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- 3rd - 5th
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Students describe composition of our planet Earth and identify, describe, and demonstrate knowledge of the forces that change the Earth's crust. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students investigate the layers of the Earth, origin of tectonic plates and what happens when plates collide. They watch a video and use clay to demonstrate the different types of plate movement. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students engage in a multimedia study of the seasons in relation to the sun's angle of incidence on the Earth as it is tilted on its axis. They interpret satellite maps of the world as they show seasonal changes in plant life. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students investigate their ideas about paradise on earth by viewing a video segment. They write about their ideas and design a creative project for presentation based on their views of paradise. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students in a special education classroom are introduced to how the universe and solar system was formed. Using the internet, they research the characteristics of Earth that support human life. In groups, they compare and contrast Earth's characteristics and other planets. To end the lesson, they discuss the possibility of traveling further into the solar system. 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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- 3rd
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Students discuss how Aristotle concluded that the Earth was round. As a class, they review theories about the Earth's shape and describe how life on Earth would be different if it were flat. Individually, they make a moon book in which they take a pretend journey to the surface. To end the lesson, they make a model of the moon in its different phases and show it to the class. Full Review »
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- 5th - 9th
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Students view a video segment in which they examine the feelings and emotions of the main character. Using the video, they discuss how the emotional conflict is communicated to the viewer. They also characterize the other characters in the video and answer discussion questions. Full Review »
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- 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 »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use the scientific method to explore the effect of size on impact cratering. They compare images of landforms on Earth to those of other planets to compare surface processes. Students infer the geologic history of another heavenly body from observations about landforms. Full Review »
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