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Free earth sciences independent work packets for Google Apps
Problem and Solution Text Structure Passage - Digital & Print
Download this quick and easy text structure lesson! Your middle school students will read a high-interest article about weather science while practicing problem and solution text structure, and the activities are perfect to print or use in Google Classroom.(If you love this free sample, don't miss the rest my Weather Reading Passages for Nonfiction Text Structure and Weather Nonfiction Bundle - Text Structure and Text Features!) This resource includes a digital Google Slides version! (Link in PD
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6th - 8th
Ecology Reading Passages Worksheet Assessment NGSS LS2 B Cycles of Matter Energy
This is a perfect 45-minute independent work packet, introductory scaffold, review, distance learning, homework or sub plan for LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems: Food webs are models that demonstrate how matter and energy is transferred between producers, consumers, and decomposers as the three groups interact within an ecosystem. What Students Do:Students use the Reading Passages to help them fill in and answer the Worksheets.Students then do a 15 question Google Form
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5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-1
Water Cycle (Reading Passage and Analysis Questions)
I am a Biology teacher and over the years I noticed that students were not reading the textbook or if they did read they were not comprehending the material at the level I hoped. Additionally, our biology textbook is huge and often overwhelming! I believe that reading is critical in science so I started to make my own reading passages. These are short, one page reading passages followed by one page of analysis questions. This allows students to focus on the important information and comprehend t
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7th - 10th
Earth Tilt Sun Patterns Seasons Card Sort Worksheet Assessment NGSS MS-ESS1-1
This 4-part easy prep, engaging and rigorous lesson will help your students to understand why there are seasons on Earth. This NGSS three dimensional resource covers the Performance Expectation “Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun system to describe the cyclic patterns of the seasons.(MS-ESS1-1)”.What students do:Students individually do a virtual card sort.Students do a collaborative card sort.Students use the card sort to fill in the worksheet.Students do an assessment. Save big and buy t
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Introduction to Natural Hazards (Types, Risk)
This complete lesson introduces the concept of natural hazards and natural disasters. Two main category types of natural disaster are introduced (Geological and Meteorological) with a major emphasis on the different factors affecting the hazard risk from natural hazards: Vulnerability, Nature of Natural Hazards, and Capacity to Cope. This is a quality, ready-made lesson leaving the teacher with little to do except print out what is required for students. This Google Slides resource is a fully-di
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Natural Hazards & Plate Tectonics: Lesson Bundle (Incredible Value!)
Natural Hazards: Impacts and Responses (Primary and Secondary Effects)
This lesson enables students to find out how natural hazards impact people and how people respond to them. The lesson covers a range of primary impacts and secondary impacts. These impacts eventually lead to responses from authorities and students will then assess what the various immediate and long-term responses are. Some impacts have to be managed before, during and immediately after the natural disaster to prevent further loss of life, injuries or destruction of property. Students will disco
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Natural Hazards & Plate Tectonics: Lesson Bundle (Incredible Value!)
25x Earth Science - MS: What Are The Earth Sciences? (EN/SP)
X | What Are Earth Sciences? Objective: The objective of this lesson is to help students understand the importance of learning math, its real-life applications, and how it can enhance their problem-solving skills and future opportunities.Today’s Activities:Article: Earth Sciences: Exploring the Wonders of Our PlanetReflection QuestionsDefine The TermsWord SearchCrossword
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6th - 8th
Amplify Science - Middle School: Rock Transformations End of Unit Review
NOTE: This resource is intended for use with Amplify Science curriculum. Although some parts of the review may be useful to you and your students, I do not recommend purchasing unless your school site has adopted the curriculum. This multi-paged End of Unit review is aligned to the concepts in the Rock Transformation Unit. For each Progress Build students will: practice and test their knowledge of key conceptsanswer a multiple choice question aligned to the Progress Build TIP: I have found succe
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6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS2-2
25x: Physical Science - What Is Physical Science?
Objective: Students will explore physical science, including chemistry, physics, and earth science, in order to gain knowledge, problem-solving skills, and critical thinking abilities.Today’s Activities:Article: The Fascinating World of Physical Science Reflection QuestionsDefine The TermsWord SearchCrosswordIncludes Google Slide with objective and today's activities list.One of the lessons in 25x Physical Science. Visit the link to explore more of the lessons and see if the highly discounted bo
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
Earth, Sun, and Moon Project
This is a student lead research project. Students research the Earth, Sun, and Moon and how they interact along with the phases of the moon, what causes seasons, and gravities role in it all. Students conduct their research and then choose how they would like to demonstrate their learning. Rubric is included. Great for sub plans too!
