WVSTA Share-a-thon Resources
Engineering Design posters are linked at the bottom.
After seeing all the wonderful resources at the WVSTA 2018 Share-a-thon you probably want to get your hands on them! Here are links to download those resources. They are organized into high and middle school and then by standard.
| Elementary School | |||
| CSO(s) | Title | Author | Files |
| HS-ESS1-5 | Plate Boundaries Activity | Meghan Hartwell | Plate Boundaries Activity |
| 4-ESS2-1 | Weathering & Erosion | Cassandra Sisler | |
| Middle School | |||
| CSO(s) | Title | Author | Files |
| S.6.ESS.3 | Scale Model of the Solar System | Laura Bohrer | Scale Model of the Solar System |
| S.6.ESS.4 | Field Journal Fridays | Stephanie Walz | Field Journal Fridays |
| S.6.ESS.4 & S.6.ESS.5 | The Hydrologic Cycle | Danyelle Schoonmaker | The Hydrologic Cycle |
| S.7.ESS.5 & S.7.ESS.6 | Layers of Earth Play-doh Lab | Julie Gruber | Layer of Earth Play-doh Lab |
| S.7.ESS.1, S.7.ESS.2, S. 6-8.ETS.4 | Cloud in a Bottle | Denise Sharp | Cloud in a Bottle |
| S.8.ESS.1 | World Population Lab | Courtney Cremeans-Coleman | World Population Lab |
| MS-ESS1-1 | Phases of the Moon | Luke Tackett | Moon Phases Worksheet |
| MS-ESS2-2 | Bottle Model of Earth's Layers | Morgan Poling | Bottle Model of Earth's Layers |
| High School | |||
| CSO(s) | Title | Author | Files |
| S.9.ESS.2 | Exploring the Ultraviolet Light form the Sun | Erin Fultineer | Exploring the Ultraviolet Light from the Sun |
| S.9.ESS.5 | Nature of the Athenosphere | Catherine Carter | Lab - Nature of the Athenosphere |
| S.9.ESS.7 | Stream Table Lab | Mollie Craven | Stream Table Lab |
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S.9.ESS.13, S.9.ESS.14, S.9.ESS.15,
S.9.ESS.16, S.9.ESS.18 |
Choose Your Own Conservation Adventure | Kathryn Hottinger | Choose Your Own Conservation Adventure |
| HS-ESS1-5 | Mapping the Ocean Floor | Eric Canady | Mapping the Ocean Floor |
| HS-ESS2-3 | Slinky Lab - Earthquakes and Seismic Waves | Dareth Swentzel | Slinky Lab |
| HS-ESS2-D | Weather Station Lab | Bryan Schuerman | Weather Station Lab |
| HS-ESS3-1 | Water Water Anywhere | Karen Mauro | Water Water Anywhere |
Also take a look at these resources from the WVSTA 2017 Share-a-thon, you probably want to get your hands on them! Here are links to download those resources. They are organized into high and middle school and then by standard.
| Middle School | |||
| CSO(s) | Title | Author | Files |
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S.6.ESS.1, S.6.ESS.2, S.6.ESS.3 |
Grudgeball | Katie Ware | Grudgeball |
| S.6.ESS.3 | Solar System on the Field | Diana Boston | Solar System on the Field |
| S.7.ESS.1, S.9.ESS.10, S.9.ESS.13 | The Crayon Rock Cycle/Model of Three Faults | Debbie Robbins | |
| S.7.ESS.3, S.7.ESS.4 | Layers of Earth | Megan Bradfield | Layers of Earth Activity |
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S.7.ESS.4, S.7.ESS.6, S.6-8.L.16 |
Rock Laws with Legos | Alicen Adkins |
Rock Laws with Legos Standards |
| S.7.ESS.4, S.8.LS.6 | Stamper Record | Emily Helton | Stamper Record |
| S.7.ESS.4, S.9.ESS.6 | Dating Popcorn | Rhonda Wood | Dating Popcorn |
| S.7.ESS.5 | Making Waves Activity | Samantha Blair | Making Waves Activity |
| S.8.ESS.1 | Exploring Carbon in the Future | Catherine Waller |
Applet Instructions Student WS
Exploring Carbon in the Future |
| High School |
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| CSO(s) | Title | Author | Files |
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S.9.ESS.4 |
Planetary Orbits Lab | Robin Stout | Planetary Orbits Lab |
| S.9.ESS.6 | The Crayon Rock Cycle | Nikki Moriarty | The Crayon Rock Cycle |
| S.9.ESS.7, S.9.ESS.8 | How Much Water Do You Use | Samantha Rogers | |
| S.9.ESS.7 | Understanding Topographic Maps | Bill Dimsdale | Understanding Topographic Maps Activity |
| S.9.ESS.10 | Drip, Drop, Water is the Plot | Linda Wollaber | |
| S.9.ESS.10 | Frost Wedging | Holly Cain | Frost Wedging |
| S.9.ESS.13 | Solar Oven | Carla Snell | Solar Oven |
| S.9.ESS.15,S.HS.ETS.1,S.HS.ETS.2,S.HS.ETS.3 | Quick Spaghetti Earthquake Structure Lab | Marc Smith | Quick Spaghetti Earthquake Structure Lab |
| S.HS.ETS.2 | Blowing in the Wind | Mae Stevens | |
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S.9-10.L.2, S.9-10.L.4, S.9-10.L.5, S.9-10.L.6, S.9-10.L.9, S.9-10.L.13, S.9-10. L.14 |
Pull Apart Novel | Stacey Simons | Pull Apart Novel |
| S.9-10.L.19, S.9.ESS.5 | Ride the Rock Cycle Game | Rebecca Spicher | |
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Crash Landing | Amber Lafferty | Crash Landing |
Also take a look at these resources from the WVSTA 2016 Share-a-thon, you probably want to get your hands on them! Here are links to download those resources. They are organized into high and middle school and then by standard.
