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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.

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!

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.

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

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

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.

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

A multiple choice 10 minute quiz to assess student understanding of wave interference. Problems present examples of both constructive and destructive interference. 10 problems. Answer key is included. Standards Alignment: MS-PS4-1. Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave. HS-PS4-3. Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning behind the idea that electromagnetic radiation can be describe

A two part modeling activity where students learn about the driving force behind plate movements. Students examine and undersand a demonstration of convection in a beaker with floating aluminum foil pieces. Then they apply this understanding to the convection within the Earth's mantle.

Story problems about wavelength, frequency, period and speed. Students solve these using 3 variable wave equation. 9 problems.

A graphic organizer for middle school and high school students on the topic of weathering, erosion and deposition. Summarizes geoscience processes include surface weathering and deposition by the movements of water, ice, and wind. These processes are the ones that shape local geographic features. This includes: * blank graphic organizer * answer key NGSS Aligned: MS-ESS2-1. Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process. MS-ESS

9 question worksheet for basic understanding of conservation of momentum. Students calculate momentum including elastic and inelastic collisions, which include concepts of mass and velocity. Only basic understanding is assessed, calculators are not required. Answer key is included.

A graphic organizer to accompany the Discovery channel video "Megaquake: Hour that Shook Japan" The graphic organizer is visually engaging for reluctant students. It is focused on the central topic with concepts, examples and terminology radiating outward. The branching organizer is non-chronological, so it allows students to not give up if they missed one fact from the video. Please note the graphic organizer is not editable.

Are you trying to implement Next Generation Science Standards? Have no idea how to do modeling with your kids? This may help. Concepts addressed: Density, heat transfer, energy transfer, temperature, convection, conduction, radiation etc. This modeling activity works best as a demonstration. You will need to use a heat sources, a hot plate, a pot, water and a pinwheel and you may want to have food coloring or an old-timey projector to demonstrate convection. I recommend that you test-drive th

Quick 13 question assessment for students to demonstrate their understanding of the effect of zero and non-zero forces on objects. Asks students to utilize free-body diagrams. Standards Alignment: HS-PS2-1. Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. HS-PS2-2. Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of o

A worksheet with 15 problems where students compare sounds using their decibel level and determine how much louder or softer one sound is than the next. They also determine when ear damage will occur.

Overview In this activity students will create a mathematical (graphing) model of the lunar phases. They will use metric measurement skills to determine percentage representation of moon phases and develop a graph of the lunar phase. Then they will analyze the graph to make predictions. Student Learning Objectives: • Measure accurately using a metric ruler • Calculate percent of moon surface illuminated • Organize and graph data Standards Alignment: • Middle School Science (6-8) Next Generatio