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High school earth sciences activities $5-10
Geologic Time Scale and Evolution of Life on Earth Activities
This worksheet plus timeline activity provides excellent instruction on the geologic time scale, evolution of life on Earth, relative and radioactive dating, order of evolutionary events, transitional fossils, and more. See complete list of topics below. Students will complete a 6-page handout and a 2-page timeline of the history of life on Earth. This activity can be used as a classroom activity or a homework activity during your "History of Life on Earth" or "Evolution" units. Choose to use t
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th
CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-LS4-1
Also included in: Biology Curriculum Full Year Bundle
Uneven Distribution of Natural Resources Activity Analyze Maps Graphs MS-ESS3-1
Great way to practice data analysis as students learn about natural resources! Students analyze MAPS and GRAPHS of natural resource distribution and use. Includes both PRINT and GOOGLE SLIDES versions of the activity.⭐ Find this activity in our DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES UNIT! This document includes:10 Natural Resource Data Stations: Each station has maps and graphs to analyze for information such as resource distribution, use, risk of depletion, and impact on the environment. Each stati
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-4
STEM Oil Spill Challenge - Earth Day STEM Activity
Oil Spill STEM Activity - Great for Earth Day! Learn about the effects of an oil spill on the environment through a hands-on engineering challenge! The goal of this challenge is to clean up all of the oil from the feathers and from the water in the time provided. Students will work in teams to devise a plan to get the oil spill cleaned up in a specified time of work. Distance learning update: Activity has been updated to accommodate distance learning including instructions on creating a material
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 5-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ESS3-3
...
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
Ring of Fire Mapping Activity and Questions - Earthquakes and Volcanoes
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ In this fun and engaging ring of fire mapping activity, students plot the coordinates of past earthquakes and volcanoes along the ring of fire using an easy to read Pacific-centered world map. Students will then draw other geologic features on their maps such as trenches, mountain ranges, hot spots, and mid-ocean ridge. After the map is complete, students will answer 25 analysis questions. Editable MS Word version, PDF version, and Google Slides version are all included!I complete this w
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
, HS-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS2-2
, HS-ESS1-5
Also included in: Plate Tectonics Growing Discount Bundle
Geologic Time Scale: The No-Adding-Machine-Tape, Annotated, Illustrated Timeline
Suitable for traditional classroom instruction or distance learning (if a printed copy is provided for students).An easy to use resource that includes a fun build it yourself annotated geologic timeline with supporting worksheets. If you teach kids about the geologic timeline, you have probably run into those timeline activities that require kids to use adding machine tape. But have you priced adding machine tape? It can be hard to find, too. So I set out to make a timeline that kids could b
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
Astronomy and Space Science Interactive Notebook
The Earth Science Interactive Notebook: Astronomy and Space Science chapter showcase student’s ability to:Explain what causes the cycle of seasons on EarthExplain how Earth moves in space (tilt, rotation)Describe factors that keep moon and Earth in orbitExplain phases of moonDescribe solar and lunar eclipsesIdentify cause of tidesIdentify the objects in the solar systemDescribe inner planets and outer planetsExplain how a star formsIdentify major types of galaxiesExplain a shuttle launchEach act
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
Also included in: Earth Science Interactive Notebook - Complete Bundle
Plate Tectonics Activity Digital Escape Room: Continental Drift Plate Boundaries
This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge of plate tectonics. Full "Letter" sized cards as well as smaller sized cards are provided.Update: This escape room now includes a fully digital version. Don't worry, you can still choose to complete this escape room entirely through printing.An editable template of the questions is also now available so you can adjust the escape room to meet the needs of your classroom!Important: Please view the Video Preview (found wi
Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
The Rock Cycle Activity Escape Room Game: Types of Rocks: Igneus Sedimentary etc
