Identify the outer layers of the sun. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]

In a series of five interactive science games, students first study labeled diagrams to learn the names of the Earth's layers, of a flower's parts, of a fish's anatomy, of the human respiratory system, and of layers of the atmosphere....

Find out about the interior structure of the Earth and the role of seismic waves as they move through Earth's layers. The research details both compositional layers as well as mechanical layers.

Visit an active volcano site to find out the connection between the movement of the Earth's plates and the processes deep within the Earth's interior. [58:23]

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the various layers of the Earth.

What covers less than 10% of the Earth's surface, yet is a vital natural resource for terrestrial life? What filters ground water and supports most of our food production, not to mention the production of building materials and paper?...

This teacher website provides a comprehensive lesson unit on the structure of Earth's atmosphere and how it sustains and impacts life on Earth and its ecosystems. Includes labeled diagrams, student worksheets, a slideshow, flashcards,...

Here's a project that involves a different kind of sandbox than the ones you usually think of. This one has a moving wall inside, acting like a piston, to compress the sand. You can make layers using two different colors of sand, and...

In this lesson, you will learn about how the Earth formed as well as the composition and structural layers of the Earth's interior.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide reviews the main points to know about atmospheric layers. Includes several questions to check for understanding.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How different temperature gradients separate the atmosphere into distinct layers.

Understand fossils and the fossil record as it relates to Earth's history.

Describes each of the five layers of the atmosphere from the troposphere, which is closest to the Earth, up to the outermost one, the exosphere.

Dig into the layers of activities exploring and investigating minerals and how they are related to both rocks and soil.

A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the composition of and the layers in Earth's atmosphere.

Take a look at the Earth from the inside out. This site shows the different layers of the earth with an explanation of the rocks and materials in each layer. Includes a quiz on the structure of Earth.

Find out about the five layers of the atmosphere in this resource which provides loads of information about the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere.

Provides information about the five layers of Earth's atmosphere. Also discusses the satellites that orbit the Earth in the atmosphere.

Identify the layers of the Sun's interior. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]

In this lesson on the sun's impact on Earth, learners will explore the layers of the sun and describe how the Earth is impacted by the sun's physical properties.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify the layers of the sun's internal structure.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How banning CFCs helped protect the ozone layer.

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

A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the rock surface of the Earth, its water, and the gas layers that surround it.