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Copyright © 2007 The Trustees of Indiana University | Copyright Complaints Read More Go to Site 96.02.02: The Earth and Me: Forever Friends Votes:0 Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home The Earth and Me: Forever Friends by Kathleen Ware Contents of Curriculum Unit 96.02.02: Narrative Lesson Plan #1 Lesson Plan?#2 Lesson Plan?#3 Lesson Plan #4 Lesson Plan #5 Totem Pole (Tote Them to the Recycle Bin) (A lesson on the 3 R?s of a Healthier Environment) Lesson Plan #6 Childrens Annotated Bibliography Teacher?s Annotated Bibliography To Guide Entry The United States is rich in natural resources, fresh water, wildlife, rich soils, and many forests. The United States is also faced with some environmental problems. Water pollution, acid rain, over run landfills, and air pollution are just some of the environmental issues that our nation must address. Man has made ample changes to the environment which he shares with plants and animals. With t Read More Go to Site 97.06.07: The Ocean: A Watery World Votes:0 Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home The Ocean: A Watery World by Kathleen Ware Contents of Curriculum Unit 97.06.07: Narrative People and Weather Activity #1 The Atmosphere Activity #2 Biota Winds and Climate Water & the Atmosphere Activity #3 Storms Activity #3 Activity #4 Land Sculpturing Activity #5 Life In the Sea Activity #5 Nature?s Balance Activity #6 Students Bibliography Teacher?s Bibliography The Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School Team An Eighth Grade Town Meeting on Long Island Sound To Guide Entry Water is a very common substance on earth. It covers nearly three fourths of the earth?s surface. The oceans of the world are really one large body of water in which the continents stand as islands. This large body of water is subdivided into the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian, the A Read More Go to Site A Lesson in Plate Tectonics Votes:0 How Plate Tectonics Works Subscribe Me to the Extreme Science E-Zine Select Gender Female Male Select Education Grammar School Middle School High School-12yrs Some College Associate-14yrs Bachelor-16yrs Graduate-18yrs Post Graduate Select Country Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua/Barbuda Argentina Armenia (republic) Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Islands Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Cole d'lvoire Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Egypt Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia F Read More Go to Site About Rainbows Votes:0 What is a rainbow? Author Donald Ahrens in his text Meteorology Today describes a rainbow as "one of the most spectacular light shows observed on earth". Indeed the traditional rainbow is sunlight spread out into its spectrum of colors and diverted to the eye of the observer by water droplets. The "bow" part of the word describes the fact that the rainbow is a group of nearly circular arcs of color all having a common center. Where is the sun when you see a rainbow? This is a good question to start thinking about the physical process that gives rise to a rainbow. Most people have never noticed that the sun is always behind you when you face a rainbow, and that the center of the circular arc of the rainbow is in the direction opposite to that of the sun. The rain, of course, is in the direc Read More Go to Site Activity: Earth Science Votes:0 The Earth Bowl Grade Level: K - 3 Discussion: Scientists know that the earth is made of four layers: the inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust. See "Ideas for Discussion," #1. The Earth Bowl is a three dimensional, edible representation of the earth in cross section. (If time allows, have children participate in measuring the ingredients and constructing the Bowl.) Materials: 4 oz. pkg. raspberry gelatin dessert 4 oz. pkg. instant vanilla pudding 8 oz. pkg. black cherry gelatin dessert 4 cups boiling water (can be boiled and kept hot in thermos) 4 cups cold water 3 mixing bowls 12 graham crackers 1/2 cup melted margarine 1/4 cup granulated sugar 10" diameter clear glass bowl (Small paper cups and spoons for after discussion) Procedure: Make the gelatin desserts in separate bowls and ac Read More Go to Site Activity: Earth Science Votes:0 Clay Crash Grade Level: K - 6 Discussion: This simple demonstration illustrates for children the concept of plate movement and its consequences. See "Ideas for Discussion" #2, #3. Materials: clay or salt dough (recipe follows) playground ball (approx. 8" in diameter) bowl Procedure: In this demonstration, the ball represents the earth and the pieces of clay are two plates. Place the ball in the bowl to steady it and set aside. Flatten two lumps of clay and mold them so that they conform to the shape of the ball. (If the clay does not move smoothly over the surface of the ball, dust the ball with a little chalk dust or flour.) Slowly move the two pieces of clay toward one another so that they are touching. Ask the students to predict what will happen if the plates keep moving toward one ano Read More Go to Site Activity: Earth Science Votes:0 Frozen Erosion Grade Level: K - 6 Discussion: In "Ideas for Discussion," we mentioned that potholes are formed when freezing water expands and cracks the asphalt. In this experiment we show how water can break glass by expansion during freezing. Children can then infer that the same thing can happen with water and rocks in nature. Materials: 1 quart jar and lid (spaghetti sauce or mayonnaise) Water Towel Procedure: In front of the class, fill the jar with water and seal it with the lid. Wrap the towel around the jar and freeze it overnight. Unwrap the jar in front of the class and ask for their observations. What happened to the jar? (The water expanded as it froze, forcing the glass to crack.) Follow-Up Discussion: Explain to the class that in nature the same thing can happen when rainwat Read More Go to Site activity_inserts.html Votes:0 Ed Home (text) - TRC Home - sciencelines Index Go With the Flow Activity Included with permission from Yellowstone Teacher's Guide, An Education Resource for Teachers, Destination Cinema, Inc., 4155 Harrison Boulevard, Suite 210, Ogden, UT 84403, http://www.destinationcinema.com O bjective: Students will experiment with a simulated river bed and learn that erosion takes place faster with a young, fast-moving river than with a slow, older river. Materials: A milk carton (quart size), fine, dry soil, plastic tub, watering can with a diffuser top, empty mayonnaise jar, ruler, funnel with a wide hole In the film: The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone is a spectacular geologic example of how a river can erode the earth to expose colorful rocks and minerals. The power of the river can be seen as it ma Read More Go to Site ALFY - TLC - Lesson Builder - OverView Votes:0 --> --> ARTS & CRAFTS RESOURCES Printable Coloring Pages Printable Word Search Puzzles FREE Clip Art How the Watercycle Works Nancy East Rock Global Magnet School Lesson Objectives Students will learn how the watercycle works to supply water to the earth. Subjects Early Childhood, Science Standards 4.0 Explore air and water. Study the sun. Study the temperature. Grade Levels 2 Materials clear container, water plastic wrap, tape, soil, small plants, library books Lesson Steps 1. Place soil in bottom of container 2. Place plants in soil 3. Cover tight with plasticwrap and place where the sun can reach. 4. Count days until moisture forms and falls on plants. 5. Explain condensation Assessment Writing in journals what happens in their classroom terrarium, students will begin to understand the Read More Go to Site Antarctica Votes:0 Coping with the Cold | Blubber Glove | Salt Concentration | Penguin Adaptation Chick Die-Off | Changes in Antarctic Ice | Creating Plankton Space Available Gulf of Maine Aquarium Home Page Updated May 31, 2000. Copyright (c) 2000. Gulf of Maine Aquarium. All rights reserved. Please email comments to www@octopus.gma.org Read More Go to Site Aral and Salton Seas Votes:0 Investigation of the Aral and Salton Seas Lesson Plan: Overview The Salton Sea , located in Imperial County of Southern California, is a saline lake that was formed in a large basin (called the Salton Trough) created by releasing bend of the San Andreas fault. In modern times, the Salton Trough became a lake in 1891, but dried up within a year. It began to form again in 1893. In 1905, the Colorado River was diverted into the Salton Trough to create the Salton Sea. The Salton Sea was originally a fresh water lake. The Aral Sea , located in Uzbekistan and Kazakstan (both countries were part of the former Soviet Union), is historically a saline lake. It is very much like the Salton Sea of Southern California, except much larger. The Aral Sea was also formed in a basin formed by a releasing be Read More Go to Site Archived: Crystals Votes:0 A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n CRYSTALS A crystal is a special kind of rock. Different crystals have different beautiful shapes and colors. What you'll need Your magnifying glass Table salt Epsom salt Honey jar Measuring cups and spoons Paper cut into circles Scissors Pencil String 1 3/4 cups of sugar 2 or 3 paper clips A glass jar or drinking glass Your science journal What to do Use your magnifying glass to look for crystals. Inspect: The table salt and Epsom salt; The honey jar (particularly if it has been open for awhile); and The walls of the freezer (if it's not the frost-free kind). Draw pictures of what you see in your science journal. Do all of the crystals look the same? If not, how are they different? Try dissolving salt crystals and forming new ones: Dissolve 1 teaspoon Read More Go to Site ARTSEDGE: Lesson Coming Soon! Votes:0 About Us | Feedback | Search A RTS E DGE | Search Thinkfinity | spotlights Lessons Standards WebLinks How-To's Home > Teach > Lesson Coming Soon! Lesson Finder: Use the pull-down menus below to filter the Lessons listed on the right. All Arts Subjects Dance Music Theater Visual Arts All Other Subjects Foreign Language Language Arts Math Physical Education Science Social Studies Technology All Grade Bands K-4 5-8 9-12 Lessons Quick Search: Enter keywords to search all Lessons. New Lessons: How Romantic! Parallels in Music and History All Around the Baseball Field Playing in the Orchestral Team Coming Soon! This lesson is being updated as part of our redesign initiative; it will be back online shortly. We apologize for the temporary inconvenience. Feel free to use the pull-down menus o Read More Go to Site Bay Link - Votes:0 Bay Link - Read More Go to Site Be a Planet Votes:0 Be a Planet Objective: To learn what planets are and the names and order of the planets. Planet attributes can also be learned. Activities: Some students will "become" a planet so the names and order can be introduced. The teacher may wish to show pictures of the planets and name a few of the planets' attributes. Materials: For each student: drawing paper crayons or markers For lesson: book with planet pictures flashlight (not necessary) Procedure: Choose a child to be the Sun. Have her come to the front of the class and hold a flashlight to show she provides light and heat. Another student is chosen to be the planet Mercury, perhaps one whose name begins with "M" to help the children remember the name "Mercury." (If no first names are available, a student may be used whose name contains t Read More Go to Site Blizzard Attack: Home Page Votes:0 Blizzard Attack! Will you get there from here? You are about to come face to face with a major winter storm, one that could bring you lasting memories. The kind of storm that you'll one day say to your grandchildren, "I remember that big storm...and boy was it radical!" Well you get the point. Even though the experts have been tracking the storm inch by inch, as with all winter weather conditions, some unexpected and frightening changes may await you on your journey. Good luck and have a safe trip! Your Mission ? Sources of Weather Information Understanding Winter Storms Hit the Road Teacher's Guide Glossary of winter weather terms Winter Weather Safety Rules Blizzard Attack Main Page Expert Main Page WeatherEye is a public service of KGAN and is sponsored by Central Iowa Power C Read More Go to Site BUILDING A TOPOGRAPHIC MODEL Votes:0 BUILDING A TOPOGRAPHIC MODEL Lesson Plan: Overview Topographic maps are used extensively by a variety of people including geologists, field biologists, and hikers. A topographic map is the representation, on a flat surface, of part of the Earth's surface drawn to scale. Topographic maps show the shapes and features of the Earth's surface. A contour line connects places on the map which have the same elevation. To demonstrate the different elevations shown on a two dimensional topographic map, you can build a 3-dimensional model. This is an excellent opportunity for an orientation exercise: the students are asked to orient the model to the outdoor reality. As a group, we computed the scale (approximately 1:14,000) of the model by using ratios and proportions and a 1:24,000 topographic map o Read More Go to Site BUILDING A TOPOGRAPHIC MODEL Votes:0 BUILDING A TOPOGRAPHIC MODEL ELLEN P. METZGER INTRODUCTION THE ACTIVITIES that follow are from The Best of BAESI, a collection of 19 hand-on lessons modeled by teacher-participants in the Bay Area Earth Science Institute. BAESI was founded in 1990 at San Jose University. A non-profit organization supported by the National Science Foundation, San Jose State University, and a consortium of government, corporate, and academic partners, BAESI is built on the following observations: — Earth science is a wonderful tool for attracting more students to science. Kids of all ages are intrigued by dinosaurs, gemstones, tornadoes, and meteors. — Earth science provides an outstanding opportunity to integrate geology, meteorology, oceanography, chemistry, biology, physics, and mathematics in a Read More Go to Site CanTeach - Resources for Educators Votes:0 CanTeach has a new home! The file you are looking for has moved. Please update your bookmarks. Your browser will redirect you in a few moments, or click here to go there now. Read More Go to Site Clay Planets Votes:0 Clay Planets Type of Lesson : Hands-on Activity Time Needed : 45-50 minutes Standards Addressed MEGOSE ES1 Describe the Sun, Moon, and Earth. MEGOSE ES4 Describe, compare, and explain the motions of planets, moons, and comets in the solar system. Quick Summary of Lesson This is an introductory lesson about the planets of our solar system. Material for each group of 4 students 50 grams of gray clay 100 grams of yellow clay 50 grams of green clay 50 grams of blue clay 50 grams of red clay a balance for each group Procedure 1. Ask the question "what do you know about the planets?" Get students to brainstorm about this question. 2. Explain to the students that you can study astronomy through the use of models. The students will be creating a model of the solar system using clay to represent di Read More Go to Site Customized topographic maps... Votes:0 CUSTOMIZED TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AND RELIEF MODELS Joseph T. Hannibal The Cleveland Museum of Natural History 1 Wade Oval Drive, University Circle Cleveland, OH 44106-1767 Level: Grades 4 - 6 Estimated Time Required 2 hours preparation 1 hour for classroom construction project 1 hour for field trip Anticipated Learning Outcomes Students will learn the significance of topographic contours. Students will learn to use a topographic map to navigate. Background Understanding topography and its graphical representation on topographic maps is an important part of Earth science education. Topographic maps typically represent topography by the use of contour lines, lines that connect points having the same elevations. The concept of contour lines, however, is not easily grasped by beginning students at Read More Go to Site Daily Lesson Plan Votes:0 Back to Main Daily Lesson Plan Lesson Plan Archive News Snapshot Issues in Depth On This Day in History Crossword Puzzle Campus Weblines Education News Newspaper in Education (NIE) Teacher Resources Classroom Subscriptions News Summaries Daily News Quiz Word of the Day Test Prep Question of the Day Science Q & A Letters to the Editor Ask a Reporter Web Navigator Conversation Starters Vacation Donation Plan Discussion Topics Site Guide Feedback Job Opportunities Related Article Earth, Wind, and Fireworks: Sun's Storms Blow Northern Lights South By WILLIAM J. BROAD (Go to Article.) Tuesday, March 28, 2000 You Light Up My Life Examining the Causes and Effects of Auroras Author(s) Eric J. Miller, The New York Times Learning Network Grades: 6-8, 9-12 Subjects: Mathematics, Science Interdiscipli Read More Go to Site Drought: A Paleo Perspective -- Home Page Votes:0 ...Now the wind grew strong and hard, it worked at the rain crust in the corn fields. Little by little the sky was darkened by the mixing dust, and the wind felt over the earth, loosened the dust and carried it away. ...from The Grapes of Wrath , written by John Steinbeck. Droughts occur throughout North America, and in any given year, at least one region is experiencing drought conditions. The major drought of the 20th century, in terms of duration and spatial extent, is considered to be the 1930s Dust Bowl drought which lasted up to 7 years in some areas of the Great Plains. The 1930s Dust Bowl drought, memorialized in John Steinbeck's novel, The Grapes of Wrath , was so severe, widespread, and lengthy that it resulted in a mass migration of millions of people from the Great Plains to th Read More Go to Site Earth Day Groceries Project Votes:0 Latest news from the Project blog : View RSS feed Happy Earth Day, 2007! Welcome to The Earth Day Groceries Project, one of the oldest and largest educational activities on the Internet. www.earthdaybags.org Reports are coming in from 2007! Head here to send in your report , and go here to read them . Looking for pictures? Go here ! Earth Day is April 22....every year... The Earth Day Groceries Project web site is copyright ?1994-2007. Unauthorized publication of any material is prohibited. visitors since 3/25/00 Read More Go to Site Earth Day: Teacher's Lounge - Classroom Votes:0 Download Central Classroom Activities Cool Ideas Links Page Feedback Index Classroom Activities Getting smarter about how we use energy is the only way to begin to reverse the effects of global warming and continue to clean up our air. It is also a key way to protect fragile wild places, such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. As you'll learn from Arctic Adventure, the Refuge is a rare and remarkable place, with thousands of caribou, millions of birds, and wide-open wilderness. Because of the diversity of species that can be found in the Arctic Refuge, it is often called "America's Serengeti." Grade Levels Pre-K - 2nd grade | 3rd - 6th grade | 7th - high school Pre-K - 2nd grade All About Earth Day Coloring Book Picture Book - "What Are Me And You Gonna Do?" 3rd - 6th grade Read More Go to Site Earth Observatory: Experiments Votes:0 .title {font-family: ITC Avant Garde Gothic, Century Gothic, Sans; font-weight: bold;} td.caption {font-family: ITC Avant Garde Gothic, Century Gothic, Sans; font-size: 67%} .site_title {font-family: ITC Avant Garde Gothic, Century Gothic, Sans; font-size: 90%;} img.right_justify { float: right ; margin-left: 8 px } img.left_justify { float: left ; margin-right: 8 px } BR.clear { clear: right } You are now in the Experiments section. Listed below are interactive experiments that can be used to teach all ages about the art and science of space-based Remote Sensing. The experiments focus on how NASA uses Remote Sensing to study how and why Earth changes. Global Warming The Earth’s average temperature rose by more than half a degree Celsius over the last century. What caused this change Read More Go to Site Earth Science Lesson Plans developed in EDU 360 Votes:0 Earth Science Lesson Plans developed in EDU 553 Plate Tectonics Lesson Plan developed by Jacqueline K. Bowman Dec. 12, 2000 Background and Assumptions: Students have completed unit on the evolution of the earth including plate tectonics. This unit is aimed at high school earth science. Objective: Students will be able to determine whether plate tectonics or other forces were responsible for the formation of selected images of the terrestrial planets. They will be able to give credible evidence for their choice. Materials: NASA educational product, Planetary Geology NASA CD-ROM, Welcome to the Planets Procedure: 1. Begin by asking students review questions about their knowledge of plate tectonics. Potential questions include: ?What is the cause of the Ring of Fire??, ?Why do faults occur??, Read More Go to Site Earth Science | Lesson Plans Index Votes:0 Front page > Lesson Plans > Science > Earth Earth Investigating Leafs through printmaking Understanding Time Zones Creating Water in the Desert Day and Night in the Desert Front Page | Lesson Plans | Power Tools | Sharing | Help --> --> Read More Go to Site Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics Votes:0 Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics Lesson Plan: Overview The tectonic plates of the world are constantly moving in relation to each other. The boundaries between plates are zones of active faulting and earthquakes. There are three types of plate boundaries and three types of faults. Remember, there are two types of crust which can be involved in this faulting, oceanic crust and continental crust. Goals: To understand the three types of plate boundaries (convergent, divergent, and transform) and faults (thrust, normal, and strike-slip.) Central Question: What happens when plates come together? What types of motion occurs? What types of faults are characteristics to each type of plate boundary? What other geologic features are foundat the different types of margins? Materials for each team: Na Read More Go to Site Education Center Activity: Monster Waves Votes:0 Monster Waves Science/Math Activity In this activity, students will build a tabletop village and use it to visualize the relative height and affects of gigantic waves called tsunamis. WHAT YOU NEED Tremors Behind Tsunamis (print and copy) A map of the world Small cardboard gift boxes or oak tag Construction paper Tape or glue Colored markers WHAT TO DO Read Tremors Behind Tsunamis to give students background on tsunamis and where they are likely to occur. Some students may to wish look in additional sources for more information on the topic. Explain to students that the class will be making a replica of a seaside fishing village or port city to help them visualize the massive size of tsunamis and the destruction they can cause. Divide students into small groups, having each group build a d Read More Go to Site Epicenter Votes:0 Epicenter Lesson Plan: Overview Students become seismologists trying to triangulate the location of an earthquake by using data (seismograms) retrieved from at least three different seismic stations. The students get to make use of their knowledge about P and S waves. The options and help menus provide a great deal of valuable information about the program Epicenter and seismology. We went through the introductory pages as a group and demonstrated how the activity worked with one station on the first exercise. It is important to make sure that the students understand the to read a seismogram. They need to be able to properly identify the arrival of the P and S waves. 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Home | About Us | Products & Services | Support | Contact Us | Order Online | Search & Sitemap Call Me Now! | S Read More Go to Site ESRI Live Earthquake Site Votes:0 ESRI Live Earthquake Site Lesson Plan: Overview ArcData Online allows you to browse a wide variety of geographic data to create maps of your areas ofinterest. Here you can access near-real-time seismic data to see maps of the latest earthquakelocations. Earthquake maps are provided for both the world and the United States. The data is timesensitive and only dates back to the previous month. This means that if major earthquakes have notoccurred recentlythen the students will only be looking at low magnitude quakes. Goals: Students should be able to look at the World map and find earthquakes near plate boundaries.Then students should be able to locate and describe earthquakes in the United States and California. Central Question: What does the location, depth and strength tell us about Read More Go to Site Exploratorium Web Science Workshop: Locating EarthquakeEpicenters Votes:0 Locating Earthquake Epicenters By Eric Muller Topic: Earth Science Type of Web activity: Using data from the Web Materials / Software needed: Web browser. Poster-sized map of world (like from National Geographic ) Grade Level: 5-12 Time involved: Several Weeks to Several Months Created on: July 26, 1996 Updated: August 2005 The Web Science Workshop lessons were created in cooperation with the Exploratorium Teacher Institute . This site developed and maintained by Deborah Hunt and Eric Muller . 3601 Lyon St. San Francisco, CA 94123 © The Exploratorium Create a map of earthquake epicenters and define plate boundaries around the world. This lesson may take a few months to complete, so be patient. Below are two variations of this lesson: the classroom version and the individual version. Classr Read More Go to Site Geological time line -Primary Votes:0 Geological time line -Primary .style1 { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } .style2 { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; } Return to Primary Lesson Plans Click here for a printable version Title : Geological Time Line Level : Primary - Middle ( 3 - 8 ) Time : Varies - depends on age/level and complexity of project KERA Goals : 1.3, 1.5 - 1.9, 2.1, 2.22, 5.1, and 5.3 Objective : The student will demonstrate knowledge of when coal was formed. Materials: Adding machine tape (or other suitable paper) Paints Crayons Chalk Activity: Born: . Anthracite: 10:46 p.m. Bituminous: 10:48 p.m. Lignite: 10:40 p.m. 1. Plot a geological time line showing when coal was formed. 2. Determine that coal is a form of solar energy that was first released 250 million years ago. Read More Go to Site Geology Lesson: Sands of Time Votes:0 Sands of Time Geology Lesson Introduction Sand is produced by a long process of erosion and the weathering effects of wind and water. The "parent" rock from which sand originates may be a far off mountain range. By learning about the composition of sand, students will also learn about the geological history of the earth, and the powerful forces of water, wind and ice that shape our landscape. Look for the symbol for the math connection in this lesson. Illinois State Goal Standard Learning Benchmarks 11 A 2d. Use data to produce reasonable explanations. 12 E 2b. Describe and explain short-term and long-term interactions of Earth's components. 13 A 2c. Explain why keeping accurate and detailed records is important. Time Allotment one 50-minute session Materials Sample of sandstone Granite Sa Read More Go to Site Glacier/Weather Lesson Plans Votes:0 Pre-field Trip Activities Glacier/Weather Lesson Plans Select the following pre-field trip lesson plans for your appropriate grade level: Weather Instruments and Charts, All Grades Conversion Table for Water Measurements, All Grades K-8, 'Reading the Weather' K-8, 'Spring Wind Catchers' 3-8, 'Physical Properties of Ice' 3-8, 'Demonstrations of How Various Types of Precipitation are Formed' 3-8, 'How Does Ice Break Down Mountains?' Main | General Info. | Virtual Tour | Lesson Plans | Chat Room | Read More Go to Site Global Warming Unit Votes:0 Choose Your View 10 Big Ideas Electronic Visualization Electronic Visualization Global Warming Unit Unit Description Objectives Materials and Resources Unit Lesson Plans Relation to Standards One Computer versus Many Grade level: Middle School, High School Subject Area: Science and Language Arts Unit Description Many people are concerned about the possibility that the earth is getting warmer and the effects this change might have on the earth's ecosystem. This unit includes classroom activities to help students understand global warming and its possible effects on human beings. Lessons in the unit provide students with opportunities to study global climate changes, discuss and debate the current arguments for and against global warming and the Greenhouse Effect, investigate the possibility Read More Go to Site Grade 4: Unit Project A Votes:0 Unit 4A, Earth's Land Unit Project: Investigating Your State's Natural Resources Investigate resources available in your own state! Project Link 1 (Chapter 1, page A7) Plan, prepare, and present an exhibit about your state's natural resources. First, prepare a list of scenic places that you would recommend to someone visiting your state for the first time. Then make a display using pictures of these sites. Internet Links States' Scenic Places Yahooligans! — Downloader: Pictures: United States http://www.yahooligans.com/Around_the_World/Countries/United_States/United_States_Pictures Kudzu Links: State Parks Online http://www.mindspring.com/~wxrnot/parks.html Recreation.Gov: Recreational Activities on Federal Lands http://www.recreation.gov/ U.S. West: The Colorado River Read More Go to Site Grade Three Science - Earth Votes:0 Grade 3 Science Core Unit: Earth Unit overview: The structure of the Earth -- its core, mantle, and crust -- is described in this unit. The focus is on the soil, soil formation and development, and the topography produced by rearrangement of the soil and glacial till. The importance of soil is also considered. Related material: The grade 1 Core Unit, Earth , has introduced several of the important concepts in this unit. The lessons should be planned to build upon the experiences which the students had then. The grade 2 Habitats Core Unit touches on the matter of topography as providing either habitat or appropriate sites for habitat development. The grade 4 Core Unit on Fossils and Rocks further develops some of the concepts in this unit. The importance of the soil to plant growth and anim Read More Go to Site Ground Water Votes:0 Ground Water click here for the adobe version recommend this activity to a friend I like this activity because it gives the children a chance to see how the earth works and why it is important to consider what we pour onto the ground. The objective is:to become aware of how liquids move through the earth, to understand that different types of soil have different absorbency properties. Background: Most children who grow up in the city take their water supply for granted. Everything that is placed on the ground can find its way into our water. Some soils are more absorbent. Liquids can be filtered through them, others have no absorbency – everything flows through, and some are minimally absorbent where liquids tend to run off rather than through. Skills: The children should be able to t Read More Go to Site Hawai`i Space Grant Redirect to new URL Votes:0 Hawai`i Space Grant Consortium's Exploring Planets in the Classroom has moved. (www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu) The activity page you are looking for can be found in its new location at: http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/FoldsFaultsTe.html You will be redirected automatically in a few seconds; otherwise, just click on the new URL link. Please update your bookmarks and links accordingly. Thanks. spacegr@higp.hawaii.edu SEPTEMBER 2001 Read More Go to Site How Does the Wind Blow?:: Lesson Plan, Activity, or Teaching Idea from A to Z Teacher Stuff Votes:0 A to Z Teacher Stuff ~ Teacher Resources, Lesson Plans, Themes, Tips, Printables, and more advertise All Grades Preschool K 1-2 3 - 5 6 - 8 9 - 12 Quick Links : Teacher Downloads • Free Newsletter • Sites for Teachers • Leveled Books Search home themes lessons tips articles discuss store printables subjects tools search Home : Lesson Plans : Literature Activities : How Does the Wind Blow? Visit Network Sites ... 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Faculty members went back to their classrooms and conducted hands-on training with pre-service teachers, modeling strategies for effectively using video to explain, motivate, reinforce, and reach students' different learning styles, as they grapple with math and science concepts. Here at IdahoPTV we feel it is critical to support and prepare teachers in the effective use of technology, both at the pre-service level and for veteran teachers. Utilization St Read More Go to Site IMYM Teacher Resources Votes:0 skip to left navigation • skip to page content Education Home K-12 Site Map Contacts Feedback FranÇais Search >K-12 Home > Information Technology IMYM FAQs Pilot Project Interdisciplinary Units Research Results Resources What's New Contacts To view PDF files, you must have a copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader which is available as a free download. 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Interdiscip Read More Go to Site Index of Visualizing Earth Lesson Plans and Activities Votes:0 Visualizing Earth's Earth Science Lesson Plans and Activities Aral and Salton Sea Lesson Plan Aral and Salton Sea Activity Aral Sea Diagram Salton Sea Diagram Comparing Topographical Maps to 3-Dimensional Models Lesson Plan Comparing Topographical Maps to 3-Dimensional Models Activity Our Dynamic Planet Lesson Plan Our Dynamic Planet Activity Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics Lesson Plan Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics Activity FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3 FIGURE 4 FIGURE 5 FIGURE 6 Image Set A Image Set B Epicenter Lesson Plan Epicenter Activity ESRI Lesson Plan ESRI Activity Isostasy Lesson Plan Isostasy Activity NIH Image Lesson Plan NIH Image Activity Sea Floor Spreading Lesson Plan Sea Floor Spreading Activity Seismic Waves Lesson Plan Seismic Waves Activity Topography Lesson Plan Topogra Read More Go to Site Jeff Goodman Votes:0 Jeff Goodman Department of Curriculum and Instruction Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina 28608 (828)262-2176 Current Classes: CI 4810/ CI 5810 Introduction to Sight and Sound US1150 First Year Seminar: Media, Technology and Society CI 3850/ RE 3850 Literacy Technology and Instruction GS4401 Science and Science Teaching in the Elementary School Other Classes: CI 3750 Integrating Technology into Instruction CI 4950/ CI 5950 Non-Fiction Film and Vide o CI 3543 Methods of Elementary Science Teaching for Scientific Literacy CI 5636 Digital Production for the Classroom CI 5630 Instructional Technology GS 4401 Methods of Elementary School Science CI 3532/ CI 5552 Advanced Video Production CI 5534 Digital Production in the Classroom (summer 2001) CI 2800 Teachers, Schools and Learn Read More Go to Site Kamchatka: Teacher Resources Votes:0 --> Introduction Lesson 2 Kamchatka: Just Gushing with Geysers! Grade Level: 5-10 Estimated Time: Two class periods. One period to introduce geysers and how they work. One class period to have students label and construct a working model of a geyser. Background Materials Procedure Extensions Assessment Resources Related Standards Lesson Objectives: Students will learn what a geyser is. Students will learn the parts of a geyser and how it works. Students will work in pairs to construct a working model of a geyser. Students will label the parts of their geyser model. Students will write a brief summary about their geyser experience in their journals. Background Located in an isolated and rugged region of Siberia, the Kamchatka Peninsula is home to the Valley of the Geysers. Within the remote Read More Go to Site Land & Water Preview Votes:0 "Where Land & Water Meet" Click here for Graphic Storyline GIF file (25K) Download Land and Water Unit Microsoft Word for Mac sea (675K!) Table of Contents, Subconcepts & Storyline: 1995 DRAFT Version Grade Level Concept: Where water and land meet, a changing aquatic environment exists in which organisms strive to succeed Storyline for Unit......3 A. Pre-Assessment 1. What happens where the water meets the land......5 B. The movement and nature of water create changing aquatic environments. 2. Make-A-River......7 Melting Snow and Ice......13 Make-A-Lake......18 C. Physical properties of water and soils and affect their interactions. Water Chemistry......20 6. Sedimentation & Water Holding Capacity of Soil......29 7. Shifting Sands, Changing Tides......33 D. Aquatic environments present cha Read More Go to Site Lesson 1 Votes:0 The Properties of Water Grade Level Prospective and Practicing K-8 Teachers; may be adapted for use in elementary classes Time Exercises 1-4 take approximately 2 hours. Water is everywhere. It's in the air we breathe. It's in our sink faucets, andit's in every cell of our body. Water is an unusual substance with specialproperties. Just think about the wonder of water: To Ponder 1. How does water rise from the roots of a redwood tree to the very top? 2. How do insects walk on water? 3. Why does ice float rather than sink? 4. Why do people become seriously ill, or die, if they go without liquid for a week or so? 5. How would life in a lake be affected if ice sank andlakes froze from the bottom up? In this first lab, we willinvestigate the properties of water in an attempt to understand h Read More Go to Site Lesson Exchange: Formation of Mountains in Landform Study (Elementary, Science) Votes:0 TEACHERS | ADMINISTRATORS | GROUPS MY LINKS: chat center Chatboards Teachers Administrators Grade Level Subject Area States Tech Chatboards Projects Interest Groups Classifieds Help Wanted Books for Sale Items Wanted Teaching Supplies Teacher Created Manipulatives Educ Games Educ Software Fundraising Miscellaneous Educ Programs Distance Learning Distance Teaching Continuing Education Tutors Wanted Tutoring Services Lessons New Lessons Add a Lesson Browse Lessons Search Lessons Jobs Search Jobs Post Resume Post Job Listings Resume Search Distance Learning Mailrings Harry Wong Projects Project Switchboard Classroom Centers Professional Readings Grant Writing Fundraising Eco-Chatboard 100 Days Traveling Buddies Classroom Pets Pen Pals Post Cards Live Chat Advertising <<Previous Lesson N Read More Go to Site Lesson Plan for Rock Hounds Votes:0 Lesson Plan ||| Rock Hound Home Page ||| Grade Levels: K - 8 Lesson Submitted by: Tammy Payton tpayton@dmrtc.net Objective By using the resources on this web-based activity, students will gain an understanding of the rock cycle including how sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks form. Materials Needed: Internet access web browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer e-mail access materials that are listed under the activity collections Activity Description: About a month before you plan to introduce your unit on rocks, announce on educational mailing lists that you would like to have a rock swap where classes swap rocks collected in their neighborhood. You can see the directions for writing and posting this collaborative project on the web page called Collaborative Ideas at http://w Read More Go to Site Magnetic Fields and Bermuda Triangles - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Votes:0 Lesson Plan #:AELP-EAR0022 Magnetic Fields and Bermuda Triangles An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Author: Alfons N. Bouchier; Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, NM Date: May 1994 Grade Level(s): 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Subject(s): Science/Earth Science OVERVIEW: The magnetic field around a permanent magnet, like the gravitational field around a massive object, is not only invisible, but hard for students to comprehend. With no concrete experience to draw from, they tend to ignore this basic concept, or at best, memorize facts about it. PURPOSE: This activity shows how to map a magnetic field, and to find how a bar magnet's field combines with the Earth's magnetic field to form a complex resultant field. OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to: Use a compass to determine the direction of a m Read More Go to Site MSI - WATER CYCLE STUDENT ACTIVITY Votes:0 Water Cycle Background: All of the earth's water goes through a cycle in which the water changes its location or physical state through different processes. In accordance with the law of conservation of matter, water is not created or destroyedQit just changes form. Water can be found in all three states of matter during the cycle: solid (ice caps), liquid (lakes) and gas (water vapor). There are five processes by which water moves through the cycle. Water in oceans and lakes evaporates into the air. Cool air in the atmosphere causes this water vapor to condense into a cloud. Precipitation from the cloud falls to the ground as rain, sleet or snow. The water on the ground percolates through the soil and some of it is absorbed by plants. As the plants go through photosynthesis (converting su Read More Go to Site Natural Wonders of the World Votes:0 * Natural Wonders of the World Field Trip Trailhead ---- Teacher's Resources ---- Start Field Trip You may have heard about the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Or perhaps you haven't. In either case, there is no definitive list that one can point to and claim that these are the Seven Wonders. You could even come up with your own list of seven wonders and claim those to be the seven. There are however, some naturally occurring phenomenon that do appear in multiple lists and definitive or not, these are amazing feats of nature to behold. In this tour we will visit some of these Natural Wonders of the World. Along the way, you'll learn about geography, geology and magnetic forces! Objectives Students will learn about the natural formations referred to as the "Natural Wonders of the W Read More Go to Site NIH Image Fault Investigation Votes:0 NIH Image Fault Investigation Lesson Plan: Overview Students use the image processing software, NIH Image to view images of Earth taken from the space shuttle. These images may contain faults which the students can locate by viewing the image, and identify by using supplimental maps, label using NIH Image. Once identified the students can use NIH Image to determine the length of the visible portion of the fault, where it has ruptured the Earth's surface. If the class doesn't have experience using NIH Image, go over thetutorial with the students. Use one image for the students to explore theprogram and practice drawing on images. Make sure students don't save any work, or they do so to a different directory.Also make sure you have backup copies of the images. Give ademonstration on the Read More Go to Site NSRC Home Page Votes:0 bypass navigation bar The National Science Resources Center (NSRC) was established in 1985 by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Academies. Its mission is to improve the learning and teaching of science for all students in the United States and throughout the world. More School districts that have implemented research-based science education programs based on the NSRC Theory of Action can point to improved student performance in science. Impact of our work , and research . Building awareness of science education . Expanding and sustaining effective science education programs in school districts and states. Supporting the professional growth of teachers Teacher's Resources Providing research-based science instructional materials . NSRC Program Brochure . Developing and strengtheni Read More Go to Site Planet Earth - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Votes:0 Lesson Plan #:AELP-ENV0001 Planet Earth An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Submitted by: Laura Wilson, Hammon Elementary School Hammon, Oklahoma Endorsed by: These lesson plans are the result of the work of the teachers who have attended the Columbia Education Center's Summer Workshop. CEC is a consortium of teacher from 14 western states dedicated to improving the quality of education in the rural, western, United States, and particularly the quality of math and science Education. CEC uses Big Sky Telegraph as the hub of their telecommunications network that allows the participating teachers to stay in contact with their trainers and peers that they have met at the Workshops. Date: May 1994 Grade Level(s): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Subject(s): Science/Environmental Education Overview: Introduct Read More Go to Site Researching Research Votes:0 Researching Research http://edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/JGarciaResearch/UnitTemplate.html by Julie Garcia Introduction This unit was developed at Memorial Academy in the Spring of 1996 in conjunction with the San Diego Unified School District's Triton Project , a Challenge Grant funded by the U. S. Department of Education. Focus: Researching global discoveries in oceanography for tomorrow'sworld The oceans cover three-quarters of the earth's surface and are vital for the functioning of our planet. They provide food, transportation, recreation, and vital natural resources that affect our everyday lives. By studying our oceans we can gain a deeper understanding of theglobal changes happening around us. Many advanced research projects are currently in progress at places such as Sea World and Scri Read More Go to Site Resource Finder Votes:0 Scholastic Inc. Customer Service Privacy Policy Product Information Administrators Librarians Teachers Scholastic.com Lesson Plans Learning Activities Books Products Games Club Ordering Online Scholastic At Home Scholastic Store Teacher Store Welcome Read More Go to Site Rivers- Life Cycle: Lesson Plan Votes:0 TOPIC: Running Water/Rivers- Life Cycle OBJECTIVES: 1) Knowledge: learn the parts of a river system. study the cycles involved in gradational activity: life cycle of a river. 2) Skills: interpret topographic maps that show gradational land forms. create models of characteristic river landscapes. RESOURCE MATERIALS: Comparison Organizer Topographic maps representative of stages in life cycle of rivers An appropriate reference on Physical Geography INSTRUCTIONS: Hand out the topographic maps (copies- with color available for reference) and have students identify the locations on a smaller scale map. Briefly explain the concept of the three stages in the life cycle of a river landscape. Divide the class into groups of three: 'Home' groups. Have groups assign their members a stage in the life Read More Go to Site Rock exploration Science Lesson Plan, Thematic Unit, Activity, Worksheet, or Biology or Chemistry Teaching Idea Votes:0 Join Newsletter Search This Site! Rock exploration About | Lesson Plans | Forums | Contribute | Hotchalk's Classroom Tools | Advertising Lesson Plans Math Language Arts Science Social Studies Art Computers & Internet Music P.E. & Health Other Multi-Disciplinary HotChalk Tools Inspired Teachers Science Projects Math Worksheets Teacher Discussions Lesson Plan Guide Search This Site Join Our Newsletter Contribute !!! Take Our Survey! Tell A Friend! Special Features Efficient Reading Fun Science Ideas Food & Fitness Master's in Education Science Competition Previous Articles Enroll with HotChalk Free Professional Development Tools for Schools What We Offer Take a Tour! About HotChalk HotChalk Sites EdScope, L.L.C. EduBanners.com Learn PC Hardware Vote For Us @ SitesForTeachers @ Teach-nology R Read More Go to Site Science Votes:0 SCIENCE BUBBLES, BUBBLES, BUBBLES GRADES: 4-8 This is a great lesson to use while teaching the scientific method. The challenge for the students is: Can you make a better bubble solution? MATERIALS: water in a plastic container glycerin or white corn syrup liquid detergent stir stick aluminum tray with a straw METHOD: Measure 100 ml of water into your container. Add small amounts of the other ingredients. Make sure to record what you have added and the amounts you used. Pour a small amount of your bubble maker, make the biggest bubble possible! Gently burst your bubble and measure the diameter of your broken bubble (make sure to record this number). If you are not happy with your recipe, try adding more of one of the ingredients. NOTE: I used a chart where the kids could record how much of Read More Go to Site Science Junction -Teacher Terminal -Lesson Plans Votes:0 IMSEnet | Lesson Plans Welcome to Lesson Plans Choose from the list below for science lesson plans. Life Sciences Brine Shrimp Project Carolina Coastal Science Fish Kills! Relocating A Lighthouse The Shell Island Dilemma Earth and Space Sciences North Carolina Earth Kam Which Way Is North? Dino Inquiry Geologic Explorations Chemistry Physics Read More Go to Site scrtec.org Votes:0 scrtec.org Click here to go to scrtec.org . Read More Go to Site Sea Floor Spreading Votes:0 Sea Floor Spreading Lesson Plan: Overview The phenomenon of sea-floor spreading is one of the most remarkable features of planet Earth. Wherever two tectonic plates pull apart, the gap is filled continually with newly created oceanic crust. The site of new sea-floor creation is at the crest of the great oceanic spreading ridges, globe-girdling mountain ranges that would be seen as Earth's most dramatic features if they were not hidden beneath the waters of the oceans. In many places, the spreading ridges are offset by great transform faults. They are so named because the pulling-apart motions of the plates along the ridges are transformed into strike-slip (side-by-side) motion along the faults. There, the plates are neither pulling away from nor approaching one another, but instead are sli Read More Go to Site Seismic waves Votes:0 Seismic waves Lesson Plan: Overview This is not an all-period activity, but a short introduction to seismic waves to prepare the students for the Epicenter program. The shaking experienced during earthquake is caused by a release of built up elastic strain energy. When displacement occurs along a fault, the built up strain e energy is released in the form of seismic waves. There are two types of body waves, S-Waves and P-Waves. Goals: To discover the differences between P- and S-waves using a slinky. Central Question: What are the properties of seismic ground waves, how to they work, and what do they tell us about the Earth and earthquakes? Materials for each team: Slinky Other resources: Activity sheets Setting the stage: This is a very short activity, but quite important since it helps t Read More Go to Site Solar System - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Votes:0 Lesson Plan #:AELP-SPA0021 The Solar System An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Submitted by: Lydia Flynn, St. John Nepomuk Catholic School, Yukon, OK Endorsed by: These lesson plans are the result of the work of the teachers who have attended the Columbia Education Center's Summer Workshop. CEC is a consortium of teacher from 14 western states dedicated to improving the quality of education in the rural, western, United States, and particularly the quality of math and science Education. CEC uses Big Sky Telegraph as the hub of their telecommunications network that allows the participating teachers to stay in contact with their trainers and peers that they have met at the Workshops. Date: May 1994 Grade Level(s): 4, 5, 6 Subject(s): Science/Space Sciences Overview: The magnitude and c Read More Go to Site Stress and Strain Votes:0 Stress and Strain Stress and Strain Therese Donatello Weber High School 7929 Elm Grove Dr. 5252 W. Palmer St. Elmwood Park, Il. 60635 Chicago, Il. 60639 708-453-3524 312-637-7500 Objectives : Grade level- Junior High 1. To show the stress and strain involved in the movements of the earth's crust with the use of working models. 2. To show how the forces of compression, tension, and shearing effect the movement of the earth's crust. 3. To show how materials effect the movement of the earth's crust. Materials needed : The following materials are needed to construct each model: 1. compression model - one piece of wood (30 cm x 15 cm), two pieces of wood (1 in. x 2 in. x 30 cm), two pieces of wood (1 in. x 2 in. x 15 cm), two bolts 30 cm long, and two wing nuts; 2. tension model - one piece of Read More Go to Site Surfing for Earthquakes and Volcanoes Votes:0 Surfing for Earthquakes and Volcanoes by Patty Coe and Michael Merrick Grade Levels: 6 through 8 Time Requirements: Approx. 2-3 hours Prep Time and 5 40-minute periods Class Time (depending on computer experience and knowledge of Earth Sciences) Student Pre-requisites: Mapping skills, including latitude/longitude, scale and distance. Internet research skills. Knowledge of the theory of continental drift and plate boundary interactions. Topics Covered by This Lesson: Surfing the Internet; Volcanoes; Earthquakes; Plate Tectonics Brief Overview: Students use the Internet to research data on earthquakes and volcanoes and plot locations to determine continental plate boundaries. Extensions include interpretation of interaction between plate boundaries, causes of earthquakes and volcanoes, and t Read More Go to Site The Center for Science Education @ The UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory: Public Votes:0 Art and Space Science Ask a Scientist At Home Astronomy Auroras Classifying Galaxies Comet's Tale Coronal Weather Report Exploring Magnetism Exploring the Planets Eye on the Sky Weather Journal Light Tour SEGway Lessons Solarmax Space Weather SunEarth Media Viewer Sunspots Third From the Sun Workshops for Educators at CSE SegNVO Project : N ational V irtual O bservatory Total Solar Eclipse: Live From Turkey has won the People's Voice Webby Award! On March 29, 2006 , a total solar eclipse occured when the new moon moved directly between the sun and the earth. The moon’s shadow fell on the eastern tip of Brazil, sped eastward across the Atlantic, through northern Africa, across the Mediterranean, and into Turkey, where the Exploratorium team was waiting to webcast the event live via sa Read More Go to Site THE EARTH - ENCHANTED LEARNING SOFTWARE Votes:0 Advertisement. EnchantedLearning.com is a user-supported site. As a bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. Click here to learn more. Join Enchanted Learning Site subscriptions last 12 months. 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Votes:0 body {margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;background: #565656 url(http://www.discoveryeducation.com/images/BG.jpg) top left repeat-x;} .global_text { font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: #666666; } #header {position:relative;top:0px;left:0px;} #wrapper {position:relative;top:0px;left:0px;} #blocks {position:relative;top:0px;left:0px;} #logo {position:absolute;left:13px;top:13px; z-index:5; width: 108px; height: 68px;} #mainLinks {position:absolute;left:165px;top:39px; z-index:6; width: 582px; height: 18px;} #panelBox {position:absolute;right:20px;top:5px; z-index:12; width: 582px; height: 18px;} #educatorLoginBox {position:absolute;right:20px;top:7px; z-index:12; width: 582px; height: 18px;} #passcodeLoginBox {posit Read More Go to Site Thirteen Ed Online - Global Warming Statistics Votes:0 Lesson Plans ED ONLINE LESSON PLANS Mathemathics Financial Education Science Social Studies Technology Education Multi-disciplinary English/Language Arts Art search Global Warming Statistics Students research real-time and historic temperature data of U.S. and world locations, and analyze the data using mean, median, and mode averages. Students graph the data and draw conclusions by analyzing the data. Resources include Web sites with real-time data, archived data, temperature-sensitive computer graphics, meteorology, government agencies, and Earth Day information. Students use a calculator or electronic spreadsheet to compile their statistics and then graph the data using a spreadsheet or graph paper. Reasons for extreme temperature changes are explored. On Air Resource: WHAT'S UP WITH TH Read More Go to Site Thirteen Ed Online - Keep on Standing!! Votes:0 Lesson Plans ED ONLINE LESSON PLANS Mathemathics Financial Education Science Social Studies Technology Education Multi-disciplinary English/Language Arts Art search Keep on Standing!! This lesson will allow students to conduct research on the Internet about earthquakes and buildings that have successfully withstood them. They will suggest designs for future buildings. They will then create models of their suggested designs. These models will be tested in an earthquake simulator that students construct. Students will then redesign the models so that they can successfully withstand the simulation. Grade Level: 5-8 Subject Matter: Science, Art Curricular Uses: Earthquakes, Architecture Learning Objectives Students will be able to: Use the Internet as a research tool. Evaluate information foun Read More Go to Site Top Down Project Title Page Votes:0 Welcome to ... edited by J. W. Skiles Project Team: -J. W. Skiles, Ph.D., Ecosystem Science and Technology Branch -David L. Peterson, Earth Science Division -Thomas B. Clausen, External Affairs Office Mail Stop 239-20 NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) Moffett Field, California 94035-1000 Technical Assistance by Don Sullivan, Ecosystem Science and Technology Branch , ARC Graphic Blandishments by Merin McDonell Student Snapshots provided by Linda Bull, Miller Junior High School, San Jose, California Funded through a grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Human Resources and Education and the Earth Science Enterprise Office, NASA Headquarters, Washington DC, 20546 Go to "Top Down" Teacher's Guide Menu Go to NASA Ames Research Center Earth Science Division Home Pa Read More Go to Site Water Cycle Teachers Page Votes:0 Water: A Never-Ending Story Teachers' Resources Back to the Modules Index Teacher Background Module Goals Overview of the Module Introducing the Module Activity Set Up Teacher Preparation of Activities Assessment List of Various Science Standards met by this module A curriculum module intended for grades 4-5. Approximate time frame: 2 weeks. I. Teacher Background Water on earth is used over and over. The water cycle, the continuous movement of water from ocean to air and land then back to the ocean in a cyclic pattern, is a central concept in meteorology. In the water cycle, the sun heats the Earth's surface water, causing that surface water to evaporate (gas). This water vapor then rises into the earth's atmosphere where it cools and condenses into liquid droplets. These droplets combine Read More Go to Site Water, Water Everywhere Votes:0 TABLE OF CONTENTS This is a series of experiments about the properties of water and the effects of water pollution. This unit was designed for use in the fourth grade. THE EXPERIMENTS Temperature Solar Still Salinity Buoyancy pH: Acids and Bases Hydrodynamics Pressure Leachate Hypothermia Oil and Water Read More Go to Site

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