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APES FINAL PROJECT - Design a sustainable city
Engage your APES students with this creative and standards-aligned final project where they design their own sustainable city! This 7-slide presentation includes clear project guidelines, key focus areas (energy, waste, water, transportation, and more), and an easy-to-use rubric for grading. ✔️ Perfect for end-of-year review ✔️ Encourages critical thinking & real-world application ✔️ Editable and student-friendly!
9th - 12th
Earth Sciences, Environment, Other (Science)
International Literacy Day + Science | Scientific Discovery Through Reading K-12
Description: Celebrate International Literacy Day (September 8) by showing how reading fuels discovery. Students explore famous scientists’ breakthroughs through texts, connecting literacy to innovation. Elementary: Read short passages (Galileo, Newton, Curie), draw discoveries, and explain findings.Middle School: Analyze 1-page discovery readings (Marie Curie’s radioactivity, Darwin’s evolution).High School: Examine excerpts from scientific texts, write essays on
K - 12th
Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Environment
Cycles in Nature Problem Based Performance Task
Students will choose a cycle in nature (water, carbon, or nitrogen) to research, and write an article for a newsletter of a conservation group, such as the National Wildlife Federation, or similar local group. A fun way for students to create their own knowledge about water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles, interdependency among organisms in ecosystems, effects of human activity on ecosystems, and environmental issues! This problem based performance task combines language arts and science to satisfy
7th - 11th
Biology, Environment
Labor Day Science | Inventions & Workers’ Impact on Science/Tech | K–12, TEKS
Description: Celebrate Labor Day with a science twist: connect workers and inventors to technological innovation and progress. Elementary: Read inventor stories (e.g., George Washington Carver), draw inventions, and explain their usefulness.Middle School: Research scientists like Marie Curie or Nikola Tesla and present findings.High School: Analyze major innovations (electricity, vaccines, space travel), evaluate labor’s role in breakthroughs, and connect to modern
K - 12th
Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Environment
Biomes Inquiry Unit x - Science - Environmental Studies - Animals - IB
This 6-7 week Sharing the Planet (PYP) inquiry unit explores the relationships between living things and their environment in different biomes. Easily adapted to suit your own class/school, it includes: transdisciplinary theme, central idea, lines of inquiry, key concepts and questionsapproaches to learning (ATLs) and learner profile focusagency and action ideasassessment - before views, formative, summative, self-assessment and peer.detailed learning experiences and provocationsresources and
3rd - 8th
Environment, Science
Patriot Day STEM Challenge | Engineering & Building Resilience | K–12, TEKS
Description: Honor Patriot Day (September 11) with a hands-on STEM challenge that explores resilience and engineering for safety. Elementary: Build and test simple paper towers, then reflect on what made them strong.Middle School: Design popsicle-stick bridges, test weight capacity, and connect to real rebuilding efforts.High School: Create blueprints or prototypes of disaster-resilient buildings, research real-world materials, and present designs with reflections.
