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Earth sciences Common Core WHST.6-8.1b resources
Earthquake Jello Lab Activity STEM
This lab or activity is a hands-on and collaborative learning lesson that incorporates the following:
STEM
Earthquakes
Geology
Engineering
Design
Real-World Connections
Problem Solving
Inferencing and Predicting
Materials: this handout, mini-marshmellows, toothpicks, jello
Overview: Students will work together to tackle a real-world problem: engineers are constantly working to design and build buildings that can survive the impact of serious earthquakes. I show students some videos and picture
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5th - 10th
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Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Activity
Your middle school students will love making real life data driven decisions about energy sources for a fictional city. After they analyze the renewable and nonrenewable energy sources they'll create a presentation to persuade a panel why their choices are right for the city. Sharpen your student’s critical thinking, persuasive writing, and presentation skills this with project on energy sources! This project will give your middle school students the chance to analyze the energy needs of a ci
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Also included in: Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources Project Bundle
Earth Science Summer Reading Passages for Middle School Science
Are you looking for summer reading passages with comprehension questions? Do you need informational text passages about Changes to the Earth's Surface? This fantastic bundle gives you five informational text units on Earth Science Topics. You will love these science reading passages and comprehension questions. Students will practice informational text skills and learn about plate tectonics, weathering and erosion, and volcanic activity that has shaped the earth's surface with real-life examples
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6th - 8th
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MS-ESS2-2
World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky Marine Science Earth Day Lesson
World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky Marine Science Earth Day Lesson is one of the most popular middle school science books that brings awareness to overfishing, biodiversity and ecosystems, toxins in food chains, human ocean pollution, evolution, adaptation, and extinction of the species. Concepts covered: The theory of natural selectionBiologically and commercially extinct fishBiodiversity & ecosystemOver-fishingHuman ocean pollution Effects of toxins in food chainOcean salinity and temper
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Desertification Causes Effects Solutions 6-E Lesson | Sahara and Sahel | Google
This lesson explores the causes of desertification and its effects on the land and people in Africa’s Sahel region south of the Sahara. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a “Say Something…” warm-up, then test their knowledge of the Sahara with a “Fact or Fiction” activity. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. Challenge students to complete a cause/effect/solution chart after reading a desertification passage. A “Big Ideas” acti
Grades:
6th - 12th
Water Cycle Hydrologic Cycle Reading Comprehension Passage Worksheet Activity
Teach Middle School weather science and social studies students each step in the Hydrologic Water Cycle - Evaporation, Transpiration, Condensation, Precipitation, and Runoff - using Full-Color Charts and Presentation Slides. Then, learn about and discuss Four Threats to the Water Cycle - Industrial Waste, Agricultural Waste, Deforestation, and Dams - with the included reading, infographic, and suggested discussion points. Full-color and BW Doodle Note Comprehension Checks are provided. Use th
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Tracking Trash Flotsam Jetsam and Science of Ocean Motion Lesson
Tracking Trash Flotsam, Jetsam and Science of Ocean Motion by Loree Griffin Burns Lesson is perfect for teaching about plastic pollution, coriolis effect, ocean currents, the garbage patch, and ocean science. This captivating earth science non-fiction will engage students from grades 6 and up. This file comes in Pdf and Nearpod Format. Nearpod Teacher Access is included on the last page of the file. Nearpod Lesson can be shared on any internet device. Google Classroom Ready. This lesson includes
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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Rock Cycle Activity Worksheet and Project NGSS MS-ESS2-1 and TEKS 6.10B
This SIMPLE, but FUN project is designed to challenge students to demonstrate their knowledge of the Rock Cycle in a creative way and is newly updated as a digital PDF for home or distance learning! It includes a detailed rubric for EASY grading, 5 options for projects, and links to help you teach the rock cycle! Differentiated to fit the needs of your students! For a digital notebook on the 3 Rocks and Rock Cycle, click here!If using as a distance learning resource, simply print and assign or
Grades:
4th - 8th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-1
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Layers of the Earth Color by Number Reading and Worksheet
This resource contains a non-fiction reading passage about the layers of the Earth in two formats: one (2-page) with a smaller font to save paper and ink and one (4-page) with a larger font for easier reading. The content is the same in both passages. After reading, students answer comprehension questions about the reading and complete a color-by-number answer sheet based on their answers to the comprehension questions. You can determine whether or not the reading level is appropriate for your
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6th - 9th
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CCSS:
Rain Shadow Effect Orographic Lifting Informational Text Comprehension Activity
Teach Middle School weather science and social studies students about how the Water Cycle interacts with Mountains to create the Rain Shadow Effect. Label a Mountain Diagram with Leeward and Windward sides and each stage of the formation of a Rain Shadow. Visit some famous Rain Shadow deserts. Examine maps to see the relationship between the locations of mountain ranges and deserts around the world. Use this Rain Shadow resource as a Social Studies building block to learn about Climate = PRECIP
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Solar and Lunar Eclipse CER and Journal
Lunar Eclipse January 20th, 2019This resource includes:A CER prompt about solar and lunar eclipses (with and without a student rubric)A 3 dimensional journal activity for the observation of a lunar eclipse You might also be interested in this Solar and Lunar Observation Journal. This resource is best used after a modeling activity where students recreate the phases of the moon. I am in the process of creating one of my own, but for now, I highly recommend that you take a look at this resource f
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6th - 8th
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CCSS:
Arkansas History: Was the Buffalo River Saved or Stolen?
