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Free elementary environment resources for Microsoft Word
Wall-E Movie Questions
This worksheet is designed to give students the opportunity to watch a fun movie, Wall-E, and think about the message behind the cuteness. It asks critical thinking questions that require the students to think about what they are watching. Example questions include:
"Describe and give characteristics that make WALL-E different from other robots. Give examples of how he shows human qualities."
"Why does the plant that EVE brings to the Axiom mean so much? What does it represent?"
These quest
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5th - 12th
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Food Chain Worksheet
A simple worksheet, intended as homework, using a sequence chain format. Students first order the parts of a food chain (producer, consumer, etc) and then a sample food chain with organisms. Answer key included.
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3rd - 5th
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Energy in the Atmosphere: Conduction, Convection, Radiation
Unit on the Earth's atmosphere focusing on Conduction, Convection and Radiation. Students define the terms in a foyer box (examples and pictures). The next part is a description of the way those 3 types of energy heat the earth's atmosphere. The independent practice is to sort out 10 different "activities" to decide whether they are are conduction, convection, or radiation. There is a multiple choice exit slip - great for data. Answer key provided at the end.
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4th - 9th
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Food Chains
This is an example of a Desert Food Chain where you can discuss the relationships between the different levels of animals.
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2nd - 4th
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Reduce Reuse Recycle Word Search
This word search can be used with any unit about the environment. It includes key words reduce, reuse, recycle, pollution, protect, glass, paper, plastic, waste, conserve, and green. It is meant to be a quick acvitity to use when students are done something else and you need something to keep them busy!
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K - 2nd
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Mystery Island Project Instructions - Landforms
Imagine you discovered a new island no one ever explored before. It does not exist on any map! You can name this island whatever you want and make its first official map or model.
Use These set of Instructions for a Project Assignment with your LANDFORM Unit. I used this for my second grade class. It requires them to create an island that they discovered. They must name it according to its shape. They can get very creative with this. I have made an example of a final project: "Shark Island" in
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K - 5th
Ecology: What is an Ecosystem? (Living Environment / ESL) + Google Doc Link
This activity is suitable for English Language Learners. This is document is designed as a group learning guide for students to work in small groups (or alone.) The teacher should briefly introduce the topic and guide the students through the introductory passage and diagram if needed. If working in groups, one student's role could be the moderator -- this person reads the question and makes sure that everyone in the group is discussing and working on the same question. The timer's role should b
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5th - 12th
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Middle School Science: Environmental Issues Research Project
I made this for my class (so it has my name and city specific info inside of it). However, I thought it could be a good place to start when tackling a major project like this.
This word doc contains the various documents that students will need to complete a TN standard aligned research project on environmental issues that humans have caused/impacted. These issues include water pollution, air pollution, the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, release of CFC's, littering, and pesticide/ferti
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5th - 9th
The Rock Cycle - Comic Strip Rubric & Brainstorm
For this activity, students create a comic strip character (rock) that takes a journey on 'the rock cycle,' which ends up being full of adventure and happenings! A brainstorming sheet and rubric are included.
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4th - 8th
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Adapted Reading-Animals and the Layers of the Rainforest
This product that you are about to download is designed for Special Education students who are autistic, or have a very difficult time reading. This product includes pictures to various important words throughout the reading. This will help students to visualize the information that they are reading. An activity that I will seek to add is to have my students identify the animals that can be found in each layer of the rainforest using a t-chart or some form of graphic organizer.
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PreK - 11th
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Food Web Practice
Students will identify producers & consumers in a food web.
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4th - 7th
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Pebble Go Animal Research Template
This template is a great resource for teaching research skills using the website Pebble Go. I've included two templates, one with room for two facts from each section and one that has only one spot for facts about each section.These templates are perfect for young beginner researchers!
Nature Scavenger Hunt
Nature scavenger hunt includes two different types of hunts. The first is an actual physical scavenger hunt where kids have to bring items in to be counted. The second one is a photo scavenger hunt. Parents or children can take pictures on their smart phone.
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K - 8th
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Ecosystem, Food Chain, and Web Vocabulary Cards
* 16 vocabulary cards and definitions
* Easy for students to cut and paste this cards to notecards to enhance study habits.
* can partner students up to have them play the fun game of memory with the cards.
*** See many other products that enhance and can be used as your unit materials for Ecosystems and Life Science ***
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3rd - 6th
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Make a Volcano Lab with Questions
A short lab for grades 3-8. Always fun and always messy! Discussion Questions added.
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3rd - 9th
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Parts of a Plant Diagram
These diagrams detail the main parts of plants (roots, stem, leaves, flower, xylem, and phloem). The handout could be used as a supplement to a lesson or for review.
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3rd - 5th
Vocabulary Dominoes - Environment Unit
This set of 12 dominoe tiles includes words from an environment unit. Students put the tiles in order matching words with definitions. This is great for individual student practice, pairs of students, small groups, or centers.
This set includes the following words: organism, ecosystem, survive, producer, consumer, decomposer, scavenger, predator, prey, energy, food chain.
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3rd - 6th
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Types of Rocks Graphic Organizer - Differentiated
Two differentiated graphic organizers for the three types of rocks - igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. One is fill in the blank, and one is completely blank.
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3rd - 5th
FREE Earth Day Web Hunt
This is a FREE 16 question sheet about The History of Earth Day, The Impact Humans have on the Earth, and What Students can Do to help protect Earth's Natural Environment. The student sheet provides some suggestions for websites that would be helpful, and a thorough answer key is provided for you.
If you would like to present the material to your students, I have a 75 slide PowerPoint presentation that covers the information on this sheet AND MORE. It is fully animated with matching sounds ef
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5th - 10th
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Volcanoes: A Non-Fiction/Informational Text
Children love non-fiction texts and the wealth of information they have to offer. As a teacher of primary aged children, I was having a difficult time finding texts on volcanoes that were both captivating enough to keep my students' interest, yet appropriate for them to navigate independently. I have created this non-fiction book on Volcanoes for our young, aspiring scientists.With vivid images, and simplified text, your students are sure to enjoy it as a read aloud or during independent reading
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K - 3rd
Ecosystem Word Search
A fun word search focusing on important Ecosystem vocabulary. A short, fill in the blank assessment is below the word search to check for a quick understanding.
A color coded answer key is included for the word search as well as the fill in the blank assessment.
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3rd - 6th
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Abiotic and Biotic Factors PPT Worksheet
This worksheet supports the Abiotic and Biotic PowerPoint presentation that can be found in my store.
It can also be used separately as a worksheet for abiotic and biotic factors. To complete the second activity, find a detailed picture of a ecosystem and have students identify factors.
Next Generation Science Standard:
MS-LS2-2- Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
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5th - 7th
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5TH Grade Wetlands Reading Passage and Question Set
Two-page reading passage/article on the wetland ecosystem. 3-page/10 question Post-reading question set with questions that hit common core standards for reading comprehension and other literacy skills. Answer key is included. This passage and question set covers 5th grade ELA, but also covers various grades' science standards for ecosystems.
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4th - 6th
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Nonrenewable and Renewable Resources
This is an Adobe Spark Page to help quiz your students on nonrenewable and renewable resources by involving movement! Simply copy and paste the link in the word document into your web browser!
K-ESS3-3 Earth and Human Activity
Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.*
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2nd - 6th
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