Earth sciences resources for SMART Notebook

Virginia's Natural Resources SMARTboard Unit Lesson - VA SOL 4.8

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Earth Sciences, Environment, Science

Updated September 2015 - New links added! This is an 18 page instructional unit SMARTboard about Virginia's Natural Resources. It covers all of the Science VA SOL's for this topic for fourth grade. (VA SOL 4.8) It contains tons of interactive elements, video clips, & games. Topics include: Natural Resources, Human Resources, Capital Resources, Water Resources - groundwater, reservoirs, oceans, bays, rivers, & lakes, watersheds, Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Atlantic Ocean, Animal Res

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Grades:

3rd - 8th

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Unit Plans, Activities, Interactive Whiteboard

Weather SMARTboard Instructional Lesson - 26 Pages-Clips & Interactive

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This SMARTboard lesson is a 26 page instructional lesson for my 4th grade Virginia Science SOL Weather Unit. It covers all of the Virginia 4th grade Science SOLs for Weather. It contains tons of video clips & interactive activities! (Twenty web links in all!) Topics included are: The Water Cycle, Types of Clouds (Cumulus, Cirrus, Stratus, & Cumulonimbus), Types of Precipitation (Rain, Snow, Sleet, Freezing Rain, & Hail), Weather Instruments (Thermometers & Temperature, Anemo

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PowerPoint Presentations, Thematic Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard

Grades:

3rd - 8th

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Plants Interactive SMARTboard Lesson - VA 4th Grade Science SOL Unit

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Biology, Earth Sciences, Science

This is a unit SMARTboard lesson covering Plants. It has interactive features, animations, and video clips. This lesson covers all of the VA SOLs for 4th grade about plants. Topics include: Plant parts & functions (roots, stems, leaves, flowers), Flower parts (Petals, Sepal, Pistil - Style, Stigma, Ovary, Stamen - Anther, Filament, Pollen, Pollination, Spore Reproduction, Photosynthesis, Plant Adaptations, Plant Dormancy.

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Grades:

3rd - 8th

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Primary Connections: Beneath Our Feet (WHOLE TERM DONE FOR YOU!)

Created by

The Right Stuff

You will need to BUY THE OUTLINE- "BENEATH OUR FEET: YEAR 4, EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES" from Primary Connections: primaryconnections.org.au (Or download it from Scootle for free on the DEC portal if you're a NSW teacher. Not sure about other states). The video and information links are all working as of this upload, but this can change due to variables in the future. By downloading, you understand that all links are not infallible and may need replacing as time goes by. Worksheets are also

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Activities, Interactive Notebooks

Grades:

3rd - 4th

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STEM: Science SMARTBOARDAll About Ecosystems Interactive

Created by

Freedom to Teach

*FILE IS DESIGNED TO GO ALONG WITH THE ECOSYSTEM UNIT PLANS, BUT CAN BE USED SEPERATELY AS WELL* This SmartBoard file is an awesome teaching tool for kids and teachers! It is very informative. It includes: an ecosytem circular graphic organizer graphic organizer for living and nonliving things graphic organizer for consumers, producers, and decomposers info on herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores carnivore and herbivore vertex game info about prey and predators (with picture representation) de

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Environment, Science

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! Smart Board Lesson

Created by

Rebecca Bozo

In this lesson students are introduced to the 3 R's - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - to help save the Earth. In the lesson each concept is explained and examples are given. There are 2 sorting activities included where students will sort things that can be recycled and can not be recycled. Composting is also introduced and students can then sort things that can be composted and things that can be recycled. In the lesson there are also 4 links included. Two of these links are songs about the three

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Earth Sciences, Other (Science), Science

Grades:

K - 2nd

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Earth Materials Rocks & Minerals - SMARTboard Mock Rocks Investigation 3rd grade

Created by

Melissa Tuttle

This is a multi-day unit on Rocks and Minerals. The unit was designed to be used in conjunction with the FOSS science kit "Earth Materials" for 3rd grade. This unit covers the first investigation on Mock Rocks. The additional two investigations will be uploaded soon!! This unit is over 60 pages when you include the .notebook file with 38 pages, and multiple printable practice sheets. Vocabulary organizer, rock property organizer, comprehension questions, chocolate chip cookie activity, and m

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Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Printables

Grades:

3rd

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Natural Disasters SMART Board Thematic Unit

