17 results
8th grade earth sciences Common Core W.7.2 resources
Earth Day Activities |Vocab| Critical Thinking | Writing |Print PDF or Digital!
Teach your students about the importance of Earth Day! Students will be able to do the following with this engaging print or digital activity: 1. Define 5 vocabulary terms related to Earth Day, use them in a sentence, and draw a picture. 2. Use critical thinking and real-world skills to create and list things we can do on Earth to reuse, reduce and recycle.3. Respond to an Earth Day writing prompt in paragraph or short-answer form.
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Ocean Pollution STEM Writing Challenge for Middle School Technical Report
This Ocean Pollution STEM Writing Challenge will get your students thinking creatively while learning about water pollution. This activity has students follow steps in the engineering design process in order to learn about and propose a solution for the problem of plastics in the ocean. Students will work in groups to research, brainstorm, survey, and design a solution or product that will help the environment. This activity works well for Earth Day or any time you want to introduce technical wr
Grades:
7th - 8th
Types:
Birthstone Brochure Research Project
DESCRIPTION: Ready to turn your students into young mineral experts? Look no further then the Birthstone Brochure Project- a dynamic and engaging activity that will bring students on an exciting journey of discovery. Students will delve into the enchanting properties of their specific birthstones, exploring their color, hardness, luster, breakage, and streak. They'll uncover the mystical and mythical aspects linked to each stone, discovering intriguing properties steeped in lore and legends.Ven
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-1
Strategic Reading to Write - Rock Layers and Folds - Middle School Science
This Strategic Reading to Write unit asks students to analyze three science informational articles to write a short essay. The articles are broken down through strategies encouraging deeper thinking about what the author says. A great cross-curriculum assignment that helps students use reading strategies to understand difficult scientific concepts. The activities are on a student packet that should be printed. Links are provided for the articles. Lesson plan for 5-6 days.Included:Suggested Instr
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
Earth Day Project Climate Change conference
Your students lead the discussion in this Climate Change Conference Role Play Project . Advocates, scientists, and authors come together in a conference about climate change. Great for Earth Day!This is language arts (persuasion and non-fiction text analysis), science (global warming is part of new science standards), and social studies (people, places, and environments) rolled into one engaging project. Use as part of your Earth Day celebrations or when studying global environments. Included
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th
Types:
Also included in: Earth Day Resource Bundle
Astronauts Report Printable and Google Slides Bundle
This blended resource is great for distance learning and in person learning. It contains materials for your students to complete an Astronauts Research Report. Combine resources to easily BLEND your classroom! This resource contains both a printable and digital - Google Slides Astronauts research report.Engage your students with this fun and comprehensive Astronauts Research Report resource. It helps has make report writing easy! It contains questions, organizers, tools and forms to use for your
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
Severe Weather Newspaper Article
In this lesson, students will write a newspaper article detailing a historical hurricane or tornado. In the newspaper article, students will include information about how the severe weather was formed, the effects of the severe weather, and the impact on the local community.
Global Warming and Wind Power - Compare and Contrast
10 printable or digital pages for students to compare and contrast: wind turbines vs electric fans, solar power vs wind power, weather at the beach vs in the mountains, parachutes vs jet packs, airplanes vs birds, kites vs paper airplanes, sunny days vs stormy skies, and more. PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGITAL ACTIVITY: I created a digital version wit
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 10th
Also included in: Wind Power BUNDLE (Global Warming and Climate Change)
Earthquake Report Printable and Google Slides Bundle
This blended resource is great for distance learning and in person learning. It contains materials for your students to complete a Earthquake Research Report. Combine resources to easily BLEND your classroom! This resource contains both a printable and digital - Google Slides Earthquake research report.Engage your students with this fun and comprehensive Earthquake Research Report resource. It helps has make report writing easy! It contains questions, organizers, tools and forms to use for your
Global Warming and Wind Power - Writing Prompts
20 printable or digital pages of writing prompts exploring WIND POWER and global warming: Descriptive writing, Narrative writing, Hypothetical situations, Make a list, Dialogue, Acrostic writing, Personal letter, Persuasive writing, Asking questions, Directions, Using your imagination, Sentences and paragraphs and more... PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGI
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 10th
Also included in: Wind Power BUNDLE (Global Warming and Climate Change)
Volcanoes - Why Is Lava So Hot
13 internet activities for students to learn about volcanoes and lava and eruptions:What are volcanoes?What happened to Mount Vesuvius?What happened to Mount St. Helens?How did the Hawaiian Islands form?How does lava move?What does lava look like?What is a volcano?Are there different types of volcanoes?What types of eruptions might come from a volcano?Where were the largest eruptions in history?What are the parts of a volcano?Why is lava so hot?Take a look at the Preview to see sample pages.
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
Project Drawdown and the future of climate change! (Remote learning project)
This project introduces scholars to the innovative, promising solutions proposed by Project Drawdown for fighting climate change!After using the included Google Form to pick their top 5 interests, scholars are then grouped into fours and tasked with producing an organized presentation of their technology. Each slide of the presentation serves a different purpose towards evaluating whether the technology works and is practical. All requirements are laid out in the instructions, along with a con
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Rock Paragraph Prompt Student Copy, Rubric, and Example Response
Students will follow a promt to prewrite and write a paragraph about a type of rock. The document includes a rubric and an example response.
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-1
Science Lesson | Extreme Weather Worksheets | Gr. 6-8 | Free
In this lesson, students learn about extreme weather, create an infographic, and educate others on the knowledge gained from this unit. Step 1 - Inquire: Students watch videos to understand why weather is becoming more extreme. Step 2 - Investigate: Students create an infographic about extreme weather impacts in their area. Step 3 - Inspire: Students educate others on the knowledge gained from this unit.Lesson Plan AccessTo access the lesson plan for FREE click here. More Free Stuff!Free Lesson
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-4
Science Lesson | Water Cycle Activity | Gr. 6-8 | Free
In this lesson, students learn about the water cycle and how climate change impacts its patterns. Step 1 - Inquire: Students contemplate their relationship with water and observe a demonstration to determine if shifting climates may affect the water cycle. Step 2 - Investigate: Students explore an interactive diagram about the water cycle. Step 3 - Inspire: Students watch a video and complete a series of questions in their student journals.Lesson Plan AccessTo access the lesson plan for FREE cli
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-4
Deforestation Lesson Plan for Middle School | Water Cycle
In this lesson, students learn how climate change and deforestation are linked to the water cycle. Step 1 - Inquire: Students view an Indigenous perspective on deforestation and learn how climate change can lead to deforested areas. Step 2 - Investigate: Students complete a hands-on activity to investigate the effects of deforestation on erosion and watch a video on deforestation and climate change. Step 3 - Inspire: Students create a cause and effect diagram about erosion and the water cycle.Le
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-4
Transpiration Lesson | Science Activities | Gr. 6-8 | Free
In this lesson, students learn about transpiration and how transpiration plays a role in cooling cities that experience extreme heat due to climate change. Step 1 - Inquire: Students explore the idea of transpiration through a hands-on experiment. Step 2 - Investigate: Students learn about trees' connection to urban heat islands. Step 3 - Inspire: Students create a proposal to improve tree equity in their neighborhoods.Lesson Plan AccessTo access the lesson plan for FREE click here. More Free St
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-4
Showing 1-17 of 17 results
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands