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10th grade environment dbqs
Transfer of Energy In Ecosystem: Reading, Food Web and Analysis
This EDITABLE activity asks students to pull information from text to build a food web for organisms in Yellowstone National Park, analyze their food webs, create a trophic pyramid, and determine how both the removal and reintroduction of wolves created a trophic cascade, affecting several other species in the ecosystem.The reading summarizes energy flow in an ecosystem, and gives a brief history of wolves in Yellowstone. Students are provided with a fact sheet for the major organisms found in
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-LS2-4
, HS-LS2-2
Also included in: Ecology, Populations and Biodiversity Bundle
Climate Change and Global Warming Webquest Earth Day Activity
This webquest makes learning about climate and environmental change easy and engaging! Students will learn about: The causes of anthropogenic and natural climate change, in the past and presentRising sea levels The carbon cycle Changes in climate and climate indicators over time Carbon footprintsStudents will access subject matter and student appropriate digital resources, including videos and interactive activities, and complete seven worksheets with fill-in-the blank and free response questio
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7th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-4
Emergency Sub Plans: Climate Change 101
This 4 page, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any science class. Each page asks students to analyze text and graphs. Print it out, and you're ready to go. This assignment provides a broad outline for the causes, effects and solutions to climate change and requires students to: 1. examine the differences between weather (short term trends) and climate (long term trends).2. connect human activities (carbon emissions) to climat
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-6
Also included in: Emergency Sub Plans Bundle (Set of 5)
Environmental Science Webquest Growing Bundle | Human Impact on the Environment
This webquest value growing bundle makes learning about climate change and the human impact on the environment easy and engaging! New resources will be created and added free of charge!Students will learn about:Primary human impacts on the environment and services provide by natureThe causes of anthropogenic and natural climate change, in the past and presentThe carbon cycleThe Anthropocene and how long impacts will lastBiodiversity lossChanges in climate and climate indicators over timePopulati
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-4
, HS-ESS3-4
Claim Evidence Reasoning ESS3.C Human Impacts Climate Change Melting Arctic
Students learn that the Arctic Sea Ice is melting rapidly due to Climate Change and it’s having a major impact on the Arctic Ecosystem through a C.E.R. (Claim Evidence Reasoning) graphic organizer. This is great for getting your students to explain phenomena in a meaningful way and it allows you as the instructor to adequately assess their understanding of concepts. The students figure out what the "Claim" is in the article, they then use data that supports the claim in the "Evidence" section, d
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4th - 12th
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Creating a Climate Change Model
This assignment asks students to read, highlight and annotate passages about the greenhouse effect, the albedo effect, and human impact on the climate. As they read, students add information to their model. Once their draft model is completed, they will transfer it to a poster board. NGSS HS-LS2-7.Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.HS-ESS3-5. Analyze geoscience data and the results from global climate models
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8th - 12th
Population Ecology and Demographics: Unit Bundle
This resource includes everything to get you started with a unit on population ecology and demographics. It has bellringers, lectures, readings, reviews, online practice, and assessments. Check out each product below for more information!Each product is editable so you can differentiate it to fit your classroom needs.
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9th - 12th
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Population Problems: Four Demographic Case Studies
This EDITABLE, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any environmental science class. Print it out, and you're ready to go! This assignment asks students to read and analyze four different countries with different population problems:Iran trying to balance a baby boomIndia trying to slow population growthItaly trying to stimulate population growthNigeria bucking the worldwide trend of slower growthIncluded in this file is a PDF and
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Population Ecology and Demographics: Unit Bundle
Honors Earth Science articles with questions and answers
This is a collection of 12 articles intended for high-schoolers, that have accompanying questions and answers to have students review the articles closely. The articles come from scientific american, MIT, and other sources.The articles correlate to North Carolina state standards. Adding these articles improves the rigor of an Honor's level class although they can also be used to supplement any earth science or environmental class.
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8th - 12th
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Human Impacts NGSS MS-ESS3 Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER)
-Students learn about a variety of current events regarding Human Impacts on Earth through a C.E.R. (Claim Evidence Reasoning) graphic organizer. This is great for scaffolding content, sub plan, independent work, homework, review or distance learning. What Students do:The students figure out what the "Claim" is in the article. Students then use data that supports the claim in the "Evidence" section and draw visual evidence Students then explain why the evidence supports the claim in the "Reasoni
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6th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Three Factors Affecting Photosynthesis - Critical Thinking WKSHT
This is a problem solving / critical thinking worksheet that addresses environmental factors and how they affect photosynthesis.It is written for the Biology I honors level (or Pre-AP); IB Biology or for AP Biology.This worksheet addresses IB Biology (SL) assessment statement: 3.8.8 "Outline the effect of temperature, light intensity and carbon dioxide concentration on the rate of photosynthesis"This includes 3 pages: Title page, student worksheet, teacher key Also see my other lesson:
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9th - 12th
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Environmental issues of Europe stations clue hunt
This is a wonderful resource for any Social Studies classroom. It covers the Georgia standard SS6G8 : Explain environmental issues in Europe. It can also be used for Earth Day. I created this station activity for my own social studies classroom. Our district is focusing on incorporating literacy standards in all subject areas. This is a great way to get students reading for information.My students love this activity. I hope yours do too!CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.4CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.7CCS
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4th - 12th
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Reptile Unit CER Essay Assessment
Students will demonstrate what they have learned about retile characteristics, adaptations, and behaviors through a Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) formatted essay. Students are guided through the process to complete an essay of their understanding. Teachers are provided with grading criteria for the essay. This assignment can be used alone or as the Evaluate portion of a 5E lesson plan Designed for a Reptile unit.Unit Title: Exploring the World of Reptiles: Understanding the Class Reptilia thr
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Grades:
7th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-LS2-7
, HS-LS4-2
, HS-ESS3-4
, HS-LS2-8
Climate Change Reading Worksheet Claim Evidence Reasoning Digital Resource
Students learn what Climate Change is, how do we know it’s real, how it’s changing climate, what the impacts are and can we reverse it through a C.E.R. (Claim Evidence Reasoning) graphic organizer. This is great for getting your students to explain phenomena in a meaningful way and it allows you as the instructor to adequately assess their understanding of concepts. The students figure out what the "Claim" is in the article, they then use data that supports the claim in the "Evidence" section, d
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Grades:
7th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-6
, MS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-4
EMERGENCY SUB PLANS: Thwaites the "Doomsday Glacier"
This EDITABLE, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any science class. Print it out, and you're ready to go! This assignment asks students to read, interpret models and analyze graphs for four different aspects of Thwaites (the Doomsday Glacier).What is a glacier and what's special about Thwaites?Stable vs. Unstable GlaciersGrounding lines and pinning pointsPossible consequences of Thwaites collapsing Included in this file is a PD
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7th - 12th
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GMOs Benefits and Drawbacks- DBQ
This DBQ can be used in any science course, but it is most appropriate for Biology, Environmental Science, Life Science, or Current Topics in Science course. It provides students with six document for them to analyze in order to generate an argument for whether to support GMOs or not.
