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The Basics: Earth Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students define terms and watch a segment from a film.  In this scientific theory instructional activity students work in small groups and draft a theory that was discussed in the program. 
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Earth Science Lesson Plans The Proterozoic Era

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the Proterozoic Era. In this geologic time periods lesson plan, students examine the clock of eras charts and listen to a lecture regarding the era.
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Plates of the Earth's Crust

For Teachers 5th - 7th
For this Earth's crust and continental plates worksheet, students are given a diagram of the plates of the Earth. They choose a color to draw each different plate so they can be distinguished from one another.
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Earth's Layers

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Pupils identify the interior layers of the Earth and analyze a diagram.  In this Earth's layers activity students create a model of the Earth's interior. 
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Be Kind to our Earth

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners make a list of ideas on ways we can take care of our Earth and complete a class project planning sheet where they problem solve to help save the Earth. In this Earth lesson plan, students also play a conservation charades game.
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EARTH DAY WORD SEARCH

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this Earth Day word search instructional activity, students are given 15 environment-related words to find in a flower shape. This activity sheet is suitable for most 2nd - 5th graders.
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Earth Day Crossword Puzzle

For Students 5th - 8th
In this Earth Day activity worksheet, students use the 20 clues to identify the words needed to complete the Earth Day crossword puzzle.
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Classification Introduction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars simulate classifying rocks using different colored skittles. In this earth science lesson, students create a Venn diagram according to their compiled information. They share this diagram in the class.
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Earth Science Crossword Puzzle

For Students 5th - 8th
In this online interactive anatomy crossword puzzle activity, students use the 8 clues to find the appropriate answers to complete the word puzzle.
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Sun and Earth

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students explore the sun, its structure, how big it is and how far away it is.  In this solar system lesson students complete a lab activity on dew point and weather.
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Waterdrops Water Cycle

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this earth science worksheet, students read an article about the water cycle. Then they continue the story about the travels of a water droplet through time and space. Students also complete sentences by writing in the correct word...
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Ocean Observations

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine a coastal ocean. In this physical science/earth science lesson plan, students generate a list of questions about how researchers study the ocean. In addition, students investigate, through research on the computer, to...
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Season's Greetings

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore Earth's seasons using an interactive website. In this earth science lesson plan, students watch video segments and explain Earth's seasonal milestones. They discuss the factors that causes seasonal changes.
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Meteors

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify the different types of meteorite using an interactive website. In this earth science lesson plan, students simulate how meteors crash on a surface. They relate meteor size to crater size.
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Introducing The Gulf Stream

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research the average temperatures of different places on Earth. In this earth science lesson, 6th graders explain how the sun's heat cause ocean movement. They discuss how temperature change affects the weather we experience.
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Using Newsprint as a UV Detector

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the effects of UV radiation. In this earth science lesson, students explain how the time of day relate to UV abundance on Earth. They determine if weather affects the amount of UV that Earth receives.
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Making Clouds: Aerosol-Cloud Interactions in a Beaker

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe a teacher demo on how clouds form. In this earth science lesson, students discover how cloudiness affects relative humidity. They explain the scattering of light by clouds.
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Classify Rocks

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students classify different types of rocks. In this earth science lesson, students test different rock samples and construct a chart to record observations. They create a concept map that answers essential questions.
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Earth Science: Create a Star Clock!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify and use the starts to tell time just as people had for thousands of years. They identify the stars that appear to rise in the east and set in the west, and that those stars near the North Pole appear to go in circles...
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Exploring Ultraviolet (UV) Light From the Sun

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the different energy given off by the sun. In this earth science lesson, students predict where the UV beads will turn the darkest color. They explain the importance of using UV protection.
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Water Cycle

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Young scientists explore Earth elements by conducting an experiment. They define water vocabulary terms such as condensation and precipitation. In addition, they conduct a water experiment in which they build a terrarium, so they can...
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Make Your Own Quick Sand

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create a quick sand model using cornflour and water. In this earth science instructional activity, students explain why stirring the mixture quickly makes it thick but the opposite happens when you stir it slowly.
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Floods

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore Earth science by answering study questions on-line. In this natural disasters lesson, students research Australia flood statistics over the past 40 years and identify patterns. Students utilize the web to view...
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Volcanoes

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students use the research the different types of Volcanoes.  In this Earth Science lesson, students use provided websites to collect information about volcanoes. They work in pairs to review the different types of volcanoes and then...

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