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These resources make different types of weathering and erosion very exciting, visual, and hands-on. These materials can be used as a complete unit, stations, or used only in pieces as labs or introductory lessons. Includes a complete pack of labs, vocabulary, review/assessment, and student learning objectives, suggested scope and sequence, and tips and materials for each lab. You may also be interested in: Landscape Virtual Tour and Student Sheet ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Don't forget that leavi

This project is a great way for students to connect real-life and science as they research a historical weather disaster (list provided) and follow the detailed directions to create a presentation! These specifics allow all students to create a successful presentation in a timely manner. Students practice reading and finding/distilling information, and creating a presentation (great common core connections!!). This connects well to hurricane season every year, and other current events gl

In this easy to implement project, your Environmental Science students get a chance to apply their knowledge and demonstrate their learning. Students will create their own eco-friendly home, as they choose a location for the home, research climate data, decide on the size of the house, and then determine how they will meet their needs ( heat, cooling, electricity, water, waste removal). This project has accompanying checkpoints and data collection sheets, so it would easily be broken up

This is READY TO USE RESOURCE includes detailed instructions to research and create a presentation on the physics of sports. It also reminds students about the principles of designing an experiment. They need to include the physics involved, formulas, forces, and design and experiment to test some aspects of the included physics. **All pictures, graphics, and artwork in our lessons are either purchased legally for use or are created by Science in the City** Terms of Use:• Purchase of the

This mega set of 230 READY TO USE vocabulary word task cards are chosen from careful analysis of past standardized tests and academic vocabulary to teach the non-content words in test questions. These allow students to infer the meaning of the words from the sentences and pictures on each card, and ask them to create a sentence of their own using the vocabulary word. These cards work well as daily warm-ups, exit tickets, an early finisher activity, a station activity, or anywhere else t

This DIFFERENTIATED reading passage will help your students view themselves as scientists and improve reading comprehension as they learn about "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" who taught himself how to build a wind turbine to pump water for agriculture. The article and comprehension questions cover key vocabulary, reading skills, and the struggles he overcame during his process. Save $$ and buy this as part of a complete set hereThis reading set includes a two page article on the person listed

This product allows students to read and distill information, or assess/review previously taught information comparing sexual and asexual reproduction. It includes • reading, pictures, and foldable note organizer • Directions for making the foldable notes, and information to include. • Reading that compliments nicely if you want students to practice reading and pulling out information. • Pictures that can be used to practice (sort the pictures as sexual or asexual reproduction. This activity

It is critical to relate science concepts to current events and relevant topics to teen life. This PRINTABLE, READY TO GO reading comprehension article and response includes an article on e-cigarettes and the pros and cons, as well as clear biological facts about how they affect the brain and how they work. The article is provided at two reading levels (10th grade without vocabulary terms highlighted and 8th grade with vocabulary terms highlighted), with a summary assessment. Students

This is a complete bundled set of lessons to teach types of reproduction (sexual and asexual) for middle school. It includes: - vocab list - vocab flashcards - a suggested list of vocab practice strategies - Asexual Reproduction Lab (DO NOT BUY BOTH)- Meiosis/Sexual reproduction diagrams and questions (analyze diagrams) - Reproduction Foldable (DO NOT BUY BOTH)- "Keeping Track of Learning" - Unit objectives written as "I Can" Statements - Vocab matching quiz - Teacher's guide You may also be

Are you looking for a way to make your students more focused on what they should be learning, and more motivated to fill in gaps in their knowledge? This resource contains specific objectives, written in first person, student-friendly language as well as suggested vocabulary for that unit. Each objective is based on standards and performance indicators. These are included for all units in Earth Science. Students can rate how they are doing on each one on a descriptive scale. They can t

This printable can be used for a variety of non-fiction texts to teach and reinforce reading strategies as students work through a textbook section or other non-fiction reading. It includes a section for before reading, during reading, after reading, new vocabulary, and even scaffolds students to look at text features such as maps, charts, and graphics. A great scaffolding tool to meet the CCCS on reading informational text (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI). and CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.2 Determine t

Are you looking for a way to make your students more focused on what they should be learning, and more motivated to fill in gaps in their knowledge? This resource contains specific objectives (I can statements), written in first person, student-friendly language. They also include a list of suggested vocabulary for that unit assessment. Each objective is based on standards and performance indicators. These are included for all units in New York State Living Environment (Biology). Students

This DIFFERENTIATED reading passage will help your students view themselves as scientists and improve reading comprehension as they learn about a teen from Africa who solved a problem for his family with an innovative invention, demonstrated growth mindset and made a difference in his community. Save $$ and buy this as part of a complete set hereThis reading set includes a two-page article on the person listed and their work, as well as reading comprehension and reflection questions. Richard

This project is a great way for your Environmental Science students to apply and demonstrate their knowledge of food chains, trophic levels, and biomagnification. Students create a Public Service Announcement, after researching regulations for a local body of water. They must include key information about fish consumption, and explain why this information is true to convince their audience. This project allows plenty of room for creativity and options while including the necessary inform

This resource is a guide, with an example, for students to write a position paper, logical argument, or summary after a class debate. I have used it to write a response to a news article, to summarize the work we have done on a controversial topic, even for a short research summary. It gives students a very clear, yet versatile framework. **All pictures, graphics, and artwork in our lessons are either purchased legally for use or are created by Science in the City** Terms of Use:• Purchas

This is a project for students to create a poster that looks like a facebook page. They read a book of their choosing on a scientist or an animal, and create a facebook poster. It is a great tie-in for common core. We did it as a joint ELA/Science project. It also includes a modified (lower) version that we used for some inclusion and ELL students. **All pictures, graphics, and artwork in our lessons are either purchased legally for use or are created by Science in the City** Terms of Use:•

This DIFFERENTIATED reading passage will help your students view themselves as scientists and improve reading comprehension as they learn about a teen who took on the problem of plastic waste in the ocean by creating Ocean Cleanup. The article and comprehension questions cover key vocabulary, reading skills, and the struggles he overcame during his process. Save $$ and buy this as part of a complete set hereThis reading set includes a two page article on the person listed and their work, as wel

Do your students struggle to take responsibility for their own learning, and clarify exactly what they need to be learning? This resource is a template for Keeping Track of Learning Student Objectives and Vocabulary for a unit. The teacher completes the unit title or topic, and objectives. Students then rate themselves on each objective on a descriptive scale and then use these ratings to guide their studying, ask questions, etc.. They can also add in any notes or evidence from the clas

Are you looking for a different way to do a 'book report' on a science book? This EASY TO USE format could be used for ELA classes or science classes in middle school, high school, or upper elementary. This is a book project with choices: a commercial, poster, children's book, etc. It also has scaffolded checkpoints for students and a scoring guide. **All pictures, graphics, and artwork in our lessons are either purchased legally for use or are created by Science in the City** Terms of

This PRINTABLE, READY TO USE RESOURCE can be used as a vocabulary teaching tool in class or given as homework. This assignment gives them choice over the way(s) that they practice vocabulary, but you can still set boundaries over their choices. This resource includes a vocabulary menu with choices to practice vocabulary in various ways. The choices align to Bloom's Taxonomy and have a variety of types and levels of questions. Students love to have some choice and often do better work whe