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Mission Survival

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students determine ways to survive the extreme conditions of Antarctica. In this space and earth sciences lesson, students work as a group to determine how to survive after a plane crash in Antarctica. They relate survival...
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Blue Planet: Seas of Life - Tidal Seas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
After viewing the video Blue Planet: Seas of Life, students review oceanic concepts. For this earth science lesson, students reflect on the effect tides have on living things and conduct research to create a "tidal trivia" game....
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Paleoclimates and Pollen

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students analyze soil for types of pollen to determine the probably climate conditions. For this earth science lesson, students make conclusions on what a climate is like based on soils samples. Students use a model soil...
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Dig In - Grow your own grub

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students monitor the growth of a plant over several weeks. For this earth science lesson, students plant a courgette plant, take digital photos, and upload them to the BBC gallery. They turn their photos into live animation...
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Our Forests Need Fires?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars consider how forest fires are both damaging and beneficial to forests.  In this earth science lesson, students are read the book Fire! In Yellowstone by Robert Ekey and watch "Fire Ecology" and "Two Sides of Fire"...
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Milkweed and Monarch Butterfly Mania

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore Earth science by completing a worksheet in class. In this botany lesson plan, students identify the relationship between the Milkweed plant and the butterflies which regularly feed on its nutrients. Students visit a list...
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Cyclones

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore Earth science by researching natural disasters in class. In this cyclone lesson, students discuss the creation of cyclones and what their potential destruction can be in the wrong environment. Students read assigned text...
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Hands on Biome-Building

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars explore Earth science by participating in an environment activity. For this biome lesson, students discuss the importance of a healthy ecology in order to sustain life, both animal and plant. Young scholars utilize a...
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Surviving the Conditions

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore Earth science by participating in an environmental care activity. In this natural resources lesson, students discuss ways to protect themselves from the environment if they are ever in need of shelter in the wilderness....
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Pangaea Puzzle

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students explore plate tectonics and the formations of the Earth's surface and why maps are distorted.  In this Earth's surface instructional activity students complete a lab and answer questions. 
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Mercury, Venus, and Earth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn information about the planets Mercury, Venus, and Earth by playing a trivia game.
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History of the Earth

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students work together in groups to research the characteristics of the Mesozoic Era. Using various sources, they must include information about climate, landforms, plants and animals found during this time period. They create a...
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Tracking Current "Earth" Events

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders utilize Internet research skills, and practice their communication skills by presenting their research to the clas. They actively consider the types of hazards for humans associated with Natural Disaters and ways that...
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The Celestial Sphere and Circumpolar Motion

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students investigate the celestial sphere and circumpolar motion. In this science lesson, students view an applet, The Celestial Sphere and Circumpolar Motion. Students discuss the Earth's rotation and stellar movement.
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Seasons and Shadows: Investigate How Shadows Shift Throughout the Year

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine their shadows and why they are different in the summer and winter.  In this seasons lesson students complete an activity to see how the earth's tilt on its axis changes the length of shadows. 
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The Tides

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners experience a computer based applet that explains why the Earth experiences tides.
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A Field of Stars

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discover the earth can be compared to the shape of an apple, having a spherical shape, and has a north and south pole. They listen to the story, "A Field of Stars" and then observe as the apple is cut open on the equator to...
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Take a Stab!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils construct an experiment to test the rigidity of compressed air and its strength. In this earth science lesson, students are divided into groups, and by putting their thumb over the end of a straw, use the compressed air strength...
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Looking into Surface Albedo

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Pupils demonstrate how the color of materials on Earth affect the amount of solar energy that is absorbed.  In this solar energy instructional activity students complete a lab to explore how the color of materials on the Earth's...
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How Big is Your Footprint?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create awareness for ways in which the "Western" lifestyle negatively impacts the Earth. They create awareness for alternatives to our current ways of living, eating and traveling. Students are challenged to talk with their...
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Twisting the Air Away - The Coriolis Effect

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the Coriolis Effect and its effects on the different hemispheres.  In this Earth science lesson students divide into groups to  they make predictions. High schoolers then complete an activity to explore...
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Alien Pen Pals

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils write a friendly letter to an Alien Pen Pal including details about the planet Earth.
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Our Space Station Earth

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover ways to preserve the Earth's resources. In this natural resources lesson, students investigate how many gallons of water the average American uses per day and then total their estimated usage. Students discuss the...
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Lesson 2, Student and Teacher Behaviors in Science

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars explore ethics. In this science ethics lesson, students examine science lab classroom ethics as they consider various scenarios that encourage authentic student discussion and the formulation of guidelines and principles.

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