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Earth sciences laboratories for Easel Activities and for homeschool
Rock Cycle Lab Activity (with Starbursts)
Rock Cycle: Modeling the Rock Cycle with StarburstsThis activity is a perfect follow up for a class who has just been introduced to the rock cycle. You will need starbursts (or other fruit chews of multiple colors) and plastic sandwich bags. Students begin with 'sediments' which they turn into a sedimentary rock, apply heat and pressure to turn it into a metamorphic rock, and then you (the teacher) will need to take them home to turn them into igneous rocks. All teacher directions, with photo
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-1
Also included in: Rock BUNDLE: Types of Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Fossil Record & Evidence in Rock Layers Unit: Activities, Worksheets, Test
Students explore rock formations and fossil evidence to explain changes over time. Science activities, text with images, worksheets, and a test let kids explore fossil types, simulate records in the layers, and analyze organisms found in sedimentary rocks. Open the preview to take a closer look at this seriously fun science unit. Ten days of learning experiences immerse kids in fossil records and evidence found in rock layers:First, establish necessary background information, review slow changes
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
4-ESS1-1
, 3-LS4-1
NGSS Earth Science Curriculum | Printable, Digital & Editable Components
SAVE $$$ by purchasing ALL my Earth Science Teaching Materials!Additional Notes• This curriculum includes FREE downloads of ALL FUTURE Earth Science products.• Vocab activities are being added - CHECK MY PROGRESS• This curriculum includes Nature of Science teaching materials. *********************************************************************************************************PAYMENT PLANS• My curricula offer the BEST value in my TpT store but are sold at the highest price point• I now offer
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, 5-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS3-2
, 3-ESS3-1
...
Teaching the Engineering Design Process – Natural Disasters STEM 4th & 5th Grade
Teach the engineering design process with natural disasters! Fourth or fifth grade students learn to define a problem, identify criteria and constraints, brainstorm, build a prototype, design and carry out a fair test. STEM activities focus on ways to reduce impacts of floods, volcanoes, erosion, tsunamis, and earthquakes on Earth. Open the preview to take a closer look. These activities can be presented on five consecutive days or spread out over weeks or months. If your students are already fa
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
, 4-ESS3-2
Natural Disasters and Solutions to their Impact: NGS 4-ESS3-2
This product provides supplemental resources that address concepts related to generating and comparing multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth process on humans.The product contains activities and projects that require students to research, investigate, chart, and build/write products that address natural disasters, the impact they have on humans, and what scientists and engineers are doing to lessen their impact on human's communities.TpT Digital Activities Pages Now Available
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
4-ESS3-2
Also included in: 4th Grade Next Generation Science Earth Science Bundle
Layers of the Earth Activities: Earth's Interior Projects, Worksheets & Test
Ramp up understanding of Earth's layers with a lab, booklet, model, worksheets, and assessment. Activities focus on the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core. Students learn the thickness, temperature, and composition of each layer, and get a brief introduction to the lithosphere and asthenosphere.Open the preview to get a better look at the seriously fun science projects.What's Included:Lab – Students use apples as models. On the first page, they draw and label cross-section diagrams of our
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 5th
Types:
Slow Changes to Earth’s Surface Labs & Weathering Erosion Deposition Worksheets
Engage your kids with six hands-on labs that simulate slow changes to Earth’s surface! Follow up with worksheets or sorting to discriminate between weathering, erosion, and deposition. Review and assessment are also included. Open the preview to take a closer look at the unit. It's full of seriously fun science activities!In the first lab, fourth or fifth grade students simulate mechanical weathering.They place a piece of chalk in a jar with rocks and water. Then they shake it in increments of
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
5-ESS2-1
, 4-ESS2-1
Rocks and Minerals Identification Lab Activity for Earth Science Unit
Engage your students in the intriguing world of geology with Rocks and Minerals Identification Lab Activity, designed to deepen their understanding of mineral properties and identification. Through hands-on experimentation, students explore a variety of mineral characteristics, including hardness according to the Mohs scale, streak, cleavage, magnetism, luster, electrical conductivity, and more. With the aid of a comprehensive key, students embark on a journey to identify 12 mystery minerals, ho
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, HS-ESS1-6
, MS-ESS2-3
, HS-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS3-1
...
