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Environment Common Core W.9-10.2 resources
Global Warming BUNDLE
158 printable or digital pages for students to explore global warming. Students learn about:the food we eat and where it comes from, how we produce electricity, the effects of buildings on the climate, the increasing magnitude and frequency of storms, how changing weather harms plants and the animals that consume them,questions and writing prompts inspired by Greta Thunberg, and more.PRINT: I created PDF versions that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or a
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4th - 10th
Conversation Starters Package on Bad Habits- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on bad habits.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of bad habitsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and tra
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Sitcoms- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on Netflix.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of NetflixActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Sitcoms- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on sitcoms.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of sitcomsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Global Warming- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on global warming.What's included:A list of 14 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of global warmingActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Debating Topics for Middle/High School: Environmental Issues
Get your middle/high school students thinking and speaking with our newest thought-provoking no prep debates on the topic of environmental issues.Our debate packages encourage critical thinking and allow students to discuss topics that are both relevant and important to them. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints. Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gat
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Debating Topics- Middle/High School: Growing Bundle- Grades 8-12
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan - Infographic Background Brief
Students need background knowledge to comprehend the novels of the EngageNY modules. Infographic Background Briefs are 1-page documents that serve as an anchor text. In visuals, they present the MOST important information students need to understand about the context of the novel. Introduce the Infographic Background Brief in the beginning of the unit, engage students in close reading of its parts, and use the brief to identify companion texts for students to read and deepen their knowledge of t
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6th - 9th
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PBL Water Cycle Project
In this highly differentiated project, your students will propose a water conservation effort relevant to your school using research and writing. This problem-based learning project is perfect for students to make connections to their own life and to practice advocating for a change in their school communities. It is recommended to tackle this project AFTER students can interpret a water cycle diagram and use scientific vocabulary to name parts of the water cycle.Project includes a list of topic
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7th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-LS2-3
, HS-LS2-7
Nutrient Cycling Story - Differentiated, PBL
Adaptable to in-class, hybrid, or distance learning!In this project combining creative writing and ecology, students choose a nutrient cycle (water, phosphorous, nitrogen, or carbon) and write a story from the perspective of a molecule of water, phosphorus, nitrogen, or carbon as it moves through the cycle. Students are instructed to demonstrate the following concepts within their story:Nutrients are made of elements.Nutrients are found in different reservoirs on our planet. Nutrients can stay i
Describing My Favorite Ecosystem: Differentiated, NGSS aligned!
Adaptable to in-class, hybrid, or distance learning!In this assignment, students choose an ecosystem that is dear to them. Students describe the ecosystem using newly-learned vocabulary from an ecology unit. Students love this project because they can choose an ecosystem that is meaningful to them - perhaps it is the ecosystem where they live or a place they have always wanted to travel. Students are instructed to demonstrate understanding of the following vocabulary words within their ecosystem
R.A.F.T.ing the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
In this activity you will be creating a R.A.F.T. in which you will assume the role of an inventor who is trying to get funding from investors to build a device that will help clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Your pitch will accomplish the following: Explain where the garbage patch is and how it formed. Describe what types of materials the garbage patch is made of.List four ways that the garbage patch negatively impacts wildlife and the ecosystemDescribes how your invention will harvest
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8th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS3-4
Global Warming and Solar Energy - Writing Prompts
25 printable or digital pages of writing prompts exploring global warming and solar energy: Descriptive writing, Narrative writing, Hypothetical writing, Make a list, Dialogue, Acrostic writing, Personal letter, Persuasive writing, Asking questions, Directions, Using your imagination, Sentences and paragraphs, and more... PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIG
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Solar Energy BUNDLE (Global Warming and Climate Change)
Compare and Contrast - Earth Day
15 printable or digital pages to help your students compare and contrast on Earth Day: the Earth and Moon, nature and humans, a rainstorm and a cloudy sky, riding a surfboard vs riding a snowboard, a hot day vs a cold day, a raindrop vs a snowflake, summer fun vs winter fun, sweating vs shivering, and more. PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGITAL ACTIVITY:
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3rd - 9th
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Also included in: Back to School Writing BUNDLE
75 Questions for Kids - Back to School Writing
75 printable or digital writing prompts to engage students in thinking about wildlife on their first few weeks of school: Why are people afraid of spiders? Which parts of nature are pointy? Can plants feel pain? How do plants find water? What does an insect think about? Is a mountain alive? Do insects talk to plants? Why are some plants poisonous? What are little animals afraid of? What is a tree made of? and more... Take a look at the Preview to see sample pages. And if you would l
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4th - 10th
Connecting Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Help your students make connections between photosynthesis and cellular respiration using student-created models and persuasive writing. This is especially engaging for students if you have a fish tank in your classroom students have grown attached to. You can edit this document to center the scenario around you, another teacher, or a fictional character. This is a low floor, high ceiling task as it is easy to modify for struggling students, while advanced students can create more extensive mode
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-LS1-5
, HS-LS1-7
Enrichment Writing Prompts using Wildlife Photos - Extra Credit (9th Grade)
36 writing prompts for ninth grade students. Each page has a wildlife photo and a question to promote critical thinking, such as: Where does dirt come from?How does a spider stay safe?How does a leaf know what shape to take?What do you know about lady bugs?How does a spider learn to spin a web?How does a snake move along the ground?How does a turtle know when to hide?What tiny things might you find in the forest?Where do flowers come from?Are worms useful or useless?Why do things die?Do insects
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9th
Global Warming and Solar Energy - Compare and Contrast
10 printable or digital pages for students to compare and contrast:The Sun and Earth, Solar farms and wind farms, Natural lighting and artificial lighting, The country and city, Flowers and trees, Kids and animals, Summer and winter, Sunshine and shade, and more... PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGITAL ACTIVITY: I created a digital version with text boxes
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Solar Energy BUNDLE (Global Warming and Climate Change)
Vertical vs. Traditional Farming Worksheet
This is an excellent simulator game integrated assignment for environmental science, biology, Urban agriculture. The assignment was tested in the classroom, and all students are engaged and enjoyed with the assignment.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
HS-ESS3-2
Overview: Lessons For Understanding Our Water Footprint
This is an overview of the Water Footprint Calculator lesson plans. You can find all of the free lesson plans at Watercalculator.org: https://www.watercalculator.org/resource/water-footprint-lessons/“Lessons for Understanding Our Water Footprint” will help students recognize that water is a limited resource that needs to be conserved. These lessons will promote conversation about how students’ food choices and shopping habits have a larger impact on their water consumption than they may realize.
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6th - 12th
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The Thirsty Bees: Learning from Nature, Lesson 1
LESSON SUMMARY
Using the Phenomenon-Based Learning Approach to explore how the natural world
teaches, enlightens, and inspires.
Multi-Day (5+ days)
Grades 9-10
English & Science
Nature has taught and inspired authors, artists, scientists, philosophers, and people from every walk of life since the dawn of time. By sharing a wilderness adventure – or a natural phenomenon experienced in a local park or in the back yard – teachers can help students see and connect with the natural world, overco
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Grades:
9th - 10th
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