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Earth sciences centers for Microsoft Word
Water Cycle in a Bag Experiment
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Accumulation!
Observe the water cycle in your classroom. Using a sandwich bag and colored water watch the water form vapor and then "rain" inside the baggie. Students love this!
This download includes directions and a two page, detailed observation sheet to record the progress four times.
My class said this was their favorite activity of the year. I hang the baggies on the window facing our school courtyard and always get compliments on how appealing
Grades:
1st - 5th
Rainbow Topographic Map Activity
This is a simple and effective way to introduce topographic maps. Students will need a variety of colored pencils. This activity was originally created as an intervention for re-teaching purposes. Perfect for students who need visuals for understanding.
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3rd - 8th
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The Edible Layers of the Earth Lab
This is easy and pretty much all you need is to buy is a bag of m&m's!
My students loved this and made great connections between the actual layers of the Earth and how it correlates with m&m's. There is also an answer key included. Very easy to follow directions.
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6th - 9th
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Properties of Water: Stations Lab
This EDITABLE stations lab asks students to explore basic properties of water – a substance they use every day, but actually know little about! I use this after introducing the properties of water, as a good hands-on and visual support for some of these obscure concepts. It includes: eight hands-on stations with directions and questions, student answer sheet for easy response recording and grading, and teacher-setup and troubleshooting notes.• Station 1: Universal Solvent• Station 2: High heat
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7th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS2-5
Also included in:Â Biochemistry Bundle
AP Environmental Science Intro Outdoor Activity. Perfect for Day 1 or Week 1
Perfect activity to get your kids outdoors and thinking about all the different topics within the APES course. Simple observation and inquiry - no materials or prep required! Get them thinking, discussing, and asking questions. Get them excited for APES!
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9th - 12th
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Celery Experiment Lab Sheet
Students will explore how water moves through a plant using a piece of celery. This lab sheet will get students to use their critical thinking skills. It will guide students through this experiment having them draw and record their predictions, observations, and conclusions.
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3rd - 4th
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Make a Cloud in a Bottle Lab!
This lab allows students to make their OWN cloud in a bottle. The lab tells them how to change the pressure in the bottle which will result in cloud formation inside the bottle if the lab procedure is followed correctly!
The lab includes questions that they complete while they do the lab.
There is an attached completed answer sheet for the lab as well!
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6th - 10th
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Layers of the Earth Middle School Science Worksheet
Introduction to layers of the Earth. This worksheet I use to work through in class and discover the information together. This can also be used as a homework sheet or a study guide before a test.
-Second Grade Heaven
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6th - 9th
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Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Stations
6 Stations designed to give students some hands on experience with agents that shape landforms. The 6 stations include a glacier/U-shaped valley, mountain, beach, weathering of rock in a fast moving river, sand dunes, & canyons formed by fast moving rivers.
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4th - 7th
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Water Cycle Assessment
1 page quick, comprehensive grade assessing main idea, details, and vocabulary using fill-in-the-blank, true/false, short-answer, and constructed response. 10 questions allow you to get an easy grade, but allows learners to show depth of knowledge. Includes Answer Key!
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1st - 5th
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Gravity Lab: Calculating Distance in Space
In this lab, students start by measuring how far they can jump on Earth, and then calculate how far they could jump on the different planets and Earth's moon, based on the amount of gravity present on each body. This was a great way to demonstrate the effects of gravity, while also reinforcing the 6th grade math concept of division of decimals. All steps of the scientific method are included, along with a full rubric to assess students' learning.
**Find the Dual Language Spanish version here:
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5th - 8th
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Land Breezes Sea Breezes Reading Comprehension
This reading comprehension with diagrams is a great overview, introduction, review or reinforcer about Land Breezes and Sea Breezes - in a Weather and Atmosphere Unit. The article is written in friendly and engaging language and includes a diagram. The article is a page and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for project research, literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement.
