8th grade environment lectures for parents

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Interactive Notebooks

Grades:

8th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Keystone Species and Trophic Cascades

Created by

Science Lessons That Rock

This lesson covers keystone species and trophic cascades. It teaches the students what these terms mean and why it is important that ecosystems remain in balance. Included in this lesson:1. 16 slide Powerpoint presentation on Keystone Species and Trophic Cascades. 2. Three optional writing prompts to accompany the lesson. Don't forget to include some literacy! ⭐ New! Included in your purchase is a guided YouTube lesson that walks students through the powerpoint. Great for blended learning, flipp

Subjects:

Lectures, Interactive Whiteboard

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Also included in: Ecology Bundle

The Consequences of Global Climate Change / Global Warming - PowerPoint

Created by

Robert's Resources

A comprehensive, colorful, and engaging 48-slide PowerPoint presentation exploring the various environmental and socio-economic consequences and effects of global climate change. Clear, objective with easy-to-follow text, explanations, photos, and videos.Climate change topics include: rising sea levels, loss of biodiversity, famine, desertification, and even a colder Europe.Students also learn, however, that there may arguably be a few potential benefits associated with global warming such as in

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Environment, Geography

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

Cycles of Matter Lesson and Activity

Created by

S J Brull

Blow your students' minds with the idea that the water we drink may have once been elephant urine. This lesson introduces the water, nitrogen, and carbon cycles and is perfect for a biology or ecology class. Lesson is designed for one ninety or two forty minute class periods. Your purchase includes a detailed, 39 slide PowerPoint presentation (with links to suggested video clips and poster activity instructions) and student notes handout. Students get to illustrate a water, carbon, or nitro

Subjects:

Lectures, Activities, Scaffolded Notes

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Also included in: Ecology Unit (Five 90min Lesson Bundle with Assessment)

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration PPT Notes

Created by

Biology with Brynn and Jack

This EDITABLE NGSS-aligned lecture provides an outline for: photosynthesis, cellular respiration. cycling of carbon, how humans are changing the normal carbon cycle, aerobic and anaerobic respiration. It is intended for introducing topics between more in-depth activities. STUDENT NOTE SHEET INCLUDED You can save money by purchasing this as part of an entire photosynthesis and cellular respiration bundle. You can check it out here: Photosynthesis and Respiration Unit BundleI have uploaded th

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Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Scaffolded Notes

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Also included in: Photosynthesis and Respiration Bundle

Ocean Floor Geography

Created by

Science Lessons That Rock

This lesson teaches students the anatomy of the ocean floor (continental shelf, continental slope, abyssal plains, mid ocean ridges, and ocean trenches). Students will not only recognize them but be able to explain what is occurring at each location. Included in your purchase:1. 19 slide Powerpoint (editable)2. Writing prompt3. Student notes page4. Exit ticket 5. Ocean floor clay model activity Check out my other Ocean lessons:OceansOcean ZonesOceans TestBe sure to follow my TpT store by clickin

Subjects:

Environment, General Science

Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Printables

Also included in: Oceans Bundle

Biology Guided Notes & PowerPoints (Complete set: Ch 1-27)

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This bundle includes guided notes and PowerPoints created based on chapters of the 2019 (Bee book) Pearson Miller & Levine Biology textbook. They are made from scratch, due to the slides provided with the textbook not being comprehensive enough for my liking. I hope you find these helpful!

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Grades:

8th - 12th

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Biome Notes (student version included)

Created by

Biology Roots

Biomes PowerPoint This is 38 slide PowerPoint presentation appropriate for grades 7-12. This focuses on 8 biomes that can be found all over the world: Tundra Taiga (Boreal Forest) Temperate Deciduous Forest Grassland Savannah Desert Temperate Rain Forest Tropical Rain Forest (Mentions Aquatic Ecosystems [3 slides worth]) The presentation focuses on general descriptions, followed by an organized chart (weather + climate/ plants / animals), followed by countries that the biomes exist. Please dow

Subjects:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations

Grades:

7th - 12th

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ECOLOGY: Energy Flow, Trophic Levels, Food Chains, Food Webs PPT

Created by

Mizzz Foster

This EDITABLE power point explains the flow of energy through an environment. It discusses how sunlight is converted during photosynthesis and how organisms then use cellular respiration. The types of autotrophs and heterotrophs, decomposers and detritivores are types of animals covered along with brief explanations of herbivores, omnivores and carnivores. Trophic levels, energy pyramid, food chains and food webs are all covered and students will be able to calculate the available energy and u

Subjects:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Also included in: Ecology: Energy Flow, Trophic Levels, Food Chains & Web PowerPoint & Notes

Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Bundle: PPT, Notes, Word Wall (Digital)

Created by

Mizzz Foster

Photosynthesis Cellular Respiration PowerPoint Presentation with Guided Notes (Digital & Print) and Word Wall Coloring Sheets Bundle covers both chemical reactions, where they take place, the organisms, and steps of photosynthesis & cellular respiration. The notes are included in print and digital formats. Both styles complement distance, hybrid, and traditional learning. The digital worksheet is great for online platforms such as Google Classroom, Schoology, or others. The digital filla

Subjects:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Graphic Organizers

Grades:

8th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Ecological Population Growth Complete Lesson

