Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Le in the Billions and Exponential Modeling
For this task, students examine world population data from 1804 to 2012 and investigate whether an exponential function is appropriate for modeling the relationship between the world population and the year. Aligns with F-LE.A.1.c.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 4.nbt Millions and Billions of People
The purpose of this task is to help students understand the multiplicative relationship between commonly used large numbers (thousands and millions) by using their understanding of place value. Aligns with 4.NBT.A.1.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Parts Per Million: Lesson 1
This unit introduces parts per million as a unit of concentration. This lesson is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Parts per Million."
Libre Text
Uc Davis Geo Wiki: Biogeochemical Evolution
Present evidence suggests that blue-green algae, and possibly other primitive microbial forms of life, were flourishing 3 billion years ago. This brackets the origin of life to within one billion years. Learn more here about...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: Earth Viewer
Watch the earth change with this interactive app? What did Earth look like 250 million years ago? Or 1 billion years ago? Or 4.5 billion years ago? What was the climate like in the deep past? Find the answers with EarthViewer, an...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Roots of Hinduism
Hinduism is one of the world's oldest religions. It has complex roots, and involves a vast array of practices and a host of deities. Its plethora of forms and beliefs reflects the tremendous diversity of India, where most of its one...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Under the Hood: The Chemistry of Cars
There are over one billion cars in the world right now, getting people from point A to point B. But cars aren't just a mode of transportation; they also teach an excellent lesson in chemistry. Cynthia Chubbuck navigates the intricate...
Other
Woa: Population & Sustainability Dynamics India
With India's population topping one billion, this page deals with both population growth and sustaining the current population in India.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Why Is the Earth Still Hot Inside?
In this lesson plan, students conduct heat transfer experiments to investigate why the Earth is still hot at its core, even after billions of years since its formation. They will learn that the rate of heat transfer is dependent on an...
Other
Kokogiak Media: The Mega Penny Project
What does one quintillion pennies look like? Would it cover the Earth or Mt. Everest? Use this site to visualize the value of money.
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Ivan the Terrible
History for Kids article on Ivan the Terrible, Russian Czar in the 16th Century who is credited with expanding Russian territory to over one billion acres. Includes teacher resources.
Other
Confederation of Oregon School Administrators: Waves and Their Applications
Every second billions of waves-sound waves, radio waves, light waves-pass through or bounce off our bodies. Over time people have developed technologies that make use of these natural phenomena to accomplish their goals such as creating...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Wall of Time
This illustrated timeline from the Lunar and Planetary Institute provides a journey through four-and-a-half billion years of time from the birth of our solar system to its current existence today.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Find Center of Milky Way Galaxy Using Globular Star Clusters
The Milky Way is the edgewise view of our home galaxy, a disk made up of billions of stars. The Sun resides on one of the spiral arms of the disk, 30,000 light-years from the thick hub of the galaxy. The actual center, with a black hole...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Global Landslide Catalog
Landslides cause between 1-2 billion dollars in damage per year in the U.S. alone. NASA tracks landslides globally in order to analyze trends in landslide frequency, distribution, and impacts to help scientists better predict landslides...
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: This Just In! Sand Dunes Are Cruising on Mars!
New pix from Mars show sand dunes on the move. Mars has been dry for 1.5 billion years; could massive erosion be due to wind?
Other
Government of Canada: Budget 2009: Canada's Economic Action Plan
The budget for 2009, announced by the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, is summarized. The Economic Action Plan for Canada provides almost $30 billion in support to the Canadian economy which is equivalent to 1.9 percent of...
Other
Astronomical Society of the Pacific: Cosmic Calendar [Pdf]
An activity where students create a timeline of the history of the Universe, beginning with the Big Bang almost 14 billion years ago, but compress it into one year. Younger students must be able to order events, while older students need...
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Featured Image: Parliament House, Canberra, Australia
Panoramic view of the front architecture of Australia's 'new' Parliament House built into Capital Hill and showing the 'boomerang' shaped design. Construction was completed at a cost of over AU$1.1 billion and the building opened in 1988...
Curated OER
Woa: Population & Sustainability Dynamics India
With India's population topping one billion, this page deals with both population growth and sustaining the current population in India.
Curated OER
Woa: Population & Sustainability Dynamics India
With India's population topping one billion, this page deals with both population growth and sustaining the current population in India.
Curated OER
Www.imagesoftheworld.org
With India's population topping one billion, this page deals with both population growth and sustaining the current population in India.
Curated OER
Capitol Steel Mill
China has a population of over one billion people and is a huge energy consumer. No examination of global warming would be complete without looking at China's contribution to the problem, its burgeoning awareness of this and its efforts...
Curated OER
Beijing's Center
China has a population of over one billion people and is a huge energy consumer. No examination of global warming would be complete without looking at China's contribution to the problem, its burgeoning awareness of this and its efforts...