Created by

Miss Locher

This is an interactive SMART Board unit with lessons based upon thirteen different types of natural disasters. They are alphabetically sorted from brush fires to tornadoes and tsunamis. It includes creative writing prompts, videos, fact sheets, and how they each relate to and impact humans. It also includes information and lessons for the process of a cumulating event of a Natural Disaster Science Fair in which pairs of students can base their own individuals science experiments on one of the na

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Environment

Grades:

4th - 11th

Types:

Research, Activities, Interactive Whiteboard

Fifth Grade Georgia Milestones Test Prep: Earth Science Informational Texts

Created by

Arrrsome in Fifth

I created this SMART file lesson as part of my plan for preparing my students for this year's Georgia Milestones Test. All texts, organizers, etc. are attached to the SMART file slides. The SMART mini-unit includes a poem about erosion with poem analysis sheet, links to online text structures and text features lesson with two assessments, four INFORMATIONAL TEXT handouts on Earth Science topics such as coastal erosion and glaciers, a CLOSE READING activity and more. It takes 7-8 days to complete

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Earth Sciences, Informational Text, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4th - 6th

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CCSS:

RI.5.1

, RI.5.2

, RI.5.3

, RI.5.4

Wind and Water Currents and their effect on Weather Patterns-Interactive Lesson

Created by

OnBoard Academics

Students will: 1. understand that wind is the result of unequal heating of Earth’s surface as air moves from areas of high to low pressure, 2. understand how winds and the Coriolis effect influence global circulation patterns and climate, 3. explore surface and deep water currents, 4. identify some of the major water currents of the world, 5. understand how water currents affect weather. Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage the information. Lessons use audio

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Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Earth Sciences, English Language Arts, Spring

Introduction to Cloud Types Interactive E-Book for Smartboard (Freebie!!)

Created by

A Turn to Learn

Introduce your students to clouds and how they are formed using this FREE non-fiction e-book! This Smart Notebook presentation has great information about clouds and fun interactive components to check for comprehension and allow students to demonstrate their knowledge on the topic! WHAT OTHER INTERACTIVE E-BOOKS ARE A PART OF THE SERIES? • Introduction to Cloud Types - FREE!!! • Cirrus Clouds • Cumulus Clouds • Stratus Clouds • Cumulonimbus Clouds • Cloud Types BUNDLE WHAT OTHER INTERACTIV

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Grades:

K - 4th

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Interactive Whiteboard, Games

Also included in: Cloud Types Interactive E-Books and Games for Smartboard BUNDLE!

4th Grade Science Wheel of Fortune Test Prep Game in SMART Notebook-Georgia

Created by

Real and Relevant Learning

Are you preparing for standardized tests or reviewing the content of the year? Are test prep workbooks getting boring? Try this Wheel of Fortune-style review game! This game is loaded with special features that make content review/test prep fun! Best of all, the game is already loaded with questions and answers from the 4th grade Georgia Performance Standards. If you are not from Georgia, the test covers the following content: Earth Science - Stars and star patterns, Solar System, Weather P

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Physical Science, Science

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Games

Rocks and Minerals SMARTboard 45 Slides

Created by

Geis19

This Rocks and Minerals SMARTboard file has what you need to present to your students in science class. It includes:a) Three Main Types of Rocksb) Sedimentary Rocksc) Igneous Rocksd) Metamorphic Rockse) The Rock Cyclef) What is a rockg) What is a mineralh) Weathering and Erosioni) Ways We Use Rocksj) Ways we Identify Rocksk) Examples of Rocksl) Intrusive and Extrusive Rocksm) The Two Ways of Miningn) Minerals are important to uso) Metal Oresp) Important Minerals to usq) Wordsearchr) crosswords)

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, General Science, Physical Science

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Activboard Activities, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers

Also included in: Rocks and Minerals Bundle - Science Education

Weather SMARTboard - VA 6th Grade SOLs - Middle School

Created by

Earth Sciences, Environment, Science

This 31 page instructional SMARTboard lesson covers all of the Virginia 6th grade Science SOLs for Weather (SOLs 6.3). This lesson is interactive, engaging, and full of web links & video clips. Topics in this lesson include: *What is Weather? *Heat Transfer - Radiation, Conduction, Convection *Air & Water Circulation/Currents on our planet *Coriolis Effect *Climate vs. Weather *Air Masses *High & Low Pressure Systems *Cloud Formation *Types of Clouds - Cumulus, Cumulonimbus, Cirrus

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Grades:

4th - 8th

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Night and Day:Year 3 Earth & Space Science- Primary Connections.Whole term done!

