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\nAdventure Engineering Challenge: Asteroid Impact\n

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\nOh, no! An asteroid is on a collision course with Earth!. The challenge, should your students choose to accept it, is to design underground survival caverns to shelter people for one year. Over the course of eight lessons, engineering...\n
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\nTeachEngineering: Digital Mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)\n

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\nA multidisciplinary unit has young engineers explore Geographic Information Systems (GIS), an essential tool in planning any engineering projects. The lessons and activities in Part 1 of the unit look at GIS in general. Part 2 focuses on...\n
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\nMy Planet Earth\n

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\nThe earth is a delicate and fragile thing; Why not engage your class in a craft project that will make them aware of our environment? Earth Day is celebrated as recycled materials are used to create earth window hangings. Crayons are...\n
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\nLayers of the Earth\n

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\nWe can't dig a hole through the Earth, so how do we know about the layers beneath our feet? Scholars learn about layering through hands-on exploration of common materials. They study the characteristics of each layer and apply their...\n
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\nGoogle Earth Geology Field Trip\n

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\nStudents take a virtual field trip around California using Google Earth. In this geology field trip lesson, students explore landforms and a variety of rocks located in California.  Students compare environments where rocks are...\n
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\nGreen Stuff: Designing an Earth-Friendly Room\n

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\nIn this activity students explore earth-friendly materials that can be used in home environments. They learn about the relationship between the environment and design, and use a variety of problem-solving strategies. They work in...\n
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\nThe Crusty Earth\n

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\nGeology rocks — literally! A geology chapter offers eleven activities at four different levels. Scholars enjoy completing hands-on experiments before applying critical thinking skills following a share, process, generalize, apply,...\n
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\nSave the Earth Day\n

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\nFirst graders tellacollaborate with other students around the world sharing their ideas about what earth day means to them. They share ways in which they recycle, reduce and reuse.\n
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\nErosion\n

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\nA set of PowerPoint slides supports a lecture or class review of weathering and erosion. Viewers learn the definition of each and examine various photos for evidence. Erosion is further depicted as caused by wind, water, and ice....\n
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\nDesigning and Creating Earth Science Lessons with Google Earth\n

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\nEverything from adding an overlay to uploading images to navigating the software, teachers become apt at using Google Earth™ in the classroom to create Earth Science lessons.\n
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\nStructure of the Earth\n

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\nWhat lies beyond the ground beneath our feet? Young geologists learn the four main layers of Earth with an engaging puzzle set. The interactive illustrates each layer, and users must place them correctly before they can progress to the...\n
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\nFamilies of Parallel Lines and the Circumference of the Earth\n

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\nHow do you fit a tape measure around the Earth? No need if you know a little geometry! Pupils begin by extending their understanding of the Side Splitter Theorem to a transversal cut by parallel lines. Once they identify the...\n
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\nFinal Project: The Earth, Inside Earth\n

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\nFollow in Jules Verne's footsteps and take a journey to the center of the earth! Middle schoolers work together to design a trip inside the earth using their knowledge from the previous lessons in the unit.\n
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\nThe Earth's Interior\n

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\nEighth graders identify the layers of the Earth's interior, while learning to use WP utilities.\n
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\nEarth, Sun and Moon\n

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\nStudents explore, experiment and study how the Earth orbits the Sun once a year and how the moon takes approximately 29 days to orbit the Earth. They access an online activity to examine the process of how the Sun is at the center of the...\n
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\nIntroduce Vocabulary: I Am Planet Earth (Marzollo)\n

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\nExplore the world's beauty with Jean Marzollo's colorful book I Am Planet Earth, the context of a vocabulary study focused on the following in-text words: globe, jungle, paddy, planet, and valley. Discuss the...\n
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\nEarth’s Ever-Changing Surface\n

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\nThe Grand Canyon formed between five and six million years ago, but is it still changing? Scholars explore 10 sites in the United States, including the Grand Canyon, to better understand the geoscience processes that formed these...\n
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\nConserving Water Through Art!\n

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\nHaving fresh, clean drinking water is a privilege many people take for granted. Help raise awareness about the scarcity of water and the importance of conservation by discussing different ways water is used in everyday life. Brainstorm...\n
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\nDeforming Earth's Crust\n

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\nA short and straightforward slideshow presentation is a great addition to your lesson on plate tectonics. With demonstrative diagrams and helpful facts, the presentation helps to reinforce a concept that can be a little tricky for...\n
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\nThe Solid Earth - Environmental Science\n

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\nWhat is the solid part of the earth and how does it effect our environment? Professor Paul Tackley explains how the active, solid part of the earth is responsible for volcanoes, earthquakes, and plate tectonics. He uses solid examples...\n
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\nEarth 100 Million Years From Now\n

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\n100 million years and counting. See how the earth has changed over the past 100 million years. An image rich clip narrated not by voice but by explanatory text for learners to read. They listen to a dynamic music score, watch the earth...\n
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\nBirth of the Earth\n

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\nStudents examine the major events that have taken place in the Earth's development.  In this Earth lesson students view a video and put major events in chronological order. \n
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\nCelebrating Earth Day\n

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\nYoung scholars explore environmental safety by planting seeds outside their classroom. In this Earth Day lesson, students identify the different ways to recycle and conserve resources on Earth while facilitating recycling bins around...\n
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\nEarth Day Unit Plan: Pollution in the Anacostia River - Biology Teaching Thesis\n

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\nSixth graders are able to explain that there are pollutants in the Anacostia River, what these pollutants can cause, and how to prevent further pollution. They examine the impacts that the pollutants of the Anacostia River could have on...\n
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