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Astronomy Unit for Middle School Science

60 Lessons (6th-8th Medium Difficulty) Part 1 is 6 Lessons and 18 Page Work Bundle, Part 2 is 10 Lessons and 19 Page Work Bundle, Part 3 is 14 Lessons and 19 Page Work Bundle, Part 4 is 9 Lessons and 20 Page Work Bundle, Part 5 is 6 Lessons and 13 Page Work Bundle, Part 6 is 8 Lessons and 17 Page Work Bundle, Part 7 is 9 Lessons and 19 Page Work Bundle

Astronomy Unit

Astronomy Unit for Middle School Science

Part 1 Astronomy Introduction to Astronomy, Copernicus, Heliocentrism, Galileo, Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion, Ellipse, Perihelion, Aphelion, Orbits, Orbital Velocities, Eccentricity, Calculating Eccentricity, Astronomical Units, Distances in the Solar System, Graphing Planetary Data, Order of the Planets, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment with Answer Version so Students can Self-Assess

Astronomy Lesson for Middle School

Click .pdf to see the Part 1 Work Bundle that follows the detailed and interactive set of slideshows 

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Click .pptx to see the Part 1 Astronomy Quiz Game and Answer Version.

Click .pptx to see the Part 1 Lesson 1 that follows the Work Bundle

Free Astronomy Lesson about Planetary Motion. Middle School Astronomy Curriculum
Sun and Stars Lesson for Middle School
HR Diagram Lesson for Science

Part 2: Sun and Stars : The Sun, Absolute Magnitude, Apparent Magnitude, Parsec, Stellar Classification / Spectra, Hertzsprung Russell Diagram, Composition of the Sun, Nuclear Synthesis, Layers of the Sun, Solar Flares, Coronal Mass Ejections, Carrington Event, Life Cycle of a Star, Blackhole, Neutron Star, Solar System Formation, Shadows, Sun Dials, Eratosthenes, Graphing Shadow length, Solar Eclipse, Lunar Eclipse, Path of Totality, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment with Answer Version so Students can Self-Assess

Part 2 Work Bundle with Answer Version that follow the Interactive Slideshows

Part 2 Sun and Stars Quiz Game and Answer Version that concludes the Unit

Part 2 Lesson 4 from this Unit that follows the detailed Work Bundle

Free Astronomy Lesson about Planetary Motion. Middle School Astronomy Curriculum
Inner Planets Lessonplan Middle School
Planets Lessonplan for Middle School

Part 3: Inner Planetary Topics : The Habitable Zone, Important data about Mercury, Venus, Earth, Venn Diagram of Earth and Venus, Moon Formation Theories, Earth’s Axial Tilt, Seasons on Earth, Equinox, Solstice, Earth’s EM Field, Aurora borealis, Synchronous Orbit of the moon, Features of the moon, Phases of the Moon (with OREOS), Tides, Neap Tide, Spring Tide, Tidal Cycle, Reading a Tide Chart, Mars, Features on Mars, Moons of Mars, Rover Exploration, Missions Past and Future

Lesson from Part 3 that follows the Detailed and Interactive set of Slideshows

Part 3 Inner Planets Quiz Game and Answer Version. Students can use and record Answers in their Work Bundle

Part 3 Work Bundle and Answer Version that follows the Interactive Slideshows

Free Astronomy Lesson about Planetary Motion. Middle School Astronomy Curriculum
Rocketry Lesson Middle School
Rocketry Lessonplan Middle School Science

Part 4: Rocketry : Rocketry, Apollo Missions, Parts of the Saturn V Rocket, Apollo Modules, Parts of a Rocket, Water Bottle Rockets, Newton’s Laws, Lift, Drag, Thrust, Weight, Law of Gravitation, Einstein and Gravity, Spacetime, Space Shuttle Program, International Space Station, Future in Space

Part 4 Rocketry Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive set of Slideshows

Part 4 Rocketry Quiz Game / Assessment and Answer Version that concludes Work Bundle 

Part 4 Rocketry Lesson 2 About building a Water Bottle Rocket for launch later in Unit

Free Astronomy Lesson about Planetary Motion. Middle School Astronomy Curriculum
Asteroids and Meteors Lesson
Asteroids and Meteors Middle School Science Lesson

Part 5: Asteroids, Meteors, Meteorites, NEO's : Main Asteroid Belt, protoplanet Ceres, Vesta, Meteors, Meteorites, Asteroids, Bolides, Chicxulub Crater, Tunguska Event, Chelyabinsk meteor, Craters, Parts of a Crater, Crater Impact Activity,  NEO’s, Torino Scale,