Created by

Science Lessons That Rock

This lesson covers logistic and exponential growth curves, carrying capacity, and limiting factors. Students will analyze real world examples and examine trends in human population growth.Included in this lesson:1. 20 slide Powerpoint presentation 2. Optional student notes form3. Writing prompt4. Exit ticketIncluded in your purchase is a guided YouTube lesson that walks students through the powerpoint. Great for blended learning, flipped classroom models, or absent students.You might also be int

Subjects:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations

Grades:

8th - 10th

Types:

Also included in: Ecology Bundle

Water Scarcity - Blended Learning Stations (Water Cycle, Drought, Human Impact)

Created by

Cognitive Treks

Recent droughts continue to headline the news about water crisis and scarcity. Find out why! Land Without Water is a thought provoking lesson that makes it real through blended learning stations covering: understanding the problem, water cycle, weather and climate, ecological drought and human impact. Students will explore multiple resources examining worsening drought conditions to better understand human and environmental interaction. Includes presentation with lesson, video links, blended lea

Subjects:

Environment, General Science, Science

Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

Lectures, Activities, Centers

NGSS:

MS-LS2-1

Environmental Science Year Bundle Guided Notes & Slides

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This set of guided notes and a power point were created based on the Pearson Environmental Science "Your World, Your Turn" textbook. I felt that the PowerPoint included with the textbook wasn't nearly comprehensive enough and left out a ton of important information, so I've been creating my own. I hope you find it helpful!

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Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Brilliant Classes - Science - Math - ELA

Bundle of Severe Weather (Storm science) Units - Tornado / Tsunami / Hurricane

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Discounted Weather Science Bundle!!!!!! (All of the below material that I am including in this Bundled Unit Download are sold separately on my TpT store. Below is the complete list of what you are going to receive in a bundle with the description. You can also click on the link given at last on this page to buy individual resource or unit.)This bundle is for students of grades 3 to 10 contains THREE Storm science units as a part of WEATHER UNIT(Tornado / Tsunami / hurricane)for a discounted pric

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Environment, General Science

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Lectures, Assessment, Printables

Water (Hydrologic) Cycle PowerPoint (free handout included)

Created by

Beverly Biology

This PowerPoint file is a wonderful presentation of the Water Cycles. This is not a typical bullet point main idea PowerPoint. This PowerPoint contains a nice collection of images and animations to better assist with understanding. All pictures used are in the “public domain” so there is no worry of copyright violation. At the end is a quick practice quiz for your students to try if you wish to check for understanding. I have also included a “fill-in-the-blank” style handout to accompany these

Subjects:

Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Handouts

Natural Selection and Evolution: Unit Notes

Created by

Biology with Brynn and Jack

This EDITABLE powerpoint provides an outline for: evolution for natural selection, distribution of traits, gene pools, selection pressures, types of selection, evidence for evolution and artificial selection. It is intended for introducing topics and student note-taking between more in-depth activities. Real life examples are provided and slides come with teacher notes. STUDENT NOTE SHEET INCLUDED (see preview).I have uploaded this in both a PDF and editable version, so you can modify and d

Subjects:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Scaffolded Notes

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

NGSS:

HS-LS4-2

, HS-LS4-1

, HS-LS4-3

, HS-LS4-4

, HS-LS4-5

Also included in: Natural Selection and Evolution Bundle

Introduction to Forestry

Created by

Ashley's Agriculture Curriculum

This is a 28 slide presentation explaining the basics of forestry. Personally, I use this for my middle schoolers to teach the basics of forestry while we explore the world around us. It goes through what forestry is, different types of leaves, tree identification, harvesting trees, as well as some quizlets for class activities.

Subjects:

Career and Technical Education, Earth Sciences, Environment

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

Env. Science Chapter 11: Forestry & Resource Management Guided Notes & Ppts

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This bundle includes guided notes and PowerPoints created based on chapters of the Pearson Environmental Science "Your World, Your Turn" textbook. They are made from scratch, due to the slides provided with the textbook not being comprehensive enough for my liking. I hope you find these helpful!

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Forward-Thinking Curriculum

Amazon: Deforestation

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Teaching about the Amazon? Deforestation and the Amazon Rainforest can help. This PowerPoint introduces students to deforestation and to the benefits of the Amazon Rainforest for the people who live in Brazil and the other Amazon countries…. and for people around the world. The end of the presentation asks students to consider who is responsible for protecting it. There are many ways to answer this question and it’s a great way to get students to think deeper in a class discussion about solution

Subjects:

Environment, Geography, World History

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

Bacteria and Viruses Guided Notes

Created by

Cell-fie Science

Guided Notes are meant to get students to listen, be active during the notes by asking questions, and answering questions throughout the notes. It is a way to get students to be active in the classroom while presenting information in a more efficient way than a standard lecture. The bacteria guided notes covers major concepts of classifying prokaryotes, identifying prokaryotes, metabolic diversity, growth and reproduction, what is a virus, viral infection, retroviruses, disease from bacteria a

Subjects:

Lectures, Interactive Notebooks

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Biology Ch 11 Cell Growth & Division MS Word Guided Notes & PowerPoint

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This bundle includes guided notes and PowerPoints created based on chapters of the Pearson Miller & Levine Biology textbook. They are made from scratch, due to the slides provided with the textbook not being comprehensive enough for my liking. I hope you find these helpful!

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Biology Chapter 2: The Chemistry of Life MS Word Guided Notes & PowerPoints

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This bundle includes guided notes and PowerPoints created based on chapters of the Pearson Miller & Levine Biology textbook. They are made from scratch, due to the slides provided with the textbook not being comprehensive enough for my liking. I hope you find these helpful!

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types: