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High school earth sciences research for Microsoft Word
Meteorology Webquest
In this webquest, students practice being real-world meteorologists forecasting and interpreting weather maps. They use current weather websites to track current conditions and to predict future conditions. They explore the different types of weather maps meteorologists use to track different aspects of the weather. The webquest allows ample room to individualized student exploration. Students can explore different types of maps of their interest, as well as different places around the world
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6th - 9th
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Earth's Natural Resources Research Project
A research project for students to research and gain a deeper understanding of natural resources and the current problems facing the world. Includes requirements, sample project ideas, and brainstorming topics.Standard:(iii) Energy resources are available on a renewable, nonrenewable, or indefinite basis. Understanding the origins and uses of these resources enables informed decision making. Students should consider the ethical/social issues surrounding Earth's natural energy resources, while lo
Biomes Project
Have you been looking for a way to help your students apply all of the information that they have learned about Ecology? If so, this project from Lab207 is just for you. Through the course of this inquiry based project, students will investigate a specific biome in an effort to figure out how it works. Some of the topics addressed include biotic and abiotic factors, food chains and webs, carbon cycling, and human impact. Students are given the option to demonstrate their learning through any met
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9th - 12th
Mass Extinction Interactive
This worksheet is designed to be used with the mass extinction interactive by HHMI website, biointeractive.org It includes an introduction, research questions and analysis.
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6th - 12th
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Severe Weather: Storms Reading Comprehensions
This is a collection of five severe weather storm reading comprehensions: Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Thunderstorms, Winter Storms and Floods. The articles are written in friendly and engaging language. Each article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. Each article also includes a diagram of how the storm forms and of the storm in action. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement. I also l
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5th - 9th
Rock Cycle Project
Project that has the students research topics involving the rock cycle and then create a poster that represents the cycle. The overview includes questions that students must answer about the major aspects of the rock cycle.
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5th - 9th
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Freshwater Resource Bundle - Printables, Readings, Case Studies, Presentations
This bundle is helpful as it has plenty of ready-to-use resources to help you teach water on earth, and for students to develop their understanding of key concepts related to the topic.These key concepts include, but not limited to:Water distribution on EarthAccess to freshwater & sustainabilityWater sourcesWater issues & solutionsWater scarcityWater stressCase Studies/Info Sheets (Danube River, Murray Darling Basin, Israel, Tigris, Euphrates, South Africa, China, India, Aral Sea)Aquifer
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7th - 12th
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Storms Project
In this project, students create a powerpoint about the major severe storms (hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, thunderstorms, winter storms) and additional severe weather issues (fire spouts, waterspouts, wildfires, el nino, la nina, etc.) The project activity guide includes a checklist of requirements for each section. For each storm, students will need to explain how it forms, where it forms, weather associated, a well-known storm story, how to prepare/safety. This activity is a great way for s
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5th - 9th
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Earth's Four Spheres Mini Project
I created this product to spark some interest in learning and reviewing the content about the four spheres of Earth (biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere.) Students research a location in which many sphere interactions take place and answer questions given about their topic. I picked locations students may visit one day such as the Grand Canyon, Fallingwater, Niagara Falls, etc. I give them a list of places so they don't have to come up with one on their own.
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7th - 10th
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Constellation Project
This is an astronomy project on constellations, where students research three constellations and then create a constellation of their own.
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4th - 12th
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5-ESS1-2
, 5-ESS1-1
, MS-ESS1-2
Geologic Time Scale Activity. EVOLUTION on a FOOTBALL FIELD
This is a cross-curricular STEM ACTIVITY to help students visualize the immense amount of time needed for certain evolutionary events to take place. A FOOTBALL FIELD is NOT necessary but makes this activity a lot more engaging for students. Students also have a chance to practice the MATH concept of proportions.TEACHER NOTES*********************************************************1. After students complete this handout, I usually make use of the football field and have students show me where e
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5th - 12th
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Climate---Global Warming and Climate Change Poster Project
For this project, students will be assigned a group of either 4 or 5. As a group, their job is to create an advertisement poster showcasing their knowledge of global warming, including its causes, effects, and ways to prevent it.
