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Free 12th grade earth sciences webquests
FREE International Space Station Virtual Field Trip ISS Middle and High School
Explore the International Space Station with lots of activities and ready to use worksheets for middle and high school students! This ISS webquest is perfect for astronomy, science, physics, and Earth Science classes with so much content and no prep or planning needed!Created by a certified teacher, straight from my classroom to yours!Don't forget to click the star to follow me for more great lessons (and Freebies) and to give this product 5 stars! Thank you so much!Take a Virtual Field Trip:Tak
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6th - 12th
FREE Environmental Science Webquest - Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
Take a break from lecture! This free webquest assignment provides an opportunity for Biology, Earth Science or Environmental Science students to learn about renewable and nonrenewable resources. Sources of energy are explored through videos and student-friendly articles that are easily accessed for independent learning, flipped classrooms, or sub days. All pages come in PDF and Google Slides versions so they can be assigned easily through many digital platforms such as Google Classroom, Canva
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9th - 12th
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Climate Change - The Greenhouse Effect - NO PREP
The Greenhouse Effective Google Form and InteractiveReady-to-go digital lesson that engages students and grades itself!Concepts:-Energy from the sun heats the Earth.-Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere trap infrared radiation, keeping the Earth warm.-Carbon dioxide and methane are two greenhouse gases that absorb and re-emit infrared radiation.-Increased levels of greenhouse gases cause the Earth to warm.-Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmospheres and contributes to the Ear
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6th - 12th
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MS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-6
, MS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-4
Geologic Timeline Webquest
In this webquest, students will explore the relative time/ages (including the Law of Superposition), absolute time/ages (radiometric dating), and the geological timeline, including the eons, periods, and major events within it. There are plenty of photos and pictures of fossils, life, and rocks to make the information more understandable.
The information presented in the website is accurate, but not as in-depth as it could be, so this webquest might be best suited for slightly younger audiences
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6th - 12th
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Climate Change - Global Warming - NO PREP
Climate Change - Global Warming Google Form and InteractiveThis is the first of several climate change products. More coming soon!VIDEO DirectionsReady-to-go digital lesson that engages students and grades itself!Many teachers assign this as an in-class assignment and then walk around and ask/answer questions as the students work through the interactive and form....or get other work done as the students work....because teachers shouldn't have to take work home. Concepts:-Temperature and average
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6th - 12th
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MS-ESS3-5
Plate Tectonics and Boundaries Webquest
This assignment follows a series of online animations to give students a look into how the earth's crust moves under their feet and shapes the surface of the earth.By the end of this assignment, students should be familiar with the earth's interior structure, tectonic plates and how they move and change, plate boundaries, and surface features caused by tectonic plate interactions.Click here to find the Answer Key!You can find the webquest website by clicking here!
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9th - 12th
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Weather Fronts and Air Masses Webquest
This is a webquest that goes into some details about the different types of weather fronts and air masses. Students first define several weather-related terms, then go to an animation that shows them how cold, warm, stationary, and occluded fronts work, with explanations. The second website has more information about cold, warm, and occluded fronts (it includes stationary front information, but not as much as the other three). Students are expected to fill out a chart on what each type of front
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9th - 12th
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Greenhouse Effect Webquest
This is a short webquest I created using the EPA's website and the PhET simulation, Greenhouse Effect. I got the questions for the PhET simulation from the teacher resources section. It was written by Christine Russo.I used this with my 11-12 grade environmental science/ecology class, but it could easily be used with the lower grades.
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7th - 12th
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Virtual Water: Usage, Footprint, Consumption, Scarcity (NO PREP) Word Search++
Virtual Water: A New Way to Think About Water – NO Prep – Earth Science Substitute Plans An Earth Day Science Special Edition! Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to teach your students about the importance of water conservation and sustainability? Look no further than our Virtual Water: A New Way to Think About Water word search and webquest! In this comprehensive and interactive lesson plan, students will learn about virtual water and how it impacts our daily lives. With a focus on key
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Buy My Whole Store – Growing Bundle – NO Prep – Science Substitute Plans
Lab #6: PhET Plate Tectonics
Lab #6 in my lab series.NOTE: This lab requires access to a computer and the PhET Plate Tectonics Simulation Website.Students use the PhET Plate Tectonics Simulation to describe the differences between continental and oceanic crust, to identify and describe the three types of plate boundaries, and to describe the geologic features created by each type of plate boundary.I have had great success with this lab. My students enjoyed using the simulation and by having them draw time-lapse sketches of
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Editable Astronomy Webquest: NASA - Solar System Exploration - Earth's Moon
Enjoy this editable sub plan or webquest covering asteroids, comets, & meteors. Students will use NASA's Solar System Exploration website to learn more about these celestial objects. This handout can easily be used for an AMI day, sub plan, or regular class period. Perfect for a space unit in Earth Science or your Astronomy class.
