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8th grade earth sciences school nurse documents for GATE
Weather STEM Activity | Spring STEM | Natural Disasters STEM Challenge Activity
If you’re looking to apply learning in weather, climate, natural disasters, natural resources & more, this STEM / STEAM challenge is a perfectly engaging way to get the job done joyfully!The basic idea: Students work individually or in partners/groups against a list of criteria and constraints to create a shelter to defend against 3+ types of weather and/or disasters.This challenge was developed as part of the Planetopia Project, but it can be used as a stand-alone challenge as well.Note: Th
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2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Also included in: EASY MATERIALS STEM ACTIVITIES with End of Year Summer STEM -
Global Warming and Coal - Analyzing Charts and Graphs
15 printable or digital pages for students to analyze charts and graphs on global warming and coal. Students learn about...falling coal production numbers, injuries and deaths in mines, different types of mines in the US, pollution from coal, China’s coal usage, Australia’s rising coal projects, and more. Take a look at the Preview to see sample pages. And if you want more CHARTS and GRAPHS:Food Charts and Graphs - 21 pagesWinter Weather Charts and Graphs - 20 pagesChristmas Charts and Graphs
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4th - 10th
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MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-5
A Whole Lot of Shaking Going On! STEM Engineering Earthquake Lab (Marshmallows)
Dear Educator,
It’s time to bring some fun to your classroom during your unit on earthquakes! Your students will love this STEM project where they have to build an earthquake resistant building. There are many ways you can use this project – group lab, individual projects, or a culminating unit activity.
This product contains the student lab manual and teacher materials to conduct this experiment in your classroom. Students must design a structure, test their design, note their observations of
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3rd - 8th
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Emergency Preparedness - Family Disaster Plan Assignment
This is an assignment that students use with their families to develop a plan in case of a disaster. It prompts them to discuss the types of disasters most likely to affect their household, and come up with a plan for meeting places, emergency contacts, 72-hour kits, etc.
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5th - 12th
Create Your Own Planet Project
Students research and create their own planet. Students choose or are assigned two planets and their planet is in between the two planets. Students will draw on information of their two surrounding planets to create their planet. This project also requires an essay and 3-D model. The essay draws on Write From the Beginning strategies.
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5th - 8th
Solar System Planets Activity Menu Choice Board
Looking for engaging solar system activities that also allow for student choice? This solar system menu choice board activity lets students choose how they will extend their learning and present their learning.What students are doing:➡️ Investigating big idea questions and reporting their knowledge using the CER format➡️ Demonstrating their knowledge using a variety of ways like comic strips, journals, presentations, and more➡️ Taking ownership of their learning as they decide what they would li
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6th - 8th
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Geography Lessons and Activities | Critical and Creative Thinking BUNDLE
If you're looking for fabulous lesson plans about many aspects of geography, this bundle is for you! They're the perfect way to build geography skills, critical thinking skills, and creativity skills, all at once! You'll love the super high quality graphics, original articles, and the super clear teacher instructions for every single lesson.Ten different lessons/activities are included, and all of them align with National Geography Standards. Every resource has more than one activity, so this is
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2nd - 9th
Global Warming and Wind Power - Analyzing Charts and Graphs
17 printable or digital pages for students to analyze charts and graphs on global warming and wind power: Wind farms, Residential wind turbines, Which states are investing money into this renewable resource, How the cost has gone down, The top nations of the world in this industry, Noise pollution from turbines, Injuries to birds, Reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, Offshore wind farms, and more... PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students
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4th - 10th
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MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-5
Also included in: Wind Power BUNDLE (Global Warming and Climate Change)
Science Oceanography Unit Project (5th Grade GATE) - Tic Tac Toe Oceans!
This is an end-of-the-unit oceanography project designed for 5th grade GATE (Gifted and Talented) students but could be modified for a regular ed classroom. Just like when they play Tic Tac Toe, students must select three boxes in a row to complete according to ALL directions in the boxes by the due date. Various tasks include creating an Oceans Powerpoint with specific slide content parameters, a Baby Book for a deep-sea creature of their choice, a Crossword Puzzle showcasing important vocabul
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5th - 8th
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Expedition into America’s National Parks
This unit is comprised of 24 lessons designed to meet the needs of 4th-8th
grade gifted students. The three main goals of the unit are to: (a) introduce students
to the concept of exploration, (b) afford students an opportunity to use the problem-based learning method described by Gallagher (2009), and (c) provide context
whereby students can explore the five themes of geography. By the end of the unit
students will have completed an individualized research project requiring strategic
planning a
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4th - 10th
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**THREE DAY** Earth's Spheres WebQuest
All you need to do is print and hand this out to students, or post on your Google Classroom. NO PREP REQUIRED. This is a set of three WebQuests (meant for 3 40-60 minute class periods) where students will analyze graphs, articles, and videos to answer questions about science. They will be focused on the concepts of the different spheres of earth (atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere), the amounts of fresh and salt water, climate vs. weather, and the concept of seasons. This is perfe
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: NO PREP! WEBQUEST BUNDLE
Landforms STEM Challenge
If you’re looking to apply learning in landforms, weathering & erosion, plate tectonics & more, this STEM / STEAM challenge is a perfectly engaging way to get the job done joyfully! The basic premise: Students work individually or in partners/groups against a list of criteria and constraints to create the nonliving surface (geosphere & hydrosphere) of the fictional planet, Planetopia. Note: This is the printable version. If you are in a 1:1 / paperless classroom, you will want to
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: EASY MATERIALS STEM ACTIVITIES with End of Year Summer STEM -
Research an Ancient Greek Scientist
Research an ancient Greek scientist. Great as a supplementary resource.Can be used with any grade level beginning at 5th grade.
