Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Color Variation over Time in Rock Pocket Mouse Populations
A species-specific look at natural selection, the resource herein examines how adaptations have helped the population of rock pocket mice survive in a changing landscape. To begin, middle or high schoolers watch a 10.5 minute video,...
Michigan Sea Grant
Water Quantity
It may be tricky for a young mind to conceptualize that less than 1% of all water on earth is useable for humans to drink. Simulating the amount of fresh water available on earth by removing measured amounts of water from a five-gallon...
Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist
Play Ball! – Or Not…Making a Decision Using Weather Data
Should the game go on or not? An engaging lesson asks small groups to make a decision using weather data. After analyzing a map, an updated forecast, and radar information, groups have to decide whether to cancel a baseball game. They...
Curated OER
Water in the Geosphere
Through a PowerPoint presentation and the embedded animation and video, earth science enthusiasts find out about the moisture in the soil beneath our feet. In the animation, follow a water molecule on its path through the water cycle. As...
Science 4 Inquiry
Edible Plate Tectonics
Many people think they can't observe plate tectonics, but thanks to GPS, we know that Australia moves at a rate of 2.7 inches per year, North America at 1 inches per year, and the Pacific plate at more than 3 inches per year! Scholars...
Science 4 Inquiry
Atmospheric Layers
Space diving refers to the act of jumping from outer space and falling through Earth's atmosphere before parachuting to land. Scholars learn about this extreme activity and study the layers of the atmosphere they must conquer in the...
Tech Museum of Innovation
Analogous Models
What goes into a museum display? A secondary-level STEM project prompts groups to design a museum display for the Tech Museum of Innovation. They create an analogous, interactive model illustrating a science concept to complete the...
Curated OER
Earth's Water
If the majority of our planet is covered with water, why do we need to bother conserving it? With a thorough and varied investigation into the location and types of water on the earth, learners will gain an understanding of why this...
Curated OER
Connect the Spheres: Earth Systems Interactions
Is everything really connected? Take your class on a walk outside, where they will make observations and write them down on a worksheet. Once they are back in the classroom, learners will work to determine if and how things like birds,...
Intel
Beat the Heat
Explore greenhouse effect and climate change through a 15-day unit. Scholars learn about these STEM concepts by researching, conducting surveys, experimenting, and collaborating with experts in the field. They frequently communicate...
Cornell University
Exploring Rocks and Minerals
Investigate the properties of rocks and minerals through a rockin' hands-on activity. Learners test rocks for various properties and, using a guide, attempt to identify different samples. They use various properties including hardness,...
NASA
Climate Change Inquiry Lab
With global temperatures on the rise faster than ever recorded, the effects of a heating planet could be devastating. Allow learners to discover just what the world is in store for if the warming continues through a series of videos, a...
EngageNY
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 9
Here's a workshop for teachers that rocks the academic world! Using earthquakes as a medium for instruction, educators learn about crosscutting engineering with science. Fun, hands-on, collaborative exercises encourage participants to...
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: Ms Ess2 5: Interacting Air Masses and Weather
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-ESS2-5: interacting air masses and weather.
OpenSciEd
Open Sci Ed: 6.3 Weather, Climate & Water Cycling
This Weather, Climate & Water Cycling unit has students investigating small-scale storms, mesoscale weather systems and climate-level patterns of precipitation.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Weather Fronts
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the weather fronts that occur when two air masses collide. Includes downloadable handouts.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Local Weather
This tutorial investigates how weather is influenced by the jet stream and air masses.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Scientific Investigation and Reasoning Data Organization
Using interactive exercises, students will review how to construct tables and graphs in order to organize data.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Air Masses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Air masses greatly influence the the weather in a location.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Weather Fronts
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the fronts that occur when two air masses collide.
Thinkport Education
Made Clear: Weather and Climate: Are They Different?
FInd out the difference between climate and weather.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Your Cool Facts and Tips on Wind
Learn all about wind, what it is, words used to describe wind, the different types, the coriolis effect, different types of breezes, and how wind is measured.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Air Masses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Air masses greatly influence the the weather in a location.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Cold Front and Warm Front
Read and understand the differences between a cold and a warm front.