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STEMonstrations: Solar Energy Video

STEMonstrations: Solar Energy

Lesson Planet
3 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewAstronauts would be lost without solar energy. A video lesson straight from the International Space Station describes how solar energy keeps the station running. Learners then complete an activity that explores the availability of solar...
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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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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 Future of Clean Energy: Crash Course Engineering #31 Video

The Future of Clean Energy: Crash Course Engineering #31

Lesson Planet
11 mins 9th - 12th
Take a look into the future of energy with a video that focuses on future alternative sources of clean energy. Viewers looks at various forms of biomass, hydrogen fuel cells, and nuclear fission and fusion.
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The Engineering Challenges of Renewable Energy: Crash Course Engineering #30 Video

The Engineering Challenges of Renewable Energy: Crash Course Engineering #30

Lesson Planet
12 mins 9th - 12th
How hard is it to incorporate renewable energy resources? An informative video first describes renewable energy, such as hydropower, wind energy, geothermal energy, and solar power. It then explains the benefits and the challenges of...
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Coral Reefs in Hot Water Activities & Project

Coral Reefs in Hot Water

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Global warming is leaving coral reefs in hot water. What does that mean for their survival? Find out as scholars use authentic satellite data to explore the issue. Learners look for global trends in the data and research the effects the...
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Ocean Acidification Activities & Project
2 In 2 Collections

Ocean Acidification

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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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How Does Your Garden Grow? Lesson Plan

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Lesson Planet
8th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Seventy thousand different types of soil exist in the United States alone. Young scientists learn about the importance of soil to the food supply. They test soil for a variety of factors and determine the best place to set up a community...
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Energy Crisis Lesson Plan

Energy Crisis

Lesson Planet
11th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Vermont produces less than 35 percent of the electricity it consumes. Young scientists research alternative energy sources to find the best options for one Vermont town. They present and critique each option before voting on the best idea.
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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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Drought and the Dust Bowl Lesson Plan

Drought and the Dust Bowl

Lesson Planet
9th - 11th
CCSS: Adaptable
What caused the dust bowl, and should we worry about it happening again? Scholars look at various data to come up with their hypotheses. Then, they experiment to find some of the factors that contributed. Finally, the video has them look...
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Can 100% Renewable Energy Power the World? Video

Can 100% Renewable Energy Power the World?

Lesson Planet
6 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
If renewable energy sources are the best option, why aren't they used on a global scale? Junior environmentalists explore the benefits and problems associated with energy sources such as solar, wind, and biomass with a short video and...
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Daphnia Bioassay LD50 Lesson Plan

Daphnia Bioassay LD50

Lesson Planet
9th - Higher Ed
De-icing materials may have a harmful effect on our environment; have your class perform an experiment to test the nature of these effects. Scholars monitor the survival rate of a sample of daphnia as the concentration of a de-icing...
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ESS3A - Natural Resources Video
2 In 2 Collections

ESS3A - Natural Resources

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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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Corn Conundrum Lesson Plan

Corn Conundrum

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Which type of corn ranks highest? Given data about varieties of corn, groups analyze the information to determine the best corn species to grow in a dry environment. After finding the best for a drought condition, individuals receive...
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Global Warming: Facts and Our Future Activities & Project
2 In 2 Collections

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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Marvelous Martian Mineralogy Interactive

Marvelous Martian Mineralogy

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Believe it or not ... martian soil does have nutrients needed for plants to survive! An out-of-this-world tutorial moves scholars through an analysis of martian soil to determine its chemical make-up. Pupils analyze reflectivity of...
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Meet the Extractors, Harvesters, and Harnessers: Methods, Technology, Benefits and Consequences in Acquiring Natural Resources Lesson Plan

Meet the Extractors, Harvesters, and Harnessers: Methods, Technology, Benefits and Consequences in Acquiring Natural Resources

Lesson Planet
5th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
There are advantages and disadvantages to all sources of energy; the trick is determining which one has the least impact! Part six in the series of 12 has learners further explore energy resources. After reading information about one of...
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Conceptualizing Module III Lesson Plan

Conceptualizing Module III

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Many researchers focus on one impact of climate change in isolation, but researchers gain a global perspective when they come together. A timely lesson teaches scholars about the projected impacts of global temperature increases. Then...
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Green Green Revolution Lesson Plan

Green Green Revolution

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
School budgets don't have a lot of extra money, so when young scholars propose saving the district money, everyone jumps on board. The first lesson plan in the series of 21 introduces the concept of an energy audit. Scholars form an...
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Occurrence and Extraction of Metals Handouts & Reference

Occurrence and Extraction of Metals

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Steel is a man-made alloy or a mixture of metals. Lesson 18 in this series of 36 focuses on metals and their extraction from Earth. Individuals read about, discuss, and answer questions after learning how people find most metals, the...
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Exploring Nuclear Energy Presentation

Exploring Nuclear Energy

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Every 18–24 months, nuclear power plants shut down to remove their used uranium fuel, a radioactive waste. Show learners how energy is made and used around the world and then focus on the United States' usage. Viewers then specifically...
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