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5th - 9th
Weathering Man & Erosion Boy - Reader's Theater for Small Groups
This is a Reader's Theater for 3 students. It follows the curriculum for science in 5th grade but it is also a good topic opener for any other grade that is going to be studying weathering or erosion. In this script Weathering and Erosion are compared to superheroes. This Reader's Theater is designed to tie in Language Arts and Science. My goal was to tie in some science with language arts. I use reader's theaters to encourage my students to practice fluency. It is a fun way to do something tha
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4th - 8th, Adult Education
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Geologic Timeline Lesson Activities
1. Geological Time Line Scavenger Hunt
2. Who’s A Liar Here?
Read each of the statements below. Then find the organism who is making the statement. Based on when that organism lived, is it lying or telling the truth?
3. Challenge Question
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6th - 8th
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Tornado and Hurricane Mini Lab
Students will get a hands on experience by creating hurricanes in a bowl and a tornado in a bottle. Students will be required to answer questions to farther deepen their understanding of these natural disasters.
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4th - 7th
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Global Wind Patterns Jet Stream, Easterlies, Westerlies, and Gulf Stream
An introductory whole class lesson chunked by "watch it, draw it, and write about it" segments on a student recording sheet. Each global wind pattern is introduced by a You Tube video that is kid friendly for 4th-8th grade. Teacher could use as independent science center station webquest.
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4th - 8th
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Science Fair Rubric
This is a rubric I created for the Science Fair Projects at my school. I give the students a copy, but this is what the judges use to grade the students.
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3rd - 8th
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Stars and Planets - compare/contrast sort
This is a great activity to have students compare/contrast the stars and planets.
I suggest downloading my Stars and Planets power point and/or FREE study guide as it will have all the information there that they need!
Stars and Planets power point: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Stars-and-Planets-Powerpoint-1569873
Stars and Planets FREE note taking guide:
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Stars-and-Planets-Power-Point-NOTES-1569887
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3rd - 5th
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Experience the Moon Phases Discovery Lab
Students create and actually see the moon phases as they change the alignment between the Earth, Moon, and Sun. You only need the following supplies (styrofoam balls, popcicle sticks or sharpened pencils, and a light without a lamp shade) as seen in the picture, along with the Lab Sheet I have created to go with this hands-on activity. Could be a 1 or 2 day activity. Answer Key included. Very easy to set up and do. My students love this-as do I. Thanks and enjoy!
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1st - 6th
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Weather Map QR Code Activity
This activity is to be used to help students learn how to read and create a weather map, including the various symbols. It uses information within QR Codes to prompt the students on what to draw on a weather map.
How to use this activity in the classroom:
Break students into 5 groups. Give every student a weather map (I always copied the weather map with the symbols on back to save paper, and so every child would have a key for reference). Give each group of students a QR Code card. Hav
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6th - 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.
Grades:
4th - 7th
Weather Forecasting Project
With this project, the students will learn how to predict the weather and report like a weatherman through observations and guidance.
Objective:
After tracking the weather for one week, students will be able to use the data gathered to predict the weather for the next five days creating weather maps and writing a weather report.
Introduction:
Now that you have learned about how meteorologists predict the weather, it is your turn to be a meteorologist and forecast the weather for Trenton for t
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4th - 8th
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Weathering, Erosion, Deposition - Hands-on STATIONS
I use this after students have learned the basics about weathering, erosion, and deposition. My on-level or special needs students use their notes about WED to help them with the follow-up questions to the activity at each station.
Students travel in groups around the room to complete each activity. Warning: as with most hands-on activities, it can get a little messy, but it's well worth it as students remember this activity and you can reference it as you go forward through the geology conte
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5th - 8th
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What Color Were the Dinosaurs? - Science Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater is for 4 students. This ties science into reading and is a great way to do two things at the same time. This script was intended to introduce or reinforce a lesson about fossils, dinosaurs, and theories. In the script, Juan and George are arguing about what color dinosaurs were. Sage and Rita try to help by telling them about fossils. Juan and George didn’t know what they were until they were told. They learn that there are many different types of fossils a
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