Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Glacier Climbing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars discuss glaciers and the current distribution of glaciers around the Earth. They create simulated glaciers using cornstarch, shoeboxes, water, and pebbles.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hurricanes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners perform various experiments to explore hurricanes. In this earth science lesson, students explain how they form. They identify the structure of a hurricane.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ride the Rock Cycle

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars identify the steps in the rock cycle. They complete a K-W-L chart before the instructional activity begins. They answer questions about the stages to complete the instructional activity.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ride the Rock Cycle

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine the steps of the rock cycle. They describe what happens to the rocks in each of the stages. They participate in a rock cycle game to help them with the steps.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lincoln's Secret Weapon

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore how principles of gas behavior relate to diving in order to plan safe underwater activities.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Under Pressure

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students learn about Pascal's law, an important concept behind the engineering of dam and lock systems, such as the one that Thirsty County wants Splash Engineering to design for the Birdseye River (an ongoing hypothetical engineering...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Humidity, Evaporation, and Boiling

For Students 10th - 12th
Learn about the relationship between vapor pressure of water and capacity of air to hold water vapor, the relationship between relative humidity and partial pressure of water vapor in the air, and how to calculate vapor density,...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Oceanic Pressure

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Oceanic pressure and how it changes with depth, and how to adjust to this change.