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National Geographic

National Geographic: Interactions Within Earth's Atmospheres

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using computational models, students investigate the interaction between greenhouse gases, solar radiation, and the Earth's surface for the impact on climate. They then look at data on atmospheric carbon dioxide to analyze changes in...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Cloudy Climate Change: How Clouds Affect Earth's Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
As the Earth's surface temperature gradually rises, it has become vital for us to predict the rate of this increase with as much precision as possible. In order to do that, scientists need to understand more about aerosols and clouds....
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NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Changing Global Land Surface

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how scientists view the changes in the land surface made by humans over time. Read questions that scientists pose to answer some unknown questions about global land surface and learn several things scientists are doing to try to...
Article
Ohio State University

Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: The Forces That Change the Face of Earth

For Students 4th - 9th
Learn how different types of Earth processes change Earth's surface.
Article
Utah State Office of Education

Utah Science: Change Is My Game

For Students 4th - 8th
Discover the ways in which the Earth's surface is always changing and what causes those changes through reference materials and a collection of activities.
PPT
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Fast and Slow Changes on Earth's Surface

For Students K - 1st
Observe fast and slow events that change the face of Earth's surface with this slideshow. Students will use evidence from videos and images to describe how changes on Earth's surface can happen quickly or slowly. Students will have the...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Earth's Systems: Wind and Water Change Earth's Surface

For Students K - 1st
Observe how wind and water reshape the face of Earth's surface with these slideshows. Students will use evidence from videos and images to observe and describe how wind and water contribute to natural events that are constantly reshaping...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earth's Tectonic Plates

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Earth's tectonic plates and how they move.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade: Earth Science: Erosion and Deposition by Flowing Water

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how flowing water causes erosion; describes how runoff, streams, and rivers change Earth's surface; and identifies features caused by groundwater erosion.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Earth Is a Changin'

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson introduces and describes the main types of erosion (i.e., chemical, water, wind, glacier and temperature). Students learn examples of each type of erosion and discuss how erosion changes the surface of the Earth. Students...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Earth Science: Theory of Plate Tectonics

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses what a tectonic plate is and how scientists can recognize its edges, how the plates move by convection in the mantle, the three types of plate boundaries...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Get Down and Dirty: How Does Soil Change With Depth?

For Students 6th - 8th
What covers less than 10% of the Earth's surface, yet is a vital natural resource for terrestrial life? What filters ground water and supports most of our food production, not to mention the production of building materials and paper?...
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Sources, Sinks, and Feedbacks

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will learn about how the Earth's carbon cycle works, as they examine the relationship between levels of carbon dioxide and water vapor in the atmosphere and the temperature of the ocean's surface. Includes online student...
Website
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Earth Surface Dynamics (Research Activities)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from USGS provides several activities to help understand the interrelationships among earth surface processes, ecological systems, and human activities. Also included are links to new findings and programs concerning Earth...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earthquake Zones

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers earthquake zones, causes, and conditions.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Faults

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers rock stress, fractures, and types of faults.
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Plate Tectonics

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore how plates move on the surface of the earth. Change temperature, composition, and thickness of plates. Discover how to create new mountains, volcanoes, or oceans! Java is required.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Sea and Ice Salinity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the effects of salinity on the formation of sea ice, and whether salt water freezes more quickly or more slowly than fresh water.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Sea Changes in a Community

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan dealing with the fishing industry in New England and native and immigrant fishermen, and government legislation.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Reasons for the Seasons

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Lesson plan addresses misconceptions about seasonal changes and Earth's orbit through a pre-lesson survey and follow-up experiments to scientifically study the answers to questions found in the survey. Includes great teacher background...
Handout
NOAA

Noaa: National Ocean Service Education: Global Positioning Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated tutorial explains the history and science of geodesy. Animations help students visualize how scientists measure and monitor the size and shape of the Earth and the location of points on its surface.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hurricane Matthew Causes Weathering and Erosion

For Students 3rd - 5th
View videos and photos from the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew and see how the earth's landforms changed as a result of the heavy winds and rain. Weathering and erosion made a new landform and dramatically changed the coastline....
Article
NASA

Nasa: 2016 Climate Trends Continue to Break Records

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA studies of global surface temperatures and Arctic sea ice extent provide data to determine climate changes on Earth. Research for only the first half of 2016 identifies the year as being one of the hottest on record.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Global Warming: Graphs Tell the Story

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine these graphs from the NOVA/ FRONTLINE Web site to see dramatic increases in the temperature of Earth's surface and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

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