7th Grade Earth Sciences Games

Do you want to motivate your students to learn about the environment? Do you struggle to find engaging activities on natural disasters? Do you want students to learn about volcanoes, earthquakes, solar flares, tsunamis, floods, lightning, and more? Then download this Natural Disasters Activities to Learn About the Environment resource!

Students will enjoy answering multiple-choice questions with these three unique trivia games for small groups or the whole class. Great for an attention-getter, brain break, engaging opener, or built into your lesson plans!

➟A handout of questions is included to use as quiet seat work!

➟This resource includes:

• 50+ unique trivia questions
• A handout of the questions (for quiet seat work)
• Instructions for 3 different games.
• Answer Key
• Terms of Use

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Do you want to engage your students in learning about forest fires? Do you struggle to find an activity to motivate your students? Then download this Wildfires Activities to Learn About the Environment! Your students will learn all about wildfires including types of fires, causes, facts, figures, benefits, and more!

In these engaging and educational trivia games, your students will enjoy answering multiple-choice questions. They can be used individually, in small groups, or with the whole class. Great for an attention-getter, brain break, engaging opener, or built into your lesson plans! A handout of questions is included to use as quiet seat work!

This resource includes:

• 40+ unique multiple-choice trivia questions
• Handout of the questions (for quiet seat work)
• Instructions on how to play 3 different trivia games.
• Answers (answers to each question are in BOLD)
• Terms of Use

✈️ Click here to follow A World to Explore Store and be the first to know about brand-new games and activities!

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Do you need an engaging current event activity about the environment? Do you want to motivate your students to learn? Then download this Bundle Natural Disasters Environmental Activities and a Research WebQuest! Your students will learn about volcanoes, hurricanes, solar flares, hail, storms, lightning, floods, and a variety of other naturally occurring events.

WEBQUEST

When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in both print and digital formats. The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can even use this lesson as a fun team-building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more with this high-quality, no-prep resource!

3 TRIVIA GAMES

Students will enjoy answering multiple-choice questions with these three unique trivia games for small groups or the whole class. Students will learn about the causes, facts, and figures of various natural disasters. Great for an attention-getter, brain break, engaging opener, or built into your lesson plans!

➟ A handout of questions is included to use as quiet seat work!

This resource includes:

• Multi-part question WebQuest/scavenger hunt The URLs provided in this WebQuest are not 'live.' They are kept very simple so that students can easily type the URLs in the search bar to hunt for their answers). Text boxes are all set, and ready to go! Live links are provided on the last page of the resource
• 40 unique trivia questions
• HANDOUT of the questions (for quiet seat work)
• Instructions & Answer Key
• Website evaluation form
• Terms of Use

✈️ Click here to follow A World to Explore Store and be the first to know about brand-new games and activities!

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What a fun and exciting way to get students interested in the forces of nature!!!! They will love this interactive, group cooperation activity.

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OBJECTIVE:
o Students will understand the devastating effect natural disasters have on people and the country economically in the 21st Century.
o Students will be able to identify the cause and effect of various natural disasters throughout history.

MATERIALS:
o Introduction videos to choose from.
o Cards duplication for research on a natural disaster
o Graphic organizer
o Laminated spinner (You may use the one provided or purchase spinners at a teacher’s store.)
o Metal brads, 1 per group
o Laminated game board, 1 per group
o One die per group for the enrichment game.
o Tape—tape down the board game to the desk or table for stabilization.
o Computers, library books, and other resources for research.
o Forces of Nature Thinking Chart for taking notes during presentations.

PREPARATION:
Set up the classroom desks or tables so that students are sitting in groups of three or four.

On the board, write the following in preparation for the game, providing lots of room below each category to place index cards.

5=Results in the most damage costs the most amount of funds for restoration.
1=Results in the least damage costs the least amount of funds for restoration.

INTRODUCTION:

Included with purchase.

