Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Mechanical Weathering

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes various types of mechanical weathering.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Kids in Motion: Weather Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson plan, learners "rediscover" weather as they use movement to act it out. Using their whole body to bend, stretch and exercise, students follow along as the teacher calls out and moves different types of weather.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Weathering & Erosion

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of weathering and erosion, what they are, and how they alter the Earth's surface.
Interactive
Math Science Nucleus

I. Science Ma Te: Integrating Science, Math and Technology

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site offers a wealth of online textbook-related materials that encourage the discovery of science in the world around us. Enter the site to access material on specific topics. Each section contains reading material (complete with...
eBook
Other

Earth Science: Earth's Surface and Heat [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
This textbook chapter looks at the role of temperature in sustaining life on Earth and on weather and climate. It discusses the Earth's movements and the seasons, the circulation of the oceans, wind and weather, and the water cycle....
Website
Other

Science Oxford Online

For Students 9th - 10th
Make connections between science, enterprise, and society here in this collection of articles and current science topics in the news. Find out how science makes connections with the daily life of human beings.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Kids in Motion: Water Cycle Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson plan, students unite science and physical activity to learn about the water cycle!
Lesson Plan
PBS

Teaching Bhutan: The Water Cycle & Bhutan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Interactive science lesson plan that teaches students about the water cycle in relation to mountain ranges and monsoons common in Bhutan. Make a cloud in a bottle!
Handout
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Educational Links: Ask an Expert Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
Ever wondered about, well, anything? Get your burning question answered here from reigning experts in General Science, Astronomy and Space Science, Biology and Life Sciences, Physics, Oceanography, Geology, Weather, and Health.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Anemometer

For Students 9th - 10th
This photo shows an anemometer, a weather measurement device used to gauge the strength of the wind.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Lesson Plans Library K 5

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource presents a lesson plan library which holds hundreds of lesson plans organized by grade level and subject area. Often rooted with an Internet research piece, each lesson plan contains specific objectives, procedures,...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Tornados in the Us

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Overview: In this lesson, students will learn the basics about how tornadoes are formed, and when and where they are most likely to occur. They will learn that the United States is the country most...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Measuring Air Pressure

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is intended for an Introductory Meteorology class; an earth science elective intended for Juniors and Seniors. (It was orginally modifed from an Introductory Meteorology Laboratory Assigment taught to undergraduates at...