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Middle school archaeology resources
Types of Fossils Lesson with Google Slides, Notes, Worksheet, and Answer Key
This lesson explains what a fossil is and explores 4 different types of fossils - mold, cast, trace, and true form - including how they form with examples of each. This resource includes: a Google Slides lesson about the 4 types of fossilsa notes page (print and digital, color and black line)a worksheet (print an digital, color and black line)an answer keyGo through the Google Slides presentation as students take notes on the included notes page. After the lesson, students use their notes to com
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, 4-ESS1-1
, 3-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-1
Also included in: Fossils and Paleontology Unit Bundle of 8 Science Lessons
Fossils Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL
This easy to read, one page passage about fossils explains: why paleontologists study fossils how fossils are made4 different types of fossils: mold fossil, cast fossil, trace fossil, and true form fossilThe passage comes with 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white printing. The passage also has a companion YouTube video. Show th
Grades:
4th - 7th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS2-3
, 4-ESS1-1
, 3-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-1
Also included in: Fossils and Paleontology Unit Bundle of 8 Science Lessons
Organic Compounds Stations - Macromolecules
A visual journey for your students to learn all about macromolecules from these stations. 27 Stations (34 total). Laminate these (or use sheet protectors) and enjoy for many years! These organic compounds task cards are my "exhibition style" stations- students go to each station or "exhibit" to get the information. This is a great alternative to the text book for your biochemistry unit! These stations are completely editable and come with their own student answer sheet for students to record th
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8th - 11th
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Fossil Activities Interactive Science Notebook 3rd 4th 5th Grade
Make your fossils unit engaging and interesting for students with these interactive notebook activities! This unit includes 11 interactive fossil notebook components, fossil experiment, set of task cards, additional worksheet, and a quiz for the conclusion of your unit. Product Includes the Following Passages:How to use this productTeacher PageTeacher PageComparing Fossils Label Notebook Page Vocab flip book option #1Vocab pocket option #2Types of Fossils petal foldableFossil Collection CardsFos
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3rd - 6th
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MS-ESS1-4 Index Fossils Lab Stations Activity | Printable, Digital & Editable
About SNAPs Lab Stations ActivitiesSNAPs Lab Stations Activities require students to use science, math, literacy, problem-solving and engineering skills. They are designed to enhance students' understanding of scientific concepts and help students apply scientific ideas to the real world. Each station activity promotes skills so to develop students into proficient and competent scientific thinkers.SNAPs lab activities have five components:• Science Skills Station to develop science skill profici
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5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
Also included in: Earth Science Lab Stations Bundle | Printable, Digital & Editable
Fossils Pack - Mold, Cast, True-form, Trace, Paleontologist, Vocabulary & More!
The Fossils pack will give you plenty to work with when it comes to teaching fossils! *Also includes digital access via Google Slides.What’s included: Printables- (with answer keys) • Fossils PowerPoint Review – 10 questions that go over the slides which can be used either as a quiz to see if they paid attention or as something for them to fill in as you go through the slides so that they can pay attention. (They will need to pay attention either way ;) • Vocabulary sheet – includes the words mo
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3rd - 6th
Relative and Absolute Dating Lesson
This lesson teaches students how we measure the age of rocks using relative and absolute dating. These two topics are broken down into two powerpoints: The powerpoint on relative dating covers the 4 laws when dating strata and index fossils. The powerpoint on absolute dating covers half life and radiometric decay. Review worksheets are included to accompany each powerpoint. Included in your purchase is:- 24 slide powerpoint presentation on relative dating (editable)- 19 slide powerpoint presenta
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8th - 10th
Also included in: Geologic Time and Classification Bundle
Geologic Time Scale Research Project : Amazing Race
Just as in the T.V. show “The Amazing Race” for which contestants travel around the world on a giant scavenger hunt, in this Geologic Time Scale Amazing Race project, your students will be embarking on a journey through time as they choose time periods to visit along Earth's Geologic Time Scale and collect information and evidence from each that will be used in modern times to learn about the past. They will follow a Travel Map and complete 'Time Travel Tasks' along the way that include Speed Bu
