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- 1st - 3rd
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Students explore the meaning of Earth Day and why we celebrate it. They play a game where they pretend to be the Earth, then write a three sentence statement of what they can do to help protect the earth from pollution. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students examine Earth Day and their responsibility to the earth by creating Earth Day poems using Kids Pix. They discover ways they can help the earth. explain the importance of reuse, reduce and recycle. Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students complete a unit of lessons regarding building a more complete earth model. They calculate the circumference of a sphere, locate specific positions on a map or globe using coordinates, and write summaries of the earth's apparent shape. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students describe and identify the three layers of the Earth. They work together to construct their own earth model. They share their creation with the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students develop a timeline of all the major events in the formation of the Earth and the emergence of humans. In groups, they focus on a specific topic watching a PBS program and take notes. After the video, they list their notes under the categories of facts, opinions or hypotheis. To end the lesson, they work together to examine space micrometeorites. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students distinguish between the branches of Earth Science and identify jobs/tasks in each branch of Earth Science. They summarize 'The Origin of the Earth'-Protoplanet Hypothesis. Students locate information on Earth's Shape, Dimensions, and Internal Heat. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students discover how energy flows through communities because of the relationship between producers, consumers and decomposers. Examining various ecosystems, they identify the materials that cycle continuously through them. They label the major biomes of the Earth and discover their characteristics. Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students compare apparent and actual shape of Earth, calculate circumference to arrange planets in order by size, locate specific position on map or globe using coordinates, and describe relationship between altitude of Polaris and person's latitude in Northern Hemisphere. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students define various landforms and external features of the Earth, and apply this knowledge to create a clay model of the earth. They view photos of earth features and identify them, participate in a class discussion, and in small groups construct a clay model of the earth. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students review the relationship between the Sun and the Earth. In groups, they use a globe and flashlights to show the shadows on the Earth during the different seasons. To end the lesson, they write in their journals about their observations. Full Review »
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