In this lesson, students learn about EarthCaches and processes of the Earth. Using online resources, they find an EarthCache located near their school, visit it, and record the information required in its associated activity. They...

Young scholars simulate magnetic pole reversal to study the movement of Earth's magnetic poles.

Gives an overview of how Geographic Information Systems technology is used to monitor changes in conditions on the Earth. Provides a link to the website with lessons on using GIS. (Due to site changes, you may need to search for teachers...

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A collection of links to activities and lessons that could be used for Earth science concepts including the foil record, creating a timeline of Earth's history, plate tectonics, dinosaurs, and the progression of life on Earth.

Students learn the importance of protecting pictographs as part of their geologic heritage by making their own paint using natural ingredients to create art.

Doing this investigation will help students understand how geoscientists identify and explore petroleum-rich reserves.

This activity will allow students to learn the sampling techniques used in the field by citizen scientists who participate in LiMPETS, five national marine sanctuaries along the West Coast.

Students become marine biologists, and their goal is to characterize the biological communities that live on or near the seamount in the Monterey Bay area. There, they must identify a mystery mollusk.

In this investigation, students make a simple model of how gasses can form from decaying material. They will also explore the effects of temperature on gas formation.

Students monitor local ozone by looking in their neighborhoods for ozone-injured plants or establishing similar gardens outside their schools or in their backyards.

Small groups to research products made from petroleum other than fuels. The challenge is to find such products "hiding in plain sight."

In this activity, young scholars will learn about fire management and research the questions of whether forest fires should always be extinguished and whether prescribed burns can be helpful. They will form and support their own opinions...

As a citizen scientist, students use a soil test kit to find out how much of each type of chemical is in the local soil.

Students track and plot hurricanes paths for study.

Student groups will be asked to present and justify a solution to a real environmental dilemma concerning water usage.

Using straws to recreate tree rings, learners learn how dendrochronologists work. Construct a 50-year climatic history on a three-meter time line.

The purpose of this activity is to test the conductivity of various minerals with a simple electrical circuit and draw conclusions about which ones would be used in electronics.

Using a common modeling compound, students form a "volcano" and examine its topography to predict which way lava will flow down its slopes.

Pupils make and study a 3-D model of a cross section of the earth where oil has formed.

When an earthquake occurs, seismic shock waves travel out through the earth from the source of the event. The shock waves travel through the earth (body waves), or along the Earth's surface (surface waves), and can be recorded at remote...

This unit contains a series of lessons that allow students to explore the effect of sunlight on Earth's natural surfaces of sand, soil, rock, and water. In addition, students explore how the color and material of a surface affects how...

This unit of study explores the International Space Station through STEM experiences in space science education. Students become a spacecraft crew and launch from Earth to discover how microgravity affects the orbit of the International...

Explore the critical zone of Earth's surface in this lesson plan.