Lesson Extensions: Earth Science
Keep the learning going for your fast finishers!
Lesson Extensions are based around student choice to help you intercept those fast finishers with critical thinking and creative activities. They are a phenomenal way to end lessons, fill in those blank times during testing, and curb possible distractions by offering rigorous, but fun, learning opportunities.
Lesson Extensions help you scaffold learning for those students who are ready to dive a little deeper with activities connected to NGSS and TEKS earth science standards!
What are the four activities included in each Lesson Extension?
- Puzzler – improve problem-solving skills with a relevant puzzle
- Maker Space – encourage STEAM connections in the classroom with a hands-on activity
- Tech Connection – demonstrate student-learning with digital media options
- Word Master – incorporate creative writing into your science classroom
What’s included in Lesson Extensions?
- Teacher directions and answer keys
- Projection version – share directions on a digital classroom board
- Paper version – full- and half-sheet sized printouts
When would I use these?
Kesler Science Lesson Extensions offer you the high-level, rigorous supplementary materials you need to push your independent learners even further. Puzzles, hands-on engagement, and creativity engage early finishers and also offer a way to wrap up your lessons on earth science.
What topics are included in this bundle?
- Circulation and Climate
- Climate Change
- Density of an Unknown Substance
- Earth's Changing Surface
- Earth's Cycling Materials
- Earth's Minerals
- Ecoregions
- Evidence of Past Plate Motions
- Evolutionary Relationships
- Features of Earth's Crust
- Fossil Fuel Distribution
- Geological Time Scale
- Groundwater
- Identifying Tectonic Plates
- Layers of Earth
- Mineral Physical Properties
- Natural Hazards
- Plate Tectonic Theory
- Rock Formation
- Tectonic Plates and Geological Events
- The Fossil Record
- Topographic Maps
- Weather Changes
How are the Lesson Extensions aligned?
Lesson extensions are aligned to NGSS and TEKS science standards.
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