This notebook file takes students through the layers of the atmosphere with discussion opportunities for each.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How different temperature gradients separate the atmosphere into distinct layers.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How different temperature gradients separate the atmosphere into distinct layers.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the gases that the atmosphere is made out of.

This lesson shows the parts of the atmosphere and their size (thickness) relative to the size of the Earth. It includes background information, lesson outline, links to standards and assessments.

This simulation allows you to experience Joe Kittinger's famous 1960 skydiving feat. As you ascend the troposphere and stratosphere you can view changes in several atmospheric conditions. The challenge will be surviving the leap once you...

SEC produced several articles to help teachers teach about space weather. This one covers the ionosphere. It covers the characteristics, variability, and scintillation of this layer of the atmosphere. PDF format.

A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the composition of and the layers in Earth's atmosphere.

Windows to the Universe offers information on the Earth's atmosphere. The site contains links to a weather crossword puzzle and images.

A tutorial exploring the atmospheric blanket to show how the atmosphere supports life and insulates the Earth.

This site provides information and activities for classes to learn more about ozone depletion and UV radiation.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the properites of the thermosphere and exosphere.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the properties of the thermosphere and exosphere.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Manipulate graph data to see a representation of the percent composition of different compounds. Then answer a challenge question about the activity.

Identify the layers of the atmosphere through this interactive quiz.

Deals with ozone hole and related atmospheric issues and research. Has a multimedia tour of the ozone hole and many related links.

In a series of five interactive science games, students first study labeled diagrams to learn the names of the Earth's layers, of a flower's parts, of a fish's anatomy, of the human respiratory system, and of layers of the atmosphere....

For this site learn about the atmosphere and the air, origin and layers of the atmosphere, atmospheric phenomena, clean and pullulated air and the importance of air and health. It contains many illustrations and 15 interactive activities.

[Free Registration/Login Required] The Earth: The student demonstrates knowledge of how processes which shape and affect the Earth and how it relates to the Universe.

In this lesson, you will learn about how the Earth formed as well as the composition and structural layers of the Earth's interior.

A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the rock surface of the Earth, its water, and the gas layers that surround it.

A great description of the global scale circulation and heat energy. Discusses a single-cell model, a three-cell model, jet streams and more.

This article explains that as our knowledge of life on the planet evolves, we've come to use the word biosphere as a way of explaining the entire intertwined network of life on Earth. This concept combines an understanding of geology,...

This article explains what the ozone layer is, why it is important, and how we can help to slow down its depletion from the atmosphere.