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78 resources with the concept planet earth

Meet Our Home: Earth Lesson Plan

Meet Our Home: Earth

Lesson Planet
1st - 6th
New ReviewEarth is a complex structure. Learners explore their home, the earth, using a fun hands-on activity. They create tactile models of the earth using ordinary household materials that represent some common features: land, polar caps,...
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Earth Used to Have 19-Hour Days (And Pluto Has Dunes!) Video

Earth Used to Have 19-Hour Days (And Pluto Has Dunes!)

Lesson Planet
6 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Some days seem longer than others, but recent research proves our day actually lasts much longer than in the past. SciShow Space shares recent research on the length of Earth days and how this data confirms past research with much more...
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The Hunt for Water on the Moon Video

The Hunt for Water on the Moon

Lesson Planet
5 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
What is the probability of finding water on the moon? It seems it is pretty high, but the difference between finding it and keeping it are two very different things. A video lesson takes a trip through history discussing the many...
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How Moon Rocks Revolutionized Astronomy Video

How Moon Rocks Revolutionized Astronomy

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5 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
The solar system is more than 4.5 billion years old. What we know about the age of space bodies is thanks to the moon rocks collected over 50 years ago. An episode of the SciShow Space series breaks down the concept of relative dating to...
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New Clues to the Structure of the Universe Video

New Clues to the Structure of the Universe

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4 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Evidence suggests that Pluto has undergone polar wander. A video instructor explains how Pluto's axis of rotation may have changed and how this is possible. The lesson focuses on the science behind the discovery and what it tells...
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Classroom Activities: EarthViewer Activities & Project

Classroom Activities: EarthViewer

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
The spot you are standing in right now—how did it look 2,000 years ago, one million years ago, or even four billion years ago? Scholars use a model of Earth throughout history to learn about continental drift, climate change, changes in...
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EarthViewer Climate Guide Activity Activities & Project

EarthViewer Climate Guide Activity

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
What did Earth look like 4.5 billion years ago, and what was the climate like then? Scholars explore a view of Earth throughout history. They observe continents moving, temperatures fluctuating, and huge changes in ecosystems. A...
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The Moon Presentation

The Moon

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
People may not be able to jump over the moon, but scientists can still study it! The moon is covered with mons (mountains) and mars (seas). Aspiring astrologists learn about the moon's features and phases in a PowerPoint presentation. In...
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Nature + Philosophy Video

Nature + Philosophy

Lesson Planet
13 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Scientists often define their underlying assumptions, but not always from a philosophical approach. Viewers learn about the philosophy of science from three experts in various fields. They discuss how the perception of science changes as...
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What Would Happen If Every Human Suddenly Disappeared? Video

What Would Happen If Every Human Suddenly Disappeared?

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5 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Humans constantly change the earth by building things, using natural resources, and relocating plants and animals. The lesson considers would happen to the planet if humans were gone. The narrator discusses the changes in buildings and...
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Treasures of the Earth | When Did Plate Tectonics Begin? Video

Treasures of the Earth | When Did Plate Tectonics Begin?

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4 mins 6th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
Scientists know Earth's plates are constantly moving. One big question scientists have is, "When did they start moving?" PBS 6-8 Story of Earth series presents the research of one scientist trying to answer this question. Viewers learn...
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Earth’s Ever-Changing Surface Lesson Plan

Earth’s Ever-Changing Surface

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6th - 8th
The Grand Canyon formed between five and six million years ago, but is it still changing? Scholars explore 10 sites in the United States, including the Grand Canyon, to better understand the geoscience processes that formed these...
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Continental Movement Over the Past 200 Million Years Video

Continental Movement Over the Past 200 Million Years

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1 min 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Go for a ride on the continental drift. A video animation shows the movement of land over a period of 200 million years. The lesson instructor explains the shift during the animation and gives pupils a unique viewing perspective to...
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The Cosmic Origins of Earth's Water Video

The Cosmic Origins of Earth's Water

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6 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Was Earth born as a Blue Planet? Discover where water came from with a video from an intriguing science playlist. The resource covers the three most likely origins of water, how scientists differentiate between comet and asteroid water,...
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Speed of Light Activities & Project

Speed of Light

Lesson Planet
6th - 8th
CCSS: Designed
How quickly does light travel long distances? A short video simulates light going from the earth to the moon at two different paces. Scholars relate the distance to the rate to understand which simulation is correct.
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That Time We Gave Earth a Ring Made of Millions of Tiny Needles Video

That Time We Gave Earth a Ring Made of Millions of Tiny Needles

Lesson Planet
4 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
They tried to put a ring on it! In the 60s, scientists had a plan to improve communication technology. Adding a ring of copper needles around the earth would help to boost radio wave signals. Scholars can watch a video lesson from a...
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Craziest Eclipses in the Solar System Video

Craziest Eclipses in the Solar System

Lesson Planet
5 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Have you ever wondered what a solar eclipse looks like ... on Mars? Explore eclipses throughout the solar system with a video from a comprehensive playlist that covers many physics concepts. With images and conceptual drawings, viewers...
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Mind-Boggling Hiker Riddle Video

Mind-Boggling Hiker Riddle

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5 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
One short riddle can make for some great brainstorming! Introduce young scientists to the hiker riddle with a video from the Physics Girl playlist. The puzzle involves a hiker walking due south, then due east, then due north in one-mile...
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Solar System Printables Collection
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Solar System Printables Collection

Lesson Planet
Pre-K - 1st
Use this ABCmouse collection to make learning about the solar system an out of this world experience! From word tracing to coloring pages, there is a wide range of activities to choose from. Create your FREE ABCmouse for Teachers account to access these and thousands more offline and digital resources for Preschool through 2nd grade. Visit www.ABCmouse.com/Teachers to sign up.
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What Is Earthshine? Video

What Is Earthshine?

Lesson Planet
4 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Light travels in interesting ways through the solar system. A video episode from a longer series highlights how the sun's rays travel to the earth and moon and sometimes in between. Scholars learn about reflection properties on a very...
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Did Comets Kickstart Life on Earth? Video

Did Comets Kickstart Life on Earth?

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4 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Care to speculate on how life on Earth came to be? The video presentation from the ACS Reaction series considers the possibility of comets creating the right conditions for the formation of life. Scholars consider colliding comets as...
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Bill Nye Explains the Earth Fly By Video

Bill Nye Explains the Earth Fly By

Lesson Planet
3 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
How do we learn more about the planets in our solar system? Bill Nye discusses the Juno space probe during an interesting video as part of the THNKR Why with Nye! playlist. Topics include how scientists launched the probe, how NASA used...
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ESS1C - The History of Planet Earth Video

ESS1C - The History of Planet Earth

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7 mins 2nd - 12th
Take a trip back in time as the history of the earth is uncovered. An interesting video lesson explains the different methods scientists use to learn about the earth's past. While emphasizing teaching strategies, the lesson instructor...
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ESS1B - Earth and the Solar System Video

ESS1B - Earth and the Solar System

Lesson Planet
7 mins 1st - 12th
The motion of the earth around the sun creates many different patterns in our world. Watch as a video instructor explains the patterns of moon phases, sunrise and sunset times, seasons, tides, and constellations among others. He also...
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