Layers of the Earth - Student Choice Project

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Grade Levels
6th - 8th
Resource Type
Standards
Formats Included
  • PDF
  • Google Apps™
Pages
26 pages
$3.00
$3.00
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Description

Are you desperately seeking ways to help your English Learners engage with your rigorous science content? The Layers of the Earth Project is an accessible, differentiated, low-prep, scaffolded, student-centered project that allows your students to demonstrate their understanding of types of rocks.  

⭐️ DESIGNED TO ENGAGE ENGLISH LEARNERS ⭐️

THIS PROJECT IS GREAT FOR...

✅ Empowering students to demonstrate content knowledge

✅ Engaging students with a creative, student-choice project

✅ Relevant classwork, small-group work, or individualized work

✅ Assessing NGSS- aligned Earth science content through a hands-on project

WHAT'S INCLUDED

  • 2 Differentiated Versions of all Student Packets
  • PDF of Project Planning Student Packet - student support & accountability
  • Product Presentation Scaffold - for those needing more support
  • A Choice Menu of Project Ideas
  • Teacher Lesson Plan - complete with standards and objectives
  • Digital Google Slides Version of the Student Packet (as a link in the PDF)
  • Editable Google Doc Rubric (as a link in the PDF)

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⭐️ This Project is part of the $ saving Science Projects Bundle ⭐️

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If you’ve found that even the best science resources are lacking in meeting the needs of English Language Learners, Lit Science resources are created with you and your students in mind.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jessica

Total Pages
26 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
90 minutes
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with pertinent descriptions, facts, details, and examples; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6–8 texts and topics.

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