Part 5 Asteroids, Meteors, Meteorites, and NEO's  Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Slideshows

Part 5 Lesson 2 about Impact Events that follows the Work Bundle

Part 5 Asteroids Quiz Game / Assessment with Answer Version so students can Self-Assess

Free Astronomy Lesson about Planetary Motion. Middle School Astronomy Curriculum
Outer Planets Lessons Middle School Science

Part 6: Outer Planetary Topics : The Outer Planets, Gas Giants, Ice Giants, Density of Outer Planets, Jupiter, Red Spot, Composition of Outer Planets, Jovian Moons, Saturn and its Moons, Uranus and its Moons, Neptune and its Moons, The Kuiper Belt, Demotion of Pluto, Oort Cloud, Comets.

Free Astronomy SlideShow Outer Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Part 6 Outer Planetary Topics  Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive set of Slideshows

Part 6 Outer Planets Quiz Game / Assessment and Answer Version

Part 6 Lesson 1 Gas Giants that chronologically follows the Work Bundle

Free Astronomy Lesson about Planetary Motion. Middle School Astronomy Curriculum
Astronomy Unit for middle School Science Teachers

Part 7: Beyond the Solar System : Constellations, Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, Speed of Light, Nebulas, Types of Nebulas, Galaxies

, Type of Galaxies, Gravity, The Special Theory of Relativity , Blackholes, Neutron Stars, Spacetime, Pulsars, Quasars, Exoplanets,  Hubble Deep Field, Beyond the Solar System, Black holes, Exoplanets, The Big Bang, Evidence for the Big Bang

Space Lessonplans for Middle School Science

Part 7 Beyond the Solar System  Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Slideshows

Part 7 Beyond the Solar System Quiz Game and Answer Version that concludes the detailed set of Work Bundles

Part 7 Lesson 1 about Constellations and Space Telescopes that follows the Work Bundle

Geology Slideshow Lessons

Geology Unit

60 Lessons, (6th-8th Medium Difficulty) Part 1 Dynamic Earth, is 11 Lessons and 15 Page Work Bundle, Part 2 Volcanoes is 8 Lessons and 18 Page Work Bundle, Part 3 Earthquakes is 11 Lessons and 16 Page Work Bundle, Part 4 is Minerals 9 Lessons and 15 Page Work Bundle, Part 6 Rocks is 10 Lessons and 14 Page Work Bundle, Part 7 Earth System History is 8 Lessons and 9 Page Work Bundle

Plate Tectonics Unit for Middle School
Earth Science Curriculum for Middle School

Part 1: Dynamic Earth: 11 Lessons and 15 Page Work Bundle. Plate Tectonics, Uniformitarianism, Continental Drift, Evidence for Continental Drift, Pangea, Rodinia, Heat and Convection, Energy Waves, Layers of the Earth, The EM Field, Heat Transfer, Types of Crust, Plate Boundaries, Subduction Zones, Converging and Diverging Boundaries, Ring of Fire, Archipelagos, Transform Boundaries

Part 1 Dynamic Earth  Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Slideshows

Part 1 Dynamic Earth Quiz Game with Answer Version that concludes the Interactive set of slideshows

Part 1 Lesson 2 Continental Drift Lesson that follows the Detailed Work Bundle

Volcanoes Unit for Middle School Science
Middle School Science Volcanoes Lesson

Part 2: Volcanoes: 8 Lessons of 50 minutes and 18 Page Work Bundle. Hot Spots, Hawaii, Volcanoes, Supervolcano, Yellowstone, Sidoarjo “Lusi” Mud Volcano Case Study, Pompeii Case Study,  Positives and Negatives of Volcanoes, Types of Volcanoes, Parts of a Volcano, Hazards of Volcanoes, Lahar, Pyroclastic Flows, VEI Index, Magma, Types of Lava, Viscosity of Lava / Silica Content

Part 2 Volcanoes  Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Set of Slideshows

Part 2 Volcanoes Quiz and Answer Version that concludes the Supportive Work Bundle

Free Science Lessons about Earthquakes
Free Earthquake Unit for Middle School

Part 3: Earthquakes: 11 Lessons and 16 Page Work Bundle. Deformation, Types of Deformation, Faults, Folds, Types of Stress on Rock, Types of Faults, Types of Folds, Energy Waves, Mechanical Waves, Body Waves, Surface Waves, Earthquakes, Moment Magnitude Scale, Richter Scale, Earthquake Case Study, Modified Mercalli Scale, Epicenter, Finding an Epicenter, Earthquake Design, Design Challenge with a shake table, Tsunami, Tsunami Case Studies, Causes of Tsunami, Tsunami warning signs