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6th - 12th
Landforms of the World- Research Project- High School Earth Science
In your next earth science unit where you wish to cover topics such as plate tectonics and Earth's history, try out this Landform Research project. Students will randomly select a world landform (ex. Marianas Trench, Mt. Kiliminjaro etc.) and do research on the type of landform it is, how it formed, and other important geologic and biological facts. It comes complete with rubric for grading, and multiple options for presentation formats. It has a research graphic organizer to help hold your s
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7th - 12th
Water Filtration
Students watch "Flush to Finish" to learn what happens to water as soon as it goes down the drain or toilet and is normally forgotten about. This video shows the importance of water conservation, appreciation for water as a resource, and how to keep the water cycle clean.
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7th - 12th
Human Impacts on the Water Cycle - Printable Worksheet and Investigation Task
In this printable worksheet, students discover the ways that we are impacting the water cycle. Students read through the 8 concise readings about our impacts and how we use water. There are 4 short real world dxamples of our impacts around the world, that sets students up for their research task. Once they have finished the reading they complete the 7 review questions (printable) and then go on to do their research task about a region that has been impacted through unsustainable water use, such
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7th - 10th
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Ecology Alien Biome Adaptation Project Rubric
In this project the students take an alien and crash land it into an assigned or chosen biome, where the alien must adapt. It includes energy transfer, adaptation, symbiosis, etc. There is also a free "Ecology Alien Biome Adaptation Project PPT intro" to go with this assignment.
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9th - 12th
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Municipal Solid Waste Lesson and WebQuest for Environmental Science
This collection of activities helps students understand much of the content regarding waste management practices, including landfill construction, incineration, reducing, reusing, and recycling.There are two days worth of activities for students to explore. Each station or activity has models for students to analyze, articles to read, videos to watch, mathematical calculations to perform, or critical analysis of pros and cons. There are two "lab" stations, one for each of the two days, for stude
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS3-2
Renewable Energy Project
Students are given a scenario where they have to choose between 5 renewable resources for a plot of land. They need to first research each resource and write down positives and negatives in a graphic organizer. After they have researched each they will give them a rating out of 5 for how likely they are to use that resource on their land. After researching, they will write a paragraph about which resource they are using and why. Lastly, they will draw a picture of their resource being used on th
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6th - 9th
Air Pollution Guided Lesson and Webquest for Environmental Science
This collection of activities helps students understand much of the content regarding air pollution for an environmental science course. It also aligns with AP Environmental Science Unit 7. Students read and analyze articles, videos, diagrams, and other content to determine the sources and types of air pollution, the impacts that these pollutants have, the methods to reduce the air pollution, and the legislation surrounding air pollution. Indoor air pollutants are also analyzed in this set of a
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS3-2
Hole in the Ozone Layer Digital Resource APES Montreal Protocol
Discover how global cooperation is healing the ozone layer and protecting life on Earth.In this digital resource, students learn about the ozone layer's importance in absorbing harmful UV radiation. They understand that ozone depletion is caused by human made chemicals like CFCs, halons, carbon tetrachloride, methyl chloroform, and HCFCs (Ozone Depleting Substances). They learn that these substances reach the stratosphere, where UV radiation breaks them down, releasing chlorine and bromine atom
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9th - 12th
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Coral Reefs: Virtual Field Trip
NGSS aligned lesson where students "dive" in to discover coral reefs. They begin by visiting both healthy and unhealthy reefs and collecting data on both. They then research the causes of anthropogenic and natural causes of coral reef destruction.
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7th - 12th
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Renewable Energy Guided Lesson and Webquest for Environmental Science
This collection of activities helps students understand all of the content regarding renewable energy for an environmental science course. It also aligns with AP Environmental Science Unit 6. Students read and analyze articles, videos, diagrams, and other content to determine the uses, pros, and cons of each renewable energy source. Students are asked to rank each of the renewable energies to increase their higher order thinking. The students must also write a response to support their argument
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS3-2
Environmental Human Population Trends Research and Project
This is a perfect project to test students understanding of human populations trends. It allows students to select a country of interest and complete research about that country. They can then apply their knowledge and predict what the country will look like in the future, based on the population trends, climate, and ecosystems needs. This further gives students the opportunity to collaborate their ideas and work as teams to build their future. This project is editable and does require the use o
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8th - 12th
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Water Pollution Guided Lesson and Webquest for Environmental Science
This collection of activities helps students understand much of the content regarding water pollution for an environmental science course. It also aligns with much of AP Environmental Science Unit 8. There are twelve stations for students to read and analyze articles, videos, diagrams, and other content. Using these sources, the students will determine the sources and types of water pollution, the impacts that these pollutants have, the methods to reduce the water pollution, and the legislation
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS3-2
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