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Tasha Vogel Water [|Water Science] This site shows the importance of water. It has many different lessons about how water is important to us as well as the earth. It also has a great diagram of the water cycle. Grade Level: 3-5

[|Classroom Composting] Jill Opie Classroom Composting In this lesson students will be able to observe and explain the cyclic nature of life and compare and contrast biodegradable and non-biodegradable resources in nature by creating mini-compost piles in the classroom. They will learn the value of composting, nature's way of recycling. Grades 1 - 4

Toni Adams [|Earthquakes] This PBS video can be utilized to engage the students in the study of earthquakes. The video describes the inquiry activity of two girl that live in San Francisco and of their quest to learn how the earth moves when there's an earthquake. Grade Level: 3-5

Nicole Welter [|Wonderful Waves] Wonderful Waves This lesson is designed to allow students to create a wave model using two different types of simple models. In early education, students need be introduced to the concept of models. Grade Level: K-2

Ann Perteet[|Earth and Science Lessons] Title: About the Earth and Space The lessons provided entails experiences from volcanoes to stargazing to unique landforms. The lessons are tailored with accommodations for the contemporary teacher that seeks diversity to meet learners with a variety of skill levels. Grade level: K-12

Courtney Hartman Layers of the Earth [] This lesson introduces geology in the simplest form. Students will be able to identify layers of the earth and the distances of each layer. Students will use an apple and cut it in half. The students will use the apple to tell the parts of the earth such as the inner core, the outer core, and the crust. Grade Level: 2-6

Kaitra Becker History of Life on Earth [|What Came First?] This activity gets students thinking about the Earth's history and how life has changed over billions of years. They will sequence actual events from the evolution of life on Earth and be introduced to how those events relate to one another. Students can research other event to add to the timeline used in the activity. Grades: 6-8

Eric Neils The Sun and the Earth [|NatGeo. Xpeditions Sun and Earth]Students will describe the differences between the saesons and their realtionship with the Sun. Students will diagram the relationship between the Earth and Sun today. Students will label cities and determine what their weather might be like based upon the hemishpere and relationship to the Sun. Grades: 3-5

Grace Pellegrino "Know Your Earth" Multimedia (video clip) [|Know Your Earth video clip] This video describes climate change and its effects on oceans, land, the atmosphere, and ice sheets throughout the world. This video uses an animated astronaut to explain how scientists gather data and use it to make changes in the world of science. The video explores NASA's Earth-observing satellite fleet. Grades: 3-6

Karrie Thomas [|Volcano Maker] This website allows students to make their own volcano by choosing the gas pressure, size and other elements of a volcano. After customizing their volcano, they watch it erupt and it labels all the parts of the volcano. Students can then click on a link and get a definiton and information on each part of the volcano. Grade level: 6th-8th

Jen Salzman [|Erupting Volcanoes] This lesson presents volcanoes through the making of volcano models. While students are constructing their physical representations of volcanoes, they will be filled with questions about volcanoes as well as how to build their models. This process will provide students with a tangible reference for learning about volcanoes and give them a chance to problem-solve as they build their models. Students will also be fascinated with the eruption aspect of volcanoes. In this lesson, students will be able to observe how the eruption changes the original form of their volcano model. Grade level: K-2

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