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS2-2
, MS-LS4-1
Also included in: Earth Science Curriculum Middle School Science
Bill Nye the Science Guy : FOSSILS (dinosaurs / video worksheet / no prep / sub)
*Video is needed for completion of this product*Please make sure you have access to the video prior to making your purchaseWant more BILL! BILL!! BILL!!! – CLICK HERE!*This worksheet can be used to accompany the Bill Nye video FOSSILS (Season 4, Episode 19).The worksheet has a series of questions that help students stay focused on various science facts about FOSSILS. Areas covered: types of fossils, dinosaurs, paleontologists, science facts, tar pits, and a simple hands-on activity. A follow-up
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5th - 8th
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Geologic Time Scale Reading Passage | Printable & Digital
About this Product• This is a SINGLE, nonfiction reading passage with text-based comprehension questions.• Five comprehension questions probe lower, mid and higher order thinking.• The passage can be used for close reading, one-on-one intervention, homework or sub work.• The passage can be used as a "prelab" to introduce students to the topic(s) of a SNAPs lab.• Answer key included.**Download FREE Reading Passages to learn more about my reading passages**Important Note:This reading passage is fr
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: NGSS Middle School Earth Science Reading Passages | Printable & Digital
Fossil and Rock Layer Art Project - Science and Art Lesson - Earth Science
TOP SELLING LESSON! This lesson mixes art with science to teach students about fossils, different eras in time and archaeology. This Google Slide presentation has everything you need to start creating. This lesson teaches about:ShapeLineSpaceEarth Science FossilsTime Eras Drawing with basic shapes This lesson is great for:Elementary art teachersMiddle school art teachersGeneral education teachers looking to add more art to their curriculumHomeschooling familiesThis lesson includes: Google Slid
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3rd - 10th
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Also included in: Science and Art Fossil Bundle
Types of Fossils Activity
Different types of fossils. True form, cast, mold, and trace fossils. Students will replicate each type of fossil and glue it to the handout.
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1st - 10th
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Art Sub Lesson: Secret Rooms Hidden Passageways - Elementary Middle High
This no-prep art sub plan inspires students to create their own secret passages, trap doors, hidden rooms, and escape hatches. They look at images from art history including castles, monuments, and homes that include these features.This art activity uses simple materials...pencil, paper, and/or crayon. It is fully scripted, no prep, and can be taught by anyone including substitute teachers, classroom teachers, art teachers, and parents.Review from a high school teacher:”"I assigned this for sub
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4th - 10th
Geologic Time Scale Card Sort NGSS MS-LS4-1 Digital or Print Graphic Organizer
Students love this! It's engaging, inquiry based, student centered, rigorous and easy prep! This covers NGSS Earth ESS1-4 Geologic Time Scale/History. Engagement will go through the roof!What students do:Students first sort the pictures and discuss their rationale as groups (most will be in the wrong order), then students present to the class why they put them in that order. During this time the dates and year should remain in their separate envelopes. Then they can sort the actual dates of the
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Grades:
5th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, MS-LS4-1
Dinosaurs Printable Full-Page Outline / Template / Coloring Sheet for ALL Grades
This is a pack of 20 BLANK (black and white) hand-drawn dinosaurs. They are full-page printable worksheets that can be used for hundreds of ideas in your classroom, across all grades and subjects! The animals are drawn realistically, rather than in a cartoon fashion.
Also included is a table of contents with information on the dinosaur's approximate age, type, diet (carnivore, herbivore, omnivore), and average size (height and/or length).
These would be fun and meaningful activities to incor
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PreK - 8th
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Geologic Time WebQuest | Earth Science, History of the Earth
Berkeley has a really nice interactive website about Geologic Time. This WebQuest walks students through the interactive in Part I, and in Part II, they get to research a dinosaur of their choice. This usually took my students one class period (40ish minutes). I used it in my 7th grade Earth Science class (I no longer teach 7th grade).The document is in Word, so feel free to modify it as needed for your class.*******WARNING: WEBSITES CHANGE ALL THE TIME. This is out of my control, and sometimes
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: The BIG Middle School Earth Science Bundle!