This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge of the rock cycle. Full "Letter" sized cards as well as smaller sized cards are provided.Update: This escape room now includes a fully digital version. Don't worry, you can still choose to complete this escape room entirely through printing.An editable template of the questions is also now available so you can adjust the escape room to meet the needs of your classroom!Important: Please view the Video Preview (found wit
Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
Earth's Atmosphere Interactive Notebook
The Earth Science Interactive Notebook Series: Earth’s Atmosphere showcases student's ability to:Describe the composition of Earth’s atmosphereState how the atmosphere is important to living thingsIdentify some properties of airExplain how increasing altitude affects air pressure and densityIdentify the four main layers of the atmosphere – troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, exosphereIdentify major sources of air pollutionDescribe what can be done to improve air qual
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
Also included in: Earth Science Interactive Notebook - Complete Bundle
Human Impact on the Environment Water Pollution Activity Stations Data Analysis
Engage students with CRITICAL THINKING and DATA ANALYSIS as they learn about different aspects of water pollution! ⭐ Get this activity at a huge discount in our Pollution Activities Set! ⭐Eight print-and-go stations are included, each with a different focus. Station cards include text passages to read, data and graphs to analyze, or a map to interpret. As they move through the stations, students answer questions on a corresponding student worksheet. Both PRINT and DIGITAL versions are inclu
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Virtual Mineral Box Identification Lab Kit, Properties of Minerals Practice
Do your students need more practice identifying minerals but you need more minerals? Easy quick prep, no need to set up mineral boxes and testing kits. Students can look through a virtual mineral box that includes a video, picture, and information about the mineral. Students practice what they have learned about minerals by collecting information and using it to identify minerals. This product includes 15 minerals, students are presented the minerals in a slideshow, they click on the mineral the
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
Weather Doodle Notes | Air Masses and Fronts | High and Low Pressure | Cornell
Conceptually teach how weather systems change the weather conditions in a place. These notes cover the types of air masses (continental tropical, maritime polar, continental arctic, etc.) and their characteristics, how weather fronts form and the basic conditions of cold fronts, warm fronts, and stationary fronts, and the dynamics of high and low pressure systems and the weather that they typically bring. These notes combine two effective note-taking strategies and help students grasp the dynami
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-5
LAB - Graphing Human Population Growth, the Greenhouse Effect & Global Warming
In this lab, students will construct line graphs, bar graphs, and pie graphs to analyze the relationship between human population growth, greenhouse gas emissions, and global warming.
This lab has helped my students practice constructing the different types of graphs that are typically seen on the Earth Science Regents and Living Environment Regents.
Topics Covered:
Line graphs,
Bar graphs,
Pie graphs,
Human population growth,
Global carbon dioxide emissions,
Global temperatures changes,
Gre
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 12th
Types:
Plate Tectonics Interactive Notebook
The Earth Science Interactive Notebook: Plate Tectonics chapter showcase student’s ability to:Explain how geologists learn about Earth's inner layersIdentify the characteristics of Earth's crust, mantle, and coreExplain how heat is transferredIdentify what causes convection currentsDescribe convection currents in Earth's mantleExplain Wegener's hypothesis about continental drift and the evidence he usedList evidence of sea-floor spreadingExplain process of sea-floor spreading and subductionExpla
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
Also included in: Earth Science Interactive Notebook - Complete Bundle
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
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
Also included in: Earth Science Lab Stations Bundle | Printable, Digital & Editable
Reasons for the Seasons Activity: Digital Escape Room Game (Earth's Tilt/ Axis)
This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge of the reasons for the seasons. Full "Letter" sized cards as well as smaller sized cards are provided.Update: This escape room now includes a fully digital version. Don't worry, you can still choose to complete this escape room entirely through printing.An editable template of the questions is also now available so you can adjust the escape room to meet the needs of your classroom!Important: Please view the Video Previ
Grades:
4th - 9th
Types:
Rocks and Minerals Interactive Notebook
