Students recognize that the other eight known planets, which revolve around the Sun, have characteristics and surface conditions that are different from Earth; and identify examples of those differences.

Students explore water bodies on the planet Earth and their various uses and qualities. They examine several ways that engineers are working to maintain and conserve water sources and think about their role in water conservation....

In this solar winds activity, students determine the strength of magnetic storms in terms of the size of the change they make in the Earth's magnetic field. This worksheet has 3 problems to solve.

Pupils demonstrate their knowledge of the Earth's systems.  For this climate lesson students identify the climate of a chosen area and the effects it has on the lifestyles of those living there. 

Pupils research any topic relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research cruise that Mrs. Richards be participating in.

Students practice using a thermometer to determine how the air around the earth gets heated and cooled by the sun. Students chart the daily inside and outside temperature for two weeks.

Students discuss the relationship of density to stratification. For this marine science lesson, students create a model of upwelling events using cold and warm water. They discuss how water phenomena affect coral reefs.

Students using different experiments and activities explore electromagnetic radiation and the effect on the Earth.

In this science worksheet, students use the key code on the right to unscramble each of the scientists. They also match each of the scientists found to their correct description.

Third graders examine the Greenhouse Effect, how it operates and finally allows the student to experiment using a model created in the classroom. They explain how the greenhouse effect affects the Earth.

Seventh graders create a model of an earth centered solar system and a model of the sun centered solar system. As a class, they discuss why the earlier astronomers believed their model and why it changed when evidence arose that this...

Students explore some of Earth's extreme environments and the possible dangers they present. They describe some of the potential dangers found in extreme environments around the world. Students discuss ways to deal with potential...

In this planet science worksheet, students learn 7 facts about the planet Mercury. Students also read a short paragraph about the planet.

Student uses MY NASA DATA to obtain precipitation and cloud type data. They create graphs of data within MY NASA DATA. They compare different cloud types as well as precipitation types. They describe graphs of the precipitation and cloud...

Students investigate climate changes by graphing and analyzing ice core data from Greenland and Antarctica. They create, explain and report the pattern of data on a graph of ice core data. In addition they find relationships between the...

Students examine a crushed rock and sort the minerals they find in that rock by color and other properties.

Students study meteors, meteorites, and comets by reading and discussing a related New York Times article about the Leonid meteor showers and the methods that scientists are using to study from these meteors. They create a comet in the...

Students explore mechanical and chemical weathering at stations. They articulate some mechanisms of chemical and mechanical weathering through exploration in a lab. Students stations describe how chemical weathering differs from...

Young scholars study how the ocean stabilizes our planet's climates and how global warming is becoming a threat to this fine balance.  In this climate change lesson, students identify that fossil fuel emissions are responsible...

Students explore objects before and after heating using their senses.  In this matter and energy lesson plan, students experiment with a variety of objects and use their senses (except taste) to make predictions and record...

Students explore and analyze atmospheric conditions for a high mountain retreat. They examine the relationship between altitude, atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity at a particular location. In addition, they write reports...

Students investigate the harmful impact of global warming by reading news articles.  In this environmental care lesson plan, students analyze an article about the Kyoto Protocol and its goal of saving our environment.  Students...

Students research separate elements of the theory of Plate Tectonics, then share that information with each other, drawing conclusions from the culminated information.

Young scholars pantomime new climate vocabulary words.  In this climate instructional activity, students go over new vocabulary words and their meanings.  Young scholars form groups and pantomime these word's definitions.