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12th grade environment activities under $5
Design A "Green" Island: Climate Change Project PBL (NGSS Aligned, Editable)
It is the year 2100 and climate change has become a more serious problem than ever. Global temperatures have risen higher than they have ever been in the past. A new island has been found that has been untouched by humans. In this project, students will compete to be the group to colonize that island. Their goal is to create an island that is desirable to live upon but also has a small carbon footprint. Students will be required to perform calculations and make choices about what types of food/a
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5th - 12th
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Human Impact on the Environment Webquest Activity | Earth Day Climate Change
Great Earth Day activity! This webquest makes learning about the human impact on the environment easy and engaging! Students will learn about: Primary human impacts on the environment and services provide by natureThe Anthropocene and how long impacts will lastBiodiversity lossPopulation growth over timeThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch Global deforestation Carbon footprintsStudents will access subject matter and student appropriate digital resources, including videos and an interactive quiz, and
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6th - 12th
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MS-ESS3-4
, HS-ESS3-4
Predator Prey Relationships Reading and Graphing Activity - Community Ecology
Students will dive into a reading activity on predator prey relationships, followed by a graphing activity that uses historical data from the Hudson Bay Company on lynx and rabbit populations over a 90 year period. Perfect for population ecology or community ecology units, this activity reinforces graphing skills and uses analysis questions to get students using their critical thinking skills. Students will gain practice analyzing data and using graphs to make predictions. Choose to use the trad
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8th - 12th
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MS-LS2-2
, HS-LS2-1
, HS-LS2-8
Also included in: Biology Curriculum Full Year Bundle
El Medio Ambiente y Costa Rica Digital Environment, Earth Day Spanish Sub Plans
Are you looking for an engaging activity for el medio ambiente in your Spanish class with authentic resources? This editable Google activity was designed to introduce the environment in Spanish and Costa Rica and would be perfect for Earth Day in Spanish class. It makes a great digital sub-plan or Spanish worksheets for upper-level Spanish classes too. Editable Medio Ambiente Cultural Stations Google Doc Includes✅ Interpretive Communication - authentic Reading & Listening in Spanish ✅ Presen
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Energetics: Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Color By Number
Do you need a new and exciting way to review photosynthesis and cellular respiration? Are you tired of the same boring worksheet? Do something different! Review these concepts by having the students color by number!Students answer 26 questions about photosynthesis and cellular respiration. The answer corresponds to a color. Go to the picture and color the number of the question with the current color. Soon a picture appears!Topics and vocabulary covered in this activity include:Photosynthes
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle - ATP, Photosynthesis, & Cellular Respiration
WALL-E Movie Guided Questions For Environmental Science
My students love watching movies in science class! But, sometimes it can be difficult to find a movie that the students enjoy and that will culminate good discussion questions for the students. WALL-E is a cute, entertaining movie which has a lot of great content when it comes to environmental science, conservation, sustainability and taking care of our earth. This is a great movie to watch on Earth Day, or throughout the year!With these guided movie questions, students will be able to watch the
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Earth Science Large Bundle of 33 Activities, Labs and Worksheets
Cookie Mining Lab - Natural Resources CER Edible Lab Activity
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Fun Hands-On C-E-R! Student model how surface mining impacts the environment with edible ingredients (a cookie!) and write a short CER about the health and environmental impacts of surface mining. Included with the lab handout are pre-lab questions, a step-by step procedure, student directions and map template, analysis questions, and a scaffolded claim, evidence, and reasoning writing activity. Also included in your download is a detailed lesson plan, rubrics, answer key, and differenti
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7th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-4
Also included in: Ecology Bundle - Growing Ecology Resource Bundle
Ecology Lab Estimating Population Size
