E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Greece: What Is the Earth Made Of?
Dionysus is a Greek God. and a theater director. Help him get ready for the play and learn about land, water, and air. After completing this lesson, students should be able to identify the different materials Earth is made up from (land,...
Climate Literacy
Clean: Introduction to Earth's Climate
This lesson is an introduction to Earth's climate and covers key principles regarding Earth's unique climate, atmosphere, and regional and temporal climate differences. Students will gain an understanding of how the weather and climate...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Rachel Pike: The Science Behind a Climate Headline
In this brief video tutorial, atmospheric chemist Rachel Pike provides a glimpse of some of the methods that scientists are using today to study climate change and Earth's atmosphere. [4:14]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: A Guide to the Energy of the Earth
Energy is neither created nor destroyed - and yet the global demand for it continues to increase. But where does energy come from, and where does it go? This video examines the many ways in which energy cycles through our planet, from...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Visualizing Carbon Pathways
This lesson introduces learners to visualization capabilities available through NASA's Earth Observatory, global map collection, NASA NEO and ImageJ. Students build several animations of satellite data that illustrate carbon pathways...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Biosphere: Lesson 2
This lesson will discuss the importance of the biosphere (the global ecosystem) to living things. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "The Biosphere."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Biosphere: Lesson 3
This lesson will discuss the importance of the biosphere (the global ecosystem) to living things. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "The Biosphere."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Biosphere: Lesson 1
This lesson will discuss the importance of the biosphere (the global ecosystem) to living things. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "The Biosphere."
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Fossil Fuels and the Carbon Cycle
In the following lesson students learn how geologists locate fossil fuels by using a straw to extract "core samples" from a model that has different layers. Student sheets are provided in English and in Spanish.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Temperature and Heat in the Atmosphere
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of temperature and heat.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Electromagnetic Energy in the Atmosphere
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of electromagnetic radiation.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Electromagnetic Energy in the Atmosphere
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of electromagnetic radiation.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Mesosphere
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the properties of the mesosphere.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Mesosphere
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the properties of the mesosphere.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Stratosphere
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the properties of the stratosphere.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Troposphere
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Characteristics of the troposphere.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Venus
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn about the distinctive features of the planet Venus.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Venus
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn about the distinctive features of the planet Venus.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Coriolis Effect
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the Coriolis effect.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Greenhouse Effect
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains the greenhouse effect and how humans affect the greenhouse gas level.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Troposphere
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Characteristics of the troposphere.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Rocket Me Into Space
One of the exciting challenges for engineers is the idea of exploration. This lesson looks more closely at Spaceman Rohan, Spacewoman Tess, their daughter Maya, and their challenges with getting to space, setting up satellites, and...
Climate Literacy
Clean: Climate Feedback Loops
This is the seventh of nine lessons from a student learning module called "Visualizing and Understanding the Science of Climate Change." This lesson addresses climate feedback loops and how these loops help drive and regulate Earth's...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Climate and Weather
Eight hands-on lessons module in which students explore climate and weather. Inquiry-based investigations include observing weather, weather reporting, weather maps, weather satellites, causes of weather, and climate change.