INTRODUCTORY VIDEO: CHOOSE THE VIDEO YOU WISH YOUR STUDENTS TO VIEW TO INTRODUCE THEM TO NATURAL DISASTERS:

Video links are included with purchase.

PROCEDURE:
Students will begin by spinning the wheel on the Forces of Nature game. They will take turns spinning, yet the group will only spin 3-5 times to acquire 3-5 different natural disasters to research (Based on the teacher’s requirements). A list of natural disasters is provided below for which students can refer. Each group will receive 3-5 research cards (included below) which ask them to name the natural disaster they have chosen to (1) research, (2) provide the location, (3) describe the physical damage, (4) explain the cause and effect, and (5) give a total of the estimated cost of damage and restoration costs. Allow students 10-20 minutes to research and complete each card for each natural disaster they chose to research.

Students may need to use problem-solving skills to determine how they are going to get all 3-5 completed within the limited time frame, meaning they may have to divide them up between group members and then come back and share their information.

CLOSURE / EVALUATION:
On the top of the board list the categories below, leaving room for students to place their natural disaster cards underneath the numbering system.

(Included with purchase)

4=Results in the most physical damage cost the most amount of funds for restoration.
1=Results in the least physical damage costs the least amount of funds for restoration.

Provide students with a Forces of Nature Thinking Chart on which the audience can take notes while their classmates give presentations.

Using their cards, allow students, one team at a time, to present each of their natural disaster cards to the class. Direct them to place their card under one of the four categories of ratings on the board. Be sure to have tape available. Painter’s tape may be best.

Once the class has finished presentations and all cards are categorized on the board, allow the class to discuss what are the 10 Worst Natural Disasters from the presentations, from their lists on the board. This may require that cards be moved around from one category to another in order to determine the 10 Worst Natural Disasters. The discussion will be centered on physical damage & cost of restoration. If students wish to move a natural disaster to another category, they must support their decision with facts. At the end, you should have 10 natural disasters listed under Category 4. This will be what the class as a whole has decided is the most devastating natural disasters throughout history based on restoration costs.

ENRICHMENT REVIEW ACTIVITY:
Continue to play Forces of Nature:
(Game included with purchase.)

LIST OF NATURAL DISASTERS COVERED

BEFORE THE 20th CENTURY
The Black Death (1348)
The Great White Plaque (1600s)
North American Smallpox Epidemic (1775)
Antioch Earthquake (526)
Aleppo Earthquake (1138)

20TH CENTURY
Hurricane Andrew (1993)
Nevado del Ruiz Volcano Eruption (1985)
Tangshan Earthquake in China (1976)
Haiyuan Earthquake (1920)

(More listed with purchase.)

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Do you want to engage your students in learning about wildfires? Do you struggle to find an activity to motivate your students? Then download this Bundle Wildfires Activity Research WebQuest and Games on the Environment. Your students will learn all about wildfires including types of fires, causes, indigenous practices, benefits, facts, figures, and more!

WEBQUEST

When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in both print and digital formats. The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can even use this lesson as a fun team-building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more about wildfires with this high-quality, no-prep resource!

3 TRIVIA GAMES

In these engaging and educational trivia games about wildfires, your students will learn about the causes, facts, and figures of these natural disasters. Perfect for individuals, small groups, or the whole class, they can be used as an attention-getter, brain break, engaging opener, or built into your lesson plans!

A handout of questions is included to use as quiet seat work!

This resource includes:

• Multi-part question WebQuest/scavenger hunt with relevant questions (The URLs provided in this WebQuest are not 'live.' They are kept very simple so that students can easily type the URLs in the search bar to hunt for their answers). Text boxes are all set, and ready to go! Live links are provided on the last page of the resource
• 40+ unique multiple-choice trivia questions
• Handout of the questions (for quiet seat work)
• Instructions & Answer Key
• Website evaluation form
• Terms of Use

✈️ Click here to follow A World to Explore Store and be the first to know about brand-new games and activities!

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