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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science

For Students 4th
This customizable digital textbook covers topics related to fourth-grade science. It is Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) aligned.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Folds and Faults Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Review folds and faults using this review guide.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Continental Drift: What's the Big Idea?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students learn how the theory that explains the position of Earth's continents was established and later modified.
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Website
Other

Nationwide Lifts : Artisan Elevators: Volcanoes and Volcanic Glass

For Students 4th - 8th
A mountain with a center of hot magma is called a volcano. Under the right circumstances, volcanoes erupt and release a flow of lava. When this happens, they are as beautiful as they are scary and dangerous. Although most people...
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Lesson Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Guide, Slides, and Text Reader

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Resources for teachers for the big history project. Includes a teaching guide, unit slides, and text reader.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Geo Net Internet Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed overview of all forms of geography. Learn about earthquakes, ecosystems, plate tectonics, rivers, national parks, and more.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are and how they are related.
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Handout
Other

Rocks and Minerals: The Rock Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about various rock types and the rock cycle.
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Website
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Plates Are Moving Beneath You

For Students 3rd - 8th
Identify where in the world the eight major plates are and discover how they are on the move.
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Website
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: What Happens When Two Plates Meet?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Different events occur when two parts of the earth shift. Highlighted in this resource are details of faults, dips, slips, folds, and strike slips.
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Website
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: When the Ground Moves

For Students 3rd - 8th
Understand the process of an earthquake.
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Website
Extreme Science

Extreme Science: World Records in Earth Science

For Students 3rd - 8th
What is the highest elevation on earth? How about the driest place on earth? Do you know where the greatest earthquake took place? Let Extreme Science take you to these places and other extreme places around the world.
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Website
Other

Danny Yee's Book Reviews: John Mc Phee

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides brief reviews of some of American author John Mcphee's books.
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Website
Other

Earth Waves: Our Changing Planet

For Students 6th - 8th
A compilation of information from volunteers on earthquakes and earthquake prediction. Includes a lot of information on quakes in the California area plus some nice maps.
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Website
Other

The Geography Site

For Students 9th - 10th
The Geography Site offers many links for your geography research. Links offered are to physical geography, human geography, environment, online lessons, and much more.
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Handout
Other

Phy6: La Tierra, El Gran Iman

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a general overview of space research on the environment of the Earth in space.
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Handout
Other

Popocatepetl

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic information on the volcano Popocatepetl. Also includes brief information on the two eruptions in 1997 and 1998.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Pangea

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers a basic definition for what the Pangea was.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Volcanoes: Lesson 5

For Students 4th - 8th
This lesson will provide models or diagrams that explain how volcanic eruptions occur, and discuss their impact on living things. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Volcanoes."
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Science for Kids: Earthquakes

For Students 1st - 9th
Kid's learn about the science of earthquakes. What causes them and where they happen.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Mountains, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to the formation of mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Earth Layers

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students will recognize that changes that occur in the layers of the Earth (volcanoes and earthquakes) are a result of forces acting upon it.
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Handout
Other

Apex Magnets: What Is Paleomagnetism?

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of paleomagnetism and the importance it holds for geoscientists.

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