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8th grade astronomy resources for Google Apps
Electromagnetic Spectrum Webquest
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Editable MS Word, PDF, and Google Slides all included! This Electromagnetic Spectrum Webquest makes a great introduction, review, absent student work, sub-plan, guided practice, or student-led teaching tool. Your students will complete three online tasks to learn about electromagnetic radiation, waves, electromagnetic spectrum, and the properties and uses of electromagnetic waves. Students will lead their own learning as they complete this editable, printable, and digital webquest. ⭐ TOP
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-PS4-4
, HS-PS4-5
, MS-PS4-1
, MS-PS4-2
, HS-PS4-3
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Also included in: Earth and Space Science Webquest Bundle - Growing Bundle
Tides and Eclipses - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Do your students struggle with scientific literacy? Do you find yourself at a loss for how to promote vocabulary retention? Are waning attention spans becoming a larger and larger problem in your classroom from year to year? If you answered yes to any of those questions then this resource is for you. I believe that teaching literacy is the job of every teacher, not just the heroes in English and Language Arts. And the only way we can help our students improve is by modeling and giving them chanc
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Earth's Place in the Universe Bundle
Rotation and Revolution in the Earth-Moon-Sun System Foldable Notes
Engage your students as you teach them about rotation and revolution! This foldable notes page, with printable and digital versions, allows students to identify components of the Sun-Earth-Moon system and explain how the components interact with one another and how their movements impact phenomenon on Earth. The foldable covers the concepts of rotation and revolution within the Sun-Earth-Moon system and the daily, monthly and yearly patterns observed as a result of those movements. There are tw
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Grades:
4th - 8th
NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-1
Solar System Escape Room Activity | Science Review Game
Students will have a blast with this Solar System Digital Breakout Escape Room as they use their knowledge of the solar system, space exploration and objects and planet identification to make an EzPz Escape from this science breakout! Students are required to answer station cards and use a decoder to get the codes for digital locks that will break them out of the digital room. There are 5 stations with 4 questions per station. Stations include:1. Space Exploration2. Solar System3. Space Obje
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Earth and Space Escape Room Activity Bundle | Science Review Game
Eclipses Student-Led Station Lab
This modular, student-led activity about eclipses will keep your middle school class engaged and learning throughout this space science lesson. These comprehensive materials will save you a TON of prep time while giving students a chance to direct their own learning. In this station lab, students will learn to develop and use a model of the earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns. This Eclipses Station Lab activity is also included in my Eclipses 5E Lesson Plan, which includes Powe
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: Space Labs Bundle - Differentiated Science Station Labs
Space 5E Lesson Plans Bundle - Complete Lesson Plans
Space 5E Lesson Plans Bundle - Everything you need to teach a unit on space. Each of the lesson plans follows the 5E model and provides you with the exact tools to teach the topics. All of the guesswork has been removed with these NO PREP lessons.Complete 5E Lessons Included for Each Topic:The Lunar CycleTidesSolar System Arrangement and PlanetsDay/Night, SeasonsGalaxies and Light YearsLife Cycle of a StarH-R DiagramElectromagnetic SpectrumEclipsesAsteroids, Meteors, and CometsBig Bang TheoryW
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6th - 8th
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Astronomy and Space Science Notes, PowerPoint, and Test
Earth Science EDITABLE NOTES, POWERPOINT, and CHAPTER TEST for Astronomy and Space Science.The EDITABLE POWERPOINT features slides rich in content and allow for you to add or delete information and pictures.The EDITABLE TEST features a variety of questions in the form of multiple choice, sentence completion, diagram interpretation, and essays.Sections Included:Earth’s MotionThe Moon – Earth’s SatelliteSolar SystemThe PlanetsStars and GalaxiesSpace ExplorationStudents will be able to:Explain what
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Also included in: Earth Science Notes, PowerPoint & Chapter Tests Bundle
Space Interactive Notebook Pages - Print or Digital INB
The Space Science Interactive Notebook Bundle is essential for teachers who want to provide their students with an interactive experience when teaching Space Science concepts. Both print and digital versions are included in this purchase. These Space Science activities are a fantastic resource for a traditional classroom setting, a 1:1 environment, or students who are distance learning. What Topics Are Included? Asteroids, Meteors, and CometsBig Bang TheoryEclipsesElectromagnetic SpectrumGalax