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: BUNDLE: Astronomy Webquests
Google Earth Activity: Weathering, Erosion and Deposition
In this activity students will explore the Earth and Mars and locate depositional features. This lesson takes roughly 80 minutes.
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8th - 12th
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Volcanic Ecosystems – NO Prep – Earth Science Substitute Plans
Volcanic Ecosystems – NO Prep – Earth Science Substitute PlansAre you looking for a No Prep Science Substitute Plan about Volcanoes and their Ecosystems? This comprehensive and engaging Sub Plan with differentiated activities is ideal and will keep your students busy for at least an hour.This resource is specifically designed to provide a range of no-prep activities centered around the fascinating world of volcanic ecosystems. Your students will learn about the unique features of volcanic habita
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Buy My Whole Store – Growing Bundle – NO Prep – Science Substitute Plans
Dead Zone Webquest
This Webquest asks students to identify the problems that result when large amounts of Run-off enter the Gulf of Mississippi river. Areas around the world are facing rising ecological disasters as these hypoxic zones are increasing at an alarming rate. With the help of an interactive map, and short video, students will identify one of the largest growing Dead Zones in the world, the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Rock Cycle WebQuest
In this WebQuest, students will learn more about how rocks form into sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks! This assignment includes definitions, free answer questions, and fill-in-the-blank question formats. This WebQuest navigates to a single National Geographic website using a tinyurl, so you know that the website is both easy to type for students and informative!Information CoveredThe three types of rocks: sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneousHow each of the three types of rock fo
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6th - 12th
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Acid Base Bundle DISTANCE LEARNING
This is a bundle of Google doc based activities with embedded videos and webquest elements for about two weeks worth of instruction. Included activities:Acid base indicator slide deckDefinition of Acids and Bases (featuring chemistry of baking!)Conjugate Acids and BasesAlien Juice Bar internet activityBuffersOcean AcidificationAcid RainThese activities are appropriate for a basic level high school chemistry class or as an intro for an honors or AP level class. Middle school physical science cl
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8th - 12th
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HS-LS2-3
, HS-LS2-7
, HS-LS2-5
, MS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-1
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Susquehanna River Watershed WebQuest
Each of us lives in a watershed. In this Webquest students are asked to identify key factors that make up the Susquehanna River. They will be asked to read, analyze graphs and collect information from 2 websites Students will use the associated links from the Susquehanna River Basin Website to learn more about this watershed.
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7th - 12th
Hurricanes WebQuest
In this WebQuest, students will be answering questions from a National Geographic website on hurricanes. They will be reading and learning about how these storms form, gain energy, cause damage, and eventually lose power.The website for this webquest can be found here!The answered key can be found here!
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9th - 12th
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Minerals WebQuest
Hello! This assignment gives students the opportunity to learn about what minerals are (e.g. their classification) and what this means, examples of common minerals and their uses in daily life, and some of the characteristics/identification methods of minerals. I hope that you can make use of this webquest!You can find the website here!You can find the answer key for this webquest here!
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6th - 12th
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Land Biomes Webquest (GREAT FOR SUB DAYS!)
This webquest is on a GoogleForm but GoogleForms can be printed for students to fill out (See directions below). This assignment uses the website blueplantbiomes.org. Students will explore different land biomes using the Blue Planet Biome website. They will explore the:TaigaTundraDeciduous ForestRainforestThis form can be modified by the teacher to add more biomes if desired.Questions can be modified and differentiated for your particular group of students. There are 23 questions currently.Can b
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8th - 12th
Earthquake Simulator Virtual Lab
This simulator is run by IRIS Earthscope Consortium and runs a simulation of a transform (strike-slip) fault.
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6th - 12th
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Energy Sources Escape Room
Keep your kids active and engaged with this energy sources escape room. Students will learn about various renewable and nonrenewable energy sources while they try to escape the school. Perfect sub plans for classrooms discussing energy sources
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5th - 12th
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Potash Detectives
Learners will become detectives as they uncover the mystery of Potash by rotating through stations and filling in their doodle notes worksheet. Each station is developed as a clue with a yellow evidence card, asking important questions involving what, where, when, why, and how. This lesson is an update from the original Potash Kit lessons combining..."Potash, What is it?""Is there Potash Under My Feet?" "Healing Waters of Manitou Activity"
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4th - 12th
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Water Footprint Webquest - Distance Learning Compatible, Editable with Key
This is a resource I use near the end of my hydrological cycle unit in Environmental Science. The students find the lesson surprising and engaging! We use the Water Footprint Calculator to find our own water footprints in the class following this lesson. This is a Word Document that can be uploaded to Google Drive and Google Classroom. The key is at the end of the document, so make sure you take that out before you give it to students.
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10th - 12th
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