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Unit Plan
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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Website
NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Clouds in a Clear Sky

For Students 9th - 10th
This article introduces the different layers of the atmosphere and the clouds that are formed there. Scientists use instruments such as the SAGE 11 that help to measure amounts of sunlight, water vapor, and other conditions that affect...
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Atmospheric Blanket

For Students 6th - 8th
A tutorial exploring the atmospheric blanket to show how the atmosphere supports life and insulates the Earth.
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Interactive
PBS

Skydive From the Stratosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
This simulation allows you to experience Joe Kittinger's famous 1960 skydiving feat. As you ascend the troposphere and stratosphere you can view changes in several atmospheric conditions. The challenge will be surviving the leap once you...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Earth Origin, Composition, and Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson, you will learn about how the Earth formed as well as the composition and structural layers of the Earth's interior.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Physics & Chemistry: Ozone

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explaining what ozone is, how it forms in the atmosphere, and the environmental problems it creates. (Published: August 22, 2008)
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Article
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Thermosphere Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the thermosphere, a layer of the Earth's atmosphere.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa Space Place: Exosphere

For Students 3rd - 8th
Offers a brief explanation of the exosphere, the outermost layer of our atmosphere.
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Article
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Exosphere Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the Exosphere, the uppermost region of Earth's atmosphere.
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Article
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: The Mesosphere Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the Mesosphere, a layer of the Earth's atmosphere.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa Space Place: Mesosphere

For Students 3rd - 8th
A concise explanation of the mesosphere, the middle layer of the atmosphere.
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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: The Atmosphere, the Ocean, and Environmental Change

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a course that explores the physical processes the control Earth's atmosphere, ocean, and climate that is taught at Yale University. The course covers topics like clouds, rain, severe storms, regional...
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Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Atmosphere

For Students 1st - 6th
What is atmosphere? Find out about the layers of the atmosphere and learn how the atmosphere protects life on Earth and other fun facts.
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Unit Plan
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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Unit Plan
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
Nine Planets

The Nine Planets: Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed physical description of Earth. Content includes information on the Earth's layers and geology of the surface, along with links to additional information.
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Interactive
Scholastic

Scholastic: Diagramando a La Ciencia

For Students 3rd - 5th
Fun interactive Spanish site where students will be able to review science vocabulary related with the earth, atmosphere, respiratory system, flower parts and fish anatomy. It provides the English version and different levels of difficulty.
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Unit Plan
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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Unit Plan
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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Graphic
Other

Breathing Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Breathing Earth layers data about rates of carbon dioxide emission along with birth and death rates onto a map of the world in a real-time simulation of one of the principal greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere, CO2.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Atmospheric Layers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] The Earth: The student demonstrates knowledge of how processes which shape and affect the Earth and how it relates to the Universe.
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Activity
NOAA

Noaa: Structure of the Earth [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Create a model to help learn the layers and structures within the Earth. Identify characteristics of each layer of the Earth.
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Interactive
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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Article
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: The Stratosphere Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed overview of the stratosphere, a layer of the Earth's atmosphere.

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