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\nHow Old Is The Earth?\n

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\nHow do you put 4.5 billion years into terms that young scholars can understand? Use your arms! Examine just how long our Earth has been around in a short video. The content includes the appearance of single-celled, then...\n
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\nWhy Does Earth Have Deserts?\n

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\nDeserts make up 33 percent of the land surface area on the earth, so why does Earth have them? The video explains the wind and weather patterns that lead to deserts as well as rain forests. It details how this is related to the ocean...\n
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\nDeep History of Life on Earth\n

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\nTake it all the way back! Young scientists discover the changes that took place from the time Earth became solid to present day through an interesting interactive. The resource guides users through key events that have shaped our world...\n
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\nJourney Through the Spheres of the Earth\n

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\nEach of the Earth's spheres interacts with the other spheres in predictable ways. Young scientists explore these interactions through a hands-on activity, graphing, and watching a video. They summarize their knowledge in a video or...\n
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\nWhat is Earth?\n

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\nHumans have only inhabited Earth for a short part of its existence. An online resource explains how scientists use clues from rocks and fossils to piece together information about Earth prior to humans. The online instruction includes...\n
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\nRevolutions of Earth: Tidal Locking\n

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\nNeed a hands-on activity that tests your scholars' knowledge of the relationship between Earth and the moon? This interactive has it on lockdown! Science scholars manipulate the moon in its path around Earth, then answer multiple-choice...\n
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\nWhat Do You Know About Earth?\n

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\nTime to rock and roll! Young scientists test their knowledge about rocks found on Earth and what they tell scientists. A 10-question quiz focuses on the different types of rocks, how they are formed, and what they are made of.\n
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\nTreasures of the Earth | When Did Plate Tectonics Begin?\n

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\nScientists know Earth's plates are constantly moving. One big question scientists have is, \"When did they start moving?\" PBS 6-8 Story of Earth series presents the research of one scientist trying to answer this question. Viewers learn...\n
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\nWhat do You Know About Life on Earth?\n

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\nHumans have only inhabited the earth for a fraction of the time that life has existed. Young scientists explore the facts about the emergence of life on Earth with an interactive resource. While highlighting different types of life, the...\n
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\nPlate Tectonics Explained\n

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\nReady to teach plate tectonics but not sure where to begin? Start with a short video that is long on learning! Junior earth scientists discover the basics of plate tectonics, complete with colorful analogies and explanations. The...\n
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\nOceans: Water, Water Everywhere. . . but Only on the Earth!\n

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\nIt's not long, but it's thorough! This PowerPoint takes 4th - 8th grade earth scientists deeper into the oceans. They learn about tide and current activity and the forces that drive them. They also discover how wind and the rotation of...\n
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\nPre-Assessment: Earth's Energy Sources\n

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\nA ten-question, multiple-choice quiz assesses what your elementary earth scientists know about the atmosphere both before and after a unique unit on global atmospheric change. Make sure to check out the activities and lesson plans...\n
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\nHow Do We Know the Age of the Earth?\n

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\nSome 4.565 billion candles would be needed for a birthday cake for Earth. Young scientists view a video to learn about historical attempts to determine the age of Earth. They see how advances in radioactive dating led to the currently...\n
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\nThe Earth as a Magnet\n

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\nEveryone loves playing with magnets and iron filings. Here, young scientists first observe and then participate in an activity demonstrating magnetic fields. After completing their observations, they apply this knowledge...\n
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\nThe Rock Cycle\n

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\nAren't all rocks the same? High school earth scientists can say \"definitely not!\" after viewing the second in a series of seven videos. Beginning with an easy analysis and comparison of sandstone and granite, class members follow the...\n
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\nThe Hottest Place on Earth\n

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\nWhere is the hottest place on Earth, and how can scientists prove it? The video discusses multiple methods for measuring the temperatures across the planet. Then it discusses the hottest places measured by each method and their accuracy....\n
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\nBill Nye Explains the Earth Fly By\n

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\nHow do we learn more about the planets in our solar system? Bill Nye discusses the Juno space probe during an interesting video as part of the THNKR Why with Nye! playlist. Topics include how scientists launched the probe, how NASA used...\n
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\nThat Time We Gave Earth a Ring Made of Millions of Tiny Needles\n

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\nThey tried to put a ring on it! In the 60s, scientists had a plan to improve communication technology. Adding a ring of copper needles around the earth would help to boost radio wave signals. Scholars can watch a video lesson from a...\n
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\nThe Day the Mesozoic Died\n

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\nA dynamic, three-part feature explores what caused mass extinction of the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period. Computer animations, interviews, and on-site footage from around the world divulge evidence that it was the K-T...\n
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\nReading Comprehension Worksheet: Planet Earth\n

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\nAfter reading five short paragraphs about planet earth, students must answer 4 comprehension questions about the topic. This worksheet provides great practice for state testing in language arts. \n
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\nEarth Energy Budget Lab\n

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\nStudents conduct experiments showing the greenhouse effect. In this scientific experiment lesson, students test for CO2 concentration, water vapor, ground albedo, and clouds. They describe what factors affect temperature and how...\n
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\nBirth of the Earth\n

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\nFourth graders collect, record and analyze data using simple weather instruments or use weather resources to comprehend weather. They comprehend that scientists are very important people in today's world. Pupils look at cloud types to...\n
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\nIs There Life on Earth?\n

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\nTo find life on another planet, scientists look for gases (atmosphere), water, and temperatures that are not extreme. In this activity, groups of pupils become \"Titan-ians,\" scientists who want to explore Earth for possible life forms....\n
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