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Environment Common Core RST.9-10.4 resources under $5
Population Ecology Lab Simulation - Modeling Population Growth
This guided inquiry graphing activity (both printable and digital) involves the student in a study of the growth rate of a rabbit population. The student assumes the role of a scientist to determine the birth rate, mortality rate, growth rate, and total population size of the rabbit population over a 20 year period. The data is plotted on a graph where the student will clearly see the initial exponential growth of the population followed by logistic growth. The activity will reinforce the conce
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
, HS-LS2-1
, HS-LS2-2
Also included in:Â Population Ecology Bundle
Abiotic & Biotic Factors Card Sort for Living & Non-Living Things in Ecosystems
An abiotic & biotic card sort activity containing 102 living & non-living components of an ecosystem! Great hands-on activity for your ecology/ecosystem unit.Will there be terms your students don't know?Thankfully YES!This resource will not limit discovery and will encourage curiosity.All in the name of learning and vocabulary building!The entire class may collectively participate in sorting the wide variety of factors contained in this resource. Laminate, add some magnets, and sorting
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Ecology, Environmental Studies, and Earth Science Activities Bundle
Habitat and Niche Practice
Biology students often struggle with the differences between an organism's habitat and its niche. In this printable, editable, and digital practice worksheet, students will first determine the habitat of a variety of living organisms, then match an organism to its niche. Second, students will observe included photographs to determine the habitat/niche of each. This resource provides a thoughtful homework or classwork assignment during your units on ecology to ensure that your students have a sol
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Introduction to Ecology Bundle
Ecology Lab - Exploring an Ecosystem Project
In this ecosystems project or activity, your students will be closely examining a small outdoor ecosystem. They will analyze the physical features of the ecosystem, the living organisms within the ecosystem, and the interactions between the biotic and abiotic components. Students will look for autotrophs, heterotrophs, predator-prey relationships, producers, consumers, decomposers, and much more. Students will create an ecosystems map to show their findings.Choose to use the traditional printabl
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Grades:
8th - 12th
CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, HS-LS2-1
Also included in:Â Biology Curriculum Full Year Bundle
Virtual Pond Dip Microscopic Protists and Animals Activity Webquest
GOOGLE DOCS and PRINT VERSION INCLUDED! Reinforce simple classification, teach about life in a drop of pond water, and take students on a virtual journey through a microscopic world!This webquest was created to prepare students for a lab on microscopic pond organisms. However, it can just as well be used as a stand-alone assignment.In this activity, students will:Learn about animal-like protozoans, plant-like algae, and protists with both characteristics.Learn about common microscopic animals
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS1-3
Human Impact Ozone Layer Ultraviolet Radiation Ecology Webquest
In this WebQuest Activity, students will explore the human impact on the ozone layer that protects life on earth from harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Students will learn about ultraviolet radiation, determine the UV Index in their local area, graph yearly results, and answer problem solving and critical thinking questions. Data is used from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website, which is user-friendly and easy to navigate.I use this activity when teaching my unit: Introduction
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-3
Also included in:Â Introduction to Ecology Bundle
Lichens Reading Passage and Lab Activity
This resource includes two separate activities on lichens that can be used in your units on Fungi or Community Ecology. The first activity is an informational text and critical reading activity, and the second activity is a lab involving lichens. The reading includes facts about the mutualistic nature of lichens, the structure of lichens, and the important role that lichens play in the environment. Choose to use the traditional printable version, or the paperless, digital Google Apps version. B
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Grades:
8th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
Also included in:Â Biology Curriculum Full Year Bundle
Phylum Porifera and Phylum Cnidaria Homework
Use this set of 2 homework assignments on The Phylum Porifera and Phylum Cnidaria to provide your students with quality homework assignments for your invertebrate units. Both printable and digital versions are included. This resource contains 12 student pages consisting of 131 questions. As I teach my units on these phyla, I assign a portion of these questions for homework each night. The completed homework assignments provide a thorough study guide for the unit test. You can also use a
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Phylum Porifera and Phylum Cnidaria Bundle
Aquatic Biome Ecosystems Domino Activity
This domino review game reinforces 21 key vocabulary terms from the Aquatic Ecosystems section of your unit on biomes and ecosystems. Printable and digital versions are included. We all know that the vocabulary in a biology or life science class can be overwhelming to many of our students. For that reason it is essential to provide opportunities for review and reinforcement. My experience is that students respond more favorably to test prep and review sessions when it is in a game format.