The Land Bridge Beringia Reading Comprehension Passage and Map Activity
In this activity, students complete a short reading passage about the Bering Land Bridge (also called Beringia) to learn how Native Americans crossed from Russia to Alaska to settle in the Americas during the last Ice Age. This lesson also includes a map coloring activity that examines how the water level in the oceans dropped during Ice Age, revealing land that formed a bridge the earliest people could walk across. This resource includes: A short reading passage with 5 multiple choice comprehen
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4th - 7th
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Rock Strata Doodle Notes & Quiz + Power Point
-DIFFERENTIATED CONCEPT NOTES -QUIZ -ANSWER KEYS -RIGOROUSDo your students love to doodle while taking notes? Don't fight it, embrace it with Doodle Notes (aka Squiggle Sheets)!!!These notes are not only fun but help students to meet Next Generation Science Standards.Notes are differentiated. 3 versions are included. Use the included answer key or choose to use the blank version to make the notes your own.Some things covered in these notes:*definitions*layers*relative age*Law of Superposition*P
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6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
Earth's History PowerPoint, Notes & Exam - Google Slides
About this Product:All items in this product are 100% EDITABLE. The product includes:• PowerPoint Presentation (89 differentiated slides)• Scaffolded Notes (modified/completed notes included)• Summative Examination (answer key included)• Copy of the Presentation, Notes and Exam saved as Google App Files (read below)Importante Notes:• Download a FREE PowerPoint, Notes & Exam to learn more about my resources• Save $$$ with the Earth Science Complete Curriculum• Save $$$$ with the Integrated Sc
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Grades:
4th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, 4-ESS1-1
Fossils Doodle Notes & Quiz + PowerPoint
-DIFFERENTIATED CONCEPT NOTES -QUIZ -ANSWER KEYS -RIGOROUSDo your students love to doodle while taking notes? Don't fight it, embrace it with Doodle Notes (aka Squiggle Sheets)!!!These notes are not only fun but help students to meet Next Generation Science Standards.Notes are differentiated. 3 versions are included. Use the included answer key or choose to use the blank version to make the notes your own.Some things covered in these notes:*definitions*trace fossils*imprints*casts*relative age
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6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS4-1
Fossils Law of Superposition Relative Dating Google Slides Lesson and Worksheet
This Google Slides lesson introduces students to the law of superposition which states that the oldest layers of rock will be on the bottom and the newest layers will be at the top. It asks students to make inferences about the age of fossils based on their position in the rock layers using relative dating. This is a great mini-lesson to incorporate into a fossils unit because it requires students to practice their higher-order thinking skills and logical reasoning to draw conclusions about the
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS2-3
, 4-ESS1-1
, 3-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-1
Also included in: Fossils and Paleontology Unit Bundle of 8 Science Lessons
Fossils Interactive Lesson for Google Classroom
In this interactive Google Slides lesson, students learn about types of fossils and how they form. After clicking through ten slides with information about:how fossils form types of fossils - mold, cast, trace, and true formpaleontologythe law of superpositionNext students demonstrate their comprehension with several interactive activities:students "dig" for fossils by uncovering fossils hidden in the rock layerscategorize and sort fossilsanswer multiple choice questions using the fossil record
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3rd - 6th
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MS-ESS1-4
, 4-ESS1-1
, 3-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-1
Plate Tectonics Unit Bundle | Printable, Digital & Editable Components
Save 40% by purchasing ALL my Plate Tectonics teaching materials!Important Notes:• Download a FREE Unit Bundle to learn more about all my products.• Save $$$ with the Earth Science Complete Curriculum• Save $$$$ with the Integrated Science Complete Curriculum• Consider Daily Lessons as an economical alternative to this unit bundle (see below)• This product includes FREE downloads of ALL future Plate Tectonics products.******************************************************************************
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4th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS2-2
, 4-ESS2-2
, 4-ESS3-2
Jurassic Dinosaurs, Coloring Pages, Zen Doodle Coloring Sheets, Activity
Dinosaurs are cool! Surprise your students with 10 zen doodle, dinosaur coloring pages to allow for educational, mindful coloring in your classroom. This is the safest way to show your students dinosaurs, I promise! All coloring pages are hand drawn by Ms Artastic with love and care. Also, she really, REALLY, loves dinosaurs. "Quiet, all of you! They're approaching the Tyrannosaur paddock!" - Jurassic ParkDo you want a FREE Year-Long Art Making Guide to help jump start your art lesson planning w
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Zen Doodle Coloring Pages, Year Long Bundle Activity
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