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Seasons on Earth and Mars
Winter, spring, summer, and fall—Earth experiences them all! But what about Mars? Scholars compare the planets in terms of distance, tilt, and rotation during a lesson from PBS's Space series. Great visual models of Earth and Mars, plus...
PBS
The Planets of the Solar System
Launch a lesson that's sure to capture middle schoolers' interest! Exploration enthusiasts examine the planets of our solar system using an activity from PBS's Space series. The resource includes images and information for each planet,...
abcteach
Abcteach: Earth
[Free Registration/Login Required] Ready made worksheets for any earth science unit on water cycles, the layers of the earth, or volcanoes.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Earth Sciences: Carbon Allotropes: Coal to Buckyballs
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing carbon allotropes straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences with this slideshow.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Why Earth Is Warming
Over more than a century, the global average temperature warmed 1.5F (0.8C). Learn the science of why this has happened, and what the future holds.
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Lee Trampleasure: Science Education: Coriolis Effect
Examine three examples of the Coriolis Effect with reference to wind. The effect is that when an object is moving perpendicular to the rotation of a sphere the object will appear to travel in a curved line. Prevailing winds will look as...
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Western Oregon University: Earth System Science: Geologic Time [Pdf]
An 81-page slideshow that looks at the principles of geology with respect to relative dating, at different concepts describing geological processes, at absolute age and radiometric dating, at the eons and eras in the geologic time scale,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cosmology and Astronomy: Season Simulator
This season simulator takes Earth through an entire year cycle allowing the viewer to observe the tilt of the Earth and the intensity of the sunlight.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Science World of Astronomy: Snc Meteorites
View a chart displaying various kinds of meteorites collected on earth and read a technical article describing the manner in which they are studied. Provides a link to more information about the planet Mars and the role it plays in the...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Savage Earth: Waves of Destruction, a Tsunami Animation
View a brief animation that explains the science behind a tsunami.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Labeled Periodic Table of Elements With Names
Describes the organization of the periodic table of elements and the different groups in it.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Protect the Earth
Symbolizing the importance of conservation, environmentalism and the planet in general this image shows a man in black and white gently cradling a small version of a beautifully colored earth in his hands. This photos meaning is even...
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Science Kids: Science Images: The Earth
Looking at the planet earth from space. The continent of Africa is visible behind the cloud cover as well as a large quantity of water in the blue oceans that make up a majority of the globes surface.
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Plate Tectonic Theory [Pdf]
Check out this slideshow on Plate Tectonics-The unifying theory for all other theories in the Earth sciences-Has resulted in a more detailed understanding of Earth history-Has enabled geologists to more precisely(and cheaply) discover...
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Earth Horizon
This beautiful NASA image taken from the International Space Station as it makes its way over the Pacific Ocean shows the Earth horizon illuminated by light from the Sun.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Earth From Space
A gorgeous photo of our very own Earth as seen from space with the U.S.A and central America in the center of the photo.
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Unesco: China: Monuments of Dengfeng "The Centre of Heaven and Earth"
Mount Songshang is considered to be the central sacred mountain of China. At the foot of this 1500 metre high mountain, close to the city of Dengfeng in Henan province and spread over a 40 square-kilometre circle, stand eight clusters of...
Curated OER
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This is a fun site filled with odds and ends of science. Wacky and amazing. Fun site to browse for ideas.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Earth Day
This picture helps celebrate Earth Day by recreating a world map with a theme based around trees and a green, natural image. Earth Day is held every year on April 22 to help promote environmental awareness.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Nova Science Now Lightning: Lightning Varieties
Compare and contrast different types of lightning bolts. A substantial amount of information is provided here including pictures with descriptions for each type of lightning bolt. NOTE: The interactive is no longer available; Click on...
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Visible Geology: Stereonet
A lower hemisphere graph for the placement of geological data is called a stereonet. This site allows students to plot data on their own stereonet(s).
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights
The aurora borealis (also known as the northern lights) is a spectacular light display that can be seen at night in regions near the North Pole (auroras can also be seen near the South Pole). Auroras occur because of charged particles...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Mt Aconcagua, Argentina
Mt Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the world outside of Asia. Located in Argentina, South America, it reaches an impressive height of 6962 metres (22841 feet). This photo shows the beautiful mountain peak reaching through the...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Carbon Cycle Diagram
This carbon cycle diagram shows how carbon moves from one part of the Earth to another. Measured in gigatons, the storage and annual exchange involves oceans, vegetation, soil, fossil fuels, the atmosphere and more. For more information...
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