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Biology Curriculum Full Year Bundle
Human Impact on the Environment Ecology Homework Worksheets
Use this set of 2 homework assignments on "The Human Impact on the Environment" to provide your students with quality homework assignments for your ecology units. This resource contains 8 printable or digital student pages consisting of 68 questions. As I teach my unit on "Human Impact", I assign a portion of these questions for homework each night. The completed homework assignments provide a thorough study guide for the unit test. You can also use a few questions during class each day to
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Biology Curriculum Full Year Bundle
Terrestrial Biomes and Aquatic Ecosystems Homework Worksheets - World Biomes
Use this set of 2 homework assignments on biomes and aquatic ecosystems to provide your students with quality homework assignments on your units on ecosystems. This resource contains 10 printable or digital student pages consisting of 117 questions. As I teach my units on aquatic ecosystems and biomes, I assign a portion of these questions for homework each night. The completed homework assignments provide a thorough study guide for the unit test. You can also use a few questions during cla
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Biology Curriculum Full Year Bundle
Phylum Mollusca Homework - Mollusks
Use this set of 2 printable or digital homework assignments or study guides on "The Phylum Mollusca" to provide your students with quality homework assignments for your invertebrate / mollusk units. This resource contains 7 student pages consisting of 115 questions. As I teach my unit on this phylum, I assign a portion of these questions for homework each night. The completed homework assignments provide a thorough study guide for the unit test. You can also use a few questions during cla
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Phylum Mollusca Bundle
Mapping Thanksgiving Harvest (Interactive Map Analysis)
Looking for an assignment to give your students over Thanksgiving break or leading up to the holiday?Your students are sure to be THANKFUL for this fun and interactive Thanksgiving lesson.In this activity, students will investigate an interactive map showing where the main foods served during Thanksgiving are grown in the United States. They will answer questions that require them to read and interpret the data on the map, analyze statistics, and investigate what the harvest looks like close to
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5th - 12th
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Ecosystems Bundle | Ecology Revision PDF Worksheets | Review Activities
This ecosystems revision bundle includes 6 worksheets that are perfect for revising ecology content. Students will; demonstrate their understanding of energy flow in ecosystems (biomass, food chains, food webs, trophic levels, 10% energy rule); describe different elements involved in the carbon cycle (deforestation, fossils & fossil fuels, fossil fuel emissions, photosynthesis & respiration, decomposition, ocean absorption); apply their knowledge of biotic factors (ecological interaction
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, HS-LS2-4
Phylum Mollusca Anatomy Diagrams: Classes Gastropoda and Bivalvia
This pack of reproducible worksheets features detailed, hand illustrated diagrams designed specifically for Marine Science Students. These diagrams are ideal for quizzes, homework, review work, supplemental lesson material or test preparation. Answer keys are included.Mollusca Anatomy Diagrams included in the listing:-Class Gastropoda: Internal and External Anatomy of a Florida Horse Conch Shell-Class Gastropoda: Internal Anatomy of a Sea Snail-Class Bivalvia: Internal and External Anatomy of th
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9th - 12th
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HS-LS1-2
, HS-LS4-1
Parts of a Plant & Plant Tissue Types: Student Note Organizer
Comprehensive note organizer for students to use as they research and learn about the different parts of a plant and plant tissues. *Now a fillable pdf document.Extremely beneficial when conducting online research! These sheets will help consolidate the wealth of information in an organized, easy to visualize, format.Completed chart may be taped together to form a wall chart of plant parts, from shoot to root.The four types of plant tissue (meristematic, dermal, ground, and vascular) and the p
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Grades:
6th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-LS1-2
Also included in:Â Ecology, Environmental Studies, and Earth Science Activities Bundle
Aquatic Biomes LinkLesson® - Online Blended Distance Remote Learning
Description: Students learn about aquatic biomes, including coral reefs, open ocean, ocean zones, freshwater lakes and rivers, estuaries, and water pollution. Students view videos and answer formative questions, then create a stacked shark attack area-below-the-line graph, before completing a short written reflection.See an overview video for this LinkLesson: This LinkLesson Video.See a general overview for LinkLessons: LinkLesson Overview Video.Please download my free samples to be sure you und
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
HS-ESS2-5
, HS-ESS2-1
, HS-ESS2-4
, HS-LS2-7
, HS-ESS3-3
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Types of Plants Unit Presentation: Nonvascular, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms, etc.
