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Earth Sciences Lesson Plans

1. Alternative Snowflakes- Children will discover how snowflakes in nature are really formed, and recreate this process with paper and glue.
2. Arbor Day- Students learn about the reasons for celebrating Arbor Day. Integrates Be Friends to Trees by Patricia Lauber.
3. Be A Planet- To learn what planets are and the names and order of the planets. Planet attributes can also be learned.
4. Constellations- To introduce the concept of constellations.
5. Creating Sand Dunes- This experience will also demonstrate to students the importance of proper dune management for conservation purposes.

1. Denver Earth Science Project- 5 complete units.
2. Discovery's Earth Science Lesson Plans- 30 K-12 Lesson in alphabetic order. This site takes a long time to load on standard connections.
3. Earth Science Lessons- Lessons include worksheets and student assessments.
4. Flooding and Other Disasters- This activity may be used in connection with a science or social studiesunit on weather or natural disasters which result in changes to the environment.
5. Magnetic Fields and Bermuda Triangles- This activity shows how to map a magnetic field, and to find how a bar magnet's field combines with the Earth's magnetic field to form a complex resultant field.
6. Making a Compass!- Students will create a compass and investigate properties of magnetism.
7. Monster Waves- In this activity, students will build a tabletop village and use it to visualize the relative height and affects of gigantic waves called tsunamis.
8. Observe a Leaf- Students will observe and describe leaves.
9. Pond Action- 30 lessons on pond science.
10. Retrograde Motion- Students will learn the terms for objects in the heavens. Demonstrate the basic motions of heavenly bodies.
11. Salt Water Painting- The students will observe and understand the process of evaporation.
12. Satellite Communication- This is a hands-on demonstration of the communication between the EUVE satellite and a scientist on Earth.
13. Science Connection- Lessons from Arizona State University.
14. Science Education Gateway- over 200 useful lessons.
15. Seasons Review- This lesson has students distinguish the four seasons after listening to the book Frederick by Leo Lionni.
16. Space: The Final Frontier- This is a series of experiments about space. This unit was designed for use in the second grade.
17. Stress and Strain- To show the stress and strain involved in the movements of the earth's crust with the use of working models.
18. The Big Wet- The northernmost areas in Australia are characterized by a climate known as “tropical wet and dry.” The temperatures are always warm, with a six-month dry season and a long rainy season known as “the big wet."
19. The Solar System on a Smaller Scale- To model the distances between the planets.
20. Transpiration- To show how plants act to help maintain the HYDROLOGIC CYCLE.
21. Using the Science and Language of Patterns to Explore the Weather- Learning modules for the NSF.
22. Visual Model of the Planet Earth- A staple of earth science.
23. Water- This simple activity may be easily incorporated into a science unit on water.
24. Water: A Never-Ending Story- Could you be drinking the same water a saber tooth tiger lapped up?
25. Water Magic- This activity is designed to help students understand that water picks up natural and man-made substances as it moves over and through the earth. Students will observe and experiment with water in three physical forms.
26. Way Cool Tools for Mars Exploration- Five activities that follow the NASA mission.
27. What is in Outer Space?- To identify objects in outer space. To differentiate between objects in our atmosphere and those in space.