Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-ESS2-4: cycling of water through earth's systems.

Want to stretch your imagination? One good way is to try to imagine how far it is to a distant star. How much farther away is it than the moon is from the earth? In this project, you'll learn one way of measuring the distance without...

Using a surficial features map, students see the connections between those features and other Earth systems. They will consider the interactions of the geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere.

This lesson plans uses Geographic information systems (GIS) technology to explore the local geography.

This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on climate zones and biomes. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.

Students use GIS to observe worldwide patterns of earthquakes and volcanoes and analyze the relationships of those patterns to tectonic plate boundaries. Then they identify cities at risk.

Material to begin an exploration of the Solar System: the characteristics of the planets, theories about planet formation, and more. An hour-long video is accompanied by learning goals, an outline and overview, details on star formation,...

This kinesthetic activity demonstrates to students that the Earth's tilt is what is responsible for shifting light patterns and the change in seasons.

Students will access prior knowledge of the solar system by completing a graphic organizer. After participating in a teacher lecture and whole group discussion, the students will work in collaborative groups to create a...

In this activity, students research hurricane data to discover their behavior and patterns. They map them across decades to see whether their frequency is increasing. They study Hurricane Andrew and investigate the relationship between...

On this website, students can learn about weather forcasting and meteorology including cold and warm fronts, high and low pressure systems, fun facts, and technology.

Learn about the lives of stars, and how stars and planets form. The Interactive activity, 'Planet Families' requires Adobe Flash and cannot be launched.

Explains how the rotation and the axial tilt of the Earth are responsible for the phenomenon of day and night. Provides information about the Sun, the solar system, and the Earth, and how the circumference of the Earth was first measured...

Student groups design a water filtration system and present to the class why they picked their design.

Understand gravity using this study guide.

Understand heat transfer in the atmosphere using this study guide.

Find lesson plans, worksheets, photo galleries, and related links for teaching about the weather systems of planets in our solar system.

In this exercise, learners use compasses to make a map of the school's campus.

Thirty-three cloze reading passages on various scientific passages including the scientific method, the water cycle, earth science, atoms, elements, cell division, body systems, and more.

This site from NASA lists and defines global wind patterns. It features a graphic of these patterns and a self-test with answers.