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- Grade Range
- 10th - 11th
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Students explain how the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere interact evolve and change. Describe volcano and earthquake patterns; Explain the rock and water cycles; Describe current theories about the origin of the earth; Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 4th
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Students work together to determine the amount of land and water on Earth. They make their own predictions and participate in activities to test them. They share their information with the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students participate in an experiment in which they observe the internal forces of the earth in action. They discover the four theories on how the Earth moves. They record their observations and discuss. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students simulate p waves (longitudinal) & s waves (transverse) using a slinky and rope, simulate one of the three types of lithospheric boundaries, and investigate plate tectonics at some select Web sites. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students practice investigative inquiry skills by designing and performing a soil quality testing experiment. They access that the nature of science is a problem-based process. Students analyze the soil's characteristics, its usefulness as part of the Earth system, and its frailty under human impact. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th
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Students organize information to explain how photosynthetic bacteria contributed to climatic changes that happened on Earth. Students create a timeline by using a storyboard to tell the story of the change. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students are presented with a short history of pollution and the self-cleaning abilities of the Earth. It begins with a brief history of the pollution and subsequent revival of Lake Erie. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 10th
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Students examine Earth and its relationships with other bodies in our Solar System. Independently, students use the internet to answer questions about earth. The ozone layer and the impact of environmental damage is researched by students. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd
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Students read about science: Earth, space, astronomy, and meteorology. They read school and personal science books during a sustained silent reading period. Afterwards, they share their books and complete a KWL chart. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students participate in a lesson that is about investigating the different layers of the earth and defining how the plates move over the mantle. They engage in a variety of activities and use mathematics to create projects to display the concepts. Full Review »