Part 3 Earthquakes Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Set of Slideshows

Part 3 Earthquakes Quiz with Answer Version

Minerals Unit for Middle School Science
Minerals Lesson for Middle School Science

Part 4: Minerals : 9 Lessons and 15 Page Follow Along Work Bundle. Minerals, Crystals, Uses of Minerals, Types of Crystals, Atomic Bonding, Physical Properties of Minerals, Primary Minerals, Mineral Properties Lab, Common Mineral Identification

Part 4 Minerals Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Set of Slideshows

Part 4 Minerals Quiz with Answer Version that conclude Slideshow

Rock and the Rock Cycle Unit for Middle School Science
Rocks and the Rock Cycle Unit for Middle School Science

Part 5: Rocks and the Rock Cycle : 10 Lessons and 14 Page Follow Along Work Bundle. Rocks, Scheme for Igneous Rock Identification, Intrusive, Extrusive Igneous Rocks, Classification for Igneous Rocks, Rocks Flow Chart, Common Igneous Rocks, Common Sedimentary Rocks, Common Metamorphic Rocks, Scheme for Metamorphic Rocks, Regional and Contact Metamorphism, Rock Identification Quiz

Part 5 Rocks and the Rock Cycle Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Set of Slideshows

Part 5 Rocks and the Rock Cycle Quiz with Answers that concludes the Work Bundle

Earth System History Units of Time Earth Science
Teach the Age of the Earth Build a timeline

Part 6: Earth System History : 8 Lessons of 50 Minutes and 8 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Earth Broken down into a 12 Hour Day and emergence of Humans, Age of the Earth, Uniformitarianism, Review of the Five Fingers of Evolution, Principle of Superposition, Card Activity with the Principle of Superposition, Earth System History, Units of Time, Understanding the Units of Time, Fragility of the System, Mass Extinction Events, Build a timeline project where students work in groups and create a 4.65 meter long timeline of Earth System History, Protoplanet, Precambrian Supereon, Hadean Eon, Crust Formation, Formation of the Moon, Importance of the Moon Formation, Earth’s EM Field, Major Events of the Hadean, Events of the Archean, First Prokaryotic Cells, Tectonic Activity, Stromatolites, Proterozoic Eon, Cyanobacteria, Oxygen Catastrophe, Banded Iron Formations, Snowball Earth, Multi-cellular Life, Major Events of the Proterozoic Eon, Paleozoic Era, Major Events of the Cambrian, Ediacaran fauna, Burgess Shale, Make Burgess Shale Activity, Ordovician, Tetrapod Evolution, Tiktaalik, Ichthyostega, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Fossil Fuels, and Permian Periods, End Permian Mass Extinction, Major Events of the Mesozoic Era, Pangea, Bird Hipped and Lizard Hipped Dinosaurs, Dinosaur Challenge Activity, How Modern Birds and Dinosaurs are Similar, K-Pg Mass Extinction Event, Cenozoic Era, Paleogene, and Neogene Periods, Epochs and Ages, Presentation of Student Timelines, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment where Students Use their Timeline, Answers to Assessment so Students Can Self Assess.

Part 6 Earth System History Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Set of Slideshows

Part 6 Earth System Quiz that concludes the Work Bundle

Part 6 Lesson 2 Units of Time Lesson that Supports the Follow Along Work Bundle

Weather and Climate Lessons for Middle School Science

40 Lessons (6th-8th Grade Medium Difficulty). Part 1 is 7 Lessons and 17 Page Work Bundle, Part 2 is 5 Lessons and 14 Page Work Bundle, Part 3 is 10 Lessons and 18 Page Work Bundle, Part 4 is 6 Lessons and 13 Page Work Bundle, Part 5 is 4 Lessons and 12 Page Work Bundle , Part 6 is 6 Lessons and 17 Page Work Bundle, Part 7 is 4 Lessons and 9 Page Work Bundle

Weather and Climate Unit

Atmosphere Unit for Science Middle School
Science Unit about the Atmosphere

Part 1: The Atmosphere, Air Pollution : 8 Lessons, 15 Page Work Bundle. Weather Symbols, What is weather?, Difference between Weather and Climate, Climate, Importance of the Atmosphere, Components of the Atmosphere, Layers of the Atmosphere, Air Quality and Pollution, Carbon Monoxide, Acid Rain, Particulate Matter, Ground Level Ozone Ozone Layer, UV, Ways to Avoid Skin Cancer