Natural Resources Unit Bundle | Printable, Digital & Editable Components
Sample ALL my resources for FREE! Learn how my products integrate to form a complete unit!Important Notes:• Save $$$ with the Earth Science Complete Curriculum• Save $$$$ with the Integrated Science Complete Curriculum********************************************************************************************************* PAYMENT PLAN & CUSTOM BUNDLES• Unit Bundles offer a GREAT value but are sold at a high price point.• I offer a 12-month interest-free payment plan to OWN my curricula and u
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
, MS-PS1-3
, 4-ESS3-1
Properties of Water Activities & Experiments - Hands-on Physical Science
Kids explore properties of water through a series of hands-on science experiments: evaporation, cohesion, adhesion, solvency, and capillary action. The simple (and fun) activities engage fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students like never before - and allow them to achieve deeper conceptualization.Open the preview to take a closer look at these seriously fun science activities. Evaporation – Kids use fair tests to compare evaporation in sunny and dark locations, in uncovered and covered container
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
Types:
NGSS:
5-PS1-3
Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Activity - Fossil Fuels Oil Spill Clean-Up
Looking for a captivating way to teach the importance of renewable and nonrenewable resources? This Oil Spill Clean-up Activity is a hands-on adventure your students won't forget! Do you have students who resist reading directions?Are there members of your class who give up the instant they see a page full of words?Do certain students seem to learn better when they are on their feet and involved in an activity? If you answered yes to any of these, this nonrenewable resource is just what you need
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-3
, 4-ESS3-1
Rock Formations Tell the Story: NGS 4-ESS1 Earth's Place in the Universe
This product addresses concepted related to Earth’s Place in the Universe: Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.The product includes posters, activities, experiments, and informational sheets that cover material related to the standard. These can be used for whole class, small groupings, or science centers.Some of the experiments, labs, and or activities include an activity where students "di
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, 4-ESS1-1
Also included in: 4th Grade Next Generation Science Earth Science Bundle
Stream Table Erosion Control Lab
Take your Earth Science lessons to the next level with our "Stream Table Erosion Control Lab." This engaging and comprehensive teaching resource allows you to immerse your students in the fascinating world of erosion, sediment transport, and environmental science through hands-on experimentation and observation.Key features of the Stream Table Erosion Control Lab include:Realistic Erosion Simulation: The stream table replicatesnatural erosion processes, allowing students to witness how water sha
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-ESS2-5
, HS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS2-1
, HS-ESS2-4
...
Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
Heat Transfer and Heat Energy Activity | Google Slides™ + PDF (print)
Looking for a hands-on activity to see heat conduction and thermal energy in action? This is a fantastic laboratory experiment for home or school!Included are:teacher notesa reproducible lab sheet with photos and step-by-step instructions for your studentspost-experiment teacher notes which explain what students will have observed, along with a kid-friendly explanation and real-world applications. The classroom-tested instructions are simple and require only materials that most students already
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS3-4
, 4-PS3-4
, HS-PS3-4
, 4-PS3-3
, MS-PS3-3
...
