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Earth sciences research for Microsoft Word
Meteorology Webquest
In this webquest, students practice being real-world meteorologists forecasting and interpreting weather maps. They use current weather websites to track current conditions and to predict future conditions. They explore the different types of weather maps meteorologists use to track different aspects of the weather. The webquest allows ample room to individualized student exploration. Students can explore different types of maps of their interest, as well as different places around the world
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6th - 9th
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Solar System Project with Rubric
This solar system project allows students to explore different aspects of their assigned planet. The first page of the document is what you give the students to explain what your expectations are. Students are then required to research their assigned planet with their group members to find the answers to the questions. I have also included three rubrics that you will use to assess their knowledge and performance of the project. One rubric is used for the posterboard and/or model, another one
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3rd - 6th
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Biome Choice Board Project
One aspect of differentiating instruction is allowing students to make choices in their learning. Students begin by completing a short research assignment on eight biomes. Then they choose one biome to further research and complete a detailed project. This biome project allows students to have a choice in their project. They are given a choice between eight biomes. (Tropical Rainforest, Desert, Tundra, Taiga, Savanna, Temperate Deciduous Forest, Chaparral, and Alpine) Then they choose one of eig
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4th - 8th
Earth's Natural Resources Research Project
A research project for students to research and gain a deeper understanding of natural resources and the current problems facing the world. Includes requirements, sample project ideas, and brainstorming topics.Standard:(iii) Energy resources are available on a renewable, nonrenewable, or indefinite basis. Understanding the origins and uses of these resources enables informed decision making. Students should consider the ethical/social issues surrounding Earth's natural energy resources, while lo
MS ESS3-2 Catastrophic Events Research Project
You work for a homeowners’ insurance company and have been given the task to inform your customers of the hazards of severe weather events. You will research one of five types of severe weather: hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms or floods and produce an informative booklet to give to customers. Use the following instructions to guide you in completing your project.My kids loved this project due to the fact that there were choices involved and creativity. Enjoy
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6th - 8th
Biomes Project
Have you been looking for a way to help your students apply all of the information that they have learned about Ecology? If so, this project from Lab207 is just for you. Through the course of this inquiry based project, students will investigate a specific biome in an effort to figure out how it works. Some of the topics addressed include biotic and abiotic factors, food chains and webs, carbon cycling, and human impact. Students are given the option to demonstrate their learning through any met
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9th - 12th
Aice Environmental Management Year End Project - Review
This is a year end review culminating project in order for your students to prepare for the AICE Environmental Management Test. The file is editable so you can change the due dates and point value, or use parts of the project. This project is designed to take about 1 hour per period for 5 days over the course of 9 weeks for a total of 45 hours. This way the students have ample time to review and prepare. This is made to meet the AICE Management Cambridge style questions as well as allowing stud
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Mass Extinction Interactive
This worksheet is designed to be used with the mass extinction interactive by HHMI website, biointeractive.org It includes an introduction, research questions and analysis.
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6th - 12th
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Natural Hazard City Report (MS-ESS3-2)
Overview: Students in small groups select a natural hazard and create a report for a fictional city about the potential risks that the hazard poses as well as ways that the city can prepare for the hazard in order to minimize the damage.
NGSS Standard
MS-ESS3-2: Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
Objectives: Students will demonstrate their ability to…
research a particular
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6th - 8th
Severe Weather: Storms Reading Comprehensions
This is a collection of five severe weather storm reading comprehensions: Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Thunderstorms, Winter Storms and Floods. The articles are written in friendly and engaging language. Each article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. Each article also includes a diagram of how the storm forms and of the storm in action. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement. I also l
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5th - 9th
Rock Cycle Project
Project that has the students research topics involving the rock cycle and then create a poster that represents the cycle. The overview includes questions that students must answer about the major aspects of the rock cycle.
