Environment Common Core RST.6-8.2 resources

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

NGSS:

5-ESS3-1

, MS-ESS3-3

Distribution of Natural Resources NGSS MS-ESS3-1

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With this earth science curriculum students will learn about how the uneven distribution of natural resources as a result of past and current geoscience processes. Students will review what they have learned and then focus on Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources. This resource has six lessons. Included are a standards poster, photos for stimulating discussion, task cards to aid in student research, links to data, and informational articles about minerals and weathering & erosio

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Grades:

6th - 8th

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CCSS:

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NGSS:

MS-ESS3-1

Also included in: Middle School Science Earth and Human Activity BUNDLE

Community Ecology Unit - Habitats and Communities, Ecological Relationships

Created by

Amy Brown Science

This printable, editable, and digital bundle of resources on Community Ecology covers community interactions, such as competition, symbiosis, predator-prey relationships, ecological disturbances and succession. Please complete list of topics below. This bundle includes everything you need to teach a unit on community ecology to your life science or biology students. Resources include a Powerpoint presentation packed with colorful and interesting photographs, homework/study guide, 2 labs, a set

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PowerPoint Presentations, Laboratory

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

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NGSS:

MS-LS2-2

, HS-LS2-1

Predicting Weather Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Weather Map Reading

Created by

Basic Principles, Environment, General Science

This power point goes over how professionals use technology to predict weather. It also teaches students how to read weather maps. Terms Included - Forecast - Meteorologist - Weather Balloons - Weather Satellite - Weather Stations - Computers - Weather Maps - Weather Service Map - Newspaper Weather Maps There is a notes page and activity page included. Both the presentation and the work page can be found in the zip file. There is an answer key included. The preview file is a pdf of the power

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Grades:

4th - 9th, Higher Education

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers, Lesson

CCSS:

Environment, General Science, Science

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Bill Nye food web food chain ecology worksheet key interactive notebook jr high

Created by

Mister Science

This lesson was created for upper elementary, middle school, or early high school students and is a great way to introduce or re-teach food webs, food chains, ecology, or energy flow in ecosystems. Covers many Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core standards! My students love the rare opportunity to enjoy a video, but the challenge is keeping them engaged and learning at a high level. That challenge is met with this attached higher thinking comic style activity. This is not you

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Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

RST.6-8.2

, RST.6-8.3

, RST.6-8.4

Soil Conservation No Prep Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Vocab Activity

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Earth Sciences, Environment, Vocational Education

This lesson goes over the different ways that we can conserve our soil and keep it fertile. This lesson also covers the Dust Bowl that occurred in the 1930s. The worksheet follows along with the power point presentation to keep students engaged it also works for review. The vocabulary matching activity provides all the definitions and vocabulary words used in the lesson. This lesson is designed for late elementary through intermediate grades. Key Terms Include: - natural resources - fertility

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Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

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Human Impact Lesson on Plastic Pollution

Created by

Teaching Muse

Teach students about the human impact on the environment with this plastic pollution activity. This lesson will teach students the importance of plastic conservation and how to protect our lands and oceans from pollution. This lesson is perfect for Earth Day or to fulfill your human impact on the environment NGSS standards. Check out other great activities for teaching science activities in April here. Students will: Learn how our reliance on single-use plastic bags is destroying the environment

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Worksheets, Activities, Centers

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

NGSS:

5-ESS3-1

, MS-ESS3-3

Lichens Reading Passage and Lab Activity

Created by

Amy Brown Science

This resource includes two separate activities on lichens that can be used in your units on Fungi or Community Ecology. The first activity is an informational text and critical reading activity, and the second activity is a lab involving lichens. The reading includes facts about the mutualistic nature of lichens, the structure of lichens, and the important role that lichens play in the environment. Choose to use the traditional printable version, or the paperless, digital Google Apps version. B

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Laboratory, Independent Work Packet

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

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NGSS:

MS-LS2-2

Also included in: Biology Curriculum Full Year Bundle

Air Pollution Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Review Page

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This power point presentation goes over different types of air pollution such as emissions and the effects of air pollution. I have used this presentation at the late elementary school level to eighth grade. It could also be used as a refresher course in early high school science classes. The terms that are defined in this presentation are: - air pollution - emissions - photochemical smog - temperature inversion - acid rain - indoor air pollution - carbon monoxide - radon - the ozone layer - t

