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Curated OER

Keep in Touch: Communications and Satellites

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate how satellites help people communicate with others far away and in remote areas. They discuss a scenario of someone travelling to an area with no mode of communication, observe a teacher demonstration, and create a...
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Curated OER

Spy on a Spider

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students view slides or live specimens to name and describe the distinguishing features of groups of arthropods, especially spiders and insects. They complete worksheets, observe webs and then search for and record where spiders can be...
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Curated OER

Facts, Feats and Folklore: Spiders

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students review and discuss a variety of sayings, folklore and superstitions about spiders. They discuss this information and choose either an interesting fact or appealing foklore tradition to illustrate.
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Curated OER

From the Rise of the Absolute Monarchy to Democracy on the American Frontier

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use a teacher-made museum guide with questions that allow them to analyze and compare the patron art of seventeenth-century France with portraits of later periods at the Joslyn Art Museum. Students also read The Little Prince...
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Curated OER

WWII: On The Homefront and Abroad

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore World War II from the perspective of both the sides. They research the changes that occurred on the homefront during 1942-1944. Students prepare and conduct an interview with a local veteran or spouse of a veteran...
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Curated OER

Acid Rain

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the causes and effects of acid rain. Using the internet, they research pollution sources in their local area and by collecting rain samples and testing the pH. In groups, they develop their own plan urging local...
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Curated OER

Cuentos

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students revise Spanish mystery stories. They sequence the events from a group's mystery story and suggest revisions for the setting. They revise their stories using the suggestions from classmates and describe characters in folktales....
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Curated OER

Life in a Cup

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make and maintain a mini terrarium. They keep a daily journal of what happens in their terrarium and record daily observations and measurements.
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Curated OER

Why Here? Why Not There?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars analyze a map and graph information on eleven countries. Using the characteristics of the countries, they determine if they should host the summer or winter Olympic games. After viewing a video, they locate the latitudes...
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Curated OER

Propane Incident in Clayton, North Carolina

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students assume the role of members of the state fire marshal's office and develop a plan for the Fire Chief of Clayton on how the derailment of tank cars of propane in downtown Clayton should be handled. Students investigate any...
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Curated OER

Bell Live! The Great Lakes: A Superior Adventure

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students participate in a virtual field trip to Lake Superior. In groups, they perform experiments in which test the level of toxins and bacteria in the water. They also watch video segments life in the lake and discuss their observations.
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Curated OER

Parametric Functions and Substitutions

For Students Higher Ed
In this solar winds activity, students determine the strength of magnetic storms in terms of the size of the change they make in the Earth's magnetic field. This worksheet has 3 problems to solve.
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Curated OER

Polishing the Petoskey

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students polish a Petoskey stone to show how to make an attractive rock display. In this polishing rocks lesson plan, students use sand paper and polishing materials to polish a rock and remove the rock dust. This is to display a nice...
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Curated OER

Create your own thermometer

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners participate in an activity where they build a calibrated thermometer.  In this thermometer lesson students complete this activity and take notes. 
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Curated OER

Introduction to the Barnegat Bay Estuary

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students research estuaries. In this estuaries lesson, students discuss the differences in a bay and an ocean. Students watch a PowerPoint of the properties of the estuaries and geography of Barnegat Bay. Students complete a worksheet...
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Article
eSchool Today

E School Today: Physical Weathering

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how weathering changes rocks.
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USA Today

How Topography Affects Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
This fantastic multimedia site contains information about the causes of extreme and dangerous weather. The site explains how the earth's surface affects the weather and supplies incredible video clips to illustrate the concepts...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Kids in Motion: Weather Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
For this lesson, students "rediscover" weather as they use movement to act it out. Using their whole body to bend, stretch and exercise, students follow along as the teacher calls out and moves different types of weather.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Weathering & Erosion

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of weathering and erosion, what they are, and how they alter the Earth's surface.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Mechanical Weathering

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes various types of mechanical weathering.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Oceanography

For Students 9th - 10th
A student learning module with a focus on the relationship of temperature and salinity with density, ocean-influenced weather patterns, and how light and sound move through ocean water.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Factors That Influence Weathering of Monuments in a Cemetery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will discover some of the factors that influence weathering of the monuments in a cemetery. These factors may include the type of rock, length of time the rock has been exposed to the elements or the amount of...
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BBC

Bbc Weather: Algiers, Algeria

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the climate of Algiers, Algeria from this BBC Weather site where you will read about the climate regions, temperature variations, precipitation, and sunshine amounts. There is also a current 5-day forecast for Algiers.
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Other

Physical geography.net: Introduction to the Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed description of air masses, how they move and interact, and what weather takes place when this happens.

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