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Geologic dating unit that focuses on several topics including relative dating, absolute dating, and fossils. This unit includes the following.... - PowerPoint and guided notes for relative dating, absolute dating, and fossils - Unit study guide and end of the unit test - Quizzes on geologic dating and fossils - Relative dating activity for students to create rock sequences - Absolute dating activity that models half life using M&Ms - Practice for calculating absolute dating including

Unit based on the natural phenomenon of weathering and erosion. This unit includes .... -an introductory PowerPoint for students to learn about the different types of weathering - guided notes for students that goes along with PowerPoint - hands-on lab activity where students get to explore mechanical and chemical weathering - a virtual weathering lab where students can witness the long term effects of weathering and erosion on the environment - vocab quiz - Unit study guide for students align

This weathering and erosion unit covers everything you need to teach about this important Earth process. Chemical and mechanical weathering, along with erosion, are covered in a differentiated and student-friendly way. This 61 page pack is loaded with hands-on activities, experiments, and leveled texts to help your students understand the complexity of these topics in an exciting and engaging way! This pack include: -Pre test, scoring rubric, and answer key -Vocab posters that define and show

Ecology unit that focuses on several topics including introduction to ecology, biodiversity, energy transfer, sampling, ecocolumns, and how to determine if an ecosystem is "healthy". This unit includes the following.... - PowerPoint presentations for biodiversity, ecology introduction, symbiosis/limiting factors, and transfer of energy - Unit study guide and end of the unit test - Owl pellet lab that helps students determine energy transfer - Lab activity that allows students to test wate

Populations unit that focuses on several topics including demography, age structures, demographic transitions, and survivorship curves. This unit includes the following.... - Unit test and review - Populations PowerPoint (demography, age structure diagrams, transitions, survivorship curves, carrying capacity, and reproductive strategies) - Computer based age structure lab using international census data - Cemetery lab that examines survivorship curves, data provided - Activity to examine popul

Rocks unit that focuses on several topics including the formation of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock formations. This unit includes the following.... - PowerPoint and guided notes for igneous, sedimentary, and the overall concept of the rock cycle - Unit study guide and end of the unit test - Lab activities all three rock types - Rock lab station questions for hand samples - Rock cycle quiz - Igneous and sedimentary rock vocab quiz - Rock cycle comic strip activity to il

Unit that focuses on the large scale movement of plates tectonics. This unit bundle includes.... - Unit study guide aligned to NGSS - PowerPoint with student guided notes that goes into detail on continental drift, plate tectonics, and boundary types - Oobleck activity that explores how the plates can move - Concept map that shows different plate boundaries and the physical features they create - Plates quiz - Worksheet that outlines the major plate boundaries on a map - Small worksheet th

Astronomy unit that focuses on several topics including the big bang theory, Doppler effect, and the formation of stars. This unit includes the following.... - PowerPoint and guided notes for stars, Doppler effect, and parts of the universe - Unit study guide and end of the unit test - Spectral analysis activity that allows students to understand how scientists can determine what stars are made out - Reading article that explores the possibility to live elsewhere in our universe - Movie works

Board approved syllabus for AP environmental science. This document is editable, allowing you the freedom and ability to change class specifics for your own classroom. Outlines course goals, pacing of units, required labs, grading scale, and student responsibilities. Looking for other back to school items and forms? Check out more of my product listings here: Start-of-School Earth-Science-Guru

Want to help your students set stronger, obtainable, and more realistic goals in class? This worksheet allows students to self reflective and write class/grade specific goals throughout the semester. Great to use at the beginning of the school year or as a tool at the end of the semester! This editable document allows for you to customize your students' needs to help maximize growth. Looking for other back to school items and forms? Check out more of my product listings here: Start-of-Schoo

Mineral unit that focuses on several topics including introduction to the periodic table of elements, how minerals chemically bond, and an introduction to minerals. This unit includes the following.... - PowerPoint and guided notes for reading the periodic table of elements, understanding ionic/covalent bonds, and identifying minerals - Unit study guide and end of the unit test that is aligned to NGSS - Worksheets that help guide students through drawing Bohr models for covalent and ionic b

Using bell ringers in class is a great way to give and get immediate feedback, but they should not take over your precious grading time! Maintaining, grading, and giving feedback to students +100 students daily can be overwhelming. This log sheet allows you to check student work daily, give verbal feedback immediately, and grade instantly throughout the week. This editable document allows for you to customize your students' needs to help maximize class time. Looking for other back to school i

The purpose of this simulation is to explore how resources are used when they are available to multiple parties. Students use goldfish crackers to learn about how resources can be managed through different environmental/resource management techniques. Students love the hands on aspect of this activity and really helps to illustrate how a tragedy of the commons occurs in society. Looking for other environmental or earth science plans? Check out more of my product listings here: Earth-Science-

Students will measure and calculate density using the displacement method for irregular objects. In this case students will use different amounts of pennies as the irregular object. Students will then apply their knowledge to determine what type of metal pennies are actually made out of based off of their calculations.

Mini unit that helps students to explore the meaning of density for regular and irregular objects. This small unit includes.... - Student guided notes and PowerPoint for density - Density quiz - Lab for regular and irregular objects - Density calculation problems with answer key *Thumbnail was created by using Emily Wean Design: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Emily-Wean

Small unit that is centered around matter. This mini includes.... - Powerpoint and guided notes for students on matter - Short matter quiz - Laboratory activity that allows students to "witness" conservation of matter - Small activity that helps students differentiate between the different types of matter such as elements, compounds, and mixtures *Thumbnail was created by using Emily Wean Design: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Emily-Wean

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Often times students are given the opportunity to redo parts of a test to show true student mastery. This tool helps to keep students responsible and accountable for test redo times and expectations. It also allows parents to understand why their student is retaking a test. This document is editable, allowing you to customize. Looking for other back to school items and forms? Check out more of my product listings here: Start-of-School Earth-Science-Guru

Small computer lab research activity that allows students to discover ways that cities help to slow down or prevent erosion in earth science. The job of the students is to propose an erosion action plan for their home town to local city board members. Students will have to explain positive and negative aspects for each suggested solution, keeping in mind cost, safety, reliability, aesthetics, and to consider social, cultural, and environmental impacts. Can easily be modified for all learners. St