The Earth Science Interactive Notebook: Rocks and Minerals chapter showcase student’s ability to:Explain how minerals are identifiedExplain how minerals form from magma and solutionsIdentify and describe the three major groups of rocksDescribe the rock cycleDescribe how sedimentary rocks are formedEach activity enables students to process the information given by the teacher then allows them to use self-direction to apply their new knowledge. The engaging activities always vary in order for al
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
Also included in: Earth Science Interactive Notebook - Complete Bundle
Science CER Practice Writing Prompts V1 ⭐ Real Data | Interpreting Graphs
The Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) model is the perfect way to teach students how to construct a scientific explanation based on interpretation of data presented in graphs. These CER prompts use REAL data and graphs to engage students in higher-level content, thinking, and skills. It's also an excellent way to implement Three-Dimensional Learning following the NGSS framework!THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:☑ Digital and Printable Formats for every prompt (Digital = Google Slides students can type in!)☑ C
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 11th
Types:
Human Impact on Environment Air Pollution Activity Stations Print and Digital
Engage students with CRITICAL THINKING and DATA ANALYSIS as they learn about different aspects of air pollution! ⭐ Get this activity at a huge discount in our Pollution Activities Set! ⭐Eight air pollution stations are included, each with a different focus question and short activity. Students practice different skills at each station all while learning about different aspects of air pollution. Station cards include text passages to read, diagrams to analyze, data and graphs to analyze, a map
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Climate Change Activity Mapping Carbon Emissions NGSS MS-ESS3-5 ESS3-4
Students use real data to color-code a map of 68 countries based on their per capita carbon emissions. In this activity, students will:READ a 1-page article about greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, what per capita means, and the activity directions. CONSTRUCT a World Map by attaching 2 provided pages (it's easy!).COLOR CODE countries on the map according to their per capita carbon emissions. ANSWER 11 analysis questions focusing on the greenhouse effect, sources of carbon emissions, and how de
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-4
Also included in: Global Warming Climate Change Activity Bundle NGSS MS-ESS3-5 ESS3-4
David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet (Documentary Guide)
Digital and printable tasks for the urgent and ground-breaking Netflix documentary ‘David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet’. This learning package includes:Pre-watching vocabulary and prediction tasks30 while watching questions (Google Forms or printable)Post-viewing creative and analytical tasksEach task is designed to unpack and draw out the lessons of the documentary and encourage students to reflect on their own environmental impact. Optimized for Google Suite, PowerPoint and print, this i
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Also included in: Documentary Study BUNDLE (Digital & Print)
Earth's Tilt and Reason for the Seasons Activity BUNDLE NGSS MS-ESS1-1
SAVE 20% off list prices plus 2 FREE BONUSES! Designed to SUPPLEMENT and add ENGAGEMENT to an existing middle school seasons unit with great activities, an easy supplies lab, and a graphing project. Supports NGSS MS-ESS1-1 and HS-ESS1-4. BUNDLE INCLUDES:Bust a Seasons Myth ActivityGraph the Sun's Angle & Length of DaylightRotation/Revolution Sorting ActivityEasy Supplies Angle of Light LabContrast Indirect/Direct Sunlight Worksheet - FREE BONUSSeasons Review Game Activity - FREE BONUSINDI
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-6
, MS-ESS1-1
Astronomy Moon Phases Oreo Lab NGSS MS-ESS1-1 Digital Resource Eclipse
Students love this lab!!! It's inquiry based, student centered, rigorous and easy prep! It covers NGSS DCI-ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System. The orbits of Earth around the sun and of the moon around Earth, cause observable patterns.What students do:I have the students bring in the Oreos and spoons/knives to class. Or you can spend about $25 on Oreos, which for my class size is 8 cookies per group, with 8 groups per class. Students model what they think the pattern of moon phases are for one
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-1
Human Impact on the Environment Land Pollution Activity Graphing Garbage
Students read about where our garbage goes and then practice graphing 5 different sets of related data. (4 sets for the Google version.)Both GOOGLE AND PRINT versions are included! ⭐ Get this activity at a huge discount in our Pollution Activities Set! ⭐In this activity, students will:Read an introductory article about landfills, waste-to-energy facilities, composting, and recycling. (1 page)Graph 5 different sets of waste-related data. Line graphs, bar graphs, and a pie chart are included. (5
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
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