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Interactive
NASA

Nasa: Climate Kids: The Climate Time Machine

For Students 3rd - 8th
Check out this interactive timeline which illustrates how earth's climate has changed throughout history.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Charles Lyell

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the works of Charles Lyell, a geologist who studied Earth's history.
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Website
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Mesozoic Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the basic information about the Mesozoic Era in Earth's geologic history.
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Website
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Paleozoic Era

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview illustrating the Paleozoic era in Earth's geologic history.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Earth Science: Relative Ages of Rocks

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at how stratigraphy can be used to determine the relative ages of rocks, how unconformities occur, ways to match rock layers in different areas, and how...
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Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activity: This Threshold Today

For Students 9th - 10th
An activity for students to research the conditions that allowed for the formation of our planet. Is there any resources that exist today that existed then?
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Quiz: What Was Young Earth Like?

For Students 9th - 10th
A five question quiz covering the topic of early Earth. The quiz is multiple choice.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Earth Forms and Life Begins Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on the origin of life.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science for Middle School

For Students 6th - 8th
This digital textbook covers core earth science concepts and includes interactive features, real-world examples, videos, and study guides.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 4.11 First Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the first form of life on Earth, the cell.
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Lesson Plan
University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky: Earth Science Classroom Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A collection of links to activities and lessons that could be used for Earth science concepts including the foil record, creating a timeline of Earth's history, plate tectonics, dinosaurs, and the progression of life on Earth.
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Handout
Other

Moorland School: Earth Science Zone: The Origin of the Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
A webpage reviewing the origin of the Earth. Learn what Earth was like during its first billion years with an atmosphere that contained no oxygen. Understand that oxygen levels built up once green plants became more abundant. At the end...
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Website
Other

Evolution for Teaching: School of Science and Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
A reference page containing information related to evolution. Topics discussed on the page is the theories, human evolution, evolutionary evidence, Darwin, and Earth's history.