Read Works
Read Works: Earth Science the Weather
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about weather. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Matter Is Everywhere!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about mass and its properties. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Cornell Nano Scale Science and Technology Facility: Nannooze
Students explore the world of science and technology through reading articles, blog postings, and interviews with scientists.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Learn Genetics: Cell Size and Scale
Students read an article that explains the applicability of scale in the biological sciences field.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Who Invented the Thermometer?
Read about the history of the thermometer and the different types of thermometers and temperature scales that were invented.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Heat Sources Feeling Hot Hot Hot!
How does temperature vary in the sunshine and shade. Find out as you participate in this lab activity. The resource also has some online thermometers for you to read.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Asteroid Impact
Asteroid Impact is an 8-10 class long (350-450 min) earth science curricular unit where student teams are posed with the scenario that an asteroid will impact earth. They must design the location and size of underground caverns to save...