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Heating Up: Direct and Indirect Sunlight

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers, by conducting simulations, explore the effects of direct and indirect sunlight on heating of the Earth.
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Sun Path: Interactive On-line Mac or PC

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students use SunPath in the yearly mode to investigate seasonal changes in sunrise, sunset, length of day and sun altitude at their own latitude. Sun Path JAVA applet uses equations for a spherical Earth to calculate the sunrise and...
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Our Sky: Home of Stars and Planets

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students discover that astronomy is a branch of science that includes the study of planets, stars, and constellations.
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It's a bright and beautiful day...Protect Yourself!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the cause and effect of skin cancer. They complete worksheets, view presentations and discuss the various types of ultraviolet rays and their impact on human health.
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The 'Solar' System Past and Present

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify cardinal and intermediate directions, recognize that models changes due to new or improved observations and technology, identify the major characteristics of the planets including their positions in the solar system,...
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Expressions and Operations

For Students 9th
For this expressions and operations worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 7 different problems that include reading and solving various types of equations. First, they determine the number of seconds it takes light from the sun to...
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Galaxies and the Universe

For Students 8th - 9th
If Earth was formed 4600 million years ago, and the sun revolves about the center of the Milky Way once every 250 million years, how many revolutions have occurred? Students answer this question and ten more, all providing students with...
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Cosmic Survey

For Students 6th - 9th
In this cosmic survey worksheet, students rank the given cosmic items by size, distance from Earth, and age and complete 3 graphic organizers. Then students complete 5 short answer questions.
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Water Cycle and Ecosystems

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the water cycle. In this investigative instructional activity, students examine the water cycle process. They will record their observations and discuss marine and freshwater ecosystems.
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Energy and the Environment: What Can We Do?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students consider the impacts of global warming and brainstorm ways to help decrease their contribution to the problem.  In this climate change lesson, students are exposed to facts concerning global warming and think of ways to...
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Food Chains and Endangered Animals

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate how all links in the food chain are related. For this animal habitat lesson, students hypothesize about what would happen in the food chain if an endangered species were to become extinct. This lesson also includes...
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Average Temperature

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study temperature.  In this average temperature lesson students record temperature data, calculate and analyze average temperatures and construct a time line graph. 
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Images of Our Changing Earth

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify and explain that remote sensing can detect changes on the Earth's surface that occur over time, and name at least three: urbanization, deforestation, and succession. They select a global change issue to investigate and...
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Independent Practice: Expressions and Operations

For Students 7th - 9th
In this algebra worksheet, students read and solve 20 algebra problems in which they determine which of the answers available is equivalent to the expression in the problem.
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Black Holes and Tidal Forces

For Students 8th - 10th
In this black holes and tidal forces worksheet, students solve 5 problems in which they find the tidal acceleration and answer questions about spaghettification.
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What the Sun Can Do

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils develop and test a unique, personally-relevant hypothesis about the consequences of exposure to UV radiation based units on a living organism, common baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae).
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The Lunar and Terrestrial Tug of War

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in groups, locate, comprehend, interpret, and evaluate information about celestial bodies that influence ocean tides on Earth. They apply this information through graphic representations.
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Visualizing the Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discover the differences between global warming and the greenhouse effect through hands-on classroom experiences. They use a 2-D globe and picture cards to identify the causes of both. Students visualize the human influence on...
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Cold Fronts And Warm Fronts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students simulate the movement of cold and warm fronts as they listen to a story about the weather and Mr. Sun. They brainstorm the characteristics of each type of front then write about which front they would prefer if they were a...
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Comets and Meteors

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners construct a model of a comet nucleus using dry ice. They add other materials and describe the features. They complete related exercises on an Internet Web site.
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Planets: Comparatives and Superlatives

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this ESL activity worksheet, students practice using comparatives and superlatives as they respond to 7 multiple choice questions.
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What on Earth is Greater Than?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners compare things that are greater than, less than, or equal to, compare the Earth to other planets, and list planets from greatest size to smallest size.
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Check Out Lights and Shields with Beads

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore Ultraviolet detecting beads and conduct several investigations with them.  In this investigative lesson students participate in an experiment to see the harmful effects of UV light and discuss their findings. 
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Clouds and Rain

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students study how clouds form, what different types there are and what rain is.  In this atmospheric lesson students make a cloud and create evaporation.

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