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Middle school Earth Day biology resources for GATE
Earth Day STEM Challenge Activity - New Earth City
This is the perfect Earth Day STEM activity!The basic idea: It is Earth Day, and the year 2035. Earth has become overcrowded. The students are part of a pioneering crew tasked with setting up the first city (New Earth City) on Planetopia, a fictional name for a recently discovered Earth-like planet in a distant solar system. Part of the mission is to set up the city to prevent or address the problems we are having on Earth so we don’t repeat our errors on our new home planet. This challenge is b
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2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Human Body Systems STEAM Project - Giant 3D Body Model
Explore the wonders of the human body through this immersive and educational resource - Human Body Systems STEAM Project - Giant 3D Body Model. This captivating STEAM project not only engages students in hands-on exploration, but also provides an in-depth understanding of human anatomy and body systems. Perfect for science classrooms and anatomy lessons, this project seamlessly integrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) principles for a well-rounded and enriching learning
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
, HS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-4
, MS-LS4-2
, HS-LS1-3
Also included in: Human Body Models Bundle
Ecosystems & Environmental Concerns PBL | Science Project Based Learning
Looking for a fun and engaging way to teach about different ecosystems and their environmental concerns? Interested in student driven learning?This Project Based Learning unit allows students to learn about ecosystems by examining an environmental issue within an ecosystem. Students act as environmentalists as they research the causes and effects as well as problems and solutions of an environmental issue by examining the different factors that make up an ecosystem. This is a student-centered wa
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4th - 8th
Also included in: Science PBL | Project and Problem Based Learning Bundle
April STEM Activities with Earth Day STEM Challenges and Close Reading Passages
STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. The APRIL STEM Design Challenge COLLECTION is part of the STEM with CLOSE READING series. It gives you FOUR OF MY BEST SELLING STEM CHALLENGES that will seamlessly allow you to tie together the curriculum by giving you rigorous text dependent questions that go with a high interest reading passages IN ADDITION to the fun STEM activities! Watch your kids fac
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3rd - 6th
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What Problem Will You Solve: A Critical Thinking and Writing Activity
So often, we ask students what they want to be when they grow up but let's shift the mindset. Instead, pose the question of, "What problem will you solve?" This project encourages students to think both critically and globally to help solve issues in our world today. Included in this product are multiple ways for students to brainstorm problems, vocabulary, and processes. There is also draft and final publishing paper that can be used to write a culminating essay.This is a great beginning OR
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Bundle: Monthly Writing Projects for Upper Elementary
Earth Day STEM Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Earth Day Activity - This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards and encourages critical thinking, budgeting, and engineering skills. Oh no! People are throwing away too much trash! Your students need to reuse some things from the trash to make something new and useful. What will they come up with? This Earth Day STEM will get your students using their critical thinking skills to solve this challenge! Students must stick to a budget and use the available supplies.
Suggested Plan of
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
DNA Bracelets
This lesson takes two class periods of around 50 minutes. I use this in my gifted and talented class to teach about DNA base pairs in through hands on learning. Students learn about the 4 bases of DNA and will make a 3D model, which can be worn as a bracelet. They will pick a living organism and develop a key (bead colors to represent bases) in order to make their bracelet. Once they make the first part of the bracelet from the DNA code they are given they will then match the bases with the pair
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3rd - 7th
DNA Extraction from Strawberries
This Power Point slide show provides a visual for my 5th grade gifted students as they follow the procedures for extracting DNA from strawberries. The entire DNA Extraction lesson, created by Irene Salter, is available at My Science Box: http://www.mysciencebox.org/DNAextraction. I took photographs of each step and have found that it has greatly helped my students and me as we work through each step of the experiment. Every year, I am amazed by the results!If you're looking for resources to u
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5th - 8th
Human Body Systems STEM Project
Learn the systems of the human body while building a 3D human body model with lift-the-flap organs! This human body systems project teaches students where organs are located within the human body. The finished model sits up by itself on the edge of a table or chair—super cute! Students enjoy coloring their model, inside and out.Included in this resource:ready-to-print template for a 15in. tall human body model with 15 internal organsfully-illustrated, step-by-step instructions PLUS a link to a v
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
HS-LS1-7
, MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS1-4
Also included in: Human Body Models Bundle
ACT Science Practice Chromosomes and Inheritability Worksheet
I wrote this practice passage as like the ACT practice passages are for Science Section. I catered it towards my current unit in Biology on Genetics- specifically chromosomes, inheritability and meiosis. The answer key and some ACT Science tricks are included on the last pages. The blue star is only on the preview file. The original download file you get with purchase is simply the document without any stars on it.
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8th - 12th
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Earth Day Coding "Unplugged"
Earth Day Binary Coding Do you want to introduce your students to coding? This is a easy way to get your students using and understanding binary code.
This packet includes:
Design and write an Earth Day Code Bracelet using Binary Code. Students will pick a word to code. They will string the beads and then tie the ends for their bracelet.
Earth Day Code-Do the Math Worksheet
Students will use math skills to determine the number of digits in each word.
Earth Day Code- Read the Code Worksheet
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Coding "Unplugged" Bundle for the Entire Year
Parts of a Plant Foldable
The parts of a plant foldable can be used with your favorite textbook, article, or video on the parts of a plant. This foldable is used as a place to consolidate and keep the information. There are sections identifying each part of the plant, explaining the function of the leaf, stem, root, and flower, explaining the life cycle of a plant, describing how a plant makes its own food, and drawing a picture of photosynthesis. Included are detailed pictures which show what each area says or has drawn
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2nd - 6th
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How Does Your Garden Grow? Long Term Plant Observation Booklet
To fulfill our NGSS requirement of sustaining a long-term observation within the classroom, our fifth grade team is using plant observations!
