BellaMente Resources

Earth Day Activity - adaptable for all ages; perfect for in-person or remote. Walks students through quotes from some of our environmental frontrunners, a brief history of Earth Day, and its importance; and ends with a Virtual Tour of select National Parks. Activity includes student worksheet pages - editable, and pdf. Cross-curricular concepts address Science, ELA, and History standards.

Complete, editable, unit ppt on the Dynamic Equilibrium, and Ecology. Geared towards 7th grade, but can be used for a general high school class as well. PPT Topics Include: - Dynamic Equilibrium - Natural Selection - Food Web - Energy Pyramid - Biomes PPT also Includes: - L.O.'s - Do Now's/Warm-Up's - Links to YouTube Videos - Lead-Ins to activities (posted as separate purchases, & as bundle) - Mark-Trap-Release Lab - Population Estimation Lab - Breakfast with the Birds - Adaptations

Three sets of PowerPoints cover multiple weeks of lessons. Include: - Learning Targets - Warm-Up/Do-Now questions - Two mini hands-on activities Great as a brief overview for middle/high school; or as a review for the Earth Science Regents.

Complete PowerPoint presentation on Earth's Layers. Presentation includes: - Learning Objectives - Do Now's/Warm-Up's - 2 mini-interactive and hands-on activities for the students to better understand the concepts - Comparing the layers of an egg to the layers of the Earth - Bending light to understand how seismic waves bend as they move throughout Earth's layers

Overview of three types of heat transfer, and how it is applied to the Earth's layers. PPT written for an Earth Science class - ppt focuses on the role convection currents play in plate tectonics. Slides include Learning Targets, and Do-Now/Warm-Up questions.

Introduction to Earth's Systems/Spheres PowerPoint presentation. Includes notes for multiple lessons, learning targets, do-now/warm-up questions, and a video link with guided questions.

High-School Science Syllabus [geared towards the Earth Science Regents]. Editable file. Includes: - Intro to parents - Course expectations - Lab rules - NYS Regents requirements - Signature page - Contact info Can be modified for any science level or course.

Basic overview of fungi. Good recap or review set of slides.