Part 1 The Atmosphere Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Set of Slideshows

Part 1 The Atmosphere Quiz Game with Answer Version

Part 1  Lesson 2 The Atmosphere Lesson that Supports the Work Bundle

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Lessons on Air Pressure Middle School Science

Part 2: Air Pressure : 5 Lessons of 50 minutes and 14 Page Follow Along Work Bundle. Air Pressure, Air Pressure and Elevation, Barometers, Isobars, Cyclonic and Anticyclonic Systems, Air Pressure and Wind, Fronts, Type of Fronts, Pressure Systems on Global Wind

Part 2 Air Pressure Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Set of Slideshows

Part 2 Air Pressure Quiz Game that concludes the Work Bundle

Teacher about Wind Lesson
Teaching Earth Science Wind, Temperature and Light

Part 3: Weather and Climate : 10 Lessons of 50 minutes, 18 Page Follow Along Work Bundle, Wind, Global Wind, Coriolis Force, Jet Stream, Sea Breeze / Land Breeze, Mountain Winds, Mountain Rain Shadow, Wind Chill, Flight, Dangerous Weather Systems, Light, Albedo, Temperature, Thermometers, Seasons, Solstice, Equinox, Axial tilt

Part 3 Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Set of Slideshows

Part 3 Weather Unit Quiz that concludes the Work Bundle

Earth the Water Planet Science Lessons
Water Cycle Lessonplan for Science

Part 4: Earth the Water Planet, 6 Lessons of 50 minutes and 18 Page Follow Along Work Bundle.  Earth the Water Planet: Water % on Earth, High Specific Heat of Water, States of Water, Importance of the Oceans on Earth’s Weather, The Gulf Stream, Ocean Currents, El Nino, La Nina, Water Cycle, Terms of the Water Cycle, Condensation, Precipitation, Evaporation

Part 4 Earth the Water Planet Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Set of Slideshows

Part 4 Earth the Water Planet Quiz that concludes the Work Bundle

Part 4 Lesson 4 Clouds, Types of Clouds, that follows the Supportive Work Bundle

Meteorology and Weather Tools Unit
Science Unit on Meteorology and Built Weather Tools

Part 5: Meteorology  4 Lessons of 50 minutes, 13 Page Work Bundle. Weather Forecasting, Weather Symbols, Reading and Weather Model, Weather Tools, Thermometer, Weathervane, Anemometer, Beaufort Scale, Barometer, Hygrometer, Sling Psychrometer, Rain Gauge, Dew, Dew Point, Heat Index, Satellites, Radar, Isobars, Isotherms

Part 5 Meteorology Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Set of Slideshows

Climate Change Unit for Science Teachers
Free Climate Change Unit for Science Teachers

Part 6: Climate Change : 7 Lessons, 17 Page Follow Along Work Bundle. Climate Change: Climate Change, AGW Anthropogenic Global Warming, Difference between Weather and Climate, Understanding the Carbon Atom, Natural Emitters of Carbon, Greenhouse Effect, Interpreting Graphs associated with Climate Change, Impacts of Climate Change, Solutions to Climate Change, Movie Ice on Fire Sheet

Part 6 Climate Change Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Set of Slideshows

Part 6 Climate Change Quiz Game that concludes the Work Bundle

Biomes Unit for Science
Biome Lessonsplans for Science

Part 7: Biomes : 4 Lessons of 50 minutes and 10 Page Follow Along Work Bundle. Biomes: Biomes, Biome Characteristics, Comparing two different Biomes, Biomes on Earth, Case Study on a Biome, Biome Skit Activity

Part 7 Biomes Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Set of Slideshows

Weathering and Soil Unit for Science

Weathering, Erosion, Soil, Conservation, Ice-Ages Unit

Weathering, Soil Science, Ice Ages, and Glaciers Unit

37 Lessons, 5 Parts (5th-7th Easier),  Part 1 (Weathering) is 6 Lessons and 13 Page Work Bundle, Part 2 (Erosion) is 9 Lessons and 14 Page Work Bundle, Part 3 (Soil Science) is 5 Lessons and 8 Page Work Bundle, Part 4 (Soil Conservation) is 7 Lessons and 9 Page Work Bundle, Part 5 (Ice Ages and Glaciers) is 9 Lessons and 11 Page Work Bundle

