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Rutgers: c.o.o.l. Class: Earth Science Project: Create an Ocean Weather Forecast

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to learn how to forecast ocean weather? This c.o.o.l. project lists each of the steps in the scientific process, and has you work through each in this earth science based project.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earth's Interior

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discover how scientists learn about Earth's interior using seismic waves, meteorites, density, and the magnetic field. Additional resources are available for download.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Exploring Energy With Gis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will learn how Geographic Information Systems technology is used to locate energy reserves around the Earth. Provides link to website with lessons on using GIS. (Due to site changes, you may need to search for...
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Exploring Change With Gis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Gives an overview of how Geographic Information Systems technology is used to monitor changes in conditions on the Earth. Provides a link to the website with lessons on using GIS. (Due to site changes, you may need to search for teachers...
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Teach With Movies: Lesson Plans Based on Shorts and Clips

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Links to many video-clip based lessons in the areas of health, English language arts & drama, mathematics, music, biology, earth science, inventions, astronomy, physics, chemistry, U.S. history and culture, and world history and...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Metamorphic Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers metamorphic rocks, which form from previous rocks exposed to heat and/or pressure.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Effect of Atmospheric Circulation on Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at how atmospheric circulation cells affect the climate of regions.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Radiometric Dating

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Elaborates on radioactive decay as a tool for determining the age of certain minerals and other materials, including the limits of the technique.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Preventing Hazardous Waste Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains how to prevent hazardous waste pollution and how the Superfund Act regulates this type of pollution.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Igneous Rock Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents the classifications of igneous rocks based on silica content.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Causes of Air Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the air pollutants released from fossil fuels, biomass burning, and volatile organic compounds.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Bathymetric Evidence for Seafloor Spreading

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes features of the seafloor and how they are mapped by echo sounding. It touches upon the continental margin as well.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Adaptation and Evolution of Populations

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the basic concepts behind evolution, such as gene variation and adaptations.[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Effect of Continental Position on Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How close a region is to the ocean affects its climate.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Ocean Continent Convergent Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers convergent plate boundaries where an oceanic plate meets a continental plate.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Core Sampling

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Simulate core sampling with this lesson. Young scholars will see layers of Earth with this activity.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Rivers of Destiny

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site explains the importance of rivers in the natural balance of life on Earth, and describes what happens when people begin to tamper with rivers. This will also help students identify options for dealing with the outcomes of human...
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Harvard University

Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground: The Earth's Orbit

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students perform many inquiry activities related to Earth's orbit. Included are recording daily temperatures, observing the sun's path over several weeks, tracking sunrise and sunset times, and angle of sunlight. Diagrams make lessons...
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King's Centre for Visualization in Science

Explaining Climate Change: Lesson 1: Introduction to Earth's Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the first lesson in a series of learning modules on the topic of climate change. It explores Earth's unique climate and atmosphere, regional climate differences, and temporal climate differences. Includes comprehension questions...
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The Amazing World of Science With Mr. Green: Introduction to the Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
This teacher website provides a comprehensive lesson unit on the structure of Earth's atmosphere and how it sustains and impacts life on Earth and its ecosystems. Includes labeled diagrams, student worksheets, a slideshow, flashcards,...
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King's Centre for Visualization in Science

Explaining Climate Change: Lesson 3: The Chemistry of the Greenhouse Effect

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the third lesson in a series of learning modules on the topic of climate change. It takes a look at how greenhouse gases cause warming and affect Earth's climate. Includes comprehension questions and interactive tools for...
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King's Centre for Visualization in Science

Explaining Climate Change: Lesson 7: Climate Feedback Loops

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the seventh lesson in a series of learning modules on the topic of climate change. In this lesson, you will learn how several important feedback loops help drive and regulate earth's unique climate system and affect climate...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Solid Waste Takes Over

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students explore solid waste and its effects on the environment. They will collect classroom trash for analysis and build model landfills in order to understand the process and impact of solid waste management. Students...
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Finding Slope

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan that explores the importance of the slope of the soil to a soil's property. Understand how the soils slope affects many aspects of the property from the flow of water to planting.

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