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Mapping Seamounts in the Gulf of Alaska

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars describe major topographic features on the Patton Seamount, and interpret two-dimensional topographic data. They create three-dimensional models of landforms from two-dimensional topographic data.
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Rock Eaters of the Gulf of Alaska

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the processes of photosynthesis and chemosynthesis. They identify and describe sources of energy used by various organisms for chemosynthesis.
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Island Formation

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students create models of how islands are formed by hot spots and then write a summary of their observations and of how they think their model relates to volcanic hot spots and island formation.
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Uses of Pumice

For Students 6th - 10th
In this pumice worksheet, students read about how pumice if formed and the different uses of pumice. Then students complete 4 short answer questions
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Mountains in the Sea Exploration No Escape

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study data to hypothesis about the influence of a water circulation cell on the retention of benthic invertebrate larvae in the area of a seamount. They investigate the positives and negatives of larvae retention in this series...
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The Rocks Under Illinois

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the rock layers in Illinois. They draw the many rock layers using the Geology website. They discover the arrangement of strata of rocks.
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Island Research

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students collaborate to gather information about the geography, history, economy, climate, culture, and other aspects of life on the island of Eleuthera.
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Zoology Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this science learning exercise, students look for the words that are related to the concept of zoology that is reviewed in the sheet. They also acquire new vocabulary.
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A Model of Three Faults

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate faults. In this science instructional activity, students explore the many stresses and strains in the earth's layers and research the types of faults in their state.
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Coral Bleaching in the Caribbean

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students use authentic satellite data on the NASA website to determine when the sea surface temperature meets the criteria to induce coral bleaching.
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Small Wonders

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate some of the 'mysteries' of the animal, marine and insect worlds, and create student books explaining their findings to younger students.
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United States Map- Land Elevation

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Pupils explore a physical map. In this map skills lesson, students discuss examples of elevation and investigate the symbols used to identify elevation on a map. Pupils use the map to identify various land elevations.
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Group Foraging

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners explore co-operation by researching ocean life. In this fish science lesson plan, students identify many vocabulary terms associated with oceanography and discuss what group foraging means among fish. Learners utilize paints and...
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Sliding Pennies

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students demonstrate a proper low level slide. For this sliding lesson, students play a game using polyspots and pennies. The students practice sliding in order to pick up one penny.
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Pilgrim's Progress- Get on the Boat

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the Pilgrims and their journey. In this history lesson, students role play the journey of the Pilgrims and discuss the conditions of the Mayflower. Students record their feelings about the "journey" in a journal.
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Bank on it! Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students fill in the blanks to a paragraph about a tsunami with words in a word bank. Students fill in 20 words.
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Science Quiz: Earth Quiz

For Students 5th - 10th
For this earth science quiz worksheet, learners respond to 20 short answer and true or false questions regarding earth science topics.
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Rainbow Fish to the Rescue

For Teachers K
Students foster space awareness and cooperation skills.
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Fishing for Foods

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice using the food pyramid and know which food group familiar foods belong in.
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Working With Environmental Issues

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students begin the lesson by completing a survey about how much and what types of water they drink on a daily basis. Using a worksheet, they calculate the amount of water an American uses each day and the amount their own family uses. In...
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Fragments

For Students 5th - 6th
In this sentence correction worksheet, students read the passage about a mermaid. Students then locate and fix the fragments within the passage.
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Picture This!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast different types of light on the electromagnetic spectrum.  In this investigative lesson students create a photographic image that demonstrates the infrared, ultraviolet and polarization phenomena. 
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Life is Weird

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study the organisms that are found in cold seeps and see how they interact with each-other.  For this biological organism lesson students describe the major features of cold seeps and the process of chemosynthesis. 
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This Life Stinks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study cold seeps and see how organisms obtain energy from methane.  In this sinkholes instructional activity students examine the relevance of chemosynthesis to communities. 

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