Created by

The Right Stuff

You will need to BUY THE OUTLINE- "Night and Day: YEAR 3" from Primary Connections: primaryconnections.org.au (Or download it from Scootle for free on the DEC portal if you're a NSW teacher. Not sure about other states). The inserted links are all working as of this upload, but this can change due to variables in the future. By downloading, you understand that all links are not infallible and may need replacing as time goes by. Worksheets are also attached. You will need to follow preparation in

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Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

Earth Sciences, Geology, Physical Science

Weathering Erosion Deposition Landscapes Smartboard Notebook Lesson

Created by

Lisa Michalek

This Smartboard Notebook presentation Lesson Plan has 42 slides on the following topics: Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, and Landscapes, Weathering, Physical Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Soil Formation, Erosion of Sediments, Erosion by Water, Velocity of Streams, Erosion by Wind, Erosion by Ice, Deposition, Deposition Factors, Sorting of Sediments, Deposition by Wind, Deposition by Gravity, Deposition by Glaciers, Continental Glaciers, Glacial Features, North American Continental Glaciatio

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Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education

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Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

Habitat Science Education Smartboard Unit - 51 pages

Created by

Geis19

Before Purchasing the individual file, you may prefer the bundled HABITAT and SCIENCE UNIT @ https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Science-Education-Habitat-Powerpoint-Food-Chains-Animal-Adaptations-PPT-4533548This Bundle will save you money and provide you with more information and activities to supplement your Science Class.This Smartboard presentation is created using Notebook Software. 51 Pages. This Habitat presentation works for grade 2 to 6. Check out the preview download before yo

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Environment, Physical Science

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Printables, Activboard Activities

Also included in: Science Habitat Bundle - PDF, PPT, Smartboard File,

Minerals Rocks Resources Smartboard Notebook Presentation Lesson Plan

Created by

Lisa Michalek

This Smartboard Notebook presentation Lesson Plan has 24 slides on the following topics: Minerals, Rocks and Resources, Minerals, Luster, Streak, Crystal Structure, Hardness, Mohs Scale of Hardness, Cleavage, Density, Rocks, Igneous Rocks, Igneous Rock Formation, Igneous Rock Classification, Sedimentary Rocks, Sedimentary Rock Characteristics, Sedimentary Rock Classification, Metamorphic Rocks, Metamorphic Rock Classification, The Rock Cycle, Natural Resources, Alternative Energy Sources My pr

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Geology, Physical Science

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

The Water Cycle-Interactive Lesson

Created by

OnBoard Academics

Students will: 1. describe how water cycles between each of Earth’s spheres, 2. recognize that the water cycle is driven by energy from the Sun, 3. understand that phase changes (e.g., the change from a liquid to a gas) occur at different points within the water cycle when heat energy is gained or lost, 4. understand how the water cycle purifies water, and distributes water and essential minerals to Earth’s ecosystems. Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage th

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Grades:

6th - 8th

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Landforms 3rd grade Common Core

Created by

Meghan Hader

This 19 page SmartBoard presentation covers crucial water and land landforms, as well as the definition of each! It also provides pictures of each landform and a Venn diagram of water vs. land landforms. 3 websites, examples of the main landforms, and more are attached. The last 2 slides are 2 separate quizzes for the water landforms and the land landforms that you can copy and print onto Microsoft Word. Enjoy!

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Worksheets, Interactive Whiteboard

Grades:

3rd

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Human Impact on Earth's Ecosystems-Interactive Lesson

Created by

OnBoard Academics

Students will: 1. explore how human activities have altered ecosystems, sometimes causing the extinction of living things, 2. explore how changes to the environment have different impacts on different living things. Each page invites your learner to interactive with the subject to engage the information. Lessons use audio, animation, virtual manipulatives and other engaging experiences. Our Lessons are compete with a lesson plan and a companion quiz so you can quickly prepare and evaluate you

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Grades:

6th - 8th

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SMART board Soil Sleuths

Created by

SunnyDays

Take your students on a fact finding mission to learn all about soil layers, components, organic and mineral matter, vocabulary and more! External links and teacher notes help clarify concepts and aid student comprehension. Download the preview to see some screenshots from this engaging, informative lesson!

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