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\nThe Geophysics And Cultural Aspects of the Greater Antilles\n

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\nStudents determine location by using longitude and latitude. They measure to the minute longitude and latitude of a place and select a body of land and determine its location. They approximate time zones by using every 15 degrees of...\n
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\nUsing Waves on the Job!\n

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\nA colorful and comprehensive PowerPoint highlights this lesson on waves. Junior geophysicists pretend that they are hired to analyze seismic waves. A worksheet is provided to go along with an online article about how compact discs work...\n
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\nObserving the Weather\n

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\nHow can you predict the weather without any technology? Young scientists learn to forecast the weather using traditional Native American techniques. Based on their observations of the weather, as well as talking to their classmates, they...\n
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\nMelting the Ice: Energy Transfer\n

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\nStudents study thermal energy and energy transfer to sea ice processes. In this energy transfer lesson, students make their own ice cream and discuss energy transfer and thermal energy. Students view a radiation overhead and its role in...\n
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\nWeather Proverbs\n

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\nDefine and write proverbs! Learners define proverbs, use the Internet to find weather-related proverbs, and talk with their parents to learn other proverbs. There's a well-structured worksheet included here. \n
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\nGelatin Volcanoes\n

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\nStudents investigate magma flow using gelatin volcano models. In this earth science activity, students sketch the magma bodies as observed from the top of their model. They explain why magma moves that way.\n
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\nSystem Interactions: The Lorax and the Truffula Tree\n

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\nIf the Lorax were to write a letter, what would he write? Introduce your class to systems and feedback loops through the whimsical stylings of Dr. Seuss. Learners take on the Lorax's point of view to write a letter, among other activities.\n
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\nArchimedes' Principle, Pascal's Law and Bernoulli's Principle\n

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\nWhat do Pascal's law, Archimedes' Principle, and Bernoulli's Principle have to do with fluid mechanics? The included PowerPoint presentation provides the basic definitions and equations associated with the three. A set of homework...\n
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\nLatitude and Longitude with Google Earth\n

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\nTravel the world from the comfort of your classroom with a lesson that features Google Earth. High schoolers follow a series of steps to locate places all over the earth with sets of coordinates. Additionally, they measure the distance...\n
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\nWhy Do Leaves Change Color?\n

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\nDiscover the scientific explanation of fall leaves! The lesson narrator describes the role of chlorophyll, glucose, and weather in the process of the color-changing process. He adds an overview of carotenoids and flavonoids to explain...\n
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\nCarbon Footprint\n

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\nYour young environmentalists can calculate their carbon footprint and discuss ways to reduce it with a worksheet about climate change. After reading a handout about what impact one's carbon footprint can have on the environment, kids...\n
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\nPlate Tectonics & Land Forms\n

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\nFourth graders discuss the different interactions of plates and the ways mountains are created.  In this plate tectonics lesson plan students complete an activity in groups.\n
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\nStories\n

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\nRead, discuss, and write short stories with your primary class. They read a short story and complete worksheets for the story. They also brainstorm ideas for a class story and choose an idea to write 3 ideas and then write the story as a...\n
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\nFrost Depth Study\n

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\nStudents complete activities to study the frost and frost depth. In this frost study lesson plan, students use frost tubes to study and measure the frost at their school. Students measure the frost in the tube and enter their data online...\n
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\nNon-Structural Hazards\n

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\nBuildings often have decorative components and furnishings that can pose a hazard during an earthquake. Learners examine the classroom for such non-structural features. They consider fictional scenarios and discuss what actions...\n
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\nExploring Building Resonance Phenomenon through a Discrepant Event Demonstration\n

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\nNinth graders create a model of a city street with various sizes of buildings on it. They use the model to demonstrate the effect of building oscillation during varying degrees of seismic activity.\n
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\nRedefining an Earthquake\n

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\nNinth graders build an \"Earthquake Machine\" (a manipulative model of a fault line) and use it to explore stick-slip behavior of some faults and to develop a more accurate definition of an earthquake and its causes.\n
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\nMarine Environmental Geology\n

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\nStudents take this course as an introduction to the aspects of marine geology and oceanography that affect the environment and marine resources. Topics include estuarine oceanography and sediments, eutrophication of coastal waters,...\n
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\nExcel temperature Graphs\n

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\nStudents gather data about the weather in Nome, Alaska. In this Nome Temperature lesson, students create an excel graph to explore the weather trends in Nome.  Students will find the average weather and add a trend line to their graph.\n
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\nHydrologic Cycle Scavenger Hunt\n

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\nYoung scholars explore the water cycle using educational resources. In this water cycle lesson, students use a global climate DVD to complete a scavenger hunt on the hydrologic (water) cycle.\n
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\nBuild a Weather Vane\n

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\nThird graders measure wind direction. In this weather instructional activity, 3rd graders build a weather vane from a straw, skewer, spool, and flag. Students measure wind direction using their weather vane.\n
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\nGEOGRAPHY: SPACE CENTERS\n

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\nStudents examine the descriptive science dealing with the surface of Earth, its division into continents and countries, climate, natural resources, inhabitants and industries of the various divisions and analyze the political geography...\n
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\nConceptualizing an Experiment\n

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\nStudents work together to design an experiment. They discover the origin of a family artifact. They analyze the data and discuss the results. They determine if the experiment is the best way to find out this type of information.\n
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\nSolar Isolation Changes and the Sunspot Cycle\n

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\nIn this sunspot cycle and solar irradiation worksheet, students use 2 graphs of daily total solar irradiance and sunspot activity to solve 3 problems. They find the average solar irradiance during a given time, they determine the...\n
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