Earth & Space Science, ESS1.C: Earth's History, ESS2: Earth's Systems
Earth science encompasses an enormous amount of interdisciplinary cooperation. The short video below from the American Geological Institute serves as a quick introduction to Earth science. Watch the video below to learn more and click here for Earth & space...
Earth & Space Science, ESS2: Earth's Systems
In this one-page worksheet, students identify how carbon flows through reservoirs and identify two human activities which affect the flow of carbon. Clicking the link will download a Word (.DOC) file. Carbon Cycle Student Worksheet
Earth & Space Science, ESS2: Earth's Systems, ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes, ESS3: Earth and Human Activity, ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems, ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
In these documents, teachers are given two examples of a similar activity. Think about how you can modify activities to make them more or less structured using these examples, and try them out in the classroom! Clicking the links will download the files. Sea Ice,...
Earth & Space Science, ESS2: Earth's Systems, ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes, ESS2.D: Weather and Climate, ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
Students draw the location of ancient coastlines onto a bathymetric contour map. Mapping Ancient Coastlines
Earth & Space Science, ESS2: Earth's Systems, ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems, ESS3: Earth and Human Activity, ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
It doesn’t necessarily take a large quantity of a substance to have a significant effect. Contaminants in water and greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere are commonly measured in parts per million (ppm) or parts per billion (ppb). In this activity, students...
Earth & Space Science, ESS2: Earth's Systems, ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems, ESS3.A: Natural Resources
Students play the role of nitrogen atoms travelling through the nitrogen cycle to gain understanding of the varied pathways through the cycle and the relevance of nitrogen to living things. Clicking the links below will download the files. Directions (.DOC)Dice Codes...
Earth & Space Science, ESS2: Earth's Systems, ESS2.D: Weather and Climate, ESS2.E: Biogeology, ESS3.D: Global Climate Change, Physical Science, PS3: Energy
Stanford offers curriculum on climate change for middle school and high school students. The curriculum covers earth systems, greenhouse gases, energy cycles, impact and mitigation of climate change, scientific consensus, and mitigation strategies. Stanford Climate...