Gravel
Soil and Weathering Lessonplans
Soil and Weathering Lessons
Work Bundles Interactive Slideshows
Soil Particles Lesson
Mechanical and Chemical Weathering Unit
Mechanical and Chemical Weathering Science Lessons

Part 1: Weathering : 6 Lessons of 50 minutes and 13 Page Follow Along Work Bundle. Importance of Soil, Weathering, Mechanical Weathering, Types of Mechanical Weathering,  Chemical Weathering, Examples of Chemical Weathering, Surface Area and Weathering, Synergism between Chemical and Mechanical Weathering, Venn Diagram of the two, Side Bar in the unit about Sinkholes, Caves, Stalagmites, Stalactites, Columns, Graphing and Weathering Charts, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment with Answer Version So Students can Self-Assess

Part 1  Weathering Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Set of Slideshows

Part 1  Weathering Quiz Game with Answer Version

Part 1  Lesson 3 Chemical Weathering that follows Work Bundle

Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Mass Movement of Earthen Materials Unit for Educators Teaching Science
Middle School Science Curriculum Lesson

Part 2: Erosion : 9 Lessons of 50 minutes and 17 Page Work Bundle. Erosion, Sediment, Transport, Deposition, Examples of Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Headlands, Bays, Wave-cut Platforms, Causes of Coastal Erosion, Hydraulic Action, Attrition, Abrasion / Impact, Solution, Sea Stacks, Sea Caves, Blowhole, Sea Arch, Swash, Backwash, Longshore Drift, Sea Groin, Jetty, Breakwater, Barrier Islands, Features of a Barrier Island, Project about reducing Coastal Erosion with Wave Tank, Mass Movement, Classification of Mass Movement of Earthen Materials, Soil Creep, Mud Flow, Rock Fall, Debris Slump, Debris Slide, Debris Flow, Angle of Repose, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment with Answer Version So Students can Self-Assess

Part 2  Erosion Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Set of Slideshows

Part 2 Coastal Erosion Quiz Game with Answer Version

Soil Science Unit for Educators teaching Science. Free Soil Lessonplan for Science
Free Science Lessons for Middle School

Part 3: Soil Science  : 5 Lessons of 50 minutes and 8 Page Follow Along Work Bundle. Soil Science: Difference between Dirt and Soil, Colors of Soil, Particle Size, Dust, Clay, Silt, Sand, Gravel, Cobble, Boulders, Types of Sand, Soil Porosity, Soil Permeability, % Porosity Lab, Soil Horizon, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle

Part 3  Soil Science Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Set of Slideshows

Part 3  Quiz Game that concludes the Follow Along Work Bundle

Soil Conservation Lessons
Soil Conservation Free Lessonplans. Design a Farm Project for School

Part 4: Soil Conservation: 6 Lessons of 50 minutes and 15 Page Follow Along Work Bundle. Soil Conservation: Dust Bowl Case Study, Factors to Conserve Soil, Soil Conservations Measures, Farming Practices, Cover Crop, Contour Plowing, Topographic Maps, Crop Rotation, Strip Cropping,  Alley Cropping, Wind Breaks, Gully Reclamation, Fertilizers, Fertilizer Use and Misuse, Design a Farm Project, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment with Answer Version So Students can Self-Assess

Part 4  Soil Conservation Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Set of Slideshows

Ice Ages and Glaciers Lesson for Science Middle School
Ice Ages and Glaciers Science Lesson

Part 5: Ice-Ages, Glaciers, Glacial Landforms : 7 Lessons of 50 minutes and 11 Page Follow Along Work Bundle. Glaciers, How Glaciers Form, Types of Glaciers, Ice Ages, Laurentide Ice Sheet , Paleoecology, Milankovitch Cycles, Glacial Landforms, Design a Mountain with Glacial Landforms Activity, Box Game Review, Crossword Puzzle, End Unit Assessment with Answer Version So Students can Self-Assess

Part 5  Ice-Ages, Glaciers, Glacial Landforms Work Bundle and Answer Version that follow the Interactive Set of Slideshows

Part 5  Ice-Ages, Glaciers, Glacial Landforms Quiz with Answer Version that concludes the Work Bundle

Water Unit Lesson Science

20 Lessons (5th-7th – Medium Difficulty) Part 1 has 8 Lessons and 21 Page Work Bundle, Part 2 has 5 Lessons and 5 Page Work Bundle, Part 3 has14 Lessons and 25 Page Work Bundle.

Water Molecule Unit