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How High Does the Atmosphere Go?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explain how relatively thin the atmosphere is, compared to the size of the planet, and determine the relative extent of the four major atmospheric layers.
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Safeguarding Our Atmosphere

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers, after reading the explanation given below, use the World Wide Web to discover what NASA Glenn Research Center is doing to safeguard our atmosphere and summarize the findings in a business report format.
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Using Imported Data in Excel

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Pupils import atmospheric data from the internet. In this earth science lesson, students graph the data they collected. They complete the worksheet after the activity.
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Clouds and Your Imagination

For Teachers K - 5th
Students study and illustrate clouds. In this cloud study lesson, students study clouds and then illustrate what they see. Students use their imaginations to interpret images from the cloud picture they drew.
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Atmospheric Shielding from Radiation III

For Students Higher Ed
In this radiation worksheet, students compare the efficiency of planetary atmospheres to shielding from radiation. This worksheet has 2 problems to solve.
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Weather Review

For Students 7th - 12th
In this weather instructional activity, students reviews terms associated with measuring different weather phenomena plus draw examples of different types of fronts on a weather map. This instructional activity has 5 true or false, 15...
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Forces in Fluids

For Students 7th - 9th
In this forces in fluids instructional activity, students answer questions as they relate to forces in fluids. Students complete a chart about atmospheric pressure.
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Do Some Research: Science 1

For Teachers 4th - 5th
For this science research worksheet, students read the sentence and use a library or the Internet to find the answer and write it on the blue line. Students must then write a report about this topic: what is the layer of air that...
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Earth and Beyond

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this earth and beyond worksheet, students answer short answer questions about the atmosphere, the chemical compounds in Earth's atmosphere. Students visit different websites to conduct research of the discoveries of the scientist who...
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Chemistry Practice

For Students 9th - 11th
In this chemistry practice learning exercise, students select the correct response to the given questions. Students apply knowledge about the states of matter, finding vapor pressure and atmospheric pressure.
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Earth and Matter

For Students 9th - 12th
In this matter learning exercise, students review the Earth's layers, write balanced equations, and compare the properties of different elements. This learning exercise has 29 fill in the blank questions.
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Sea of Air

For Students 9th - 12th
In this air worksheet, high schoolers review the layers of the atmosphere and how the gases in the atmosphere effect living things. This worksheet has 1 fill in the blank, 2 problems to solve, and 10 short answer questions.
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Sea of Air #3

For Students 9th - 12th
In this air worksheet, students determine the major gases found in the earth's atmosphere and review STP and Avogadro's Law. This worksheet has 1 true or false, 2 fill in the blank, and 7 short answer questions.
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Severe Weather

For Students 5th - 8th
In this severe weather activity, students will answer questions about heat transfer in the atmosphere, air masses, and atmospheric pressure. Then students will explore hurricanes and thunderstorms. This activity has 6 fill in the blank,...
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Project Atmosphere Australia Online

For Teachers 7th - 10th
In this atmosphere worksheet, young scholars research the weather patterns of Australia online and fill out the information on this page regarding rainfall, temperature, wind, clouds and other weather patterns.
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Barnet Atmosphere Adv Word Search Puzzle

For Students 5th - 6th
In this science and language arts worksheet, learners analyze 30 words in a word bank which pertain to the atmosphere and weather. Students find the words in a word search. The meaning of the title is unclear.
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The Atmosphere

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this science learning exercise, students look for the words that are part of the word search puzzle that is focused around the theme of the sheet.
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Great Expectations 4

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students comprehend how Dicken's set piece on snobbery. They discuss how Lean uses costume, actors' non-verbal communcication and props to convey Victorian class customs, distinctions, and snobbery. Students are shown "The Jolly Bargee"...
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The Air Up There

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils engage in a lesson that is concerned with the average daily weather patterns. They collect data over a five day period and then write a summary of the observations made from it. Students record the mean and graph it on a simple...
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Plants Releasing Water

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate how water is released from different plants into the atmosphere. They observe and investigate two types of plants with domed lids with condensation and communicate those observances and inquiries on an in-class...
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Science: Discovering Earth's Air Prressure

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover earth's air pressure through observation of several experiments. In the "Experiment of the Leaky Bottle," they observe how air pressure forces water out of the lowest hole farther than the holes above it. In...
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Planetary Weather

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are asked what do they recall about weather. They reasearch weather on the other planets of the solar system. Students work in groups and each group is assigned two planets. They create a display showing the weather on each...
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The Measurement of All Things: Atmospheric Detectives

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify the characteristics of aerosols. Using remote sensing, they participate in an experiment in which they determine how the sun's radiation and elements in the atmosphere interact with one another. They also research the...
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Create Your Own Cloud

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore and analyze weather conditions, climates, compositions and characteristics of the atmosphere and weather patterns. They explain in detail the water cycle and its relationship to weather patterns. A lab experiment is...