8th grade Autumn environment resources for SMART Notebook

Autumn, Back to School, Classroom Management

Whooo's here today?? Students click their owl to hear a real owl hooting and then watch it disappear. Any owls left on the page indicate students who are absent for the day. This attendance activity comes with both a numbered page (if you assign students numbers) and a page where you can change student names. Directions for changing names are included! *If you are concerned about students being able to reach the higher items on a SMART Board, consider having students use a pointer. This has

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PreK - 8th

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Earth Sciences, Environment

Natural Disasters SMART Board Thematic Unit

Created by

Miss Locher

This is an interactive SMART Board unit with lessons based upon thirteen different types of natural disasters. They are alphabetically sorted from brush fires to tornadoes and tsunamis. It includes creative writing prompts, videos, fact sheets, and how they each relate to and impact humans. It also includes information and lessons for the process of a cumulating event of a Natural Disaster Science Fair in which pairs of students can base their own individuals science experiments on one of the na

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4th - 11th

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Research, Activities, Interactive Whiteboard

Weather SMARTboard - VA 6th Grade SOLs - Middle School

Created by

Virginia Kiddies

This 31 page instructional SMARTboard lesson covers all of the Virginia 6th grade Science SOLs for Weather (SOLs 6.3). This lesson is interactive, engaging, and full of web links & video clips. Topics in this lesson include: *What is Weather? *Heat Transfer - Radiation, Conduction, Convection *Air & Water Circulation/Currents on our planet *Coriolis Effect *Climate vs. Weather *Air Masses *High & Low Pressure Systems *Cloud Formation *Types of Clouds - Cumulus, Cumulonimbus, Cirrus

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Earth Sciences, Environment, Science

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4th - 8th

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Spring/Earth Day SMART Board Attendance Activity Bundle (3 Activities)

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Earth Day, Environment, Spring

This bundle has three Spring and Earth Day themed SMART Board Attendance Activities. SOUNDS are included for all three activities. Each attendance activity comes with a direction page specific to the activity. There are two options for each attendance activity--a numbered page (if you assign students numbers) and a page where you can change student names. Check out my individual listings for additional pictures for each activity! "Birds in a Birdhouse" What better way to start your day than

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PreK - 8th

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Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Environment

Rocks & Minerals Unit: Lesson 1: Mineral Relevance

Created by

Brittany Jerlinga

While some students are inherently interested in rocks and minerals (I always get a rock hound or two) most middle schoolers find the topic boring. To start the unit on rocks and minerals, I've designed a whole lesson on mineral relevance so students can see the enormous role they play in our lives. In this lesson, students experience real minerals through centers, a reading jigsaw, an online interactive and more, and will begin to see that some of the products they use the most (like their ce

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Grades:

7th - 9th

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Biology, Environment, General Science

Environment Ecology Smartboard Notebook Presentation Lesson Plan

Created by

Lisa Michalek

This Smartboard Notebook presentation Lesson Plan has 31 slides and covers the following topics: Ecology, Environmental Organization, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere, Ecosystem Components, Abiotic Factors, Biotic Factors, Producers, Consumers, Decomposers, Ecosystem Characteristics, Habitat, Niche, Biome, Terrestrial (Land) Biomes, Tundra (Polar), Taiga (Coniferous Forest), Temperate Deciduous Forest, Grassland (Savanna), Desert, Water (aquatic) Biomes, Marine (saltwater), Freshwa

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5th - 12th, Higher Education

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Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

Earth Day Recycling SMART Board Attendance Activity w/ SOUND

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Earth Day, Environment, Spring

Celebrate Earth Day and encourage recycling through the use of this fun and engaging SMART Board attendance activity. Students move their recyclable item to the recycling bin. Students then click the bin to hear the recycling truck back up and do its job! This activity comes with both a numbered page (if you assign students numbers) and a page where you can change student names. Directions for changing names are included! *If you are concerned about students being able to reach the high

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Grades:

PreK - 8th

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Biology, Environment, General Science

Environment Ecology Smartboard Notebook Presentation Lesson

Created by

Lisa Michalek

This Smartboard Notebook presentation Lesson Plan has 37 slides and covers the following topics: Populations & Communities, Properties of a Population, Carrying Capacity, Autotrophs, Heterotrophs, Producers, Herbivores, Carnivores, Predators, Scavengers, Omnivores, Decomposers, Symbiotic Relationships, Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism, Competition, Effects of Competition, Food Chains, Tropic Levels, Food Webs, Pyramid of Energy, Pyramid of Biomass, Material Cycles, Carbon-Oxygen Cycle, W

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4th - 12th, Higher Education

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Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

Humans Environment Ecology Smartboard Notebook Presentation Lesson

Created by

Lisa Michalek

This Smartboard Notebook presentation Lesson Plan has 38 slides on the topic of Humans and the Environment. The following topics are covered: Human Requirements, Human Interactions, Human Population, Population Dynamics, Human Population Growth, Environmental Pollution, Water Pollution, Soil Pollution, Importation of Organisms (Invasions of Alien Species), Use of Biocides, Improving The Environment, Environmental Laws, Conservation of Natural Resources, Renewable Resources, Nonrenewable Resou

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Biology, Environment, General Science

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education

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Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

Farm Safety - Being Safe on a Farm

Created by

Environment, Life Skills, Special Education

This is a Smart Notebook file that forms a lesson on Farm Safety. It was originally made for a special needs class but can easily be used for a class of nearly any age or ability. It includes links to videos and a worksheet to be completed at the end to summarise the lesson that can also for part of assessment. This lesson would be useful as a one off class lesson, as part of a unit on safety, or for a relief teacher to use with a new class.

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Grades:

1st - 9th

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Worksheets, Interactive Whiteboard

SMART Notebook File - Fall Background

Created by

My Digital Mentor

This file has includes one SMART Notebook pages (within one file). This SMART Notebook background is perfect if you are looking for an easy way to incorporate stimulating visuals that tie into the season!IMPORTANT NOTE: You need SMART Notebook for this file to work! This file only includes sample text, and is intended to be a background for your own content.

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Autumn, Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

PreK - 8th

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Interactive Whiteboard, Interactive Notebooks

Earth Hour

Created by

Environment, Holidays/Seasonal, Special Education

This is a Smart Notebook file that forms a lesson on Earth Hour. It was originally made for a special needs class but can easily be used for a class of nearly any age or ability. It includes links to videos and a worksheet to be completed at the end to summarise the lesson that can also for part of assessment. This lesson can be used on the actual day, or anytime of the year to talk about looking after our planet.

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K - 9th

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Autumn, Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal

Smartboard Attendance/ Lunch Count

Created by

Daniel Jones

This is a fall template that you can manipulate for use with your students. It comes with instructions on how to change the names on each leaf. You will also get a password to watch a video on how to create your own!

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Grades:

K - 12th

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Autumn, Back to School, Classroom Management

Morning Message AND Homework Board

Created by

Purpose Driven Reading

Display your Morning Message and Homework Board on your SmartBoard every Morning. My students write their homework in the morning from the this file, and love to watch as the themes change monthly. When buying this you will have a different display for the months of August, September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, and May. These will make your life easier and even provide a clock, so you ensure you take roll in time! Enjoy!

