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6th grade earth sciences simulations
Human Population and Resource Consumption Natural Capital & Resources MS ESS3-4
This resource is focused on the increasing human population and its impact on the consumption of natural resources. Students will learn why the human population has grown and the impacts on resource use. This resource includes a simulation of human population growth and natural resource consumption. This resource is aligned with NGSS MS ESS3-4 and Utah SEEd 8.4.2. ✅ They will learn about natural capital and human resources.This Human Population Unit includes:A slide show on human population grow
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-4
Atmosphere Virtual Lab: Air Pressure & Temperature
Looking for a no prep activity where students analyze data? In this virtual lab, students collect and analyze data from two digital lab activities about air pressure and temperature in the atmosphere to answer the question: How does altitude affect temperature and air pressure?After collecting and graphing the data, students read the included passage about air pressure and temperature in the atmosphere to support writing their CER argument to explain how altitude affects temperature and pressu
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-5
Also included in: Weather and Atmosphere Bundle for Middle School
NASA Space Centers Virtual Field Trip (Google Earth Exploration)
Take your students on a virtual field trip to three different NASA space centers across the United States. Using a combination of Google Earth™ 360-degree views, informational text, video, and visuals, your students will learn about NASA, research and contributions, space travel, and significant events.This virtual field trip covers::: NASA Headquarters:: Mary W. Jackson :: Field Centers :: Langley Research Center:: Apollo Lunar Landing:: Landing on the Moon:: Margaret Hamilton:: Johnson Space C
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: End of Year Virtual Field Trip Bundle (Google Earth Exploration)
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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Digging For Fossils - A Cookie Excavation Experiment
Students will love acting as an archaeologist as they dig for fossils during this experiment! Using simple materials such as toothpicks and cookies, students will learn what it's like to excavate fossils. Students will formulate a hypothesis, collect data, and develop conclusions using this experiment aligned with both Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. Teaching tips included! A great resource and hands-on lesson for any fossil unit.
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3rd - 6th
Ocean Floor Mapping Battleship Game
Teacher Review: "My students are obsessed with this activity! They even ask to play during indoor recess!" - Turner's Teaching Troop (January 22, 2020)Ocean Floor Mapping Battleship includes 36 unique maps of the ocean floor, a recording sheet, a detailed lesson plan with suggested pre-game activities, a blank map students can use to draw their own ocean floor, a diagram showing the layers of the ocean, and easy to follow game instructions. Field tested with sixth-graders, this game challenges s
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Earth Science Games Bundle
Tides Lab Using Water Balloons - Hands On Experience That Kids LOVE!
This lab is a really fun way to use discovery and investigation to teach students how gravity and inertia cause tides, along with the moon. The cost is low (a package of water balloons and yarn) and it is a great activity to get kids moving and outside. They work in small groups and go through a series of steps and procedures and record data. This was one of the most fun labs of the year for students and was instrumental is having kids understand why we have high tides on the side of the Earth c
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Earth's Systems Survival Challenge Simulation
The purpose of this 8-10 day project is to allow students to investigate Earth’s spheres through an interactive simulation on one of Earth’s islands. Students will begin the simulation by choosing an island. They must research the island type they will be “stranded” on to create a diorama that models the island. Groups will pull Fate Cards each day that will challenge them to describe and use the interactions of Earth’s spheres to survive. Some challenges will provide groups with benefits from t
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Grades:
5th - 6th
Half-Life Lab: Use a Candy Simulation to Teach Radioactive Decay!
Let your students explore the concept of half-lives while enjoying candy! This simulation can serve as an introduction to the topic or as a piece of reinforcement. Not to mention, your students will be gaining experience using a data table to build their graphing skills!
This purchase includes a teacher instructions page, student lab pages, and an answer key for teachers! Don't let your students get bored during your chemistry or geology unit!
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Grades:
6th - 11th
Rock Cycle Dice Simulation with Writing Connection
Looking for a way to integrate writing into your science curriculum? This dice simulation is a great way to to reinforce the science concept of the rock cycle while connecting it to writing. By performing the writing connection, students will cement their knowledge by writing creatively from the point of view of a piece of sediment going through the rock cycle. This simulation is a set of posters that you hang around the room and place a die by. Students are assigned a poster to start with and b
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3rd - 7th
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Gravity and Orbits PhET Simulation
Students use a PhET computer simulation of the Earth and Sun orbit to see how different variables affect the orbit and the force of gravity between the two objects. In this computer model, students change variables (mass and distance) of the Earth and Sun to see how they affect the force of gravity and the orbit of the Earth. In the first part of the activity, students observe the Earth’s orbit around the sun under ”normal” conditions. In part 2, students look at the relationship between mass a
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS2-4
, MS-ESS1-2
Also included in: Gravity and Orbits in the Solar System Bundle For Middle School
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Stations Student Workbook
*This workbook is designed to go along with the "Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Stations" that's FREE!Dowloading my FREE "Weatering, Erosion, and Deposition Stations" will keep your students MOVING! Designed to fit in one class period, your students will build on what they have been taught in the classroom concerning weathering, erosion, and deposition. This is a great way to reinforce material in your Earth Science classroom, or a great way to review for state standards assessments. You ca
Grades:
4th - 9th
5th Grade Science Protecting Earth's Spheres (NGSS Aligned)
This engaging inquiry-based unit helps students develop a conceptual understanding about the importance of protecting our Earth and Earth's Spheres.This product is aligned to 5th Grade NGSS Standards: 5-ESS2-1. Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.5-ESS2-2: Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.5-ESS3-1
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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NGSS:
5-ESS2-2
, 5-ESS3-1
, 5-ESS2-1
Also included in: Custom Bundle Mississippi 5th Grade
Predator/Prey Interactions: Penguins & Whales (Hands-on activity)
This is a simulation that shows the relationship between predator and prey populations in an ecosystem. It is a hands-on activity that your students are sure to enjoy. The data obtained will demonstrate how animals in an ecosystem depend on each other and show how the predator/prey relationship helps to control the population of each species.
