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8th grade critical thinking earth sciences resources for Microsoft Excel
My Dream Car: A Microsoft Excel Project
I found that my students really enjoyed doing this Excel project in Computer Applications. Students will use Excel and its capabilities, to apply formulas and charts to a subject which they find fun and interesting, their dream car. They will choose several cars and will then do a cost analysis of their selected cars. To do this project, they have to select several cars, find cost and fuel economy information on those cars, download pictures of the cars and use Excel to do a cost analysis.
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Microsoft EXCEL Activities - 6 PROJECTS!
Tides and Moon Phase Graph Activity using NOAA
Students will develop a graphical model of the Earth-Sun-Moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases and how they affect our tides.
NGSS-MSESS1-1
In this activity, students will go to the NOAA website and collect tidal data from a region around the US. Students plot a month of tidal data and predict the moon phases based on how high the high tides are and how low the low tides are (spring vs neap tides). Students are amazed to find that their predictions are right by looking a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Using Wind Energy to Generate Electricity – A STEM Product
This STEM product addresses Next Generation Science - Common Core Standards with a study of wind energy, its environmental benefits, and the challenges wind energy faces to become a supplier of electricity.The product contains a 17 slide power point presentation, a student worksheet, extension projects, Teacher notes and answer keys, and an instructional MP4 video on Excel charting, and a completed Excel spreadsheet with formulas.The PowerPoint shows how windmills use wind energy to generate ele
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Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-LS2-7
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ESS3-4
, HS-PS3-3
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Excel 2010 - Let's Plan a Party/Budget
TSW create an excel spreadsheet to prepare a budget for a birthday party. The budget is $1,000 for a Sweet 16 or Finally 16 (for the boys) party. The students will determine amount of supplies needed for 20 guests and create formulas to calculate expenses and stay within the budget.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Physics - Big Bang - Big Bang theory and the Universe - Escape Room
Escape Room Time. This Challenge has 6 levels. Each level can only be unlocked when the previous level has been completed correctly.Included is the Excel document which self-checks. It will give a 4-digit code to open the lock and the lock will give a 6-digit code to unlock the next level. In addition is a pdf explaining how to use the excel file to complete.It is locked so that only the windows for answers can be inputted. This is a great assignment to assess students knowledge of how the Big B
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4th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Physics - Big Bang - Escape Room Bundle
Weather Science Excel Computer Project: How Accurate is Your Local Weatherman?
Welcome to my Excel Project about weather. I always do a theme for the year in my computer classes and last year it was weather.
Our Excel project was creating spreadsheets to compare the predictions of 3 local TV station's weathermen to what actually happened according to The Weather Channel or weather.com. I assigned each grade to different TV station and they had to keep tract of the predictions and actual weather for a period of 2 weeks. We included what type of weather was predicted, Sunn
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4th - 12th
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AICE Thinking Skills - Curriculum and Exam Breakdowns
(This product had originally been mistakenly uploaded incorrectly and then fixed but the negative review has never been taken down)This product includes a day-by-day breakdown of an entire First Semester, which covers all skills involved for AS level except the writing application needed in questions #2 and #5 on Paper 2. It includes all AS level Problem Solving Skills for Paper 1, as well as the AS level skills needed for questions #1, #3 and #4 (RAVEN, Main Conclusion, Intermediate Conclusion,
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Solve Systems by Substitution | Set-Up Practice | Google Sheets and Excel MAZE
Do your students need help with substituting an integer, term or expression BEFORE actually solving a system? If so, this self-checking/self-guiding MAZE is for you!!A self-checking digital maze made on Google Sheets and Excel is a fun and interactive way for students to practice substituting an integer, term, and expression before actually solving a system of equations. This type of activity is especially helpful for students who struggle with algebraic concepts or who may make common mistakes
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7th - 10th
Sun, Earth, and Moon Word Search
This word search goes perfectly with a unit covering seasons, patterns of the Earth, Moon and Sun, moon phases, or eclipses. Use this resource for extra credit on tests, for students that finish quickly, or on those days right before a holiday break.
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4th - 10th
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Weather Tool Digital Activity- Scavenger Hunt Flippity
All digital! No printing or prep! Students explore and learn different weather tools as they try to unlock the locks. Each lock has a clue and when students answer correctly, the lock will unlock. Perfect for sub plan!!!Directions:1. Click 'file' > 'publish to web' 2. Click "get link here" tab3. Copy link to send to students4. Students will unlock all the locks to complete the assignmentIncluded in activity:Lock #1: Students watch the Edpuzzle (no login needed) and the answers to each questio
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5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-6
, MS-ESS2-5
Group Discussion Rubric
Use this rubric whenever you have a class discussion. It provides a tangible way of grading these discussion, it teachers discussion behavior/skills, and it helps manage the discussion time. Students rate themselves and are rated by each other and the teacher completes a rating. Points are awarded for synchronicity of ratings. Repeated use of this rubric reinforces dicussion skills and solidifies the application of these skills. Students who do not choose to verbally contribute in the discussion
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Project Football in Excel
Students will research a favorite sports team and create an Excel spreadsheet listing players name, age, hometown, weight and height. Students will use the FUNCTION button in Excel to calculate the average age, weight and height of players on their team. Students will also write a one page summary on their data analysis and team information and can also create a PowerPoint presentation that includes Excel charts to analyze the team data.
