Curated OER
The Solstices
Compare surface temperatures when the solstice occurs in the different hemispheres. Young scientists draw conclusions from their investigation of data collected using spreadsheets and a globe.
Curated OER
Why Do We Have Seasons?
First graders watch a video about the seasons. They role play with the teacher the sun and earth. The student's heads are the earth, their foreheads are the Northern Hemisphere. The teacher shines a flashlight on them to simulate the sun...
Curated OER
Climatic Changes
Investigate the greenhouse effect and global warming with this weather worksheet: scholars describe the seasonal variations of temperature and day length at its greatest and its least. Then they describe the effects of El Nino and how...
Curated OER
Stars
In this space science instructional activity, students use the clues to assist them in solving the crossword puzzle on the stars. They identify various constellations and how each rotates.
Curated OER
Student Exploration: Summer and Winter
In this recognizing the seasons online/interactive instructional activity, students explore the Earth's positions and determine the summer and winter season. Students answer 21 short answer questions
Curated OER
Twisting the Air Away - The Coriolis Effect
Students examine the Coriolis Effect and its effects on the different hemispheres. For this Earth science lesson students divide into groups to they make predictions. Students then complete an activity to explore movement as it relates...
Curated OER
Volume of Hemisphere
In this volume of hemisphere worksheet, students compute the volume of 5 hemisphere when given either the radius or the circumference.
Curated OER
Time and Seasons
For this science worksheet, students identify months and seasons. They complete the crossword puzzle by demonstrating their knowledge of days in a month, months in given seasons, and the amount of time in a given unit of measurement.
Curated OER
Regions of South America
Students explore facts about South America in the four lessons of this unit. Booklets are created from the materials produced as the class delves into the topic.
University of Washington
University of Washington: Lobes of the Brain
Site dealing with lobes of the brain. Links to various other sites with lots of information.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Do the Seasons Change in Each Hemisphere?
On a rainy day, do you ever wonder what the weather is like on the other side of the planet? Different regions around the globe can have very different seasonal weather patterns. In this experiment, you can test if these seasonal...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Volume of a Hemisphere
This lesson will present how to find the volume of a hemisphere. Students can look at a presentation and then take a quiz.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.g Comparing Snow Cones
This task asks students to compare the volume of a cone to a truncated cone when they are the same height. They must calculate volumes for a cone, a truncated cone, and a hemisphere. Aligns with 8.G.C.9.
PBS
Pbs Nova Online: Lost at Sea the Search for Longitude
"The quest for a reliable method to find your way at sea was one of the thorniest problems of the 1700s." Find out about the search for longitude at this NOVA site. Includes interactive Shockwave game, learning activities and more.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Spheres
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find a sphere's volume and surface area.
Harvard University
Harvard Medical: The Whole Brain Atlas: Neuroimaging
Hundreds of images of brain structures are here, including normal and diseased brain parts.
Teachers.net
Teachers.net: Explore Latitude and Longitude With Pumpkins: Lesson Plan
Learners paint pumpkins to make their own globes in this fun way to learn longitude and latitude.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Hemisphere
MathWorld gives a simple and complex definition of a hemisphere. The formula for the volume of a hemisphere is also given.
Other
Artsology: Lookitup, the Dictionary Dog: Greek Art Terms
In this second episode from Dictionary Dog called a trip to Greece, some Greek art terms are defined including Parthenon, dome, hemisphere, caryatid, and others.
NOAA
Noaa: Ngdc: Globe Project
Explore some topographic data at the Globe site. What environmental measurements are taken in the study? How are these measurements presented?
History is Fun
Jan Brett: Geometric Solids Flashcards Pdf
Print out these colorfully illustrated PDF file pages to practice learning your basic three dimensional geometric solids. Fold them in half and one side shows the shape while the other side shows the shape with the correct name. Put them...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Volume of a Hemisphere: Lesson 4
This lesson will present how to find the volume of a hemisphere. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Volume of a Hemisphere."
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Hemisphere
This InterMath site gives a decription of a hemisphere along with a visual representation. Be sure to use the links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive checkpoint involving...
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Hemisphere Calculator
This online calculator will calculate the various properties of a hemisphere given any 1 known variable. It also calculates the variables in terms of PI.