K - 12th
Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Environment
Hurricane Season Science | Weather Patterns, Safety & Data | K–12, TEKS-Aligned
Description: Turn the peak of Hurricane Season (September) into a real-world science investigation. Students learn how hurricanes form, track storms, and build safety awareness. Elementary: Identify hurricane traits (wind, rain, flooding), draw safety kits, and share family preparedness plans.Middle School: Plot storm tracks, calculate distances traveled, and graph hurricanes by category.High School: Analyze NOAA data, compare storm intensity over decades, and eval
K - 12th
Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Environment
Fall Equinox Science | Earth’s Tilt & Day/Night Balance | K–12, TEKS-Aligned
Description: Bring the Fall Equinox to life with this hands-on science lesson where students investigate why day and night are equal and how Earth’s tilt and orbit create seasonal changes. Elementary: Use a globe and flashlight to model sunlight, draw Earth during equinox, and record equal day/night hours.Middle School: Graph daylight hours across seasons and compare equinox vs. solstice.High School: Analyze latitude-based daylight data, calculate Earth’s tilt (23
K - 12th
Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Environment
Ecosystem Infographic Poster Project + Exam | Middle School Assessment | 6th-8th
Skip the boring test and give students a creative ecosystem project they’ll actually enjoy!This 23-page Ecosystem Infographic Project + Alternative Assessment Toolkit gives your students a meaningful Unit 5 test replacement while keeping them accountable for ecosystem mastery. Students create a one-page ecosystem infographic poster that demonstrates understanding of: abiotic and biotic factors food chains symbiotic relationships biodiversity ecosystem balance cause and effect in food we
5th - 9th
Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment
Environmentally Responsible Travel Debate - Objects in Motion - G6-8 MYP Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this physics / environmental science discussion activity on environmentally responsible travel, recommended for grade 6-8 students learning about forces and motion! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum. Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss the environmental impacts of travel and transportation, including fossil fuels, electric cars, and pers
6th - 8th
Environment, Physics
CCSS, NGSS
SL.6.1
, SL.6.1a
, SL.6.1b
+13
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 6-8 MYP Middle School Science
Fossil Fuels Debate - Human Impacts on the Environment - Grade 7-9 MYP Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this biology / environmental science discussion activity on fossils fuels, recommended for grade 7-9 students learning about human impact on the environment! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum. Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss the environmental impacts of our continued fossil fuel use, as well as renewable energy resources and climate
7th - 9th
Biology, Environment
CCSS, NGSS
RI.8.1
, RI.8.2
, RI.8.3
+13
Natural Disasters Discussion - Earth Systems and Cycles - Grade 6-8 MYP Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this Earth and space science / environmental science discussion activity on mitigating natural disasters, recommended for grade 6-8 students learning about Earth's systems! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum. Students explore 5 hypothetical scenarios while applying their knowledge of weather and climate, plate tectonics, and natural disasters. With strong
6th - 8th
Earth Sciences, Environment
CCSS
SL.6.1
, SL.6.1a
, SL.6.1b
+20
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 6-8 MYP Middle School Science
Access to Clean Water Discussion - Chemical and Physical Change - MYP Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this chemistry / environmental science discussion activity on access to clean water, recommended for grade 5-7 students learning about chemical and physical changes! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum. Students explore 5 hypothetical scenarios while applying their knowledge of purity, separation techniques, the water cycle, and natural resources. With str
5th - 7th
Chemistry, Environment
CCSS
SL.6.1
, SL.6.1a
, SL.6.1b
+21
Also included in: Chemical and Physical Changes Complete Unit Bundle - Grade 6 MYP Science
Eating Meat Debate - Ecology - Grade 5-7 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this biology / environmental science discussion activity on eating meat, recommended for grade 5-7 students learning about ecology! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum. Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss whether a plant-based or meat-based diet is better for humans and the environment. In the process, they will explore ancestral diets, an
5th - 7th
Biology, Environment
CCSS, NGSS
SL.6.1
, SL.6.1a
, SL.6.1b
+24
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 5-7 MYP Middle School Science
Endangered Species Debate - Evolution - Grade 9-11 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this biology / environmental science discussion activity on endangered species, recommended for grade 9-11 students learning about evolution! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum. Students take on one of 5 character roles to discuss the benefits and costs associated with protecting endangered species. In the process, they will discuss natural selection, mass
9th - 11th
Biology, Environment
CCSS, NGSS
SL.9-10.1
, SL.9-10.1a
, SL.9-10.1b
+19
E Waste Discussion - Atoms and Elements - Grade 6-8 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this chemistry / environmental science discussion activity on electronic waste recycling, recommended for grade 6-8 students learning about atoms and elements! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum. Students explore 5 hypothetical scenarios while applying their knowledge of the properties of metals and the periodic table. With strong social studies and/or en
6th - 8th
Chemistry, Environment
CCSS, NGSS
SL.6.1
, SL.6.1a
, SL.6.1b
+22
Also included in: Full Year Debate Discussion Bundle - Grade 6-8 MYP Middle School Science
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