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Ducksters

Ducksters: Science for Kids: Composition of the Earth

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the science of the composition of the Earth. Different layers and what they do.
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abcteach

Abcteach: Earth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Ready made worksheets for any earth science unit on water cycles, the layers of the earth, or volcanoes.
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Other

Nearpod: The Sun's Impact on Earth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson on the sun's impact on Earth, students will explore the layers of the sun and describe how the Earth is impacted by the sun's physical properties.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, and Atmosphere

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the rock surface of the Earth, its water, and the gas layers that surround it.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Exploring Porosity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Experiment to find out which size of gravel has the most porosity by measuring volume.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Asthenosphere Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the characteristics of the asthenosphere which is in the upper mantle of the Earth's layers.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Science Labelling Game

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In a series of five interactive science games, students first study labeled diagrams to learn the names of the Earth's layers, of a flower's parts, of a fish's anatomy, of the human respiratory system, and of layers of the atmosphere....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Temperature of the Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How different temperature gradients separate the atmosphere into distinct layers.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Aging Diamonds?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video from Nature, geological detectives use ancient diamonds to learn more about Earth's inner layers. [1:42]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Soil Horizons and Profiles

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the different layers of soil.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Lithosphere and Asthenosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The lithosphere is made of the brittle crust and uppermost mantle and lies on the plastic asthenosphere. Read about the properties of the lithosphere and asthenosphere.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Thermosphere and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the properites of the thermosphere and exosphere.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Thermosphere and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the properties of the thermosphere and exosphere.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Ozone Depletion

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how the ozone hole forms and what are its effects.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Ozone Depletion

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how the ozone hole forms; what are its effects.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Principle of Horizontality

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Rules for sedimentary rock formation.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Soil Characteristics

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the characteristics and types of soil.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Stratosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the properties of the stratosphere.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Composition of the Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the gases that the atmosphere is made out of.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Layers of the Atmosphere in Order

For Students 6th - 8th
Describes each of the five layers of the atmosphere from the troposphere, which is closest to the Earth, up to the outermost one, the exosphere.
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Website
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Riding to Earth's Core

For Students 3rd - 5th
Ever thought about riding to the core of the earth? Well geophysists David Stevenson has. He has even come up with a way to make a hole, but he has run into some other complications. Maybe you can be the one to solve those problems.
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Center for Educational Technologies

Cotf: Plate Tectonics

For Students 3rd - 8th
Plate Tectonics provides geology with a comprehensive theory that explains how the Earth works.
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Other

Antarctic Geological Drilling: Environmental Literacy Framework Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An impressive collection of lessons on climate science and climate change. The entire book can be downloaded. As well, each lesson has its own page with some combination of background information, PowerPoints, images, maps, glossaries,...
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App
Apple

Us Atlas Geology

For Students 9th - 10th
Apple provides a description of the USAtlas Geology app, developed by the USGS. The app provides 46 layers of vector information available at The National Atlas of the United States Website.

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