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6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ESS1-1
Weather Differentiation Stations on Google Slides
Weather Differentiation Stations is our Monthly FREE product! It consists of six different stations for students to learn about storms and meteorology. The student will learn about temperature, wind, cold fronts, warm fronts, thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes and much more! The students will enjoy a vocabulary matching game, multiple choice questions, sketching, constructed responses, card matching, and a hands on activity!We have also uploaded the explanations of both the Mini-Escape Rooms &
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Weather Google Slides Bundle
Carbon Cycle, Photosynthesis, & Greenhouse Effect Worksheet
Middle school review of following concepts:- The carbon cycle- Photosynthesis- The Greenhouse effectStudents will master these concepts through:- Modeling- Explanation- Making connections
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4th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS2-4
APES Topic 1.4: The Carbon Cycle (Printed & Digital Options)
Topic Name: 1.4: The Carbon CycleEnduring Understanding: ERT-1: Ecosystems are the result of biotic and abiotic interactions.Learning Objective: ERT-1.D: Explain the steps and reservoir interactions in the carbon cycle.Essential Knowledge:ERT-1.D.1: The carbon cycle is the movement of atoms and molecules containing the element carbon between sources and sinks.ERT-1.D.2: Some of the reservoirs in which carbon compounds occur in the carbon cycle hold those compounds for long periods of time, while
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9th - 12th
Alternative Energy HyperDoc
A simple and visually pleasing HyperDoc covering six common sources of alternative energy (wind, geothermal, nuclear, solar, biomass, and hydroelectric). Each section contains links to online resources with basic information about each alternative energy, as well as sites with helpful diagrams of exactly how power is generated in each method. Students research each site, then describe how the power is generated, the energy transformations that occur throughout the process, and then list the pros
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6th - 8th
Rock Cycle Story (with rubric)
In this activity, students will write and illustrate their life story as if they are a rock going through the rock cycle. Includes a word bank for students to use and a rubric.
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6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-1
Plate Tectonic Article
Listening to Earth article Eng & SPA annotation assignment for students. Extend your student's learning, review plate boundaries, or highlight scientific careers with this article! Read about Dziak and team listening to the tectonic plates move by dropping a microphone (actually called a hydrophone) down into the ocean.
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6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-1
The Carbon Cycle ESS2.E Grades 3-5 by Saito
This lesson is ready to be assigned in your Google Classroom. Students follow carbon's path through the biosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere.
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3rd - 5th
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3-ESS2-1
, 5-ESS2-1
, 4-ESS3-1
Natural Resource Letter of Introduction
Have your students show what they know about renewable and non-renewable resources by writing a letter of introduction as if they are applying for a job as a natural resource. (Includes template for students who need more scaffolding and an example of a completed letter.)
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4th - 7th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
, 4-ESS3-1
Digital Daily Moon Phase and Weather Tracking Google Slides
Students can use these slides to track the moon phases and the daily weather. Students can use these trackers to observe patterns with the weather and phases of the moon.
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3rd - 6th
NGSS:
3-ESS2-1
, 3-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-5
, MS-ESS1-1
Sustainable Agriculture Vocab Template
Use this vocabulary template to streamline the vocab learning process and to discuss some of the main vocabulary needed to study sustainable agriculture!
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6th - 12th
CWPPRA WebQuest: Louisiana Wetlands
This interactive Google Slides Deck explores our dynamic environmental, ecologic, and economic relationships with Louisiana wetlands through reading, researching, and brainstorming. It includes questions that reference the CWPPRA WaterMarks publication and our website, www.LaCoast.gov, in addition to a variety of other informational and educational resources. It has been aligned to NGSS and LSSS standards and is intended for use in middle and high school classrooms.This low-prep webquest is focu
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5th - 12th
NGSS:
5-ESS2-2
, HS-ESS2-5
, MS-ESS3-2
, HS-LS2-7
, MS-LS2-2
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Erosion: Its a Journey by Saito
This Self-Directed Science lesson is ready to assign in your Google Classroom. Students interact with engaging text, complete an investigation, and reflect on learning. Embedded formative assessments give you the information you need on students' progress.
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3rd - 5th
NGSS:
5-ESS2-1
, 4-ESS2-1
Analyze Climate Data ESS3.D Grades 3-5 by Saito
This lesson is ready to assign on your Google Classroom. This standards based, interactive text includes formative assessments that can give you the information you need about students' progress.
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3rd - 5th
NGSS:
3-ESS2-1
, 5-ESS3-1
, 5-ESS2-1
, 4-ESS3-1
Leaf Man Writing Activity
This product is great to use in addition to the read aloud "Leaf Man" students who need support can trace over the words and talk about where their leaf man went on a journey too after creating their own leaf man. It is set up to be able to print 2 per page.
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PreK - 1st
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