- Denver
Earth Science Project- 5 complete units.
- Discovery's
Earth Science Lesson Plans- 30 K-12 Lesson in alphabetic order.
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- Earth
Bags- Students will write and illustrate ideas for helping our environment
on paper grocery bags that will be distributed at the local grocery
store.
- Earth
Matters- Students will understand and be able to identify the Earth's
equator, prime meridian, lines of latitude, lines of longitude, parallels,
and meridians.
- Earth
Science Lessons- Lessons include worksheets and student assessments.
- Floating
Plates on the Earth- Science students develop a concept map to help
them organize information, on Plate Tectonics, after reading a selection.
Students then organize notes into an outline to further demonstrate
knowledge of this topic.
- 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.
- Just
Turn It Off- Energy is often expended when it need not be. Students
will investigate the importance of turning off lights, toys, machines,
and appliances.
- 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.
- Making
a Compass!- Students will create a compass and investigate properties
of magnetism.
- Martian
Real Estate: A Good Investment?- This lesson has students compare
the landscapes of Mars and Earth and explore why the two planets are
so different. They will conclude by writing letters convincing fictitious
family friends that it is probably not a good idea to invest in Martian
real estate.
- 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.
- My Little
Island- In this lesson, students will learn about the processes
that lead to the formation of an island and study the impact that an
island's geographic and geologic history has on the culture of the people
who live there.
- Observe
a Leaf- Students will observe and describe leaves.
- Planets
in Balance- Students conduct independent research on one of the
planets in our solar system, specifically discovering a planet’s composition,
weather, atmosphere, and satellites
- Pond Action-
30 lessons on pond science.
- Protecting
Our Precious Planet: Sharing the Message of Earth Day- Your students
will learn to think globally and act locally by participating in the
Internet-based Earth Day Groceries Project.
- Retrograde Motion-
Students will learn the terms for objects in the heavens. Demonstrate
the basic motions of heavenly bodies.
- Salt
Water Painting- The students will observe and understand the process
of evaporation.
- Save
Our Earth- Students research current environmental problems in order
to develop and deliver an oral presentation. This presentation will
persuade the audience to act on the student's point of view on the issue.
- Satellite
Communication- This is a hands-on demonstration of the communication
between the EUVE satellite and a scientist on Earth.
- Science
Connection- Lessons from Arizona State University.
- Science Education Gateway-
over 200 useful lessons.
- Seasons
Review- This lesson has students distinguish the four seasons after
listening to the book Frederick by Leo Lionni.
- Shadow
Sticks and the Sun- Our shadows change over the course of the day
and through the seasons. When is your shadow the shortest? When is your
shadow the longest?
- Shadows-
To investigate shadows, using literature-based discussion as well as
experiences with manipulating shadows.
- Solar and
Wind Power: Clean Energy
- Space: The
Final Frontier- This is a series of experiments about space. This
unit was designed for use in the second grade.
- Spaceship
Earth- To develop an understanding of our planet as a system by
designing a very-long-duration space mission in which the life-support
system is patterned after that of earth.
- Stress and Strain-
To show the stress and strain involved in the movements of the earth's
crust with the use of working models.
- 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."
- The
Four Seasons- To understand that it is the tilt of earth’s axis
that causes the seasons.
- The
Lunar and Terrestrial Tug of War- Students work in groups to locate,
comprehend, interpret, and evaluate information about celestial bodies
that influence ocean tides on Earth. Students apply this information
through graphic representations.
- The
Solar System on a Smaller Scale- To model the distances between
the planets.
- Touring
Through the Beginning of Earth- Students create a series of newspaper
articles about different theories of how life began on Earth.
- Transpiration-
To show how plants act to help maintain the HYDROLOGIC CYCLE.
- Understanding
Rotation- This lesson helps students develop a better understanding
of the rotation of the earth through a hands-on experiment.
- Using
the Science and Language of Patterns to Explore the Weather- Learning
modules for the NSF.
- Visual
Model of the Planet Earth- A staple of earth science.
- Water-
This simple activity may be easily incorporated into a science unit
on water.
- Water:
A Never-Ending Story- Could you be drinking the same water a saber
tooth tiger lapped up?
- 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.
- Way
Cool Tools for Mars Exploration- Five activities that follow the
NASA mission.
- What
is in Outer Space?- To identify objects in outer space. To differentiate
between objects in our atmosphere and those in space.
- What
On Earth- What on Earth Is Earth Science? That is what students
discover in this lesson through concept mapping, discussion, and self-discovery.
- Why
Are Species Endangered?- To orient students to the plight of endangered
species and to help them understand and gain perspective on human issues
that continue to endanger species and threaten our global environment.
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