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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Earth's Systems: The Water Planet

For Students K - 1st
Observe different forms of water and how it covers about 75 percent of Earth's surface in this media gallery captured by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Use the satellite and ground images in this resource to enhance student...
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Other

Bscs: Bscs Science Teaching Video Library

For Teachers K - 1st
Elementary teachers have an urgent need for high-quality science classroom videos. To respond as rapidly as possible, BSCS Science Learning has made some of our best K-12 videos available for free streaming. In this collection, you'll...
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Third From the Sun

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site offers a short history of the evolution of the space program and man's quest for more revealing and detailed pictures of the earth.
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Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Thinking Fountain: Habitat

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the basics of a few habitats and then create an ecocolumn--a simulated cross-section of a biome such as a rain forest--with your own environment.
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Treehut

Suzy's World: Earth

For Students 3rd - 5th
At this site from Suzy's World and Suzy Cato, you can find out what the earth is made of and try an experiment.
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Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Breaking Apart the Structure

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a look at the structure of the Earth's surface to its core.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Rock Record Relative Dating

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart presents information about how the earth was formed. It discusses methods of dating the layers of the earth's surface. Assessment questions are included.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Landforms

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews basic landforms, which include highlands, lowlands, bodies of water, and riverways. In addition, examples and photographs are provided.
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Earth Surface Dynamics (Research Activities)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from USGS provides several activities to help understand the interrelationships among earth surface processes, ecological systems, and human activities. Also included are links to new findings and programs concerning Earth...