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7th - 11th
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Continental Drift Evidence Analysis
This Google Sheet Worksheet is designed to assess students understanding of "evidence" and push them to determine whether 10 different statements are considered "strong" pieces of evidence to support Alfred Wegener's theory of Continental Drift. Directions: In left column, determine if the statement is considered a piece of evidence that can be used to support a claim. In the right column, determine whether that same statement supports the idea of Continental Drift. In the notes column, provide
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
Also included in:Â CER Practice Bundle
Physics - Big Bang - Escape Room Bundle
This bundle includes 4 unique escape rooms based on the following topics.Making Sense of the Universe Universe from our Eyes How Technology has Improved our Knowledge of the Universe Big Bang Theory and the Universe This bundle is perfect for revision, review and concept checking. It is also a fun activity for students to complete within class or even at home.Create your own escape room with no code on excel at the link belowEscape Room - No Code DIY - SampleDon't forget to leave feedback to ear
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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FOSS Science Curriculum Map- Weather and Water
Foss Science curriculum map for Weather and Water. Includes listed literacy and technology, as well as links to additional resources*Curriculum is mapped based on FOSS suggested timeline*Must have portal access to FOSS curriculum to access online materials related to the unit
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6th - 8th
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Internet Scavenger Hunt Collection, Volume 1 (Biography, Reference & More!)
This is collection of 5 online scavenger hunts (WITH KEYS). These exercises use powerful, compelling contexts that develop research, literacy, and analytic skills.
The collection includes ...
Biography 1 & 2 (Online biographies of leaders, educators, musicians, and more!)
Reference 1 (Online reference sites like the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, CIA World FactBook, RhymeZone Rhyming Dictionary, etc.)
Schoolhouse Rock 1 (Introduce your students to classics like "Interjection!", "I'm Just A
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Carbon Footprint Project (FULL BUNDLE!): Chemistry or Environmental Science
This project gives a template for students to calculate their Carbon footprints using skills that are important for Chemistry and/or Environmental Science (e.g. dimensional analysis, understanding the carbon cycle, understanding that different gases have different warming potential, etc). This lays out a comprehensive way to calculate Carbon Footprint particularly at a boarding school in Southern California. You can easily adapt this project for your needs or how much time you'd like to spend on
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Grades:
7th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-4
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AICE Thinking Skills Exam Breakdown 2020-2022
This resource is two excel files that have categorized all of the questions on Papers 1 and 2 for the last three years (since the exam update). The Problem Solving Matrix has 9 different types of problems that have been used over the past 3 years as well as how many points they were on the exam. The Critical Thinking Matrix has the topics for the 11 past exams as well.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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The PIT-STOP CHECK-IN Goal Folder System for School Administrators:
At times it appears that we are always in a race to master rigorous content standards at every grade-level. As administrators we must actively monitor our classrooms to ensure that adequate progress is occurring school-wide. In an effort to ensure that our teachers are continuously improving academically, I designed a check-in goal folder system for teachers to confirm that as a campus we are maintaining our goal focus towards continuous improvement. In order to do so, we are having every inst
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PreK - 8th
Daily Weather Log
Students will be engaged in collecting local weather data with this printable, ready to use weather log. Teachers can record several classes of data as a whole group to compare changes from hour to hour and day to day. Individually, students will analyze data from your favorite weather website or classroom weather station, while noticing patterns in the weather as it changes.
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3rd - 12th
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Social Studies Project: Family Reunion Mail Merge Word & Excel Computer Unit
Yep, that's right, you get to learn 2 programs for less than the cost of buying them separately in this Project!! Welcome to my Family Reunion Project in Word and Excel. If any of you know anything about mail merge, it's totally okay if you don't, you know that to do mail merge, you have to have a data source to work with. That's where the Excel part comes in. We are gong to create spreadsheets in Excel about our extended family. That is project #1. You will learn all about how to make spreadshe
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3rd - 8th
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Plate Tectonics Boundaries Chart Answer Key
Answer Key or review slide for the various types of plate boundaries
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Character Adjectives Word List (Excel Spreadsheet)
This is a list of 254 carefully selected character adjectives (formatted as a 10-page Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet) that I have used in the following ways:
1. During the first week of class, I have assigned students the project of researching and typing brief definitions of each word, and completing the column that says "This word describes me because ...". The projects are submitted electronically.
2. On the first day of class, I have used Microsoft Excel's filter function to select a shorter
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Excel - Risk Management Plan: Student Behaviour
This resource is an editable resource created in Excel which provides both teachers, SEND workers, support staff and parents a pro forma to identify potential behaviours which may put students at risk of injury to themselves or others, identify the context and highlight the elimination or control measures that need to be put in place to resolve the issue. This resource has been used extensively through my years of teaching (Over 12+ years) and never fails to be a clear record of the behaviours a
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in:Â Behaviour Management Tools/Trigger Identification Trackers
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