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Earth sciences Common Core RST.6-8.10 resources
Earth's Spheres (biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere) Activity
Teach your students about Earth's four spheres using this science text and activity. Students will read to learn about the atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere and then complete the graphic organizer activities to demonstrate their learning. Students will also read and answer scenarios about how the spheres interact with one another, and the impact humans have on Earth's spheres. Like this Earth's spheres activity? Check out the Earth science bundle and save 20% by clicking here. St
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4th - 6th
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5-ESS2-1
Also included in: Earth Science Curriculum
Sun Layers and Atmosphere Activity
Inform your science students of the sun's interior and atmospheric layers using the included three pages of PRINT and DIGITAL reading worksheets, comprehension questions, and sketch note review activity. Students will learn about the core, radiation zone, convection zone, photosphere, chromosphere, and corona. They will also learn about special features of the sun, such as sunspots, the prominence, solar flares and solar winds. Like this activity? Check out my earth science bundle and save 20% b
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5th - 8th
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Solar and Lunar Eclipses Activity Tides Worksheets
PERFECT FOR THE SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024! Teach your students about tides, lunar, and solar eclipses through a teacher presentation, notetaking activity, science worksheets, graphic organizers, and digital check-ins. Your students will learn about the characteristics of low, high, spring, and neap tides, as well as lunar and solar eclipses. In addition, students will understand the relationship between the Earth, moon, and sun. Also included are links to various NGSS approved simulations to deepen stu
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6th - 8th
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MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Full Year Science Curriculum
Earth Rotation Revolution Seasons NGSS Activity
Teach your students how Earth's rotation and revolution cause day, night, and seasons using ideas to introduce earth's seasons through phenomena, a teacher presentation on rotation, revolution, seasons, solstices, and equinoxes, student fill-in notes, science text, graphic organizer, and review activities aligned to NGSS standards. Like this activity on earth's rotation and revolution? Check out the bundle here and save over 20%. Students will be able to: Identify what rotation isDescribe how th
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5th - 7th
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MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Full Year Science Curriculum
Birthstone Rocks and Mineral Project
Assess student understanding of minerals through their completion of this birthstone project. This project has print and digital options to allow flexibility in the science classroom. First, students will complete the graphic organizer using student-friendly websites to research their birthstone. Then they will complete the brochure to demonstrate their knowledge of the mineral. This project works well as a science center, independent or small group assignment, or digitally assigned. Like this b
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Full Year Science Curriculum
Solar and Lunar Eclipses Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL
This easy to read, one page passage explains solar and lunar eclipses, including:solar eclipses happen when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, casting a shadow on Earth's surfacelunar eclipses happen when the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, blocking sunlight from reaching the moonvocabulary such as umbra, penumbra, total eclipse, and partial eclipseThe passage includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions -
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4th - 7th
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NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Keri's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle
Climate Zones and Change Activity
Teach students about climate, climate regions, and climate change using print and digital lessons to support NGSS ESS3-5. This activity includes readings and questions to help understand factors that affect an area's climate, such as temperature and precipitation, different climate zones on Earth, and natural and human factors that contribute to climate change. Like this climate change lesson? Check out these lessons to support your Earth Science curriculum.Students will learn about: Factors tha
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4th - 6th
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Solar System Activities Inner and Outer Planets
Teach your students about the inner and outer planets, comets, asteroids, and meteors of the solar system through reading worksheets, comprehension questions, and graphic organizers. Students will learn about the characteristics of terrestrial and gas giants, where the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are located in the solar system, as well as other space objects such as asteroids, comets, and meteors. Like this lesson? Check out the solar system unit an
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Planets and Solar System Unit
Planets and Solar System Unit
Teach your students about the planets, asteroids, comets, and meteors of our solar system with this bundle of science worksheets, graphic organizers, a project, and a digital game. Students will demonstrate their learning of terrestrial and gas giant planets through comprehension questions, graphic organizers, a review game, and a mock social media "Planetgram" project. Like this solar system unit? Check out the bundle and save 20% by clicking here. Students will learn: Characteristics inner pla
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5th - 7th
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Convection Currents Intro to 8th Grade Earth Science Curriculum w Coloring Pages
Revamp your Earth Science curriculum with this highly engaging, comic-style intro to convection currents! If you have learners who are reluctant to read content, this print-and-go middle school science resource is exactly what you need! Crafted to align with NGSS standards for 8th grade, this product includes captivating content, convection current Doodle Notes, and black-line versions perfect for coloring.This product is a great addition to your NGSS MS-ESS2 Earth's Systems Unit! It will create
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4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
, HS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS2-2
Star Systems and Galaxies Activity Unit
Introduce your earth science students to stars, star systems, and galaxies with the included reading worksheets and doodle sketch note graphic organizers. Students will read to learn about the characteristics, life cycle, and types of stars as well as the different types of galaxies. Digital activities are now included! Like this resource? Click here to check out the earth science bundle and save over 20%. Students will learn: About the characteristics of a starCompositionSizeColor and temperatu
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5th - 7th
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NGSS:
5-ESS1-1
Moon Phases Activities
Teach students about the phases of the moon using this print and digital classroom lesson. Students will learn how the moon formed, its looks, how it affects the earth and moon phases. This lesson includes a teacher presentation, student fill-in note sheet, student worksheets, practice activities, and a classroom poster. Love these moon activities? Check out the lunar phases unit and save 20% by clicking here. This moon phases lesson includes: Teacher instructions on how to use the materials to
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Full Year Science Curriculum
Natural Disasters Activities and Project
Need engaging lessons and activities to teach your students about extreme weather? Students will love learning about the following natural disasters; earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and hurricanes. In addition, students will learn what type of natural disaster is, where, when, and how they occur, and safety precautions that should be taken. Like this Extreme Weather Natural Disaster Bundle? Check out my environmental bundle and save 20% by clicking here. This extreme weather bundle
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4th - 6th
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Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Webquest (Geology and Earth Science)
The Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Webquest comes with a worksheet and an answer key. Each link in the webquest points to information that your students need to complete the worksheet. Besides printing the worksheets, no other prep is needed to conduct this geology lesson on weathering, erosion, and deposition. How to use this resource:1.) Share the PDF webquest file with clickable links to student computers. 2.) Print the accompanying worksheets. 3.) That’s it! Students are ready to get st
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8th - 12th
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Reuniting Pangaea- Continental Drift Lesson
In this 2 part-lesson, students will collect data on fossil evidence and create their own landmass map with various colors to represent the locations of fossil discoveries. Then, they will cut out the landmasses and reassemble them logically to create a giant supercontinent (Pangaea). Students will share their decision and reasoning on the evidence with their group or partner, along with answering 4 conclusion questions.
