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Handout
BBC

Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life: Tyrannosaurus Rex

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the exciting world of the killer dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus Rex, by learning about its behaviors, geological time periods, and classification through descriptions, videos, photos, news, and external links.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life: Woolly Mammoth

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the exciting world of the woolly mammoth by discovering facts about its behaviors, habitats, geological time periods, and classification through news, photos, videos, descriptions, and external links.
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Activity
BBC

Bbc Nature: Wildlife: Stingrays

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the fascinating world of the stingray by learning about its distribution, behaviors, habitats, geological time periods, and classification through videos, news, photos, descriptions, and external links.
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Rock Cycle

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Through five lessons, students are introduced to all facets of the rock cycle. Topics include rock and mineral types, material stresses and weathering, geologic time and fossil formation, the Earth's crust and tectonic plates, and soil...
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Unit Plan
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Atmosphere and Oceans: The Rise of Atmospheric Oxygen

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of the Earth's atmosphere and how it has evolved over geologic time.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Evolution of Multicellular Life Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on the evolution of multicellular life.
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Interactive
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Real Time Water Data for the Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive map of the US allows you to select among numerous streams and rivers to determine their current flow rate.
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Graphic
University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: Distribution in Time and Space

For Students 9th - 10th
The Understanding Evolution site provides evidence for evolution in biogeography utilizing relative dating, geography, and plate tectonics.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: State Map Poster

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a project where students pick a state, study its landforms and data about its geology, and produce a poster that outlines how the state's geography evolved over time. An example of such a poster is provided on a downloadable...
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Interactive
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Earth Now! Landsat Image Viewer

For Students Pre-K - 1st
On this real-time site, the U.S. Geological Survey shares LANDSAT satellite images. The LANDSAT Program is managed by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Website
Other

University of Bristol: The Kt Event

For Students 9th - 10th
This dinosaur site, containing eight different sections, includes topics such as: 101 crazy theories about dinosaur extinction, the pattern and timing of extinction, evidence for late cretaceous climatic change, gradual extinction and...
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Activity
University of California

Ucmp: Island Biogeography and Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a lesson designed by a biology teacher. In it, students use maps and evidence of island age, molecular genetics, morphology, and distance apart to determine how the islands came to be occupied by different species of lizards. It...
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Website
Other

Hopewell Rocks Video

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Visit the magnificent Hopewell Rocks and view the famous Flowerpot Rocks. See time lapse photography of the tides of the Bay of Fundy at both low and high tide. Video length 2:07
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Natural Wonders

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Many of the interesting landmarks around the world are formed over time by natural processes familiar to us in our everyday lives. This still collage produced for Teachers' Domain features images of a variety of beautiful natural wonders.
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Website
University of California

Ucmp: The Paleozoic Era

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent overview of the Paleozoic Era. It also provides a chart where you can learn information regarding each of the time frames within the era.
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Article
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: What Can We Tell From the Fossil Record?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out what the fossil record tells scientists about the geologic and biological history of the Earth.
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Website
University of California

Ucmp: Introduction to the Cenozoic

For Students 9th - 10th
A good brief review of The Cenozoic Era, which also includes links to more detailed information as well as a chart of its subdivisions.
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Website
BBC

Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore life on ancient Earth with this site! Students can walk with dinosaurs to see what Earth looked like or investigate Earth's history. The site includes articles, pictures, timelines, and lots more.
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Unit Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Fossils

For Students 6th - 8th
Seven hands-on lessons module where students learn about fossils. These inquiry-based investigations explore how fossils form, properties of fossils, comparing fossils, how they show the age of the Earth, and what paleontologists do.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: All Planet Sizes

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustration from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory shows the approximate sizes of the planets relative to each other. Note that the planets are not shown at appropriate distances from the Sun.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Nisqually Glacier at Mount Rainier

For Students 3rd - 8th
Observe the Nisqually Glacier at Mount Rainier in this video segment from NatureScene. [4:07]
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Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: How Earth's Surface Morphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on how the surface of the Earth changes over time. Includes a list of vocabulary words from the article.
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Handout
Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Time Line of Ohio History

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive timeline of events in the prehistory and history of Ohio. Hyperlinks to the multitude of specific articles about Ohio's history.
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Unit Plan
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Earth Science: The Rock Cycle: Uniformitarianism and Recycling

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on the rock cycle. Discussion includes the concept of uniformitarianism and how earth materials change from one form to another. The site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links relating to the...

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