Students examine water, its function and how much you should consume.  In this water instructional activity students study water and why it is important, how much you should drink and what its functions are in your body. 

Students study soil and how particle and pore size affect water movement.  In this soil lesson students complete a lab activity to investigate pore saturation and sponge like behavior. 

Students write Sun and Moon poetry. In this poetry instructional activity, students research the sun and the moon.  They write poetry and create two class baskets for descriptive words about each.

Students research a NASA Website and record information about an assigned city's tropospheric ozone residual monthly climate. In groups, they graph the information for the past year. They form new groups and compare their city's...

In this activity students will use popcorn of different colors to model the composition of air. They learn that gases occupy space, air is a mixture of different gases, and the oxygen needed by the human body is not the principal...

Discover all the elements and chemical compounds that are found in the air. They are presented in a chart listing their symbols, molecular weights, and what percent of the atmosphere they each comprise. A set of facts is also provided.

Students use M&M's to create a pie graph that expresses their understanding of the composition of air. The students discuss why knowing this information is important to engineers.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the gases that the atmosphere is made out of.

A pie chart showing the main elements that air is composed of, followed by a table with more detail, and a few facts about human respiration.

Students are introduced to the concept of air quality by investigating the composition, properties, atmospheric layers and everyday importance of air. They explore the sources and effects of visible and invisible air pollution. By...

Students are introduced to the concepts of air pollution and air quality. The three lesson parts focus on the prerequisites for understanding air pollution. First, students use M&Ms to create a pie graph that expresses their...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore the composition of air and learn about the different atoms and molecules that we breathe every day.

Explains what gasoline is and the different terms used for it, describes how it is produced, and what effects different properties of a gasoline can have on its performance. Also discusses how the composition of gasoline varies depending...

Instructional module focusing on Earth's atmosphere. Discussion includes major components, layers, air pressure, and scientific monitoring of the atmosphere. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links relating to the topic.

This site is provided for by the LeMoyne College. Read 18th-century chemist Joseph Priestley's notes entitled "Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air."

This Eight Planets site briefly describes solar wind, a low density stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun. It also provides the basics on the sun's composition and additional sun links.

View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1983 to commemorate Joseph Priestley, the scientist who discovered oxygen. With a short passage on his contributions to the teaching of history, religion, and science.

What is the difference between cement and concrete? How is Portland cement made? What does it mean to "cure" concrete? Find answers to these questions and more on this very informative site.

Site provides information on the Earth's atmosphere as well as offers additional information about Earth.

Learn about the air and weather that happens high up in the atmosphere.