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Grades:

4th - 10th, Higher Education

Types:

CCSS:

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Phylum Porifera and Phylum Cnidaria Homework

Created by

Amy Brown Science

Use this set of 2 homework assignments on The Phylum Porifera and Phylum Cnidaria to provide your students with quality homework assignments for your invertebrate units. Both printable and digital versions are included. This resource contains 12 student pages consisting of 131 questions. As I teach my units on these phyla, I assign a portion of these questions for homework each night. The completed homework assignments provide a thorough study guide for the unit test. You can also use a

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Homework, Independent Work Packet

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: Phylum Porifera and Phylum Cnidaria Bundle

Invasive Species Activity Reading and Questions NGSS MS-LS2-4 Distance Learning

Created by

Professor Doubter NGSS SCIENCE Resources

Newly updated with a DIGITAL INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK in Google Slides, this invasive species lesson plan with worksheets is great for in person or distance or home learning! This cross-curricular lesson can be used as a LOW PREP SUB PLAN in an ecosystems unit, to promote literacy in science class, for introducing invasive species, or for gathering evidence for the NGSS Performance Expectation MS-LS2-4. Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological comp

Subjects:

Activities, Interactive Notebooks

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

CCSS:

NGSS:

MS-LS2-4

Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle

Hazardous Waste Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Signs Activity

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Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment

This power point goes over what different kinds of hazardous waste there are. It also includes the harmful effects it has on humans, and how it it currently being disposed of. Finally, it includes what we can do to reduce the amount of hazardous material we create. Terms Discussed in the Presentation: -toxic -explosive -flammable -corrosive -radioactive -short term exposure -long term exposure -landfills -incineration -decomposition -rock storing This file has been left as a pptx so they buyer

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Grades:

4th - 9th, Higher Education

Types:

CCSS:

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Population Growth and Consumption of Natural Resources NGSS MS-ESS3-4

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Do you need to teach your students about the human population and its impact on the consumption of natural resources? Do you want to save yourself a lot of valuable time and energy? This resource has six lessons. Included are a standards poster, photos and data charts/graphs for stimulating discussion, task cards to aid in student research, links to data, an informational article about deforestation, and a rubric for grading the student's claim. There are also short readings about solar, wind,

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Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

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NGSS:

MS-ESS3-4

Also included in: Middle School Science Earth and Human Activity BUNDLE

Environmental Issues Lesson with Power Point, Notes Page, and Activity Sheet

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This is a Microsoft power point presentation that covers a lot of current environmental issues including: offshore drilling, polar ice caps melting, and new energy resources. It also has activities that gets students thinking about what their viewpoint is using development, preservation, and conservation. The terms included in this presentation: renewable resources non-renewable resources population growth pollution environmental science development preservation conservation Both the presentat

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Grades:

4th - 9th, Higher Education

Types:

CCSS:

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Earth's Four Spheres: Atmosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere, and Geosphere

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With these NGSS lessons, students will learn about all four of the Earth's spheres and how the spheres interact with each other.This is part of our MS-ESS2--1 and 5-ESS2-2 & 5-ESS3-1 unit and our MS-ESS3 Bundle: Earth and Human Activity.✅Please make sure you have access to YouTube before you purchase this Unit.What others are saying about our science units,"This product is thorough and ready to use. Thanks for putting this together. I'm telling the other teachers that I know about this and a

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Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

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NGSS:

5-ESS2-1

Geoscience Processes that Change the Earth's Surface NGSS MS-ESS2-2

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With these NGSS lesson plans, students will review weathering, erosion, and deposition. They will also learn about how other geoscience processes change the Earth's surface over varying time and spatial scales. This resource has eight lessons. Included are a standards poster, photos and posters for stimulating discussion, four reading passages, three investigations, links to videos, and essential vocabulary cards.Review Lesson: Weathering, Erosion, and DepositionLesson 1: Geoscience Processe

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Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

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NGSS:

MS-ESS2-2

Also included in: MS-ESS2 Middle School Science Earth's System's Bundle

Natural Hazards NGSS: MS-ESS3-2

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Do you want to teach your students about natural disasters? This is the perfect time to teach students to read, analyze, and interpret data.Save yourself a tremendous amount of time by purchasing this unit. This resource has 10 lessons. Included are: a standards poster, data charts/graphs for analyzing and interpreting, links to data, links to Youtube videos, informational articles about each of the disasters in the unit, and a rubric for group work. There are also 11 essential vocabulary card

