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- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students construct a model fo Earth to explain the relationships between the Sun and Earth such as day/night, change of seasons, temperature and positions. They identify key locations such as the North and South Poles, eequator, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and Arctic and Antarctic Cirlces. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students investigate how the sun warms the Earth and examine the rotation of the Earth and the sun. They create an illustation of the sun, examine a solar system model, and listen to the book "The Sun: Our Nearest Star." They also record the temperatures of cups of water, with one cup outside and one cup inside the classroom. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 6th
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Students investigate the composition of the interior of the Earth through a teacher lead lesson. They study the theory of plate tectonics before creating a model of the earth's interior. They use a hard boiled egg to synthesize a model of the Earth's interior and complete a worksheet. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students examine the layers of the earth during a teacher led discussion. They listen to a read aloud of "How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World," as they "visit" each layer. They work a worksheet while small groups design a model of the earth using play dough with the teacher's guidance. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students are introduced to the three layers of the Earth. In groups, they describe each layer, its purpose, and use hardboiled eggs to reinforce the concepts. They focus on the crust which is most important to living things and ecosystems. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students listen to an interactive lecture about Earth Day and related environmental problems and background. They observe a paper mache volcano made of recyclable material and using guidelines make their own art piece as well as finding 3 different facts about Earth Day and recycling. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 7th
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Students consider the shape of the Earth's orbit around the Sun. They view the first segment of Science Court video and use Timeliner software to construct a scale of the distance between the Earth and the Sun. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th
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Students investigate the Earth's rotation and revolution and the moon's orbit around the Earth. They participate in a class discussion about how night and day occur, and take notes. Next, they watch a video about the solar system and take a quiz. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students manipulate models to demonstrate the Earth's motions as it travels through space. They examine pictures of Earth's Journey Models beginning with the solar system as the smallest and the universe as the largest. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students are introduced to the topic of Earth/Space Science. As a class, they define new vocabulary related to the subject and repeat the word if not prounced correctly. To end the lesson, they record the words in their journals and develop a word wall. Full Review »
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