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Curated OER

Solids in Bottles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use funnels to put the five solid materials into clear bottles with caps. They observe how the particulate materials look, sound, and move when they shake and roll the bottle. Finally, students write "sound and touch" poetry.
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Curated OER

Fossil Fuel and the Ticking Clock

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars study energy sources to learn about fossil fuels and environmental concerns. In this energy sources lesson, students watch demonstrations for various energy examples. Young scholars find hidden pennies, make a bar graph on...
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Curated OER

Heat Transfer and Pollution

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students perform computer simulations on air dispersion. In this chemistry lesson, students calculate energy transfer based on specific heat and temperature change. They explain the causes of smog.
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Website
Other

The Amazing World of Science With Mr. Green: Introduction to the Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
This teacher website provides a comprehensive lesson unit on the structure of Earth's atmosphere and how it sustains and impacts life on Earth and its ecosystems. Includes labeled diagrams, student worksheets, a slideshow, flashcards,...
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Earth Science: Earth's Atmosphere: Composition and Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on Earth's atmosphere. Discussion includes major components, layers, air pressure, and scientific monitoring of the atmosphere. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links relating to the topic.
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Interactive
PBS

Kqed: What Are Greenhouse Gases and Where Do They Come From?

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this interactive infographic to learn about sources of the main greenhouse gases. Read facts, figures, and statistics about four important gases in the atmosphere.
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Interactive
PBS

Quest: How Do Greenhouse Gases Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this interactive infographic to learn about the function of greenhouse gases, and how they affect heat in the atmosphere.
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Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: Interactions Within Earth's Atmospheres

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using computational models, students investigate the interaction between greenhouse gases, solar radiation, and the Earth's surface for the impact on climate. They then look at data on atmospheric carbon dioxide to analyze changes in...
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Air, Atmosphere and Living Systems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This unit includes a complete set of science lessons that enable young scholars to creatively explore basic concepts related to air and the atmosphere, air quality, and associated issues, such as allergens in the places we live, study...
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King's Centre for Visualization in Science

Explaining Climate Change: Lesson 6: Greenhouse Gases: A Closer Look

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the sixth lesson in a series of learning modules on the topic of climate change. It takes a look at the different important greenhouse gases in our atmosphere and some of the ways in which humanity is affecting the atmospheric...
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eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Observable Properties of Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. This section deals specifically with the properties of gases including subtopics such as the...
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Unit Plan
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Atmosphere and Oceans: Factors That Control Earth's Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of how temperature is affected by the composition of the atmosphere and how energy flows in and out of Earth's atmosphere.
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PPT
Other

Interactions Between the Atmosphere & Hydrosphere [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the interactions between the four spheres of Earth and how they affect weather and climate. The slideshow is divided into two parts. The first deals with interactions between the atmosphere and the hydrosphere and the...
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Activity
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Learn: The Greenhouse Effect

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed overview of the greenhouse effect, with explanations about Earth's atmosphere gases referred to as greenhouse gases, and the factors that influence the heat-trapping ability of a greenhouse. All information is reinforced...
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Website
Other

Niwa: Climate Change, Global Warming, and Greenhouse Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to learn more about climate change, global warming, and greenhouse gases? This web page contains links to websites around the world concerned with providing information about these. Topics include climate shift, greenhouse effect,...
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Interactive
South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: Atmosphere | Nasa Online

For Students 9th - 10th
The Earth is surrounded by a thin envelope of gases called the atmosphere. More than 500 active volcanoes erupt around the world affecting the Earth's atmosphere and global climate.
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: The Science of Global Atmospheric Change: People and Climate

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The impact that climate and climate change have on humans is explored in this lesson. Learners learn about climate zones, and factors that affect climate, e.g., proximity to the ocean and greenhouse gases. The lesson and accompanying...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Properties of gases, why they exert pressure and atmospheric pressure.
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Article
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists: Greenhouse Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
Polar scientists offer an article identifying the research and observations made on greenhouse gases. Why is there so much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today? Scientists work diligently to determine the causes and effects of these...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Importance of the Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The atmosphere provides many important functions for Earth.
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Article
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Made Clear: What Are Greenhouse Gases?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how greenhouse gases help keep the Earth warm.
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South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: The Properties of the Atmosphere

For Teachers 6th
In this lesson, 6th graders will develop and use models to exemplify the properties of the atmosphere and the relative scale in relation to the size of Earth.
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Greenhouse Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you understand the relationship between temperature and carbon dioxide in our atmosphere? This computer model shows factors such as clouds and carbon dioxide that could cause global temperatures to rise. Students investigate how the...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Analyzing Greenhouse Gases and Global Temperature Data Over Time

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students plot data on the concentrations of various greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere and look for trends. They will learn that greenhouse gases allow the Sun's light to pass through them to the surface of Earth,...

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