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Ck 12: Earth Science: Solar Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How solar energy can be used and its consequences.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Solar Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How solar energy can be collected and used, and the consequences of it.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Solar Energy and Latitude
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the relationship between solar energy and latitude.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Solar Energy on Earth
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes characteristics of solar energy including the electromagnetic spectrum and movement.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Solar Energy on Earth
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A breakdown of the types of energy that Earth receives from the sun.
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Read Works: Sunlight in the Night
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about moonlight and where it comes from. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Solar Absorbers and the Future of Electricity
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about solar panels being used to create electricity. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Solar Solo
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the invention of a solar powered airplane. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Electricity & Energy Energy
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about energy. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Renewable Energy Resources
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What renewable energy resources are and examples of renewable energy resources.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Renewable vs Non Renewable Energy Resources
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compare and contrasts renewable and non-renewable resources.
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Class Flow: Energy From the Sun
[Free Registration/Login Required] Energy from the sun causes great things to happen on Earth from the water cycle to wind and waves. This flipchart includes video clips and student assessment.
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Read Works: Soft Cell
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about solar cells being made of plastic. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Miss Johnson's Plant Experiment
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a teacher who does an experiment to teach her students that plants need sunlight. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Class Flow: Sources of Energy
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students are introduced to the different sources of energy produced on earth. Students will learn the names of different energy sources, the mechanisms of how each works along with...
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Read Works: To the Moon!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text and timeline about NASA's plans of building a base on the moon and reaching towards Mars. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Ck 12: Physical Science: Thermal Radiation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How thermal energy is transferred by thermal radiation and sources of thermal radiation.
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Read Works: Who Loves the Sun? Iguanas!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about iguanas and where they live. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Ck 12: Physical Science: Light
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Visible light and the different waves that make it up, infrared light and ultraviolet light.
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Ck 12: Physical Science: Using Earth's Magnetic Field
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The Earth's magnetic field and how it protects life on Earth, and how it is used for navigation.
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Class Flow: Intro to Climate
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn about the differences between climate and weather. Topics include - Keeling Curve, Average Global Temperature, Electromagnetic Radiation, Energy Balance, Global Equilibrium, and...
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Class Flow: Temperature Heat and the Sun
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students are introduced to temperature, heat and solar radiation. Students learn the methods of measuring and converting temperature between different units and identifying factors which...
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Class Flow: Climate Intro
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a short, basic introduction to climate. It includes solar radiation and the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Ck 12: Life Science: Plant Like Protists
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Plant-like protists are known as algae. They are a large and diverse group. Plant-like protists are autotrophs. This means that they produce their own food. They...