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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Environmental & Earth Science

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive resource of articles, videos, news and other research opportunities featuring environmental and earth science. References have been created by experts in the field and are useful for researchers and educators to enhance...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Earth Sciences: Barometer in a Bottle

For Students 9th - 10th
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing science experiments straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this Bill Nye interactive lesson and help make...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Earth Sciences: Move Mountains

For Students 9th - 10th
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing the science experiements straight to your fingertips. Learn about tectonic plates will Bill Nye as you take part in this interactive lesson and help make learning permanent!
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Other

Siemens Science Day: Earth Science: By All Indications

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A hands-on science experiment where students test acidity levels by using red cabbage extract and learn the acid levels of known and unknown liquids.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Hands on Experiments to Test for Acid Mine Drainage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Fifteen short experiments which test acid mine damage to the streams, rivers, and creek ecosystems surrounding it.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Earth Sciences: Twistin' Tornado

For Students 9th - 10th
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing a tornado straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this Bill Nye interactive lesson.
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Other

Siemens Science Day: Earth Science: Impact!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students complete a hands-on experiment making craters by dropping objects from different heights into flour. Students then explore the craters' differences, based on the objects that were dropped to create them.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Sky and Cloud Windows

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this activity, students will conduct experiments or participate in demonstrations to answer questions about sky and weather phenomena.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Observations and Experiments

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using observations and scientific experiments to test hypotheses.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Observations and Experiments

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using observations and scientific experiments to test hypotheses.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Observations and Experiments

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using observations and scientific experiments to test hypotheses.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Observations and Experiments

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using observations and scientific experiments to test hypotheses.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Let the Sun Shine In

For Students 6th - 8th
Students graph data reflecting time of day and length of shadow, and then draw conclusions about Earth's seasons and position in relation to the Sun.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Earth Sciences: Carbon Allotropes: Coal to Buckyballs

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lab 1: Think Globally: Act Locally

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that explores Earth Science Systems. This lab introduces students to the parts of the Earth system: the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and pedosphere. As the students learn about the...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lab 2: Drawing Local Connections

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that explores Earth Science Systems. In this lab, students study the four components of the Earth system by diagraming the flow of energy and matter through it.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Characteristics and Origins of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes characteristics of living organisms, and the origin of life.
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Teachers TryScience

Try Science en Espanol

For Students 3rd - 8th
Fabulous resource for kids studying science. An excellent reinforcement for lessons covered in class or an insightful tool for students wishing to expand their knowledge of science. Allows students to visit science centers all over the...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lab 4: A Bird's Eye View: Exploring Your Region

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An investigation that is part of a series of lab lessons that expose students to Earth Systems through research, data, and visualizations. In this lab, students will investigate their region by using Google Earth and predicting what...
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Story Behind the Science

Story Behind the Science: Realization of Global Warming [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing the history of how scientists developed their current understanding of global warming. It discusses why it is difficult for some people to accept that human beings have caused the Earth to warm, without controlled...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Earth Sciences: The Transit of Venus

For Students 9th - 10th
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing the transit of Venus straight to your fingertips. Courtesy of NASA, here is a map of the transit. Become the commander of your own learning experiences.
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Utah State Office of Education

Utah Science: How Are Earth and Its Moon Alike?

For Students 2nd - 5th
Participate in the experiments offered by Utah Science and discover the similarities between the Earth and its moon.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Erosion

For Students 9th - 10th
Step into Dirtmeister's Science Lab and discover how rain shapes the Earth. Learn about erosion then do the experiment.
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Teachers TryScience

Teachers Try Science: Comet Cratering

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use marbles to discover how comets and asteroids make impact craters. This hands-on experiment is easy to do and gives you many variations to try. Included are links to additional information.