The teacher will post the correct landmass model key and students will g
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Sandra V.
Winter Solstice Activity Worksheets for the First Day of Winter
Looking for an informative, no prep activity to teach your students about the winter solstice? This print AND digital lesson includes 3 worksheets teaching students about the winter solstice. Comprehension science worksheets assess understanding of the December 21 solstice in the northern and southern hemispheres. This winter activity gives student-friendly information about what a solstice is and how it differs in the northern and southern hemispheres. Also included is an engaging activity for
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Full Year Science Curriculum
Erosion Activity and Project STEM Conservation NGSS Middle School MS-ESS3-1
This PDF resource is a fun, creative, and engaging NGSS middle school research and engineering project incorporating STEM that challenges students in 6 different erosion and soil conservation scenarios to save their house/land! In this PBL (problem-based learning) resource with worksheets, students research the type of erosion and brainstorm, design, build, and present a product to prevent or stop it. It teaches students about the effects of erosion on various places and how the uneven distribut
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Grades:
4th - 10th
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MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Topographic Mapping Lesson with Worksheet, Power Point, and Map Reading Activity
This lesson goes over how topographical maps are constructed, what their symbols mean, and what we use these maps for. The worksheet follows along with the power point presentation to keep students engaged. The map reading activity gives a students a simple topographic map that they have to answer questions by interpreting the map. This lesson is designed for late elementary through intermediate grades.
Key Terms Include:
- topography
- contour lines
- contour intervals
- index contours
- scal
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4th - 8th
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Earth Science Curriculum
Do you need ways to engage your earth science students on the topics of lunar phases, stars, galaxies, solar system, Earth's layers, Earth's rotation and revolution, tides, eclipses, weathering, erosion, rocks, and minerals? This bundle of earth science curriculum lessons offers a variety of learning methods to help students better understand concepts related to planet earth. This earth science curriculum includes science text worksheets and digital Google Slides, comprehension questions, projec
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6th - 8th
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Snow Winter Weather Activity
Students and teachers love snow days, but do your students understand what snow is, how it forms, and what snowflakes look like? This lesson is perfect before holiday breaks, as science sub plans, or to complement a weather unit to teach students to use specific digital links to research and learn about the winter weather and snow. In addition, they will learn about 8 different types of snowflakes and how they form, different types of winter storms, and how to stay safe in the snow. Like this ac
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Winter Activities and Experiments
First Day of Spring Science Activity
What is the spring equinox? Teach your students the vernal equinox, first day of spring, when it happens, change of seasons, how Earth revolves around the sun, and differences between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres through reading these spring science worksheets and comprehension questions. Students will use the graphic organizer to summarize their writing and create a sun - Earth - moon model to help illustrate the rotation and revolution of these parts of the solar system. Like this spr
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Full Year Science Curriculum
Earth's Spheres Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL
This easy to read one page science passage is all about Earth's spheres, including: geosphere (plus the lithosphere) hydrosphereatmospherebiosphere The passage explores each sphere, what it's made of, why it's important, and how it interacts with the other spheres. It touches on important natural processes such as the rock cycle and the water cycle. This resource includes a one page passage, 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions -
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4th - 7th
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NGSS:
5-ESS2-1
Also included in: Keri's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle
The Ocean Webquest: Waves, Tides, Pressure, More (Water Cycle and Earth Science)
The Ocean Webquest comes with a worksheet and an answer key. Each clickable link in the webquest points to information that your students need to complete the worksheet. Besides sharing the webquest with students and printing the worksheets, no other prep is needed to conduct this earth science lesson on waves, tides, pressure, and more about the ocean. How to use this resource:1.) Share the PDF webquest file with clickable links to student computers. 2.) Print the accompanying worksheets. 3.)
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8th - 12th
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Stars Characteristics and Life Cycle Activity
Teach your students about a star's characteristics and life cycle through science text and graphic organizers. Students will read through the text to learn about the size, composition, brightness, and surface temperature of a star, the Hertzsprung - Russell diagram, and the life cycle that includes low and high mass stars, red giants, supergiants, supernovas, white dwarf, black dwarf, black hole, and neutron stars. Next, students will demonstrate their understanding by filling in graphic organiz
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Full Year Science Curriculum
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