This PowerPoint Presentation mirrors the Types of Plants Unit Note Packet providing links to videos, diagrams of plant anatomy, and introduces photosynthesis. The material students independently complete within the Unit Note Packet is supported through clear summaries of the provided content within the PowerPoint. Each of the themes shown in the product thumbnails are expanded on utilizing strategies for all learners: simplified information, multiple types of media, and opportunities to make obs
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Grades:
8th - 12th
CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-LS2-5
Silent Spring - Rachel Carson - Rhetorical Devices & Persuasion
As Close Reading and Annotation becomes the go to among English courses, it becomes equally important to choose meaningful non-fiction texts for the students to read and reflect upon. Rachel Carson is the forefront of ecopedagogy with Silent Spring, her attempt to open the eyes of the world to the horrors of DDT. I have created a document with embedded questions and vocabulary to be used as an introduction to persuasive devices and rhetorical analysis. Print and Go or walk students through the d
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Earth Day Bundle - Persuasion, Rhetoric and Authorial Message
Virtual Population Growth Lab
This is a virtual growth lab of two species of paramecium. The worksheet accompanies Biology Corner's virtual growth lab. Students observe what happens to populations when they compete for resources and when they reach their carrying capacity.
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8th - 12th
CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-LS2-1
, HS-LS2-2
Tragedy of the Commons: Goldfish Crackers
This is a lab for Advance Placement Environmental Science or an elective Environmental Science or College Environmental Science. This lab explores the concept of Tragedy of the Commons using Goldfish Crackers. The game is played twice: once with no fishing restrictions, and once with a treaty that the students devise. Most likely the first game will not go beyond the first round since the students will have removed all of the fish. Using this knowledge, the students discover what the tragedy
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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SET OF 2 Energy Flow in Ecosystems Activity Construct Food Webs Energy Pyramids
Engaging real-world food web activity! Students construct their own FOREST and/or OCEAN food webs using provided organism pictures and information. They follow up their food web construction by adding the organisms to an energy pyramid and answering analysis questions.This set of 2 allows students to make 2 different food webs - one ocean food web and one forest food web. Assign both or let students choose which one they would like to use.To complete these activities, students will need prior k
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Grades:
6th - 8th
CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
Endangered Species Debate - Evolution - Grade 9-11 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this biology / environmental science discussion activity on endangered species, recommended for grade 9-11 students learning about evolution! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss the benefits and costs associated with protecting endangered species. In the process, they will discuss natural selection, mass exti
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9th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-LS4-6
, HS-LS4-5
Global Initiatives Debate - Environmental Chemistry - Grade 9-11 MYP Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this chemistry / environmental science discussion activity on global environmental initiatives, recommended for grade 9-11 students learning about environmental chemistry! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss the benefits and limitations of global environmental initiatives such as the Paris Agreement. In the p
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9th - 11th
CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-4
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