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle School Science Interactive Notebooks Bundle - Paper + Digital INB
Gravity Student-Led Station Lab
This modular, student-led activity about gravity will keep your middle school class engaged and learning throughout this space science lesson. These comprehensive materials will save you a TON of prep time while giving students a chance to direct their own learning. In this station lab, students will learn to develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system. DIFFERENTIATED, MODULAR, STUDENT-LEDEach station lab has eight differentiated ac
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: Space Labs Bundle - Differentiated Science Station Labs
Space Astronomy Galaxy Types Activity Classify Objects in Universe
Fun galaxy activity for an astronomy unit! GO PAPERLESS and avoid color copies - use the included digital Google Slides version!⭐Get this activity at a huge discount in our Astronomy Activity Bundle!In this activity, students will:Read about different types of galaxies. (2 pages)Answer several text-dependent analysis questions.Practice classifying pictures of 10 real galaxies.Teacher Notes:This resource is not editable. This resource is adapted from the widely available Astronomical Society of
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-ESS1-6
, MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
Also included in: Earth Science Reading Comprehension Articles Bundle with Space
Formation of the Solar System Worksheet, PPT, Activity Distance Learning
Formation of the solar system can be a difficult topic to teach. This no-prep, time saving resource includes a variety of visual, interactive activities to help students understand how the solar system has developed over time. Included is a PowerPoint presentation and notes with descriptions of each of the ten stages of solar system formation. Students will have the opportunity to practice their skills with a final activity to create a paper model of solar system formation or a differentiated
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
Electromagnetic Spectrum Student-Led Station Lab
This modular, student-led activity about the electromagnetic spectrum will keep your middle school class engaged and learning throughout this space science lesson. These comprehensive materials will save you a TON of prep time while giving students a chance to direct their own learning. In this station lab, students will learn to ask questions about date to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces. This Electromagnetic Spectrum Station Lab activity is also i
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: Space Labs Bundle - Differentiated Science Station Labs
Moon Phases, Eclipses, and Tides Reading Comprehension Activity
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ This Lunar Phases, Eclipses, and Tides Reading Comprehension activity will teach your students about lunar phases, tidal locking, solar and lunar eclipses, and spring and neap tides in this engaging, informative, no-prep reading comprehension article loaded with diagrams.Students will read the 3-page article with numbered paragraphs, bolded vocabulary terms, and chunked guided reading questions. Then they will answer summarizing questions such as fill-in-the-blank questions, labeling and
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Astronomy Reading Comprehensions Discount Growing Bundle
Scale Of The Universe Space Webquest
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ MS Word, PDF, and Google Slides versions are all included! How incredibly big and amazingly small are the objects in our universe? Your students will explore the vastness of the universe and learn about celestial objects while interacting with this editable, printable, and digital webquest. This will blow your students' minds!⭐ Activities Include ⭐-Exponential Powers of Ten Tutorial- Scale of the Universe Powers of Ten Video-If The Moon Was Only One Pixel Interactive-Size Comparison of S
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-3
Also included in: Introduction Astronomy, Gravity, and Kepler's Laws GROWING BUNDLE
Planets Grade 6 7 8 Science Lesson - Inner & Outer, Hands-on, Leveled Activities
Everything you need for an engaging middle school unit on characteristics and movements of the inner and outer planets. Includes presentations, worksheets, choice projects, and assessment. Fully editable, multiday content needs minimum prep. Differentiated, student-led learning leaves time for you to focus on student success! Your junior high students will answer these essential questions:Can you describe the physical properties of planets and their location?Can you describe the movements of the
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Space 5E Lesson Plans Bundle - Complete Lesson Plans
Life Cycle of a Star Complete Science Lesson Plan - Grade 6 7 8
Everything you need for an engaging middle school unit on the sequence of events in a star's life cycle. Includes presentations, worksheets, choice projects, and assessment. Fully editable, multiday content needs minimum prep. Differentiated, student-led learning leaves time for you to focus on student success! Your junior high students will answer these essential questions:What is the life cycle of a star?How does the mass of a star predict the sequence of events in the life cycle of that star?
