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Embark on an awe-inspiring journey through Earth and Space Science with our comprehensive Choice Board Bundle. Explore the mysteries of our planet and beyond with a collection of NGSS-aligned choice boards covering a range of captivating topics. This bundle offers versatility for in-class activities, homework, independent study, and assessment. Elevate your teaching with dynamic Project-Based Learning (PBL) activities that foster scientific curiosity. From geoscience processes to celestial wonde

Discover Earth's Place in the Universe with our focused MS-ESS1 Choice Board Bundle. Dive into captivating NGSS-aligned choice boards exploring celestial wonders, lunar phases, eclipses, and more. This bundle offers versatility for in-class activities, homework, independent study, and assessment. Elevate your teaching with engaging Project-Based Learning (PBL) activities that unveil the mysteries of our cosmos. Rubrics included.

Empower your students to drive their learning with the "Gravity in the Galaxies Choice Board," a project-based learning tool aligned with NGSS ESS1-2. This resource maximizes student autonomy, offering a range of dynamic activities suitable for in-class projects, homework, independent research, and evaluation. Enhance hands-on, student-centered learning with this comprehensive choice board, complemented by a detailed rubric for easy assessment.

Explore the transformation in our understanding of the solar system, from the geocentric beliefs of the past to the heliocentric realities revealed by pioneers like Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo, shedding light on the orbits of planets, moons, and the significance of constellations in our cosmic neighborhood. This problem-based study guide comes with two different reading levels and a Spanish version. Audio is included with each of the reading passages. The Teacher's Copy includes answers and

Empower your students to drive their learning with the "Scale Properties of the Solar System Choice Board," a project-based learning tool aligned with NGSS ESS1-3. This resource maximizes student autonomy, offering a range of dynamic activities suitable for in-class projects, homework, independent research, and evaluation. Enhance hands-on, student-centered learning with this comprehensive choice board, complemented by a detailed rubric for easy assessment.

Make teaching Earth's Place in the Universe a snap with these no-prep slideshows tailored for middle school students. Aligned with NGSS standards, these presentations delve deep into the four core areas of MS-ESS1, ensuring comprehensive coverage and understanding. These slideshows in English and Spanish cater to a diverse range of learners. For optimal performance, use these Canva templates with a free Canva for Education account.

In this student-paced lesson, students will work with a partner to use their Claim-Evidence-Reasoning skills to fact-check a video from the internet. They will analyze the information in the video for false or misleading statements, and then conduct their own internet search to verify whether those statements are factually correct or not. Each student will take notes separately while conducting their own search, and then compare notes with their partner before writing their final CER statements.

Empower your students to drive their learning with the "Moon Phases and Seasons Choice Board," a project-based learning tool aligned with NGSS ESS1-1. This resource maximizes student autonomy, offering a range of dynamic activities suitable for in-class projects, homework, independent research, and evaluation. Enhance hands-on, student-centered learning with this comprehensive choice board, complemented by a detailed rubric for easy assessment.

This library contains 9 books on space topics for grades 4 - 8. The books are linked to Epic, which is a free online library. This is a great slide to add at the end of a lesson for early-finishers.

Discover this interactive Earth-Sun-Moon System notebook, aligned with NGSS. Designed for an inclusive learning environment, it offers three reading levels and a Spanish version with audio support for both English and Spanish reading passages. Students will work at their own pace on enriching activities like claim-evidence-reasoning, vocabulary, reading, summarizing, and small group discussions. This notebook works well in both digital and print formats.

These five short videos (in Column 1 of this Padlet) teach students the basics of solar eclipses, from the orientation of the Earth-Sun-Moon system to the safety precautions necessary to protect their eyes during the eclipse. The worksheet covers the information presented in the videos. Students can use their creativity when creating an infographic on their topic of choice (they have two options to choose from). Answer key is included.