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Curated OER

Ammonium Nitrate - Efficient Fertilizers

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students study the chemistry of ammonium nitrate and consider the advantages and disadvantages of this compound. They compare different fertilizers and calculate the molar mass and percent nitrogen in the different fertilizers.
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Curated OER

Is It Getting Hot In Here?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars describe several factors and ways climate change could effect communities.  In this climate change lesson students research climate change and complete a worksheet. 
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Curated OER

Vulcan's Revenge-Volcanoes

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research various types of volcanoes. They explore the various emissions that come from them. Offer some explanation why some erupt by "quietly" puring lava, while others blast out chunks of rock and clouds of ash and gases.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Volcano Vocabulary

For Students 4th - 6th
In this volcano vocabulary worksheet, students match vocabulary words on the left with definitions on the right. Worksheet is labeled as a quiz but may be used as practice or review.
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Curated OER

Drawing Conclusions

For Students 5th
In this online, interactive worksheet, 5th graders complete a pre-test in regards to drawing conclusions.  Students complete 10 multiple choice questions focusing on obtaining conclusions from the given information and click at the...
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Curated OER

Mission 6: Renewable Energy

For Students 5th - 6th
In these renewable energy worksheets, learners learn about renewable energy and energy sources. Students complete a 23 page packet for the activity.
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Greenhouse Effect

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars identify greenhouse gases. They explain why perfluorocarbons are a bad alternative to chlorofluorcarbons. They determine both the least and most influential greenhouse gases.
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Curated OER

The Future of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students research the governments role is preserving the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. They discuss the proponents and the opponents side of the issue.
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Curated OER

Particulate Matter: The Lorax

For Teachers K
Students investigate how dirty air is outside. They read and discuss the book, The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss. They investigate using jars and lids to compare the dirt left each day as they remove the lids. They observe the lids and discuss if...
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Curated OER

Average Vehicle Occupancy In Your Community

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students determine the average vehicle occupancy in their community.  In this transportation lesson students develop and analyze a survey to determine attitudes towards air pollution and transportation. 
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US Department of Energy

Department of Energy: Natural Gas

For Students 9th - 10th
Natural gas is an abundant resource across the United States, and new discoveries and extraction methods have led to a dramatic rise in shale gas development -- making America the world's leading natural gas producer. We invest in...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Natural Gas Power

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of natural gas' creation, usage, and effects.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Natural Gas Power

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of natural gas' creation, usage, and effects.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Natural Gas: An Energy Resource [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
"Natural Gas: An Energy Resource" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about natural gas, its uses, and how it gets to homes. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence from the...
Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Natural Gas: An Energy Resource [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
"Natural Gas: An Energy Resource" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about how natural gas is located, drilled for, and sent through pipelines throughout the country to people's homes. It is followed by questions which require...
Activity
US Department of Energy

Natural Gas: Fueling the Blue Flame

For Students 9th - 10th
Natural gas is a colorless and odorless fossil fuel that is used in almost half the homes for heat. Learn more about this non-renewable energy resource.
Handout
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Natural Gas: Background

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource page on natural gas. Learn what natural gas is, how it used, how it is formed, how it is drilled, processed, and transported, and advantages and disadvantages.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Natural Gas Formation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this investigation, students make a simple model of how gasses can form from decaying material. They will also explore the effects of temperature on gas formation.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

The National Academies: Our Energy Sources: Natural Gas

For Students 9th - 10th
Energy production from natural gas is less destructive to the environment than energy produced from coal, but it is still produced from fossil fuels. While advances have been made in reducing its detrimental effects, our resources are...
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Other

Institute for Energy Research: Fossil Fuels

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed article providing information about fossil fuel resources in the United States and how they impact economic growth. Several reports, which can be downloaded, examine energy policies, the potential for economic growth, and...
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Other

Mackenzie Gas Project: About Natural Gas

For Students 9th - 10th
This gives a brief explanation of what natural gas is and tells how it is formed, how we harness it and how much it takes to heat a home or an urban area.
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Upper Canada District School Board

Tom Stretton's Chemistry Pages: The Chemistry of Natural Gas

For Students 9th - 10th
Through an online slide-show format, learn about the history and chemistry behind the resource, natural gas.
Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Nonrenewable Energy: Natural Gas

For Students 3rd - 8th
Get the basics on nonrenewable energy. Learn about its uses and conservation.
eBook
Energy4Me

Energy4me: Oil and Natural Gas Book

For Students 3rd - 8th
A colorfully illustrated, and information-filled 74 page book on the history and uses of oil. .