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Earth's Layers - Middle School Earth Science Lesson teaching resource preview
Earth, rocks & space

Earth's Layers - Middle School Earth Science Lesson

Follow the presentation and fill in blanks on a parallel student slide deck and matching 'Student Lesson Outline' handout covering planet formation, the inner and outer core, Earth's magnetic field, the mantle (upper/lower, asthenosphere), the lithosphere/crust, and an introduction to tectonic plates.

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6–9
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Four Seasons: Changes Through the Seasons PowerPoint teaching resource preview
Weather, climate & environment

Four Seasons: Changes Through the Seasons PowerPoint

Students view/listen to the slideshow describing seasonal changes (day length, temperature, plants, animals hibernating/storing food, clothing needs) and respond to embedded prompts asking them to name what they see in illustrated scenes (e.g., summer clothing, autumn/winter clothing items) and to predict which season…

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Pre-K–K
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Soap Bubbles PowerPoint Unit Study teaching resource preview
Matter & chemistry

Soap Bubbles PowerPoint Unit Study

View/read an illustrated slide presentation covering soap bubble physics (surface tension, foam, Plateau's laws), mathematics (minimal surface, double bubble conjecture and its real-world engineering use), freezing behavior, and artistic/historical depictions; complete an accompanying study guide.

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
3–8
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Exploring Science Through Inquiry: A Comprehensive Scientific Method teaching resource preview
Scientific inquiry & mixed lessons

Exploring Science Through Inquiry: A Comprehensive Scientific Method

Work through slide-based notes on the scientific method's eight steps, complete practice items identifying independent/dependent variables and writing hypotheses for sample scenarios, and complete at least one hands-on lab report (a paper-airplane aerodynamics experiment scored against a rubric covering introduction…

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6–11
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Reading Passages on Weather and Solar System (PPT) teaching resource preview
Earth, rocks & space

Reading Passages on Weather and Solar System (PPT)

Students read each lesson's nonfiction passage on an earth-science topic, then answer multiple-choice and short-answer comprehension questions, complete a crossword puzzle using across/down clues, and check work against an answer key that cites the source sentence for each answer.

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
5–7
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Energy Of Motion Mini Unit - PPT, Lesson Plans, Printables and Test teaching resource preview
Forces, light & electricity

Energy Of Motion Mini Unit - PPT, Lesson Plans, Printables and Test

Students follow along with teacher-led vocabulary and concept instruction (potential/kinetic/mechanical energy), then build a labeled roller-coaster model from pipe tubing and a marble, record observations, form a hypothesis, and complete a lab report answering guiding questions.

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Multiple File Types
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4–6
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Photosynthesis Lesson | Middle School Lesson and Infographic Activity teaching resource preview
Animals, plants & life cycles

Photosynthesis Lesson | Middle School Lesson and Infographic Activity

Students follow a slide presentation (teacher and student/fill-in-the-blank versions) covering photosynthesis concepts, and copy diagrams and complete a parallel fill-in-the-blank student notes outline while the teacher presents.

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Level
6–8
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What is Weather? | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck teaching resource preview
Weather, climate & environment

What is Weather? | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck

Students watch/read the 'What is Weather?' passage, learn key vocabulary (absorbed, analyze, condenses, dense, precipitation), complete a 'What's Missing?' activity and a 'Match the Definition' vocabulary activity, and write a summary (quick write) of what they learned.

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Length
16 slides
Level
6–9
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PPT INTERACTIVE QUIZ | ECOSYSTEMS teaching resource preview Free download
Animals, plants & life cycles

PPT INTERACTIVE QUIZ | ECOSYSTEMS

Click through 10 multiple-choice questions about ecosystems (e.g. what is a producer/decomposer, what a food chain shows, what predators/prey are), receiving 'CORRECT ANSWER - Next' or 'WRONG ANSWER - Retry' feedback.

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
4
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What is a Solar System? | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck teaching resource preview
Earth, rocks & space

What is a Solar System? | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck

Students read a passage on what a solar system is, learn key terms (asteroid, dwarf planet, gravity, planets, telescopes), fill in missing words from a word bank, match vocabulary words to their definitions by dragging and dropping, and write a one-sentence summary for each of four prompts (First, Next, Also, Last).

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
5–8
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Distances in Space - MS Earth Science - Google Slides and PowerPoint Lesson teaching resource preview
Earth, rocks & space

Distances in Space - MS Earth Science - Google Slides and PowerPoint Lesson

Students follow a slideshow with blanked-out key terms/values and fill in the missing definitions and numbers (e.g. definition of a light year, size of an astronomical unit) as the teacher presents the completed version; a matching printable lesson outline has the same fill-in-the-blank structure.

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8–10
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Ecosystems Lesson - Google Slides and Distance Learning Ready teaching resource preview
Weather, climate & environment

Ecosystems Lesson - Google Slides and Distance Learning Ready

Watch linked videos and follow along with a slide deck, filling in blanked-out (bolded/underlined) terms on a student note-taking outline as they appear in the teacher deck; brainstorm biotic/abiotic factors in a local park; label items as biotic or abiotic; read about population/community concepts, ecosystem energy…

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Level
6–9
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Free Science Rock Transformation Interactive Vocabulary Review teaching resource preview Free download
Earth, rocks & space

Free Science Rock Transformation Interactive Vocabulary Review

Students review flashcard slides pairing rock-cycle vocabulary with definitions, then click an on-screen answer letter (A-D) to select the term matching a given definition; incorrect choices are marked wrong until the correct one is selected.

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
7
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Frog Life Cycle Adapted Book Slide Deck for Special Ed teaching resource preview
Animals, plants & life cycles

Frog Life Cycle Adapted Book Slide Deck for Special Ed

Frog Life Cycle Adapted Book Slide Deck for Special Ed This is a dynamic and engaging interactive resource designed to enrich your science lessons on frogs and their life cycle. It features a compelling, 10-slide presentation with an integrated 9-page adapted book full of fascinating information about frogs. Educates…

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
Pre-K–1
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