Population biologists have developed several methods for sampling a population. In this lab, the student will use the sampling technique known as the "mark and recapture method" to estimate the size of a population of wild beans! Students will compare their estimation of the population size obtained from lab data to the actual population size and calculate their percent error.This lab is very easy to set up and very easy to clean up. No fancy materials are required, and yet, I find this to be
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Biology Lab Bundle - Cells Mitosis Genetics DNA Dichotomous Keys Enzymes
Ocean Zones Poster Project - Layers of the Ocean
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Students follow clear step-by-step directions to create a poster of the five major ocean zones. Students include animals in each zone and facts about abiotic factors. Students will chart each layer’s depth and map the major features of the sea-floor. The handout and rubric are editable AND you will receive a detailed teacher's guide and a fact sheet about each ocean zone with your download. Google Slides versions are also included!⭐ You Will Receive ⭐- Teacher's Guide (PDF)- Fact Sheet A
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Earth Science and Astronomy Growing Resource Bundle
My Ecological Footprint: Fun Online Activity and Worksheet about Climate Change
Take your class to the computer lab for a fun and engaging activity! Students will use an interactive website to find out how their lifestyle determines their ecological footprint and impacts our planet. This activity is the first step in a fun lesson that spans two classes and gets your students learning about the environmental impact of the choices we make every day. This lesson fits perfectly into a unit or course about climate change, environmentalism, geography or world issues. There is lit
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Bundle for High School
Animal Cracker Ecology: Use Cookies to Model Food Chains and Food Webs - NGSS
This activity proceeds as follows:1. First, students complete a matching task using ecology vocabulary2. Then students explore ecological levels of organization (using the crackers)3. Then students create a food web/food chain using the crackers4. Finally, students learn about the energy pyramid using their crackers (and calculate the amount of energy available at each trophic level)I'm new to TPT, and would love feedback if you have a minute. I'm adding new content on a weekly basis, so clic
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6th - 12th
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Ocean Acidification Causes and Effects: Stations
This product is a great way to introduce your students to the causes and effects of ocean acidification. Students travel from station to station analyzing information, data and graphs relating to climate change and recording their ideas on the answer sheet provided (SEE PREVIEW). Print, laminate, and have students walk from station to station with their student answer sheet. The topics covered at each station include:Carbon Dioxide in the waterOcean ChemistryOcean pHCalcium CarbonateMarine Fo
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9th - 12th
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HS-LS2-7
, HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-5
"The Lorax" (2012) Movie Guide + Answer Key | Environmental Awareness
"The Lorax" (2012) Movie Guide + Answer Key | Environmental Awareness Through FilmInspire your students to become guardians of the environment with "The Lorax" movie guide! This engaging resource serves as a perfect complement to Dr. Seuss's beloved tale, reimagined in a vibrant 2012 animation. With a focus on environmental stewardship, this guide—complete with 35 questions and an extensive answer key—will help students reflect on the importance of trees, the dangers of greed, and the power of o
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Ultimate "Lorax" Environmental Science and Awareness Bundle
Shipwrecked Geography Survival Challenge | Adapt and Modify Activity | Microsoft
This FUN activity challenges your class to examine human-environment interactions in a unique way. Students imagine they are shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island. Their only chance for survival is to successfully adapt & modify to their surroundings. Students love the engaging activity; you will love the critical & creative thinking it fosters! Your purchase has print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classroo
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5th - 12th
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World Climate Zones Map Worksheet
This is a simple worksheet for students to color the 12 climate zones. The blank outline map of the world includes country boundaries for students' reference. There is also a legend with the 12 climate zone names listed next to blank boxes for color coding. The second page is a teacher key containing a world map with the zones colored.
If your textbook doesn't have a climate zone map for your students to use as reference, they can be found easily on the internet. A Google search of "climate zon
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9th - 12th
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Speciation Activity: Simulate Evolution of New Species: NGSS: Distance Learning
In brief, students begin by generating questions based upon experimental results (Powerpoint Slide included). Then, they read about several types of speciation. Then, students simulate speciation within a hypothetical population of frogs, using manipulatives to create a model. Finally, students answer post-activity questions.A. NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS HEREINDCI’s: LS3.B: Variation of traits LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and DiversityCross Cutting Concepts: Patter
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Tragedy of the Commons Lab, Colored Goldfish, AP Environmental Science
So much fun for students! This is a lab they remember all year, and you know it's a win when they put photos of your class on their snapchat story :) Simple setup, and includes detailed, step-by-step teacher instructions for directing lab during class. Materials needed: colored goldfish, straws, butcher paper, markers. This lab is readily available for free, but my version greatly simplifies it for teachers, and enhances it for students by using different colors of goldfish to represent differen
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9th - 12th
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Minerals Project - Earth Science Distance Learning - Google Classroom
Great for Earth Science Distance LearningStudents will create a wanted poster displaying the physical properties of one mineral. I have included a Google™ doc digital version and a printable pdf option. This way, if you are you looking for a print and go assignment or a digital Google™ Classroom assignment, you are covered. Your students will love the custom graphics and realistic wanted poster templates I have created! Included:★ Student direction page★ Wanted Poster Template - custom designed
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5th - 12th
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Earth/Environmental Science Activity: Surface Ocean Currents
In this activity, students will work with a map of global ocean surface currents to analyze patterns in their movements. They will discuss how they work and how these currents affect regional and global climate. Files are in .docx and .pdf format and include an answer key. When I use this in my class, I print this activity on 11x17 paper, blowing the map up to 130%.
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8th - 12th
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Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy: Stations
Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Stations is a great way to introduce your students to the basics about energy transformations and different types of energies. Students travel from station to station analyzing information, data and graphs relating to climate change and recording their ideas on the answer sheet provided (SEE PREVIEW). This set of 13 EDITABLE stations covers: Energy TransformationsRenewable and Nonrenewable sourcesOilCoal Mining PracticesNatural GasNuclearBiomassWindSolarTid
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7th - 12th
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HS-LS2-7
, HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-5
Also included in: Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy: Bundle
Cycles of Matter Webquest
Updated as of 01/20/23!! This webquest takes students through animations of the water cycle, carbon, oxygen and phosphorus cycles, and nitrogen cycle. There are fill-in-the-blank and short answer questions that go along with each animation. This activity introduces students to the big idea that all matter is recycled and is never created or destroyed. *Answer Key included
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7th - 12th
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Ocean Zones Virtual Field Trip
With over 35+ pages, learn about the zones and layers of the oceans in this biology and oceanography virtual field trip "Ocean Zones Virtual Field Trip." Explore in 360 with virtual ocean tours, videos, and question and activity pages to accompany learning. Perfect for upper elementary, middle, and even high school students!Take a Virtual Field Trip:Watch a video to summarize the ocean zones/layersExplore each ocean level through a virtual dive to the ocean floorSwim the Great Barrier Reef wit
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4th - 12th
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Genetic Engineering and Bacterial Transformation Lab Activity
The process of genetic engineering and bacterial transformation are so common in the standards but can be abstract and hard to understand. This lab makes it more UNDERSTANDABLE AND CONCRETE. I couldn't find what I wanted, so I wrote it myself. MATERIALS NEEDED: paper, scissors, tape. INCLUDES: background information, extension ideas, hands-on READY TO GO lab, summary assessment questions.This product includes:Background information on the process of genetic engineering, both in the form of a
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-LS1-1
, HS-LS3-2
Also included in: Biology: Buy The Store Lifetime Money-Saving Bundle
My Ecological Footprint
This worksheet has the student draw in his own representation of how his own footprint would look. I would suggest showing them a few examples from the internet to show how differently artists have represented the ecological footprint. What is different about this activity is that they are to draw a representation of their OWN footprint. For example, in the land used for energy section, they could draw a bicycle is they intend (in their perfect world) to use a bike whenever possible. I made
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7th - 12th
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