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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Solar Oven

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use the sun's energy to cook an egg? Design, build and test a solar oven. Activity gives a procedure to build oven as well as questions to answer. Questions can be saved and graded by instructor.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Renewable Energy Resources

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What renewable energy resources are and examples of renewable energy resources.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Using Earth's Magnetic Field

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The Earth's magnetic field and how it protects life on Earth, and how it is used for navigation.
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Activity
Harvard University

Harvard University: The Solar System

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
These hands-on activities are a great way for students to gain perspective on the relative sizes and distances of each planet, the relationship between the sun and Earth, and much more.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Sea Ice Extension for the Earth as a System Learning Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The purpose of this lesson is for young scholars to learn how the Earth's systems interact on a global level. They will examine global environmental data and compare this to data on the polar regions. In the process, they will develop an...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Solar House

For Students 9th - 10th
In this What's Up in the Environment? video segment, an electrical engineer in Virginia and his 13-year-old son explain how they produce electricity in their home. [3:58]
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: The Solar Wind

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes solar winds, solar wind variations, and spacecraft studying solar wind. Also includes solar wind conditions for the past day/week.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: A Matter of Degrees: Tilt of Earth's Axis Affects the Seasons

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this science fair project, use a globe and a heat lamp to investigate how the angle of the Sun affects global warming. This project includes the objective, background questions, a list of all the materials you'll need, and the...
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Journey to Deep Sea Vents

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a submersible down to the seafloor. As you descend, passing through the ocean's sunlight, twilight, and midnight zones, you can observe how temperature, pressure, and light levels change. When your submersible reaches the seafloor,...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Earth's Albedo and Global Warming

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive activity adapted from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, learn about Earth's albedo (the ratio of reflected vs. incident solar radiation), how pollution alters albedo, and how ice-albedo feedback may accelerate...
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Handout
Kidport

Kidport Reference Library: Energy

For Students 3rd - 5th
A simple introduction to energy, offering information on hydro-electric energy, fossil fuels, nuclear power, solar energy, and wind energy.
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Handout
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 Kids: Radiant Energy From the Sun

For Students 3rd - 8th
An introduction to radiant energy that offers a look at the different types of radiation from the sun, the radiation that actually hits Earth, and how the Sun's age will affect the radiation absorbed by Earth. Also, view NASA videos...
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Reading Passages: The Earth's Energy Budget

For Students 9th - 10th
Read and fill in the blanks of this passage explaining the earth's engergy budget. Each blank has a dropdown menu with choices. When you finish, click CHECK MY ANSWERS. If you pick a wrong answer, the right answer will be displayed along...
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Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: Introduction to Earth's Climate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This instructional activity is an introduction to Earth's climate and covers key principles regarding Earth's unique climate, atmosphere, and regional and temporal climate differences. Students will gain an understanding of how the...
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Unit Plan
NASA

Nasa: Effect of the Sun's Energy on the Ocean and Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
A project based lesson where students' mission is to conduct a series of tasks that enable them to audit Earth's energy budget and help answer a number of science questions.
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Unit Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using Globe Data to Study the Earth System

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson guides students through the process of locating and graphing web-based environmental data that has been collected by GLOBE Program participants. The lesson provides opportunities for using GLOBE data to introduce basic...
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Website
NASA

The Earth Sun System

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides some interesting video footage of the Sun. Also included is information about the effects of solar radiation on the Earth's magnetosphere and weather.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Global Wind Belts

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how regional differences in solar radiation create global wind belts.
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Website
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Transmitting Energy to the Surface

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a look at solar energy. What factors affect the energy transmitted from the sun to Earth?
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Energy From the Sun

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Energy from the sun causes great things to happen on Earth from the water cycle to wind and waves. This flipchart includes video clips and student assessment.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science for Middle School

For Students 6th - 8th
This digital textbook covers core earth science concepts and includes interactive features, real-world examples, videos, and study guides.
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Article
Carnegie Mellon University

Telstar: The Sun and Its Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
The sun's energy is the primary source of energy for all surface phenomena and life on Earth. Combined with the material of the Earth (including the molecules held close by the Earth's gravitational force called the atmosphere), this...
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Article
Carnegie Mellon University

The Sun and Its Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
The sun's energy is the primary source of energy for all surface phenomena and life on Earth. Combined with the material of the Earth (including the molecules held close by the Earth's gravitational force called the atmosphere), this...
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Handout
Oklahoma Mesonet

Oklahoma Climatological Survey: Overview of Radiation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details what radiation is, the physics of radiation, and radiative transfer as it occurs in nature. Content explores the electromagnetic spectrum, electromagnetic waves, properties of radiation, and solar radiation.