Students were able to design their own experiment, choosing from a variety of seeds, containers, soil types, watering methods, growing locations and light sources. The trick? They could only pick ONE of these to be their variable!
I created this booklet to help them visualize their experiment-they had to outline exactly how they were going to grow Plant
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3rd - 6th
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Penguin Depth and Complexity Low-Prep Activities with writing 4th - 6th Grades
Who doesn't love penguins? If your students have been reading "Mr. Popper's Penguins" or if you just love penguins, this set of Penguin Depth and Complexity activities offers low-prep and no-prep printables perfect for 4th - 6th grade students. Five different types of activities offer a range of opportunities to learn while about penguins.✨✨This Depth and Complexity penguin print-and-go set of activities can be done on one day or spaced out over time. The activities are geared to fourth through
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4th - 6th
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3D initials Art Project
Perfect lesson for 6th-12th grade students. It is an intensely fun project that your intense art students will love.The lesson uses recycled materials and beautiful collage of scraps of decorative paper.
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: 28 lessons and activities: Beginning HS Art (9th to 12th grade)
Halloween Creature Adaptation STEAM Activity
In this engaging STEM lesson, students will explore the fascinating world of animal adaptations by creating their own fictional Halloween creatures. They will design unique creatures, place them in Halloween environments with specific challenges, and develop adaptations to help their creatures survive. This project will encourage critical thinking, creativity, and a deeper understanding of how animals adapt to their surroundings. To make this activity even more festive, included is a fictional s
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6th - 12th
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Turtle Logic Puzzle
Turtles in Trouble is a Matrix Grid Logic Puzzle. In this fun brain teaser students use critical reading and deduction to discover which of the 8 students did or is doing which of the 8 acts to help save the turtles. It's a deal at only $1.50. Great for early finishers or centers. Critical reading, elimination and problem solving are the heart of this activity which can be used for early finishers or as a support resource for your environmental lessons, perfect for Earth Day activities! Ans
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Earth Day Activities - Logic Puzzles
Ectomy: a brain parts board game
Nine major brain regions, one set of forceps: how long will it take your students to put their brain together and win?Each student gets a blank brain map, but all of its parts are in a pool in the middle. Draw a card and answer the question correctly to win that brain part. What if you win two of the same lobes? Trade with other players to get a complete set as fast as you can! Watch out for the hazard cards, mixed into the pile, that force you to "-ectomy" a part and win it all over again.Sampl
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Body Systems Bundle
**THREE DAY** Earth's Spheres WebQuest
All you need to do is print and hand this out to students, or post on your Google Classroom. NO PREP REQUIRED. This is a set of three WebQuests (meant for 3 40-60 minute class periods) where students will analyze graphs, articles, and videos to answer questions about science. They will be focused on the concepts of the different spheres of earth (atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere), the amounts of fresh and salt water, climate vs. weather, and the concept of seasons. This is perfe
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: NO PREP! WEBQUEST BUNDLE
Internet Scavenger Hunt: Microorganisms
Thank you for your interest in this product! Internet Scavenger Hunts are a great way to extend students’ knowledge, develop technological research skills, practice skimming for information, and working within word processing documents.
Each Internet Scavenger Hunt has approximately 10-12 tasks. It should take between 1-2 hours to complete. A partial answer key is provided, but many of the tasks are open-ended and individualized to a student's interests and preferences.
Internet Scavenger H
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4th - 6th
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STAAR SCIENCE REVIEW, Grade 5. Odd One OUT. Science terms and concepts
Twenty-eight cards that highlight vocabulary and science standards that are key to the fifth grade STAAR science test, however, it definitely works for NGSS also. Copy, cut out the cards, or simply copy them and use them from your document camers. They work in a science center, as a small group or whole group activity, but can also be used as a science warmup. There are four terms on each card. One does not fit with the others Students must decide which does not fit and tell why Students m
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Grades:
4th - 6th
TRASH TO TREASURE Trash & Recycling STEAM Unit
This 16-page, 6-hour (more or less...easily adjustable) STEAM unit includes lesson plans, hand outs, parent notes, criteria sheets, and examples for 4 hands-on activities related to trash and recycling!Activities include:Collect trash from outside or around the school to create a Trash Ball. Hypothesize how big the ball will be. Then compare/contrast the balls from different classrooms, grades, areas, etc.Make paper from paper scraps!Design Recycling Posters to put around the schoolCreate Tras
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
Germs Everywhere Petri Dish Sampling Lab & Hand-washing Germs Simulant
Students learn how to conduct a good experiment using petri dishes, and real lab techniques such as sterile sampling and consideration of sample sizes. Also contains a hand-washing activity I have done using GloGerm available online- shows students how well they wash their hands (or don't!). They love this part!Student worksheets available for this lab with pre-lab questions, data collect, analysis, and post-lab questions in English and Spanish within the powerpoints via Google Drive links.
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5th - 10th
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Invent an alien: learning about the solar system & systems of the body
This project gives students the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of the solar system, systems of the human body, and adaptations. Students will be given the opportunity to research a planet (it's atmosphere, weather, composition, etc.), then invent an alien that would be able to survive on the planet. While inventing their alien, students need to create systems of the alien's body that will allow it to survive on the assigned planet. Students also need to ensure that the alien's bod
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3rd - 9th
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