The product includes thorough instructions with ideas for discussion and enrichment, three versions of graphing sheets, a data collection sheet, a qui
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4th - 10th
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Extreme Weather Interactive Simulation Lab- Tornados, Thunderstorms & Hurricanes
**NO FLASH REQUIRED** This is an ONLINE, INTERACTIVE SIMULATION LAB about Extreme Weather. My students enjoyed this lab because it presents the material in a fun, game-like manner.Includes: PART I: Build a Tornado & determine the Fujita Scale based on the damage it caused. PART II: Build the largest Thunderstorm from three weather variables. PART III: Build a Hurricane and see how land and cold water weakens it and PART IV: EXTRA CREDIT - Another Hurricane Simulation..The Lab is Step by
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5th - 11th
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4th Grade Science: Natural Resources (NGSS Aligned)
This unit is designed to help students gain a solid understanding of natural resources and what they can do as responsible citizens to conserve non-renewable resources. This unit was developed to address NGSS 4:ESS3-1. It's appropriate for grades 3-6.If you are looking for a digital version of this product click here.Here's what's included in this unit:Activity 1: What is a Natural Resource?: Students watch an introductory video and then find natural resources within their own classroom. •Acti
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
NGSS:
4-ESS3-1
Also included in: 4th Grade Science -NGSS- Entire Year Bundle
Space Super Bundle: Solar System, Eclipse, Astronomer
This AWESOME Super Bundle combines 4 separate resources with a Space Theme.Save a bunch by purchasing all of these products together. Each product is also available separately in my TpT store. Here's a summary of what's included in each: Earth's Place in the Universe:*Planet Report Pages*relative distances of planets activity using toilet paper squares*gravity activities to resolve common misconceptions*investigation of mass and weight on different planets*creation of a sun dial to help stude
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Prehistoric Indian Artifact Sorting Activity (intermediate grades)
Turn students into archeologists in this HANDS ON artifact identification activity as they review our prehistoric Indian past! Students will work cooperatively in teams to analyze a set of colorful artifact pictures “discovered” in a certain area of the country. Students must use inferencing skills, deductive reasoning, and text based evidence as they explore their “excavation” site, analyze their artifacts, and make a hypothesis as to the culture they most likely represent. Using the provided
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3rd - 6th
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PhET Gravity and Orbits Simulation - ZERO PREP
Help students understand the role of gravity in the solar system. It is a ZERO prep activity and only needs to be uploaded to your Google Classroom. This is also an excellent resource to create quick and easy sub plans. This product is a pdf document that links to the google document.This resource is designed to be used with google classroom to allow students to understand the role of gravity in the solar system using the Earth-Sun-Moon system as a model.It includes:* Student worksheet* In
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Gravity Experimental Design Bundle
Climate Factors Bundle - 5E and NGSS Aligned (MS-ESS2-6)
This Bundle Includes:0 Describing Climate With Data: Climographs & Death ValleyIntroduce and engage students in the basic concepts of climate, the climate of the Mojave Desert specifically, and the impact of climate on solar energy generation in this activity that introduces an investigative phenomenon and launches student learning. In this activity, studentsanalyze climate data to create (or, to scaffold the activity, simply interpret) climographs that allow them to easily compare the clima
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-6
Air Pollution Virtual Exploration Lab
What factors impact the quality of our air? In this virtual lab, students will analyze how weather and industrialization can impact air pollution. Students will also:⚗️Test their Pre-Existing Knowledge of Pollution⚗️Describe the Difference between Primary & Secondary Pollutants⚗️Explore the impact of Temperature & Sunlight on Air Quality⚗️Analyze the impact of Electric Cars and Power Plants on Air PollutionNOTE: This activity links to the free Interactive from LabXChange. Check it out be
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Also included in: Sources of Pollution Digital + Printable Science Activity Bundle
Crumpled Paper Watershed Lab - Water Supply Activity - Middle School Science
Are you looking for a hands-on, inquiry-based lab for your middle school students that covers watersheds and human impact on water supply? This lab will provide students with the opportunity to observe how water travels from areas of higher elevation to lower elevation due to gravity and how humans impact the environment by pollutants being transported by the rainwater. This lab also includes detailed step by step instructions and post-lab questions. Answer Key is included.Materials needed: mark
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-4
Also included in: Middle School Science Labs Bundle
Big Bang Evidence: Red Shift - Virtual Lab Simulation
NO FLASH NEEDED! Students will explore the early steps of the Big Bang and then prove the Universe is expanding by manipulating the light of a galaxy moving away from or towards Earth. This virtual lab is excellent for remote or in-class laboratory exploration. The virtual lab simulation worksheet contains auto-fill in blanks, so no annotation software is needed. The links for the free sites used are located within the lab.
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Grades:
6th - 11th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
, HS-ESS1-2
Rocks and Minerals Webquest Science
Rocks and Minerals Webquest Science Unit - Help students explore Rocks and Minerals through websites that feature interactive games, activities, videos, and text. Among many other exciting activities, students go on a rocks and minerals "expedition" that will keep them engaged and motivated. My students greatly enjoyed doing this project as an independent activity or partner activity. Students are able to type directly onto the WORD document because the gray text boxes self-expand to fit the st
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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