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5th - 12th
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Differentiated Solar System Flip Book Planets, Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
Looking for an activity that goes beyond just having students write down the facts of the solar system? This solar system flip book offers more that just listing the facts by having two different levels. Challenge your gifted learning students and High-Level learners with inquiry questions. Challenge your students that need more support while scaffolding the information and helping them answer some high-level questions. What students are doing:➡️ Researching information about the solar system➡
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6th - 8th
MS-ESS2-2 Tectonic Plate Map Hunt (online ready)
In this activity, students learn to read and interpret map data to understand plate tectonics and make predictions. This scaffolded activity guides students to interpret a complex map of tectonic plates, make observations, construct explanations based on diagrams and make inferences about future plate movement as an extension activity. Includes Teacher's Notes.
This one day lesson is part of building understanding around NGSS MS-ESS2-2.
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6th - 8th
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Readers' Theater: The Three Types of Rocks
This Readers’ Theater introduces the three types of rocks and how they form. Middle school students will enjoy learning Earth science content, while interacting with each other through the script. The informative text is kept “light” with fun interjections from The Sound Effect Crew and a surprise encounter with Rocky the Genie. The script includes vocabulary words, helpful hints, a diagram of the rock cycle, supportive links, and follow-up questions for students. It also would be an excellent a
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5th - 8th
Earth DAY coloring book
Have a great day by offering a relaxing activity to your students with these gentle Earth Day coloring pages: plants, animals, planet.Take the time to discuss these little Earth Day coloring pages with them. It makes for a good memory. Hang the best ones on the door or at the entrance of the school. Make your community a community that cares for the planet.14 pagesPrintUsePassez une belle journée en proposant une activité de détente à vos élèves avec ces coloriages tous doux sur la journée de la
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K - 8th
Create-a-Center: Oceanography
ABOUT THE CREATE-A-CENTER SERIESEach center provides 90 tasks, ready to cut out and make into a center, as well as a crossword puzzle and an enrichment activity. The multi-disciplinary activities are keyed to Bloom's Taxonomy and include tasks from the 6 major classifications of the cognitive domain: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Create-a-Centers are great for gifted and talented students.Answers are provided for the crossword puzzle and most of the
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4th - 8th
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Nuclear War card game
This game is about radioactive decay, not military war with nuclear weapons! The most peace-loving people among us still need to know how alpha, beta and gamma particles behave and what "decay" actually means. This team card/board game steps students through the process so they'll remember it.It's a team game with a moderator directing when the first team should stop trading or moving cards, and the second team should begin. You can play it with team members using only cards they've drawn, or yo
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7th - 12th
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Science Changing Earth Unit Project (5th Grade GATE) - Tic Tac Toe Earth!
This is an end-of-the-unit Changing Earth project designed for 5th grade GATE (Gifted and Talented) students but could be modified for a regular ed classroom. Just like when they play Tic Tac Toe, students must select three boxes in a row to complete according to ALL directions in the boxes by the due date. Various tasks include creating a Rock Cycle Powerpoint with specific slide content parameters, a Baby Book for a rock of their choice, a Crossword Puzzle showcasing important vocabulary from
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5th - 8th
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Bottle Buddy Biography Project - Innovators of Space
Are you studying space and looking for a culminating project for your students? This bottle buddy research project combines the use of technology and graphic design with a traditional research activity. This project can be differentiated for a variety of grade levels and allows students to thinking creatively and critically. Use the full preview to determine if this could be the perfect project for your students. Engage your students in this multi-week project that focuses on a variety of resear
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3rd - 8th
Challenging Puzzles- Earth Science
Higher-level thinking is strengthened, enhanced, and improved for all students using Challenging Puzzles: Earth Science. Like any good puzzle, these thinking activities stretch the brain. They can be used to teach facts, teach content vocabulary, and reinforce research skills. Use as curriculum extensions and anchor activities in the differentiated class or as an introduction to a new unit.
Teach systematic thinking to help students avoid skipping steps in their thinking, to reinforce critical r
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4th - 9th
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Readers' Theater: Storm Clouds and Lightning
This Readers’ Theater introduces middle school students to storm clouds, how they form and what must occur for lightning to take place. It would be helpful, but not necessary, for students to understand the basics of the water cycle and static electricity before reading this script. The informative text is kept “light-hearted” with fun interjections from The Sound Effect Crew and a surprise encounter with Fluff the Genie. Included with the script are: vocabulary words, helpful hints for the teac
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5th - 8th
Weather Unit Review
This review covers information from information on:
- Layers of the atmosphere
- Clouds
- Weather Fronts
- Pressure Systems
- Severe weather (thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes)
- Predicting weather through the use of maps
- Global and Local winds
*This follows both NC 7th grade weather standards and SC 6th grade standards. Please know this does not include weather instruments and water cycle information.
* Answer key is included
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5th - 12th
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