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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Telescopes Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about electromagnetic radiation and the different types of telescopes that rely on various forms of it. Includes a few...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Life Cycle and Classification of Stars Study Guide

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about types of stars and he life cycle of a star. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
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BSCS Science Learning

Bscs: Bscs Middle School Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
BSCS Middle School Science is a standards and inquiry-based program comprised of four units: Earth/Space Science, Life Science, Physical Science, and Science and Society. The curriculum is available free online for teachers.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Aviation Inspector

For Students 9th - 10th
Because of the necessity of air travel of all types, there is a need for the aviation inspector. Read about the requirements for this career, the work environment, and the education requirements. Included is a video that shows an...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Surveyor

For Students 9th - 10th
George Washington started out as a surveyor. This career has potential in many areas above ground, underground, and even in space. Find out about the nature of the work of a surveyor as well as the educational requirements in this...
Online Course
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Essential Science for Teachers: Earth and Space 3

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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]
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: So Many 'Earths'

For Students 3rd - 8th
Article reports on the recent discovery that many suns in the universe host "Earth-like" planets. Includes a vocabularly list.
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Harvard University

Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground: The Earth's Orbit

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students perform many inquiry activities related to Earth's orbit. Included are recording daily temperatures, observing the sun's path over several weeks, tracking sunrise and sunset times, and angle of sunlight. Diagrams make lessons...
Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Planetary Paparazzo

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the information from the NASA spacecraft Messenger as it orbits Mercury and transmits photographs of the planet's surface to Earth.
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NASA

Nasa: Image Science Center: Soda Bottle Magnetometer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Help students explore Earth's magnetic field with this soda bottle magnetometer activity. Follow links to other space projects for the classroom.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Could Comets Be the Source of Life on Earth?

For Students 9th - 10th
While comets were historically thought to be ill omens of war and famine, recent science has revealed that these celestial wonders actually contain amino acids, the building blocks of life on Earth. Justin Dowd explores the implications...
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Other

Elementary Science Program: Astronomy, Gr. 5 8

For Students 5th - 8th
"Astronomy is the science that studies the Earth, the Moon and other objects in space. It has helped us discover our place in the physical universe. It is still making discoveries." This landing page gives options for students and...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1960 1979

For Students 9th - 10th
Computers evolve into PCs, researchers discover one new subatomic particle after another and the space age gives our psyches and science a new context.
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NASA

Nasa: Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Planet Quest: Exoplanet Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
Constellation of articles, images, diagrams, posters, videos, and more on the subject of the search for planets, particularly Earth-like planets, outside our solar system.
Online Course
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Earth and Space Science: Every Rock Tells a Story

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the different types of rocks on our Earth as you watch a one-hour video, accompanied by learning goals, details on sedimentary rocks, fossils, and supercontinents, and more.
Online Course
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Earth and Space Science: The Engine That Drives the Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Material to begin an exploration of volcanoes, earthquakes, and plate tectonics. An hour-long video is accompanied by learning goals, an outline and overview, details on volcano types, plate boundaries, and "hot spots," and ideas for...
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Other

Lunar and Planetary Institute: Explore! Marvel Moon

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A variety of hands-on activities designed to engage children in learning about the moon.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Bringing the Universe to America's Classrooms

For Students K - 1st
WGBH in collaboration with NASA presents digital media resources you can use to teach topics in K-12 Earth and Space Science. These free resources are organized into four grade bands. Each resource emphasizes engaging students in...
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Read Works

Read Works: The Meteor

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a meteor that fell to Earth in 2013 and the witnesses who documented it. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Exploring Environmental Change

For Students 6th - 9th
Learners explore the connections that can exist in a natural environment, and examine how changes to the environment, particularly those caused by human activity, can affect those connections.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Could We Stop an Asteroid?

For Students 9th - 10th
Bill Nye, the science guy, joins AsapSCIENCE, to talk about asteroids. Specifically, he looks at why asteroids can be so deadly to the Earth, as well as how we detect them and how we possibly stop them. [7:07]

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