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Earth sciences Common Core W.8.4 resources
STEM Design for Learning: Designing Weather Instruments
A Webquest for Real World Project-Based Learning
The Weather Station WebQuest is a great way to introduce students to the world of weather measurement and invention. The webquest and design process supports critical thinking and collaboration as students form teams and make decisions about weather instrument design. The final product is a weather station with models representing best efforts in inquiry, research, design, collaboration, and decision making.
WebQuest project-based learning teac
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5th - 8th
Astronauts Report Printable and Google Slides Bundle
This blended resource is great for distance learning and in person learning. It contains materials for your students to complete an Astronauts Research Report. Combine resources to easily BLEND your classroom! This resource contains both a printable and digital - Google Slides Astronauts research report.Engage your students with this fun and comprehensive Astronauts Research Report resource. It helps has make report writing easy! It contains questions, organizers, tools and forms to use for your
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4th - 8th
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Interviewing Family and Friends - Weather
24 printable and digital pages for students to INTERVIEW family and friends on the phone, by text, through email, or in person about WEATHER. Students ask a question and write down what the person says (and chooses the best answer at the end). There are no right or wrong answers and nothing to grade in this independent study packet. And kids get to talk with people from a variety of ages (old and young) instead of just filling out another worksheet in silence. Yes, they get to talk and write.
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3rd - 8th
Severe Weather Newspaper Article
In this lesson, students will write a newspaper article detailing a historical hurricane or tornado. In the newspaper article, students will include information about how the severe weather was formed, the effects of the severe weather, and the impact on the local community.
Rock Cycle Museum Project
This project is intended for middle school students or gifted upper elementary students. For elementary students, I would suggest students work in groups rather than individually. You have the option of giving 4 grades or combining into 1 grade. This is a great way to access student understanding of the rock cycle while incorporating creativity, technology, writing, and fun. I used it when I taught 8th grade with my Scholar class. (Scholar is more of a study/review class - not honors.) The
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5th - 8th
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Earthquake Report Printable and Google Slides Bundle
This blended resource is great for distance learning and in person learning. It contains materials for your students to complete a Earthquake Research Report. Combine resources to easily BLEND your classroom! This resource contains both a printable and digital - Google Slides Earthquake research report.Engage your students with this fun and comprehensive Earthquake Research Report resource. It helps has make report writing easy! It contains questions, organizers, tools and forms to use for your
The Planets Trackstar
Students will learn a little about each of the planets in our solar system through this guided webquest-type activity that could be done in class or at home. Students will need access to the internet to complete this activity. The activity would take anywhere from 20 to 30 minutes to complete, depending on whether you instruct students to write using complete sentences or not.
Middle School — Lesson 1: Water Resources and Water Footprints
This lesson gives students an in-depth understanding of key water issues. They learn about water resources and water footprints, then use the Water Footprint Calculator to analyze their direct and virtual water consumption. Students get a foundation of knowledge and learn why they should care about protecting water resources, which makes it easier for them to make a fundamental shift in attitude about their water use. Designed for middle school – lower secondary level, ages 11 to 14 – the lesson
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
, MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS2-4
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