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In this activity students examine 7 lines of evidence in support for the theory of continental drift. Two modes of running this activity are included either assign teams to become expert groups and then teach the material to the entire class, or students can rotate through all the stations. Includes: - 7 Station pages (Lines of evidence: animal fossils, plant fossils, paleomagnetism, continental fit, climate in Antarctica, glaciers, rock sequences) - Student handout (2 pages) - Teacher and stud

Use this activity to drill your students on the skill of writing scientific explanations using the claims, evidence and reasoning framework. In this activity at each station students encounter a science data presentation in form of a graph, map, flowchart, data table or a diagram. It will be their job to examine the data like a scientist and determine what that data can tell us. Students will do this by writing a claim, supporting it with evidence and then giving reasoning. Station pages inclu

Worksheet to drill the students on identifying Primary, Secondary waves, determining P-wave and S-Wave arrival times, calculating S-P interval, Determining earthquake epicenters, and distances 2 pages | 11 problems.

Do you want your students to apply the concepts of force, acceleration, impulse and momentum to real world scenario? Do you want them to see actual data to determine forces during collisions? This is a perfect activity for you. Students will analyze crash test graphs (acceleration vs time) for four different car seats. They will determine maximum accelerations. Then will apply Newtons second law of motion to determine the forces experienced by a crash test dummy in each of the four car seats. T

Students use their math skills to determine whether the solar panels generate cheaper or more expensive electricity for a generic location, and also for the city of Chicago. (You can change this to your locale). Answer key is included.

A worksheet that brings it all together for students. Concepts included: Earth's internal layers, Seismic Waves, P-waves, S-waves, Angle, Distance. 16 questions Answer Key!

Do your students have trouble constructing scientific explantations? Or arguing from evidence? Do you have trouble getting your students to write their science explanations using the claims, evidence, and reasoning framework? Did you painstakingly teach the technique only to have students not able to retain it? Print these CER bookmarks or cheat sheets for each students to keep in their science interactive notebook, or binder or even in their textbook. These include: definitions, tips, and exa

In this activity, students will use the characteristics of waves to encode and send a Snapchat message to a classmate. They will then decode the message they received using their knowledge of frequency, wavelength and amplitude and transform the wave back into text. This activity is a great way for students to learn about the way that messages are transmitted wirelessly across the air. MS-PS4-3. Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized sig

A short lab activity for astronomy or earth space science. Students make a double line graph of the number of sunspots and the number of crashed satellites in a given year. Then they look for patterns and write a science conclusion utilizing claim, evidence, reasoning scaffolding framework. Grading rubric and sample student responses are included This lab activity blends well into a unit on electromagnetic waves, planetary mechanics, or the Sun's influence on Earth.

NGSS aligned video lesson and activity handout for getting students to map volcanoes and earthquakes using latitudes and longitudes. Have students determine which places are earthquake risky and earthquake safe. Develop the evidence for plate tectonics. Includes video links to YouTube videos, student hand out and answer key. **HS-ESS1-5.** Evaluate evidence of the past and current movements of continental and oceanic crust and the theory of plate tectonics to explain the ages of crustal rocks. *

An assignment for students to complete as they watch "Earth: Making of a Planet" movie documentary. The video takes students through topics such as formation of the solar system, formation of the earth and moon, differentiation of the Earth, formation of oceans and atmosphere, great oxygenation event, emergence of life, first bacteria, supercontinents, plate tectonics, mass extinction events, appearance and disappearance of mamals, emergence of humans,and climate change. Related Standards: NG

Restorative justice converstation starter cards. These cards can be used to start a reflective conversation with a student who was misbehaving or causing some sort of a disruption in class. The questions or sentence starters on the cards guide the students to reflecting on their own behavior, impacts of it on other people and themselves, and thinking about a solution for moving on or repairing the harm done. Print, cut, and go! Hole-punch and make a lanyard or place these cards on a binder rin

Kinetic and Potential energy worksheet with answer key. This practice assignment allows the students to apply the idea of conservation of energy means, using the mathematics that the total change of energy in any system is always equal to the total energy transferred into or out of the system. Answer key is included. HS-PS3-1. Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in a

Do your students struggle with radiometric or Carbon dating? This activity is an engaging way to introduce the concept of dating to your students. It relies on a concept they already understand - popcorn popping in the microwave. Included in this package: - Student handout - Beautiful Task Cards - Teacher Answer Key

Challenge your students to develop a model of formation of our solar system and planets using sets of cards displaying stages and processes of formation. A highly engaging activity for students to make sense of vocabulary used in the formation of the solar system Once students create the model, they will use their model to answer questions about our solar system. NGSS Earth Space Science Aligned. Cross-cutting concept: Developing and Using Models.

Students analyze two graphs to determine wavelengths, amplitudes, frequencies and the shape of the resulting wave after interference.

Beautiful 2 page graphic organizer on seismic or earthquake waves Compares: Surface vs Body Waves Primary Waves Secondary Waves Love Waves Rayleigh Waves Provides easy to label diagrams for each wave type The second page allows students to label the diagram using the seismic wave vocabulary. This is great graph interpretation skill practice. Can be used in conjunction with any textbook that covers earthquakes.

Differentiated stations for physics students to engage in understanding the reflective properties of mirrors. Students practice angle measurements using protractors, as well as angle estimations by sight. Examine image formation in flat mirrors. Compare incident and reflected rays. Read science text for comprehension. Draw ray diagrams. Compare and contast regular and diffuse reflection. 9 stations. Protractors are needed for students to engage in some of the tasks.

Model using mathematics the incoming and outgoing energy of our planet. Students complete a diagram using the accompanying modeling cards. Solve for missing information algebraically. Then use their finished model to answer comprehension and application questions. Answer key included.

Assessment of student knowledge and skills that tests the following concepts: 1) Seismic Waves 2) Seismograms 3) P-waves vs S-waves 4) Epicenter 5) Richter Scale 6) Mercalli Magnitude 7) Locating the earthquake epicenter NGSS Alignment: MS-ESS3-2. Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects MS-ESS2-2. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed