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Grades 9-10 Energy Sources Lesson Plan

Grades 9-10 Energy Sources

Lesson Planet
9th - 10th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewAlternative energy sources are becoming increasingly important. Learners have the opportunity to explore alternative energy sources using a differentiated instruction unit. They group together based on ability levels, assign roles to...
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Student Version - Earth and Human Activity: A Changing Climate
21 Item

Student Version - Earth and Human Activity: A Changing Climate

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
As residents of Earth, humans rely on the planet for the resources they need to survive. Explore the ways people interact with their environment and the impacts these interactions have on the planet with a collection of lessons, videos, interactives, presentations, and activities.
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Earth and Human Activity: A Changing Climate
21 Item

Earth and Human Activity: A Changing Climate

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
As residents of Earth, humans rely on the planet for the resources they need to survive. Explore the ways people interact with their environment and the impacts these interactions have on the planet with a collection of lessons, videos, interactives, presentations, and activities.
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Aquatic Ecosystems Presentation

Aquatic Ecosystems

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Aquatic ecosystems are important in nutrient recycling and play a major role in supporting all of the different biomes. Learners explore a variety of aquatic ecosystems including freshwater and marine areas with a helpful presentation....
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Biomes Presentation

Biomes

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
How do scientists discover differences in ecosystems around the world? An informative presentation explores the biomes of the world such as the tropical rainforest, desert, tundra, and more. Scholars learn about the climate, animals, and...
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Fossil Fuel Extraction Activity Lesson Plan

Fossil Fuel Extraction Activity

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Extracting oil is more difficult than many think! Learners work together and get hands-on as they represent oil companies drilling for oil by simulating oil extraction using beans. They identify the challenges faced in using...
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The Last Generation: Climate Change and the Marshall Islands Lesson Plan

The Last Generation: Climate Change and the Marshall Islands

Lesson Planet
8th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Are some families down to their last generation? The final segment of a two-part climate change series investigates the vanishing Marshall Islands. Scholars divide into research teams to analyze three different individuals whose lives...
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The Last Generation Interactive

The Last Generation

Lesson Planet
12 mins 8th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
How does climate impact the town, city, or area where people live? Scholars research the concept of climate change as it pertains to the Marshall Islands. The opening lesson of a two-part series uses interactive online resources and...
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Killer Landslides | Monitoring and Predicting Landslides Video

Killer Landslides | Monitoring and Predicting Landslides

Lesson Planet
4 mins 9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Landslides kill between 25 and 50 people every year in the United States alone. This is why predicting a landslide literally saves lives. A scientist applied new technology to a mountain and accurately predicted a landslide. Thanks to...
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Easter Islanders Made Tools, Not War Lesson Plan

Easter Islanders Made Tools, Not War

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
When studying artifacts, especially tools, how do archaeologists determine what the devices were used for? In what ways might researchers' previous experiences influence their perception of an artifact? An article about researchers'...
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The Little Stuff Can Make a Big Difference Lesson Plan

The Little Stuff Can Make a Big Difference

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Great things come in small packages! What better way to illustrate this point than a week-long look at nanotechnology? Earth science scholars explore water quality issues through lab activities, then research new innovations in nanotech...
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Growing Appetites, Limited Resources Video

Growing Appetites, Limited Resources

Lesson Planet
2 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Did you know that, as the world's population increases, its demand for energy increases at an even faster rate? Learners watch a short video about the world's energy crisis before discussing the sustainable alternative energy sources....
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NOVA Energy Lab Lesson Plan Lesson Plan

NOVA Energy Lab Lesson Plan

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Can our energy resources keep up with our ever-growing population? Science scholars learn the basics of energy and Earth's energy resources during an electrifying lesson plan. The resource combines video clips and an engineering design...
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Ocean Acidification Activities & Project
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Ocean Acidification

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
Human impacts on the environment can sometimes be difficult to measure, especially under water! An activity centered on ocean acidification gives science scholars the opportunity to examine the effects of carbon dioxide on marine life....
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The Parched Plains Lesson Plan

The Parched Plains

Lesson Planet
8th - 11th
CCSS: Adaptable
How do meteorologists differentiate between droughts and dry spells? Introduce the concepts of weather forecasting and prediction with an insightful research-based lesson from the K20 series. Partners synthesize individual research from...
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Water We Going To Do? Lesson Plan

Water We Going To Do?

Lesson Planet
6th - 10th
CCSS: Adaptable
How has human activity affected Earth's watersheds? An action-packed lesson plan, part of the K20 series, examines water's ability to go with the flow regardless of what is in its path. Scholars build model watersheds, examine time-lapse...
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Ocean and Great Lakes Literacy: Principle 2 Lesson Plan

Ocean and Great Lakes Literacy: Principle 2

Lesson Planet
5th - 12th
Young scientists will be swept away by an interesting erosion-centered lesson plan!. The second installment in a seven-part series featuring the Great Lakes and oceans examines how researchers use seafloor sediment to study events of the...
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ESS3A - Natural Resources Video
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ESS3A - Natural Resources

Lesson Planet
6 mins K - 12th
Explore the natural resources on earth in relation to the specific Next Generation Standard. Understanding these resources are not evenly distributed in all locations helps gain a perspective of their uses. Nonrenewable resources need...
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ESS3B - Natural Hazards Video

ESS3B - Natural Hazards

Lesson Planet
6 mins K - 12th
Planning and preparing for natural disasters is possible and necessary. A video lesson begins with a description of natural hazards in relation to natural disasters. Using specific examples, the instructor shares strategies for preparing...
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Limiting Factors to Population Growth: Graphing Population Growth Interactive

Limiting Factors to Population Growth: Graphing Population Growth

Lesson Planet
7th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
If any of the limiting factors in an environment change, both animal and plant populations also change. The video explains two different models of growth and the impact of limiting factors. It highlights the carrying capacity of an...
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Understanding Climate Change and Nature's Role in Creating Resilience Lesson Plan
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Understanding Climate Change and Nature's Role in Creating Resilience

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
They say you can't control the weather — but maybe we can! A two-week unit explores climate change, humans' role in it, and nature's adaptation due to climate change. Learners research each topic with a focus on local and state information.
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Global Warming: Facts and Our Future Activities & Project
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Global Warming: Facts and Our Future

Lesson Planet
7th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
According to the United Nations, climate change affects every country on the planet. This research project encourages scholars to explore the factors that affect climate change from different perspectives: climate scientist, policy...
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The Tide is High, but I’m Holding On… Using ICESat Data to Investigate Sea Level Rise Lesson Plan

The Tide is High, but I’m Holding On… Using ICESat Data to Investigate Sea Level Rise

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Based on the rate of melting observed from 2003-2007 in Greenland, it would take less than 10 minutes to fill the Dallas Cowboys' Stadium. The 17th lesson in a series of 21 has scholars use the ICESat data to understand the ice mass...
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Your Family’s Carbon Footprint Lesson Plan

Your Family’s Carbon Footprint

Lesson Planet
7th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
A big contributor to greenhouse gas emissions is livestock, so the less meat you eat, the lower your carbon footprint! During lesson four in the series of five, learners calculate their and their families' carbon footprint using the...
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