This unit is an argumentative inquiry into the creation of the Buffalo National River. Students will learn about the benefits of establishing the Buffalo River as a national river and the costs to the people who were displaced as a result of its creation. For the final product students will write an argumentative claim supported with evidence and explanation answering the question: Was the Buffalo River Saved or Stolen? Unit activities and resources include video links with questions and answer
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6th - 9th
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Tsunami MS ESS3-2 NGSS Middle School Science Lesson Plan
Tsunami MS ESS3-2 NGSS and SC.7.E.6.5 Middle School Science Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching about causes of tsunamis, tectonic plates, the ring of fire, the 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami, tsunami formation, strength, intensity and impact, warning signs and the DART world-wide monitoring system. This resource includes:KLW Chart Tsunamis Reading Tectonic Plates Reading and VisualsThe Ring of Fire Reading and VisualsCauses of Tsunamis ReadingTsunami Formation ReadingStrength, Intensity an
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Grades:
5th - 7th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
Constellation Research Project
Students select (at random) a constellation to research. I give my students two days in class to research and write the paper, drawing and presentation prep are done at home.Students are responsible for completing a short paper (~250 words), a "star map" (constellation illustration on construction paper) and giving a short presentation on their constellation.Included Materials:1. Teacher Guide2. Constellation Project Cards (PDF)3. Constellation Project Rubric (PDF)4. Constellation Project Rubric
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6th - 9th
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Water Cycle CER Toolkit Scientific Arguments 12 Claims Middle School Weather
Elevate scientific inquiry in your middle school science classes with our comprehensive Water Cycle Scientific Argumentation C.E.R. Set! This versatile toolkit offers twelve thought-provoking prompts that deepen your students' understanding of the water cycle and its significance on planet Earth.Each prompt challenges students to support or refute claims related to the water cycle, guiding them through the research and argumentation process. These prompts invite students to...Explain the main s
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-4
Desertification Causes Effects Solutions 6-E Lesson | Sahara & Sahel | Microsoft
This lesson explores the causes of desertification and its effects on the land and people in Africa’s Sahel region south of the Sahara. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a “Say Something…” warm-up, then test their knowledge of the Sahara with a “Fact or Fiction” activity. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. Challenge students to complete a cause/effect/solution chart after reading a desertification passage. A “Big Ideas” acti
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6th - 12th
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Hadley Wind Cells Weather and Geography Reading Comprehension Passages Activity
Teach Middle School weather science and social studies students how the Water Cycle interacts with Hadley Wind Cells to create Earth's Rainforests and Deserts. Use this Hadley Wind Cell resource as a Social Studies building block to learn about Climate = PRECIPITATION + Temperature. Lay the foundation for further study of the Geography and Agriculture of Ancient Civilizations. Engage your Students with these Resources:Hadley Wind Cell Reading and Comprehension Checks - 2-page Hadley Wind Cel
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Urban Heat Islands Reading Passage and Text Evidence Lesson NGSS Earth Science
This resource is a non-fiction reading and writing set that supports NGSS Middle School Science Standards-Earth & Human Activity. Includes a non-fiction reading passage about an urban heat island, student worksheets for citing text evidence, a 2-page citing text evidence lesson, and a cause and effect graphic organizer. This resource is a crosswalk between language arts and science.This resource includes:A 6-page pdf:A 1-page newspaper article about a fictional city that has learned that the
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
Ecology: Biotic and Abiotic Factors and the Cycling Of Matter
This digital product explores the differences between biotic/abiotic factors. It explores what matter cycling is and its’ importance. Students interpret text and diagram models of the various cycles (NCHOPS) of matter in order to answer questions and even make their own guided models. This product includes a simulation activity on carbon cycling and human impact on the cycles. Finally, it includes writing prompts and the RaCERS graphic organizer to scaffold thinking! For use with Microsoft and G
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-5
, 5-LS2-1
, 5-PS3-1
...
Weather Forecasting Fronts Claim Evidence Reasoning Activity Middle School
In this engaging weather forecasting science activity, students will make weather forecasts for national football games. I use this activity as a formative assessment for air masses, fronts, atmospheric pressure and weather forecasting/predicting. This can absolutely be used as a summative assessment as well. This activity also includes a modified version for differentiated instruction. Intended for middle school, but can be used for introductory level high school. NGSS aligned & differenti
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6th - 8th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-5
BioExplorer: An Interactive Journey into the World of Biology
Embark on a thrilling adventure into the diverse world of biology with BioExplorer! This innovative learning platform offers students the opportunity to watch captivating videos and observe fascinating animals in their natural habitats while gaining insight into the work of different types of biologists.Through a series of engaging video lessons, students will delve into various branches of biology, from zoology to marine biology, entomology to botany, and beyond. Each video provides a window in
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
Natural Disasters Discussion - Earth Systems and Cycles - Grade 6-8 MYP Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this Earth and space science / environmental science discussion activity on mitigating natural disasters, recommended for grade 6-8 students learning about Earth's systems! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students explore 5 hypothetical scenarios while applying their knowledge of weather and climate, plate tectonics, and natural disasters. With strong socia
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 6-8 MYP Middle School Science
Science Reading Passages Bundle Cite Text Evidence and Claim Evidence Argument
This resource is a non-fiction reading and reading response bundle connected to NGSS Middle School Science Standards. The non-fiction reading bundle covers middle school science topics such as chemistry, ecosystems, and earth science. Resources included in the bundle:The Physical Science resource includes:A 16-page pdf:A 1-page historical newspaper article about a fictional artificial sweetener that is being touted as a healthy alternative to sugar (in 1958), one with a cream background and a du
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-LS1-4
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-PS1-3
Colonizing Mars Debate - Earth and Space Science - MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this physics / Earth and space science discussion activity on colonizing and terraforming Mars, recommended for grade 5-7 students learning about Earth and space science! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss the risks and benefits of space exploration to Mars. In the process, they must consider environmental,
Grades:
5th - 7th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS2-4
...
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 5-7 MYP Middle School Science
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