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7th - 12th
Social and Environmental Activism 5 DBQ Primary Sources Distance Learning
Social Activism, Social and Environmental Activism primary documents, Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, Betty Friedan, The Feminine Mystique, Cesar Chavez, United Farm Workers, Farm Laborers, Three Mile Island, Nuclear Power, Jimmy Carter, Jimmy Carter Speeches, Equal Rights Amendment, Shirley Chisholm. This is a PRIMARY SOURCE bundle for a Social and Environmental Activism Unit! There are 5 primary sources that students investigate having to do with Social and Environmental Activism. This is a GREA
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5th - 12th
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AP Language Rhetorical Analysis: Greta Thunberg UN Speech Excerpt-Quiz
These 13 MCQs are based on the excerpt from Greta Thunberg's Climate Action Summit Speech at the UN in September 2019. Questions are based on specific lines and focus on: author's purpose, thesis-claim, evidence, tone, diction, syntax, parallelism, and juxtaposition. The text is free and available online from College Board.***If you love quality and price of this resource and want to help others find it, then please select My Purchases, choose Ratings, and leave Feedback. The more ratings you le
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Algae Blooms: SAT style article with questions. Great for sub or post test!
SAT Style article with comprehension questions and key. Introduce your students to the causes and consequences of algae blooms while incorporating cross curricular test prep! Just print and go! Includes all types of SAT reading comprehension questions. This is a great activity for a substitute or after a test is complete. Also works well as bell work and homework.
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9th - 12th
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K-ESS3-1
, K-ESS3-3
Case Study: Environmental Effects of Aral Sea (Topic 5.10)
Case study about the causes and consequences of the agricultural practices which led to shrinking Aral Sea. It best matches Topics 5.10 in AP Human Geography Course-Exam Description as of 2020 (Consequences of Agricultural Practices), available also in a bundle.Document-Based Questions activity to improve students' ability to connect the content knowledge with the skills needed to pass AP Human Geography Exam. The case study includes Free Response Questions with the task verbs as indicated in Co
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Unit 5 AP Human Geography Bundle (Agriculture and Rural Land Use)
Hurricane Ian Climate Change Claim Evidence Reasoning CER Graphic Organizer
Students learn why Florida has so many hurricanes and how Climate Change is making storms more intense through a C.E.R. (Claim Evidence Reasoning) graphic organizer. This is great for getting your students to explain phenomena in a meaningful way and it allows you as the instructor to adequately assess their understanding of concepts. The students figure out what the "Claim" is in the article, they then use data that supports the claim in the "Evidence" section, draw visual evidence and then exp
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-6
, MS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-4
DBQ- Have Humans Reached Their Carrying Capacity- An Analysis
This is a DBQ (document-based question) project that allows students to examine a series of sources to determine if humans, a unique biological population, has reached its carrying capacity. This can be used in biology, environmental science, or any other science course where data and document analysis are integral. This is editable so you can add and change as many documents as you need to in order to support the needs of your students.
Science Literacy: Has Earth Reached its Carrying Capacity?
Students often fail to make the connection between the science they learn in the classroom, and how it is be applied in the real world. This "Article of the Week" series follows Dave Stuarts's format and is designed to bridge that gap using real articles from reliable sources.The assignment asks students to perform a close reading, annotations, and to use evidence from the article to support a claim. It also asks students to reflect - giving them a chance to interject their own thoughts and opin
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: Ecology, Populations and Biodiversity Bundle
Case Study: Sustainable Cities in USA (Topic 6.8 & 6.11)
Case study about the selected sustainable cities in USA (Milwaukee and Minneapolis), effects of New Urbanism and green policies. It best matches Topics 6.8 and 6.11 in AP Human Geography Course-Exam Description as of 2020 (Urban sustainability and Challenges of Urban Sustainability), available also in a bundle.Document-Based Questions activity to improve students' ability to connect the content knowledge with the skills needed to pass AP Human Geography Exam. The case study includes Free Respons
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Unit 6 AP Human Geography Bundle (Cities and Urban Land Use)
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