres ActivityWho is this resource for?Classroom TeachersHomeschool ParentsHomeschool Co-op TeachersChristian School TeachersEnrichment TeachersSpecial Education TeachersHere are the details of each
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5th - 8th
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5-ESS2-2
, 5-ESS1-1
, 5-ESS3-1
, 5-ESS2-1
China Pre-Qin Dynasty Simulation
Take students through an experience in life in Pre-Qin Dynastic China during the Warring States Period before China became a unified country. Students will experience what it is like to have to deal in different currencies, different weights and measurement systems, different written languages, and different calendars. Through this experience they will develop an understanding of the important change to a unified government on daily life including trade, communication, and social events which
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4th - 8th
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Earth Day Activities - Easy, Low-Prep, Fun Middle School Science Labs & Reading
Celebrate Earth Day with this collection of LOW-PREP and FUN science activities for middle school students. This resource has everything you need for amazing Earth Day science labs unit! Earth Day Resources Included in this Resource:Solid Waste Management ActivityWater Conservation ActivityEarth's Spheres ActivityWho is this resource for?Classroom TeachersHomeschool ParentsHomeschool Co-op TeachersChristian School TeachersEnrichment TeachersSpecial Education TeachersHere are the details of each
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5th - 8th
NGSS:
5-ESS2-2
, 5-ESS1-1
, 5-ESS3-1
, 5-ESS2-1
Earth Day Activities : Reading Comprehension, Activities, and Craft Ideas Pack
This Earth Day pack has all you need to celebrate our planet's special day!
Included in this pack:
♦ (2nd - 3rd, maybe 1st with help) Reading Comprehension about Earth Day
♦ Higher Level (4th - 5th) Reading Comprehension about Earth Day
♦ Earth Day Poster Activity for groups or individuals
♦ Facts about Pollution/Trash (Great to use with posters, these facts are like "Each minute one million plastic bags are used!", these are general, but 3 out of 12 specifically name the US)
♦ Earth Day Ple
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2nd - 5th
Classroom Escape Room - Asia - Geography, Maps, Flags, and Landmarks
Looking for an engaging way to teach map skills and geography? Turn your classroom into an Escape Room. Included are three escape room style lessons. You can have your students work on their own or in small groups to complete each level of the lesson. Each level increases in difficulty. Starting at 1st Time Traveler - students can level up to Seasoned Traveler - then level up to the final escape challenge, Wily Veteran. Students will need to check out the Maps, Flag, and Landmarks of Asia to dec
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5th - 8th
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Earth Day Story Adventures -Reading Comprehension -Virtual Field Trip Experience
Let's take an Earth Day Story Adventure Virtual Field Trip through our FAVORITE Earth Day Stories!! This No Wheels Field Trip is just what you need to have some FUN, take a trip, celebrate Earth Day, and become more proficient in SAVING OUR PLANET!On this trip, you will start by visiting the story adventure map! The map will guide you through jumping into 3 of our FAVORITE Earth Day Stories:I Can Save the EarthWe are the Water ProtectorsWhy Should I Recycle?You will hear the story or what the st
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3rd - 5th
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Diwali Lesson & Celebration
These Slides will walk your students through a Diwali celebration in a fun and informative way! Students watch a video and do five activities to correspond to the days of Diwali. You will need some supplies (full list included), but you can also make a copy of the Slides and adapt them to the supplies you have on hand. My students loved this activity, and it was much more memorable than just reading about the holiday.
