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Living With the Heat: The Ring of Fire

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate the planet Earth's infamous ring of fire and the life that thrives from it.  For this ocean environment lesson, students investigate hydrothermal vents and how organisms thrive off their heat.  Students complete a...
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Down on the Ocean Floor

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students build a map of the Atlantic Ocean floor and mark the different depths.  In this ocean floor lesson students identify parts of the ocean floor that they created and discuss patterns that they see.
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Earth's Layers Online Activity

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Earth's layers learning exercise, students click on the links in the questions about Earth's layers to find the answers to the questions and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 12 questions total.
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Biosphere

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the basic biosphere and its components.  In this ecology lesson students complete several experiments including designing a system that is balanced to sustain life.
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Frogs Frogs Frogs

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students view a disk on the continental movement and analyze the given data on fossils, rock types and climate zones. For this geology lesson students draw a diagram of the earths layers, take a quiz complete a PowerPoint presentation.
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Where Did They Come From?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain hydrothermal vents and the process in which species and the hydrothermal vents become isolated.
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It's a Gas! Or is it?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover the principles of solubility and phase state and their influence on chemical phenomena observed around deep-sea volcanoes. They describe the effect of temperature and pressure on solubility of gasses and solid materials.
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The Big Balancing Act

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers describe chemical changes occurring in hydrothermal circulation systems. They make inferences about the significance of these systems to ocean chemical balance compared to terrestrial runoff.
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Hog Watch

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders assume the roles of the staff of an Environmental Regulatory Agency and must assess the amount of damage caused by hog factories. Working in groups, they make recommendations that will decrease the impact of hog factories...
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Global Warming – More or Less

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify the factors that contribute to global warming. In this earth science lesson, 8th graders evaluate the impact of global warming on the planet. They discuss their views within the group.
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Plate Tectonics

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students simulate the three types of plate boundaries using robots. In this earth science lesson, students explain how earthquakes and volcanoes are formed. They collect real-world earthquake data and plot them on the map.
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And Now for Something Completely Different...

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students identify organisms that are typical a part of a hydrothermal vent. They examine why hydrothermal vents are short-lived.
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It Looks Like Champagne

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine some practical implications of the discovery of liquid carbon dioxide in deep-ocean ecosystems. They interpret phase diagrams and explain the meaning of "critical point" and "triple point."
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Bryant Creek Watershed Project - Making a Karst Dictionary

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students explore the definitions relevant to Karst topography. They develop a Bryant Watershed Dictionary of the special words and terms that are used to talk about the topography and hydrology of the area they live in.
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Making a Karst Dictionary

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students practice using the correct vocabulary in geology and hydrology. They use the Internet to research topics and practice their researching skills.
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Local Area - Ecosystems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars examine ecosystems in the Connecticut River Valley. They view and discuss photos of ecosystems within their community, and create a picture web of an ecosystem.
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Shake, Rattle and Erupt

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students study myths regarding four earthquakes myths. They receive a list of supplies each family should have at home to prepare for an earthquake and construct an "Earthquake Preparation" poster showing some of the most important items...
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Plate Tectonics And Convection Currents

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students observe the currents that occur through convection in water and relate them to the currents in molten rock in the Earth's mantle. They set up a convection current in a cake pan of water using a bag of ice on one end and an...
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Outcomes Science 4: Earth & Beyond

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this earth and beyond science worksheet, students read through an 18 page packet containing information and questions pertaining to global carbon cycles. There are website links available on the pages where additional information on...
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Where to Live?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine types of spatial data found in a GIS. In this geography lesson students use a GIS to facilitate analysis and decision making.
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Action at Plate Boundaries

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students diagram the spreading of the ocean floor. In this earth science lesson plan, students read an article on plate boundaries of the ocean. Students are expected to diagram the oceanic convergent boundary, and give a written...
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Earth History Part II

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders hypothesize what caused the break up of continents. In this earth science lesson plan, 8th graders study about the events that took place during Mesozoic and Cenozoic Era. They reconstruct a supercontinent and report their...
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Tic-Tac-Toe for Layers of the Earth

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify the different layers of the earth. In this earth science instructional activity, 8th graders choose a project to do from a given list according to their learning style. They present their finished project in class.
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The Geological Society: Plate Tectonics: Mechanical Properties: 'Lithosphere' and 'Asthenosphere'

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource describes how the mechanical properties of the lithosphere and asthenosphere change as the temperature and pressure increase. This can cause rocks to flow and become plastic-like.

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