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Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

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NGSS:

MS-ESS3-2

Also included in: Middle School Science Earth and Human Activity BUNDLE

Graphing Activity: Historic CO2 Levels (Paleoclimate)

Created by

Real Ms Frizzle

A great activity for Earth Day in the middle school, or for teaching climate change in an Earth Science class!----------------------------------------------------Middle school students often know that CO2 levels on earth are rising, and that there is a lot of concern about how the climate will change as a result of this increase.However, most students are not aware of the historic and cyclical changes of CO2 here on Earth that affect history climates, often referred to a Paleoclimate.-----------

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Worksheets, Laboratory, Homework

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

CCSS:

RST.6-8.1

, RST.6-8.2

, RST.6-8.7

Science and Engineering Practices: Watersheds

Created by

Real Ms Frizzle

Tired of the same old Watershed activities you've seen for the last 25 years? Here are 8 brand new ideas you can use ☺!Based on the NGSS's Science and Engineering Practices, this product includes lots of practice with concepts relating to ☔Watersheds☔!------------------------------------------Included in this product:✨One activity for each S.E.P. (285-minutes total!) -- Topics include analyzing a variety of maps to determine watershed information, types of soil and how they affect watersheds, us

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Activities, Laboratory, Centers

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

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Climate Regions Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Debate Activity

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This resource goes over how the Earth is divided into different climate zones. This lesson goes over the main six zones as well as some of the sub-climates within them. The presentation and work sheet are catered to late elementary through middle school students. Maps are included for each of the climate zones discussed. Key Terms Included: tropical rainy tropical wet tropical dry-and-wet dry arid semi-arid temperate marine marine west coast Mediterranean humid subtropical temperate continenta

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PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Lesson

Grades:

4th - 10th, Higher Education

Types:

CCSS:

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Solid Waste Management Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Review Page

Created by

Environment, For All Subjects, Life Skills

This power point presentation goes over what happens to materials when you throw them away. It also helps students understand how current practices effect the environment. It also goes over modern techniques that are being used to promote recycling. The terms included in this lesson are: landfills incineration recycling paper recycling metal recycling glass recycling plastic recycling reduce reuse composting The preview file is a worksheet for students to complete alongside the presentation.

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Grades:

4th - 9th, Higher Education

Types:

CCSS:

, RI.5.4

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Air Pressure Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Review Page

Created by

Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Environment

This is a power point presentation that goes over what causes air pressure, how pressure is measured, plus how altitude affects density and pressure. I have used this with middle school aged students and late elementary students. Key terms discussed: -atmosphere -air pressure -density -mass -volume -barometer -mercury barometer -aneroid barometer -millibars -altitude This presentation has been kept as a pptx. file so the buyer can add or remove animations as they see fit for their classroom.

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Grades:

5th - 9th, Higher Education

Types:

CCSS:

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Earth Day or Christmas Ugly Sweater - Endangered Animals with Reading Passages

Created by

EasyFunScience

Celebrate Earth Day or Christmas with this FUN, NO PREP endangered species activity! Your students will LOVE this Earth Day or Christmas Ugly Sweater for Endangered Animals. This resource includes 30 nonfiction reading comprehension passages and ugly sweater templates (what...? endangered animals wearing sweaters?!...how fun and adorable!) This is a conservation meets fashion activity!What Will Students DO?Read a 2-page, high-interest, nonfiction reading comprehension passage about an endangered

Subjects:

Activities, Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

CCSS:

RI.5.4

, RI.6.1

, RI.6.2

, RI.6.3

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Also included in: Christmas Activities for Science - Middle School LOW PREP & Last Minute

What is Biodiversity? Power Point Presentation with Worksheet

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This is a power point presentation covering the importance of biodiversity and how it effects us as humans. It also goes over: -Area -Climate -Niche Diversity -Economic Value of Diversity -Gene Pool Diversity -Extinction -Habitat Destruction -Poaching -Pollution -Exotic Species -Captive Breeding -Laws and Treaties -Habitat Preservation The purchase file has been kept as a pptx. so buyers may change the presentation to fit their students' needs. Both the presentation file and the work page doc

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Grades:

4th - 10th, Higher Education

Types:

CCSS: