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University of Southern Indiana

Manifest Density

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
There's a lot content packed into the four lessons of this physical science unit on density. From salad dressing to the water cycle and hot air balloons, these lessons engage students in hands-on activities that explore real-world...
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Smithsonian Institution

Water/Ways: The Poetry of Science

For Teachers 1st - 12th Standards
Water is the source of life. It appears in poetry in both peaceful and torrential descriptions; it appears in earth science in its liquid, gaseous, and solid states. Combine these interpretations of our planet's most precious and...
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Will Stegar Foundation

Citizen Climate

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Many of the leading scientists in the world are studying climate change, and your learners can join in the discussion with a unit from the Will Steger Foundation. High schoolers work on eight lessons that focus on different aspect...
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Life In A Nest: Exploring Life Cycles With Bird Cams

For Students 6th - 12th
Why read about it when you can watch it happen? Bird cams make it possible for learners to experience the life cycle of a bird in real time! An engaging set of lessons provides activities to connect their learning to bird cam...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Branches of Earth Science

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of the major branches of Earth Science.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Branches of Earth Science

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of the major branches of Earth Science.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Branches of Earth Science

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of the major branches of Earth Science.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Weather Fronts

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the weather fronts that occur when two air masses collide. Includes downloadable handouts.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Impact of Continued Global Warming

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How continued global warming will impact the environment.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Branches of Earth Science

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of the major branches of Earth Science.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Temperature of the Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How different temperature gradients separate the atmosphere into distinct layers.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Field Trips

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Let's go! Virtual Earth science field trips.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Field Trips

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Let's go! Virtual Earth Science field trips.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Field Trips

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Let's go! Virtual Earth science field trips.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earth's Core

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the composition of the Earth's core.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earth's Crust

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the makeup of the Earth's crust.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earth's Interior

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discover how scientists learn about Earth's interior using seismic waves, meteorites, density, and the magnetic field. Additional resources are available for download.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Climate Change in Earth History

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Traces changes in Earth's climate through Earth history, especially in the past 2,000 years.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earth's Layers

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identifies the various layers of the Earth, including the crust, mantle, core, lithosphere, and asthenosphere.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earth's Core

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the composition of the Earth's core.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earth's Crust

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the makeup of the Earth's crust.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earth's Mantle

For Students 9th - 10th
The composition and behavior of the Earth's mantle. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earth History and Clues From Fossils

For Students 9th - 10th
How scientists can learn information about the past from fossils. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Age of Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How scientists have been able to determine the age of Earth.