Middle School, grades 6 through 8
Middle School Earth and Space Science
Algae do more than half of Earth's photosynthesis. Bring them into your classroom.
Our earth science lessons sit where people meet the environment. Brine shrimp are a standard test animal for water quality, so students can design a way to measure what a contaminant does to them. The microplastics lab shows fluorescent particles inside the animals under a black light, which gives students real evidence for an argument about consumption and waste.
Pick your lessons by the standard
Earth and space science subjects
Each card is one NGSS standard. Open it to see how it can be taught. Pick your state and the codes update for Texas or Florida.
Monitoring Human Impact
Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
Human Consumption and Earth's Systems
Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems.
Kits for these lessons
