This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Middle School science teachers who are teaching MS-ESS3 - Earth and Human Activity according to the NGSS. Save 30% by purchasing this bundle.

✅ Covers the NGSS MS-ESS3 Standard: This unit explores how Earth's natural resources are distributed due to geoscience processes, the effects of natural hazards, human impacts on the environment and Earth's systems, population growth and resource use, and the factors contributing to climate change.

✅ Multiple Resources: Includes lessons, readings, activities, projects, and more.

✅ Resources are Organized: Each included resource is described inside the description file

✅ No Prep & Editable: Ready-to-use PDFs, Word docs, and digital versions for seamless classroom integration.

It includes the following resources

MS-ESS3-1:

• Biomass and Fossil Fuels Lesson
• Biomass and Fossil Fuels Digital INB Pages
• Crash Course Worksheet - Can We Make Electricity without Fossil Fuels
• Crash Course Worksheet - Can We Keep Warm and Stay Cool Without Fossil Fuels
• Case Study - The Devastating Impact of Industrial Pollution on Local Water Source
• Fossil Fuel and Nuclear Energy Production - Scavenger Hunt
• Fossil Fuels Reading
• Nonrenewable Energy Sources Lab Station Activity
• Tectonic Plates Lesson
• Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Lesson
• The Water Table Lesson
• Volcanoes Reading
• Earth's Natural Resources - Mineral, Energy, and Groundwater Lesson
• Crash Course Worksheet - Mineral Extraction
• Build Your Own Aquifer Project

MS-ESS3-2:

• Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tsunamis Lesson
• Earthquakes and Volcanoes - Scavenger Hunt
• Earthquakes and Volcanoes Lab Station Activity
• Earthquakes Reading
• Hurricanes Reading
• Volcanoes Reading
• Straw Tower STEM Engineering Challenge
• Paper Bridge STEM Challenge
• Pasta Tower STEM Challenge

MS-ESS3-3:

• Reducing Human Impact on the Environment Lesson
• Save the Drops – Designing a Water Conservation Plan Project
• Build Your Own Aquifer Project
• Crash Course Video Worksheet Human Impacts on the Environment
• Human Impact on Ecosystems Assignment
• Human Impact on Ecosystems Inquiry Lab Experiment Ecobottles
• Pollution Control Devices Reading
• Case Study The Impact of Industrial Pollution on Local Water Source
• Urban Sprawl Reading
• Crash Course Video Worksheet How Are Cities Organized

MS-ESS3-4:

• Understanding Biodiversity – Lesson
• Biodiversity and Climate Change – Lesson
• Earth’s Natural Resources - Mineral Energy and Groundwater - Lesson
• Biodiversity – Reading
• Earth’s Natural Resources - Reading
• Build Your Own Aquifer – Project
• Invasive Species – Project
• Human Impact on Ecosystems - Assignment
• Crash Course Video Worksheet - The Effects of Climate Change
• Crash Course Video Worksheet - Human Population Growth
• Crash Course Video Worksheet - Mineral Extraction
• Case Study - Plastic Pollution and Marine Ecosystems
• Case Study - Causes and Consequences of Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest
• Case Study - Investigating the Impact of Climate Change on Coral Reefs

MS-ESS3-5:

• Climate Change Lesson
• Climate Change Reading
• Biomass and Fossil Fuels Lesson
• Crash Course Video Worksheet: What is Climate Change
• Crash Course Video Worksheet Keep Warm & Stay Cool Without Fossil Fuels
• Climate Change Project
• Climate Change Crossword Puzzle Activity
• Climate Change Word Search and Scramble Activity
• Climate Change Lab Station Activity
• Climate Change - Digital Interactive Notebook Bundle
• Case Study - Polar Bear and Climate Change
• Case Study - African Elephant and Climate Change

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