Also included in: Science Homework Experiments BUNDLE
Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions - Gravity: NGS 5-PS2
This product addresses concepts related to Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions: Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.TpT Digital Activities Pages now available!!!You might be interested in these Companion Products or the BUNDLE that includes all three products!Gravitational Force Exerted by Earth: Doodle Dat Notes and PowerPointForce, Motion, and Newton's Laws: ActivitiesBUNDLE! Gravitational Force Exerted by Earth: Activities,
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
Types:
NGSS:
5-PS2-1
Also included in: Next Generation Science: Physical Science 5-PS Bundle
Biodome Project / Model Earth's Systems / Build a Terrarium / Biome Experiment
Students have so much fun learning about Earth's systems and interactions with this hands-on project!Students are introduced to and intrigued by biodomes by learning about Biosphere 2. Then, students choose a biome of their choice that they will create in a container. Students design, monitor, and modify their biodome. They make connections between their biodome and Earth's systems. Finally, students create a slide presentation about their project. What's included in the file:- student note guid
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-ESS2-4
, 5-ESS2-1
Star Apparent Magnitude Brightness of Stars Middle School Earth Science Activity
Make learning about the apparent magnitude and the brightness of stars easy to understand! Students will SEE how distance affects the brightness of stars with this hands-on activity. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the difference between apparent magnitude (how bright a star appears) and absolute magnitude (how bright a star actually is). What will students do?Students will attach finger lights to the top of soup cans. The lights will serve as model stars in the activity. Then, they
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
5-ESS1-1
SCIENCE LESSON: DAY AND NIGHT - EXPLANATION/QUESTIONS/HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTS
In this lesson resource pack on day and night for 2nd and 3rd graders, students learn that the Earth's rotation causes the cycle of day and night. Using a globe and a flashlight in a darkened room, the flashlight represents the Sun and the globe represents the Earth. When the flashlight shines on one side of the globe, it is day there, and the other side, in darkness, is night. As the globe is slowly rotated, students observe how different parts of the Earth move from day to night and back again
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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Gravity Activities - Experiments, Labs, Discrepant Event, Argument NGSS 5-PS2-1
A set of compelling activities lead kids to define gravity. They experiment with hands-on labs and analyze a discrepant event. As a culmination, they write scientific arguments with evidence that gravitational force is directed down.Open the preview to take a closer look at the fun science activities.First, kids forge a definition of gravity.In small groups, they consider examples and non-examples. After reporting back, the class collaborates on a definition.Second, they experiment in labs to ex
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
5-PS2-1
Pollution Lab Activity // Animals and Pollution Experiment
Give students a hands-on experience in the effects of pollution with this engaging lab activity! Students place eggs in "polluted" water (to represent those of amphibians and reptiles), and observe how it affects them. Students analyze the model and brainstorm ways that they can help animals from being affected by pollution.Materials needed:• Eggs (hard boiled)• Paper Towel• Cups or Beakers• Tape• “Pollution” Liquid (food coloring)• Water• Ruler or Tape MeasureI use this activity with 6th grader
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 7th
Types:
NGSS:
5-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-3
Epsom Salt Crystal Lab
This lab is a great way to grow your own crystals and explore minerals! This lab is a great way to practice observational skills and practice with a field microscope as well. Student can use their cell phones to take pictures of the crystals, and can take home the crystals to show their parents.Epsom salt and table salt are easy to work with, but you can experiment with road salt or other salt mixes!For this you'll need clear disposable cups, epsom salt (avoid scented foot treatments) and field
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ESS2-2
, MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-3
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Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
High School Climate Change: Energy Budget Experimental Inquiry Lab
If you're looking into getting started with a high school unit on the science of climate change, and you want that start to be student-centered and inquiry-based, this is your resource! This resource is an energy budget experimental inquiry lab designed for open-ended experimentation on the concept of the energy budget as it relates to climate.Students will investigate the global energy budget - the flow of solar energy through the Earth's systems - and how factors associated with the energy bud
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-ESS2-4
, HS-ESS2-2
Also included in: The Science of Climate Change: Energy Budget Mini-Bundle
Geode Science Lab
This lab is perfect for any Earth Science class studying rock formations, sediment changes, and the cycling of Earth's materials! Includes a link to geodes to purchase for the class to crack open, and an informative video about geode formations. Follows MS-ESS2-1 guidelines.
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-1
Doppler effect Activity
In this Activity students will explore the doppler shift effect as seen through red and blue shift. Included: Lesson PlanSlidesDaily Sheet with Do NowActivityExit Ticket
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 12th
Types:
Also included in: Solar System Unit Bundle
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