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Space 5E Lesson Plans Bundle - Complete Lesson Plans
Planet Research Project Write a Children's Book | Solar System | Middle School
Your students will love writing a fun children's book for this Planet Research Project! Their children’s book will tell and illustrate a fictional story taking place on a planet. You can choose to keep the planet choices those within our solar system (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto?) and/or you can allow your students to choose other planets outside of our solar system that have been discovered. Some of my students LOVE that they can choose ‘the Diamond Planet’ or
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-3
Seasons Grade 6 7 8 Science Lesson - Day & Night, Hands-on, Leveled Activities
Everything you need for an engaging middle school unit on changing seasons and the cause of day and night. Includes presentations, worksheets, choice projects, and assessment. Fully editable, multiday content needs minimum prep. Differentiated, student-led learning leaves time for you to focus on student success! Your junior high students will answer these essential questions:What causes day and night?What causes the seasons to change?What makes this Kesler Science Complete Lesson stand out?Diff
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Space 5E Lesson Plans Bundle - Complete Lesson Plans
Body Systems Escape Room - 6th 7th 8th Grade Science Review Activity
The body systems escape room is an immersive experience for your students. It allows them to demonstrate their knowledge of all the major body systems and their structures and functions.Student Background:Students will need to have an understanding of the structure and function of each of the different body systems before participating in this escape room.A Unique Escape Room Experience:Unlike many escape rooms, the teacher is in total control on which of the 8 puzzles they want to use and in w
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Escape Room Bundle - Middle School Science Review Activities
Structure of the Universe PowerPoint, Notes & Exam - Google Slides
About this Product:All items in this product are 100% EDITABLE and DIFFERENTIATED. The product includes:• PowerPoint Presentation (111 differentiated slides)• Scaffolded Notes (differentiated and modified/completed notes included)• Summative Examination (differentiated and answer key included)• Copy of the Presentation, Notes and Exam saved as Google App Files (read below)Important Notes:• Download a FREE PowerPoint, Notes & Exam to learn more about my resources• Save $$$ with the Earth Scie
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Grades:
4th - 9th
NGSS:
5-ESS1-1
, MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
Moon Webquest - Features and Phases of the Moon
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ In this moon webquest, your students will learn about moon's phases, motions, composition, surface features, and exploration. Students will complete online interactives, read short articles, and watch short quality videos about the moon. You get an easy no-prep, attractive, and interactive activity that introduces and teaches your students about the moon and the moon phases.No prior knowledge of the moon is necessary. Editable MS Word, PDF, and Google Slides versions are all included!⭐ M
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Grades:
7th - 11th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-ESS1-6
, MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Earth and Space Science Webquest Bundle - Growing Bundle
Life Cycle of a Star Whodunnit Activity - Printable & Digital Game Options
Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up the life cycle of a star! Based off my popular CSI projects, I have created Whodunnits? The Whodunnits plan to focus on single content topics as opposed to units and will focus more on skill building than application. Every day can't be a project day, so Whodunnits can be an engaging out-of-their-seat activity to practice important skills. In a Whodunnit, students will work in teams to solve 10 practice problems that increase in difficulty.
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Solar System -- Astronomy Curriculum Unit Bundle
Astronomy Moon Phases Oreo Lab NGSS MS-ESS1-1 Digital Resource Eclipse
Students love this lab!!! It's inquiry based, student centered, rigorous and easy prep! It covers NGSS DCI-ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System. The orbits of Earth around the sun and of the moon around Earth, cause observable patterns.What students do:I have the students bring in the Oreos and spoons/knives to class. Or you can spend about $25 on Oreos, which for my class size is 8 cookies per group, with 8 groups per class. Students model what they think the pattern of moon phases are for one
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Grades:
6th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-1
Rock Cycle Escape Room - 6th 7th 8th Grade Science Review Activity
The rock cycle escape room is an immersive experience for your students It allows them to demonstrate their knowledge of the rock cycle including rock types and the processes throughout the cycle.Student Background:Students will need to have an understanding of the rock cycle including igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. They will also need to know the processes like weathering, erosion, compaction, cementation, heat & pressure, and cooling.A Unique Escape Room Experience:Unlike m
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: Escape Room Bundle - Middle School Science Review Activities
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