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5th - 9th
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Freshwater Resource Bundle - Printables, Readings, Case Studies, Presentations
This bundle is helpful as it has plenty of ready-to-use resources to help you teach water on earth, and for students to develop their understanding of key concepts related to the topic.These key concepts include, but not limited to:Water distribution on EarthAccess to freshwater & sustainabilityWater sourcesWater issues & solutionsWater scarcityWater stressCase Studies/Info Sheets (Danube River, Murray Darling Basin, Israel, Tigris, Euphrates, South Africa, China, India, Aral Sea)Aquifer
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7th - 12th
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Storms Project
In this project, students create a powerpoint about the major severe storms (hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, thunderstorms, winter storms) and additional severe weather issues (fire spouts, waterspouts, wildfires, el nino, la nina, etc.) The project activity guide includes a checklist of requirements for each section. For each storm, students will need to explain how it forms, where it forms, weather associated, a well-known storm story, how to prepare/safety. This activity is a great way for s
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5th - 9th
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Earth's Four Spheres Mini Project
I created this product to spark some interest in learning and reviewing the content about the four spheres of Earth (biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere.) Students research a location in which many sphere interactions take place and answer questions given about their topic. I picked locations students may visit one day such as the Grand Canyon, Fallingwater, Niagara Falls, etc. I give them a list of places so they don't have to come up with one on their own.
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7th - 10th
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Climate---Global Warming and Climate Change Poster Project
For this project, students will be assigned a group of either 4 or 5. As a group, their job is to create an advertisement poster showcasing their knowledge of global warming, including its causes, effects, and ways to prevent it.
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6th - 12th
Constellation Project
This is an astronomy project on constellations, where students research three constellations and then create a constellation of their own.
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4th - 12th
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5-ESS1-2
, 5-ESS1-1
, MS-ESS1-2
Landforms of the World- Research Project- High School Earth Science
In your next earth science unit where you wish to cover topics such as plate tectonics and Earth's history, try out this Landform Research project. Students will randomly select a world landform (ex. Marianas Trench, Mt. Kiliminjaro etc.) and do research on the type of landform it is, how it formed, and other important geologic and biological facts. It comes complete with rubric for grading, and multiple options for presentation formats. It has a research graphic organizer to help hold your s
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7th - 12th
National Parks Brochure
With this travel brochure, we read the book The Camping Trip That Changed America and researched national parks from, https://www.nps.gov/index.htm which opened up discussion for preservaiton of nature, endangered species, landforms, researching, and more.
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1st - 8th
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NGSS:
2-LS4-1
, K-ESS3-2
, K-ESS3-3
Geologic Time Scale Activity. EVOLUTION on a FOOTBALL FIELD
This is a cross-curricular STEM ACTIVITY to help students visualize the immense amount of time needed for certain evolutionary events to take place. A FOOTBALL FIELD is NOT necessary but makes this activity a lot more engaging for students. Students also have a chance to practice the MATH concept of proportions.TEACHER NOTES*********************************************************1. After students complete this handout, I usually make use of the football field and have students show me where e
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5th - 12th
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Environmental protection, sustainable development projects for Grade 5 students
Environmental protection and sustainable development projects for Grade 5 students of PYP(Sharing The Planet)- By engaging in these projects, Grade 5 students will learn about environmental protection and sustainable practices and develop critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
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5th
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Water Filtration
Students watch "Flush to Finish" to learn what happens to water as soon as it goes down the drain or toilet and is normally forgotten about. This video shows the importance of water conservation, appreciation for water as a resource, and how to keep the water cycle clean.
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7th - 12th
Ecology Alien Biome Adaptation Project Rubric
In this project the students take an alien and crash land it into an assigned or chosen biome, where the alien must adapt. It includes energy transfer, adaptation, symbiosis, etc. There is also a free "Ecology Alien Biome Adaptation Project PPT intro" to go with this assignment.
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9th - 12th
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Erosion & Weathering Webquest
This webquest has students actively engaged in analyzing how erosion and weathering can change Earth's surface.
They practice computer skills by scrolling and locating details found within the text.
Students will analyze how Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon are involved in science!
For early finishers, there's an interactive erosion game link.
This activity can be used for differentiated instruction by working in groups, as a center, and scaffolded responses.
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4th - 7th
Renewable Energy Project
Students are given a scenario where they have to choose between 5 renewable resources for a plot of land. They need to first research each resource and write down positives and negatives in a graphic organizer. After they have researched each they will give them a rating out of 5 for how likely they are to use that resource on their land. After researching, they will write a paragraph about which resource they are using and why. Lastly, they will draw a picture of their resource being used on th
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6th - 9th
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