| Middle School | |||
| CSO | Title | Author | Files |
| S.5.GS.12 & S.5.GS.12 | Earth's place in the universe | Alicia Haugen | |
| S.6.LS.6 | Rocks & Minerals/Rock Cycle | Mary Dolan | |
| S.6.ESS.7 | Earthquakes and Volcanoes | Greg Page | Powerpoint Outline |
| S.7.ESS.1 & S.7.ESS.2 | Plate Tectonics | Christina Sterck | PT Lessons |
| S.7.ESS.1 | Water cycle | Daniel Hodges & Amanda Hevener | |
| S.7.ESS.5 | FOSS Earth History | Carolyn Hizer | Plate Models |
| S.8.PS.2, S.6-8.L.3, & S.8.ESS.1 | Interactive Science Notebooks | Jessie Butcher & Davita Melander | Notebooks Lesson |
| High School | |||
| CSO | Title | Author | Files |
| S.9.ESS.1 | Kinesthetic Evolution | Chloe Bland & Michael Stover | Kinesthetic Lesson |
| S.9.ESS.2 | Composition of the matter in the universe | Angela Hollida & Peggy Moore | Composition Lesson |
| S.9.ESS.5 | FOSS Earth History | Carolyn Hizer | Plate Models |
| S.9.ESS.7 | Mineral Identification | Lorrie Mottesheard | Mineral ID lab |
| S.9.ESS.8 | Topographic Map | Deb Martin | Topographic Map lab |
| S.9.ESS.9 | Thermal Convection | Mary Lou Houben | |
| S.9.ESS.10 | Properties of water | Melinda Carpenter & Teresa Cogar | Beaches |
| S.9.ESS.10 | Properties of water 2 | Rebecca Cooper | Watershed Lab |
| S.9.ESS.10 | Water Journal | Josh Revels | |
| S.9.ESS.11 | Carbon Cycle | James Bunner | |
| S.9.ESS.11 | Carbon Cycle | Kim Clark & Marjorie Boyd | |
| S.9.ESS.13 | Data Predictions | Ellen Johnson & Tamara Westfall | ESS LP |
| S.9.ESS.13 | Earth's atmosphere | Andrea Carr & Ashley Chouinard | |
| S.9.ESS.14 | Data Predictions | Ellen Johnson & Tamara Westfall | ESS LP |
| S.9.ESS.15 | GIS and GPS | Adam Hamrick | Lesson Plan |
| S.9.ESS.15 | Biomagnification | Jessica Russler | |
| S.9.ESS.17 | GIS and GPS | Adam Hamrick | Lesson Plan |
| S.HS.ETS.1, S.HS.ETS.2, & S.9-10.L | Interpreting maps | James Johnson | GPS Engineering |
| S.HS.ETS.3 | GPS Commercial | Elizabeth Wasiluk |
Engineering Design posters from WVSTA 2018.
| Middle School | |||
| CSO | Title | Author | Files |
| S.6-8.ETS.2, S.6-8.ETS.3, S.6-8.ETS.4 | Using Straw Rockets to Launch into Engineering Design | Alicen Adkins | Straw Rockets |
| S.6.ESS.7, S.6-8.ETS.2, & S.6-8.ETS.4 | Flood Barrier Boxes | Katie Ware | Flood Barrier Boxes |
| S.6-8.ETS.2, S.6-8.ETS.3, & S.HS.ETS.2 | Designing Seismometers | Nikki Moriarty | Designing Seisometers |
| S.6-8.ETS.2 | Airbags- Not just hot air | Catherine Waller | Airbags |
| S.6-8.ETS.2, S.7.ESS.1, & S.7.ESS.2 | The Water-Moving Olympics | Emily Helton | The Water-Moving Olympics |
| S.8.PS.2 | Engineering Bio-Plastics: Understanding Natural and Synthetic Materials Using a Hands-on Lab | Megan Bradfield | Engineering Bio-Plastics |
| High School | |||
| CSO | Title | Author | Files |
| S.9.ESS.14, S.9.ESS.15, S.HS. ETS.1, S.HS. ETS.2, S.HS. ETS.3 | Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change on Reservoir Evaporation | Rhonda Wood | Reservoir Evaporation |
| S.HS.ETS.2, S.6-8.ETS.2, S.6-8.ETS.4 | Just Like Kidneys: Semipermeable Membrane Prototypes | Stacey Markley | Just Like Kidneys |
| HS-ESS2-5, HS-ESS2-6, HS-ESS3-1, S.HS.ETS.3 | Flood Protection Structures | Samantha Blair | Flood Protection Structures |
| S.HS.ETS.2 & S.9-10.L.16 | Designing Lunar Habitats | Linda Wollaber | Designing Lunar Habitats |
| HS-ESS3-1 & HS-ETS1-3 | Helping Haiti: Earthquake Resistant Structures | Holly Cain | Helping Haiti |
| S.HS.ETS.1 & S.HS.ETS.3 | Reducing the Urban Heat Island Effect on Rooftops | Carla Snell | Reducing Urban Heat Island |
| S.HS.ETS.3 | Building a Model House to Withstand a Hurricane | Samantha Rogers | Hurricane |
| S.HS.ETS.3 | Water Washing: Creating Meaningful Engineering Connections in the Biology Classroom | Rebecca Spicher | Water Washing |