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On the Rise . . . Sea Level and Global Warming

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders conduct an experiment to determine how melting sea ice affect sea level. In this earth science instructional activity, 9th graders explain the environmental consequences of rising sea level. They relate this instructional...
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Probes, Exploration and Application

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the benefits of the space program to our life on earth.  In this space exploration lesson students participate in a lab, answer questions and study radar mapping. 
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What is a Karst

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate landforms by holding a class experiment. In this topography lesson, students define the word "karst" and discover why sinkholes are created on the surface of the Earth by completing worksheets. Students create a...
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Mountains of Erosion

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study the change in land formations due to water erosion. They work in groups to build a model of a mountain that will be composed of materials that will best withstand water erosion.
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Water

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners complete activities to examine the properties of water. In this water science lesson, students read a book about water's forms and study a map or globe of the Earth to investigate water. Learners discuss living things that need...
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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 plan, 6th graders explain how the sun's heat cause ocean movement. They discuss how temperature change affects the weather we...
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Weather Forecasting: From Then to Now

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders review the history of weather forecasting. In this earth science lesson plan, 8th graders identify the different tools used in forecasting weather. They explain why it's important to know the weather.
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Planet Interiors

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students compare and contrast the Earth's interior with 2 other planets by looking at images on the computer. For this planet interiors lesson plan, students write a paper about their findings.
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Volcanoes

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the formation of volcanoes. In this earth science lesson, students build their own volcanoes in the lab using different materials. They identify the different types of volcanoes.
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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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Day Six: Floater What Ifs

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students observe earth science by examining results from an experiment. In this buoyancy instructional activity, students practice floating different items in two different liquids and identify why certain objects will float and others...
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You Need How Much Food When? Where?

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore how human activities shape the earth's surface.  In this awareness instructional activity, 9th graders create pictographs showing the relations of food, people, land, and resources. Students complete worksheet.
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Seasons of the Year

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore season change. For this season change lesson ,students investigate weather events, Earth's movement and celestial events. Students watch videos and list weather events that happen in winter, spring, summer, and fall....
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Ocean Currents

For Teachers K - 11th
Learners discover the geography of Earth by analyzing water currents.  In this oceanography lesson plan, students create visual references on a map of the globe where and why major ocean currents are moving water.  Learners...
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Classify Rocks

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students classify different types of rocks. In this earth science lesson plan, 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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Striking Earthquake!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students simulate strike slip faults using CEENBoTs. For this earth science lesson, students identify the fault lines and tectonic plates on a world map. They label the different parts of a fault line.
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Global Climate Change

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the effect of melting glaciers to sea level. In this earth science lesson, 2nd graders simulate the process in the lab by conducting an experiment using ice cubes and clay. They explain the consequences of...
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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 plan, 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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How Many Days Are in a Year?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a calendar for an imaginary planet. In this earth science instructional activity, students analyze the errors on the different calendars used on Earth. They present their work in class.
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Just How DO Those Plates Move?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners experiment with water, temperature and paper to explore how convection currents occur and how they are used to explain the movement of the Earth's plates.
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What is Soil?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine what makes soil by creating a Venn Diagram.  In this Earth environment lesson, 3rd graders identify the different components that soil is made from. Students bring soil from their homes to examine and create a...
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Hemispheres & Continents

For Teachers 6th
Students learn in cooperative learning groups to determine how the equator and the Prime Meridian divide the earth into hemispheres and use Venn diagrams. Students will locate and label the hemispheres, continents, and oceans.
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Solar System Socratic Questions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students reflect on and discuss theories of how the solar system was formed. They respond to prompts in a structured sequence to relate the formation of the solar system and the age of the Earth.
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Viewpoint on Causes of Global Warming - An Assignment Using Anonymous Electronic Peer Review With a Dropbox

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students are told that studies exist that suggest human activities are not causing warming of the Earth. Students are given the opportunity to further their writing, critical thinking and reasoning skills. While enhancing their computer...

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