Earth Science Lesson Plan Links:
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13 Ways to Tell Time
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Students explore different ways geological time can be measured: comparing the time dimensions for each method, the mechanisms of each method, and the materials used.
http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/time13wa.html
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A Reason for the Season
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Learn all about the Earth, and about how people are affected by the change in seasons. People all across the globe celebrate the seasons, but because of the way the Earth is tilted, and because of the fact that the Earth rotates around the sun, we don't all celebrate the same season at the same time. Test your skills using our Cosmic Map Interactive game. Check out the way that Monarch Butterflies respond to the new seasons-by Migrating. Read up on Stonehenge and decide for yourself whether or not it is an astronomical calendar. Visit different parts of the world as they celebrate the equinoxes and the solstices in their communities. Take a tour of the planets using National Geographic's Virtual Solar System site. Activities for kids and parents relate to keeping discussions about the universe, and the people in it, alive over the course of the calendar year.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/07/season.html
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Airport Of The FutureDescription
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In this lesson, students will design an airport of the future.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=021231145146
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Altus On The Climb
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The objective of this lesson is to determine and compare the actual climb rate to the theoretical climb rate of the Altus plane, a remote controlled plane used to research weather.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=040212114914
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Covering The Most Ground
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The objective of this lesson is to learn about different types of orbits, and to understand how the Space Station orbits such a large area.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030107105757
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Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius: Where on Earth?
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Mt. Vesuvius is just one of many active volcanoes in the world. Where are other active volcanoes found? And how do the locations of these volcanoes relate to the locations of earthquakes and lithospheric plate boundaries? Students find out in this lesson by plotting and comparing these sites for themselves.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachersguide/vesuvius/vesuvius_sp1.html
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Deep Time: Finding the Ages of Rocks & Fossils
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This lesson should effectively and accurately inform students about the high level of confidence we have in the geological ages of an old Earth. At the same time, it should reveal an example of pseudoscience which should be part of any effort to improve science literacy and critical thinking.
http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/deep.les.html
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Demonstrating Microgravity
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The objective of this lesson is to build a microgravity demonstrator, and to experiment with microgravity.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030106131015
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Does Air Have Mass and Density?
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Using a basketball, students conduct an experiment to determine if air has mass, and therefore, density.
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Physical_Sciences/PHY0201.html
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Earth Forces
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Students learn about geological techniques used to develop our understanding of the earth. Emphasis is placed on plate tectonics, mountain building, earthquakes and volcanoes.
http://www.nationmaster.com/lps/lesson_plan_Earth_forces.htm
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Earthquake Information: Reducing Hazards
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This site includes the latest United States and global earthquake activity and highlights research efforts to understand earthquakes and reduce their hazards
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/
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GalaxSee Lesson Plans: Rotation and Flattening Lesson Plan
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As we observe the thousands of galaxies in the visible universe, we find that many of them are flattened disks. Because the process of galaxy formation is too slow to watch, scientists study it with computational models. This lesson/activity demonstrates how one might explain the appearance of so many flat galaxies with a computational model. Using GalaxSee software, students can learn about the effects of gravity on a rotating body of stars.
http://www.shodor.org/master/galaxsee/curriculum/rotation_lesson.html
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GalaxSee Lesson Plans: Virial Theorem Lesson Plan
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This lesson allows students to model the stability of elliptical galaxies based on how fast stars within the galaxy are moving. Students will also learn about why elliptical galaxies don't collapse due to gravity.
http://www.shodor.org/master/galaxsee/curriculum/virial_theorem_lesson.html
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Geology
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In this lesson, students will design the geology of their planet, including information on the land and water areas. They will also write a description of the geological features of the planet and draw sketches of their planet's landscapes.
http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/les2/Vles2.html
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Gold: From the Mine to You
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As part of a well-rounded geography education, it’s important for students to learn about the processes by which natural resources are extracted from the Earth and the ways these resources are used. It’s also important for students to recognize that there are always environmental and human impacts caused by the resource extraction process. This activity, provided by National Geographic, asks students to focus on gold and the process that takes it from miners to jewelers. By learning about this process, students will be encouraged to think about the individuals behind the production process and the environmental and human impacts associated with producing their belongings.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/16/g912/
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History Of Earth
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In this lesson, students gain an understanding of the geologic time scale, use some standard techniques to determine age, and investigate how fossils are used to compile earth's geologic history.
http://www.nationmaster.com/lps/lesson_plan_Earth_History.htm
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I’ve Got Your Number
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In this lesson, students assess the journalistic value of numbers used in newspaper articles while learning about the significance of the Hubble telescope’s new data on the age of the universe.
http://nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19990527thursday.html
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Keeping Cool
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The objective of this lesson is to learn about the functionality of the cooling process in relation to space suit designs.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030107101821
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Life Through Time: The Heart of the Phanerozoic
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In this lesson, students gain a deeper understanding of geological time and the evolution of life on Earth. Students use iMovie to tell a complex story of a discrete time period with narration and images.
http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=192
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Living Laboratory Curriculum - Volcanoes
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This curriculum provided in part by Volcano World, the web's premier site for volcano information, looks at volcanic eruptions from human, geological, and biological point of views.
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/msh/llc/ll.html
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Living Laboratory: Volcanoes - Human Responses Curriculum
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The Human Responses Curriculum provided in part by Volcano World, the web's premier site for volcano information, looks at volcanic eruptions from a human reaction point of view.
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/msh/llc/hr/hr.html
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Magnetic Fields and Bermuda Triangles
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The magnetic field around a permanent magnet,like the gravitational field around a massive object, is not only invisible, but hard for students to comprehend. With no concrete experience to draw from, they tend to ignore this basic concept, or at best , memorize facts about it.
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sci/sci90.txt
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