earth space Archives - Secondary Sparks https://secondarysparks.com/product-tag/earth-space/ A Teaching Blog Wed, 11 Jun 2025 05:04:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://secondarysparks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-SubmarkLogo-Final-32x32.png earth space Archives - Secondary Sparks https://secondarysparks.com/product-tag/earth-space/ 32 32 189191481 Halloween Science Stations for Middle School Science – Editable and Google Slides https://secondarysparks.com/product/halloween-science-stations-for-middle-school-science-editable-and-google-slides/ https://secondarysparks.com/product/halloween-science-stations-for-middle-school-science-editable-and-google-slides/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:49:40 +0000 https://secondarysparks.com/?post_type=product&p=5221 Do you need differentiated Halloween science stations activities for your middle school science class? Perfect for a middle school physical science, life science or Earth/Space science class. This resource will help you reach and assess your students in a multitude of ways. This resource includes 8 stations with minimal prep involved.

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]]> Do you need differentiated Halloween science stations activities for your middle school science class? Perfect for a middle school physical science, life science or Earth/Space science class. This resource will help you reach and assess your students in a multitude of ways. This resource includes 8 stations with minimal prep involved.

 

There is a printable version, editable PowerPoint version and a Digital Google Slides™ version that will help you save on time and paper!

 

The 9 Halloween science stations included are:

1. Batty Limbs – Students will compare bat limbs to human limbs to describe homologous structures.

2. Ghoul’s Goo – Students will explore states of matter with oobleck.

3. Disappearing Candy Corn – Students will explore physical changes with dissolving candy corn in warm water,

4. Pumpkin Mass & Weight – Students will obtain the mass and weight of a mini pumpkin to explore the difference between both measurements in matter.

5. Spider Ecology – Students will discuss the ecology of spiders and their role in the ecosystem.

6. Sweet Erosion – Students will perform a mini experiment in which they simulate erosion with sugar cubes and a spray bottle.

7. Moon Phases – Students will identify different phases of the moon in the lunar cycle. Students will also research to see what phase the moon will be on Halloween night.

8. Monster Genetics – Students will create their own monster using Punnett squares.

9. Candy Rock Cycle – Students will simulate the rock cycle using candy.

 

*Each station should take students between 8-10 minutes to complete.*

 

The RESOURCE includes:

  • Digital Google Slides™ link to perform stations online.
  • Printable version of stations in color and black/white
  • Editable PowerPoint version of stations.

 

Content covered:

⭐ Evolution, Common Ancestors and Homologous structures

⭐ States of Matter

⭐ Physical Changes

⭐ Mass and Weight in Matter

⭐ Ecology, Food Webs, Food Chains

⭐ Erosion and Weathering

⭐ Moon Phases / Lunar Cycle

⭐ Punnett Squares / heredity

⭐ Rock Cycle ( Igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary )

 

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]]> https://secondarysparks.com/product/halloween-science-stations-for-middle-school-science-editable-and-google-slides/feed/ 0 5221 Plate Tectonics Choice Board – Editable and Google Slides https://secondarysparks.com/product/plate-tectonics-choice-board-editable-and-google-slides/ https://secondarysparks.com/product/plate-tectonics-choice-board-editable-and-google-slides/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:26:42 +0000 https://secondarysparks.com/?post_type=product&p=4820 This plate tectonics choice board allows students to choose a plate tectonics project of their choice. The differentiation of activities provides students with autonomy in their learning and presentation of knowledge. The project will assess knowledge of plate boundaries (convergent, divergent, transform) and continental drift. Perfect for an Earth Science or Earth Space Middle School Science class.

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]]> This plate tectonics choice board allows students to choose a plate tectonics project of their choice. The differentiation of activities provides students with autonomy in their learning and presentation of knowledge. The project will assess knowledge of plate boundaries (convergent, divergent, transform) and continental drift. Perfect for an Earth Science or Earth Space Middle School Science class.

Included in this plate tectonics choice board resource:

✅ 1 editable choice board with 9 activities to choose from.

✅ 1 editable rubric.

✅ 1 color and 1 black/white version for printing.

✅ Editable PowerPoint file for editing

✅ PDF file for printing

✅ Link to Google Slides version for Google Classroom

This choice board is editable to suit the needs of you and your students. Students can also submit most of the activities digitally through Google Classroom or Canvas.


General teacher directions and the choice board are included in PowerPoint format for easy editing. There are no rubrics included within the resource for their individual choice activities. Only one rubric that can work for any of the project choices.

*Only the choice options are editable. Fonts and clip art are not editable due to copyright.*


Options include:
✅ Research project
✅ Create a stop-motion video
✅ Recording a podcast
✅ Designing a visual timeline of geological events
✅ Writing an illustrating a children’s story about plate boundaries
✅ and more!

Related Products:

Plate Tectonics Unit Bundle

Earth Space Lessons & Guided Notes Bundle

Earth Space Science Activities Bundle

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]]> https://secondarysparks.com/product/plate-tectonics-choice-board-editable-and-google-slides/feed/ 0 4820 Secondary Science Syllabus Templates – Middle School & High School – Editable https://secondarysparks.com/product/secondary-science-syllabus-templates-middle-school-high-school-editable/ https://secondarysparks.com/product/secondary-science-syllabus-templates-middle-school-high-school-editable/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:18:30 +0000 https://secondarysparks.com/?post_type=product&p=4642 These editable secondary science syllabus templates are perfect for a middle school or high school science teacher getting ready for back to school!

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]]> These editable secondary science syllabus templates are perfect for a middle school or high school science teacher getting ready for back to school!

 

These secondary science syllabus templates is perfect for you if you teach:

⭐ Integrated Science

⭐ Earth/Space Science

⭐ Earth Science

⭐ Life Science

⭐ Physical Science

⭐ Biology

⭐ Honors Biology

⭐ Anatomy & Physiology

⭐ Chemistry

⭐ Environmental Science

⭐ Marine Science

⭐ Zoology

 

Included with this resource:

✏ Color versions of each template

✏ Black/white versions of each template

✏ Google Slides version of each syllabus template

✏ Pre-filled unit topics and class info to edit and make your own

 

Aside from the main headers, these syllabi templates are 100% editable. Edit the images, section headers, text, boxes, etc. Make these your own!

Your syllabus is full of important information that students need to know about your class. Make sure that that information is presented in a way that makes students want to read it!

Each template is filled in with units that align to the specific subject area. I have also added general information that you can either keep for yourself or edit to make your own.

Don’t want to print? No worries. These syllabi have already been added into Google Slides for you. The link is provided so you can have all the versions you need at no extra charge!

Looking for other back to school resources for science?

Interactive Science Notebook Set-Up Kit

Secondary Science Open House & Meet the Teacher Templates

Nature of Science Unit Bundle

 

Why should you use a syllabus in middle school science? Read here.

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