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PreK - 12th

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Interactive Whiteboard, Bulletin Board Ideas

Back to School "Schoolhouse" SMART Board Attendance Activity w/ SOUND

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Autumn, Back to School, Classroom Management

Ring in the day with this fun and engaging Schoolhouse Attendance Activity! Students "ring their bell" by clicking on it. It will making a realistic ringing sound and then disappear to indicate the student is present for the day. Any remaining school bells indicate students who are absent. This attendance activity comes with both a numbered page (if you assign students numbers) and a page where you can change student names. Directions for changing names are included! *If you are concerne

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PreK - 8th

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ENL and Living Environment for ELLs

Scientific Method Review & Graphing Practice - Living Environment- (Notebook 11)

Created by

This product contains 30 slides reviewing Graphing and the Scientific Method. There is enough work to keep your students busy for three hours! Just open and start teaching. You will find interactive activities, Regents questions (with answers). 5 graphs (with answers), and a study guide with questions and answers. (To show your students the answers, just click on the lines and the answers will fade in.) *This lesson was designed with a lot of visuals and scaffolding techniques in order to help E

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Biology, Environment, Science

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

Election and Voting Themed SMART Board Attendance Activity w/ SOUND

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Autumn, Classroom Management, Elections - Voting

It's election time! Students "cast their vote" by dragging their ballot to the ballot box. Students then click the box to hear a sound that lets them know their vote has been counted! This attendance activity comes with both a numbered page (if you assign students numbers) and a page where you can change student names. Directions for changing names are included! *If you are concerned about students being able to reach the higher items on a SMART Board, consider having students use a point

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PreK - 8th

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Environment, Science, Tools for Common Core

Global Warming EFFECTS: Extreme Weather - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8

Created by

CCP Interactive

**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version** View this video by copying this link and pasting it into a web browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZDnQ6ye7D8 For understanding Extreme Weather of Global Warming: Effects this chapter mini provides curriculum-based content in the form of reading passages, before you read and after you read questions. Also included are printables, vocabulary flash cards, video, audio and interactive activities. Our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are wr

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Grades:

5th - 8th

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Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

Polar Regions - Antarctica and the Arctic

Created by

Environment, Geography, Special Education

This SMART notebook files forms 5 complete lessons about Polar Regions: 1. Intro and the difference between Antarctica and the Arctic, 2. Antarctica, 3. The Arctic, 4. Animals of the Polar regions 5. Human Impact on the Polar Regions. This can be used every day over a week, which would be great for a relief teacher, or as a unit plan over 5 weeks for a class teacher. The lessons include pictures, videos, interactive parts and each lesson has an activity to complete at the end to summarise

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Grades:

3rd - 9th

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Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard

Water Use and Food Choices

Created by

Heather H

Grade 8 Science Ontario Curriculum This SMARTBoard lesson addresses the idea that we all have a water footprint, and that in these times of ongoing water concerns around the world, what we choose to eat can make a positive impact. Students begin to consider how much water it takes to bring a pound (450g) of different foods to our table (and that eating meat using more water than eating vegetables). There is an anticipation guide to help activitate their prior knowledge, and to assist in reflect

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Earth Sciences, Environment, Science

Grades:

7th - 9th

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Sun Safety - Being Sun Smart

Created by

Environment, Physical Education, Special Education

This SMART Notebook file forms a complete lesson about sun safety. It was originally designed for a special education class but can easily be used for most ages and abilities. The lesson includes links to videos, an interactive game and a task to complete at the end to summarise the lesson and assess knowledge learnt. This lesson would be great for relief teachers to use as a complete stand alone lesson that addresses many subject areas.

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Grades:

2nd - 10th

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Arts & Music, Autumn, Halloween

Day of the Dead Mask SmartBoard Lesson

Created by

DaVinci's Workshop

This product is a smart board lesson to make a day of the dead mask. You will get step by step directions with picture and animation examples as well as a linked video on the history of the Day of the Dead. This lesson focuses on symmetry and pattern and has curricular links to math and history. A complete materials list is also included. This lesson is great to create around Halloween or any time of the year that students are studying Mexican history and culture.

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Grades:

PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

Global Warming CAUSES: The Carbon Cycle - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8

Created by

CCP Interactive

**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version** View this video by copying this link and pasting it into a web browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSb1mBD22ns In this Carbon Cycle mini, students will learn about the different stages of the carbon cycle. Students drag the stages of the carbon cycle to their correct position on the virtual diagram. Our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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Environment, Science, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

5th - 8th

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