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4th - 8th
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Earth Day Activities 5th 6th 7th Grade: Water Conservation Science Activity
Looking for fun and easy Earth Day Activities? Add this one to your list! This water conservation activity is the perfect tool to teach students about the importance of conserving our most precious resource: water. This interactive and engaging lesson plan is designed to provide a fun and memorable learning experience for students, using just water as a model to demonstrate how water is distributed throughout the earth.This resource includes an activity that involves measuring out specific amoun
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5th - 8th
NGSS:
5-ESS2-1
, 5-LS1-1
Also included in: Earth Day 2024 Activities 5th Grade to 10th Grade Low-Prep, Fun Science
Earth Day Activities 5th 6th 7th Grade: Solid Waste Trash Audit or Survey & Meme
Looking for fun and easy Earth Day Activities? Add this one to your list! This resource includes three engaging activities that will take your students on a journey to become a more environmentally responsible citizen.In the first activity, Students will embark on a research mission to identify local municipality programs that are dedicated to reducing waste through recycling, composting and waste reduction. This activity aims to build awareness and understanding of the programs available within
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5th - 8th
NGSS:
5-ESS3-1
Also included in: Earth Day 2024 Activities 5th Grade to 10th Grade Low-Prep, Fun Science
Truffala Tree Grows Magically!
Truffala Tree Grows Magically
When you finish reading The Lorax, there is no guarantee what will happen to that very last seed. But for your students, you can magically bring the tree to grow before their eyes. The basic props are the center of a paper towel roll and some tissue paper. You will need to practice, because the tissue paper is soft and needs a gentle lift. But the kids will be able to end the story with a hopeful dramatic finale.
And the growing tree top can also work with a u
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4th - 6th
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Earth Day Activities 5th 6th 7th Grade: Earth's Spheres (Hydro Litho Atmo Bio)
Looking for fun and easy Earth Day Activities? Add this one to your list! With this experiment, students will investigate how the four spheres of the Earth - the hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere - interact with one another. Each experimental group will involve changing one sphere, while the other three remain constant. Students will observe how the plants grow in each terrarium over a period of several weeks and make comparisons to draw conclusions about the importance of each
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Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
5-ESS2-2
Also included in: Earth Day 2024 Activities 5th Grade to 10th Grade Low-Prep, Fun Science
Chinese History Play: The Life and Death of Shi Huang Di
This is a comedy I wrote to elaborate upon some of the entertaining and sometimes brutal stories and legends surrounding China's first Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di. It has some dark humor but is totally school appropriate. My students loved acting out this play and learned much about Chinese history.
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4th - 8th
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Ancient India Play: The Finale of the Ramayana
A comedic take on the finale of the Ramayana written for middle school students. Students will get some exposure to one of India's greatest works of literature.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Harvest: The Mathematics of Sustainability in an Ocean Simulation
This activity is based on Linda Booth Sweeney & Dennis Meadows “Harvest” from The Systems Thing Playbook, a collection of wonderful exercises and simulations for guiding children (and adults) through the process of thinking about how interconnected systems work together. It is a thoroughly wonderful book, and this mathematical investigation would not be possible without it.
The basic idea is this: the students in your class are divided into groups, each of which represents a fishing boat. E
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3rd - 7th
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STEM • Earth Day (recycling)
Your students have been tasked with designing and building a recycled birdfeeder. This project contains criteria and constraints, allowing for open-ended design while exploring specific academic material. Includes:· Teacher guide · Projectable (or printable) scenario page· Student guide page· STEM group job assignments · STEM poster· Discussion questions· Reflection rubricMaterials Needed: Teacher Materials:• Birdseed• Exacto knife (to cut hole in feeder) Student Materials: • Possible materia
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Holiday Science Driven STEM and STEAM Activity Bundle
The Polar Freeze
Do you remember playing musical chairs? We decided to “earth tune” the game and it’s called “The Polar Freeze” for fun loving parents and children. “The Polar Freeze” begins with a welcome and an introduction from Jack Frost’s Southern Cousin “Jacque’ De’Frost, the Master Instructor of the Polar Freeze”. He will read a letter he received from Jack Frost and Frosty the Snowman requesting assistance in learning about the Earths dynamic climate systems using Jacks favorite game "The Polar Freeze".
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K - 8th
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Medieval Japan (fun activity)
This lesson has a lot of moving parts, here is a short video of me explaining step by step how to do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeM4Pdsg-aE
Grades:
5th - 9th
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