Earth

This list of sites is for earth science including geology, rock layers/formations, volcanoes, tsunamis, weather, and etc...

1) @http://www.isgs.illinois.edu/education the following few resources are from NOAA. If you search for specific topics within the main @http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/ website, you may find lots of information for your class, even though it may not be in lesson plan format.

2) http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/teachers/ National Marine Sanctuary Educational information @http://coralreef.noaa.gov/aboutcorals/ Coral Reef Conservation Program (NOAA)-interactive reef and loads of info on reefs!

3) @http://www.nerrs.noaa.gov/Education/LessonPlans.html Lesson plans in pdf format for elementary to middle school students

4) @http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/edures.shtml Weather education 5) A Unit plan on major geologic events []

5) @http://www.scienceteacherprogram.org/earthscience/earthscilps.html Earth Science lesson plans (some which may be relevant for other classes--physical science or environmental science) developed by teachers who attended the summer science teacher program at Columbia University. These are really complete lesson plans, although not all of them include assessment tools.

6) @http://www.scienceteacherprogram.org/earthscience/AEdwards08.html Here is one lesson from the previous website that is written in a modified 5E format.

7) @http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/index.html NASA's page is divided up by grade level. There are SO many projects with which NASA is involved that promote education and outreach. NASA also has grants that they award to teachers who want to integrate atmospheric science or earth science into their curricula. Look closely as you navigate this page! lots of good info. @http://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/las/servlets/dataset Here is NASA's live data from satellites relating to the atmosphere, oceans, land, cryosphere, and biosphere. Great to use in labs!

8) http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/index.html This is the link to the homepage of Dragonfly TV. There are tons of activities for kids to do themselves in class or at home, for kids to do play on the computer and for teachers to set up/modify in the classroom. There are short videos on the website as well. This is funded by PBS and is a great resource for middle school teachers. This site has info on Earth science (physical and chemical) and Life science (biological and chemical).

9.) [] Investigate Earth processes using real data on: (these are mainly for 6-8, and each topic includes several very detailed lesson plans with images, assessments, rubrics, background info...)
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10.) [] This page is by the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, and is a quick survey on what you think is the definition of a planet (and whether this definition includes Pluto). After you have answered the questions, it shows graphs on how others have voted, as well as a quick blip on disagreement of scientists on this point.

11). @http://serc.carleton.edu/quantskills/methods/quantlit/DeepTime.html This page from Carleton College, MN explores different analogies that can be useful in teaching geological time, including the toilet paper time activity.

12.) @http://www.sfmuseum.org/1906/ew.html This sight from San Fransico Virtual Museum, provides various personal accounts of the 1906 Earthquake.

13.) @http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/ The National Oceanic and Atmostphereic Association website, showing Tsunami warning signs that their instruments have picked up. Can examine real-time data.

14) http://cmmap.org Check out this site to find out about how to teach climate change issues and topics.

15) CSU's Get Wet site: [] This site is maintained by Andrew Warnock and integrates all kinds of fun, hands-on, outdoor activities that teach kids about watershed science and geologic processes.

16) GSA (geological society of America) maintains an Earth Cache webpage. Check it out to learn more! []

17) Outdoor lessons for various grades. [|http://fourcornersschool.org/lesson-plans]

18) [] Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's interactive guide to tsunamis. This website includes interactive animations, videos, survivor stories and a plethora of information about the anatomy of tsunamis, causes and effects, warning systems and much more.

19) http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/index.html
// This website includes interactive models about plate tectonics, earth structure and plate boundaries. //

// In the end of the activity there are tests to asses learning outcomes. //
