Earth Day

Page | April 2022

Earth Day

Case Studies Earth Sciences

Page | February 2022

Case Studies Earth Sciences

Earth Watch

Journal Article | April 2021

Online Extras: Learning to Read the Earth and Sky

Page | March 2020

Online Extras: Learning to Read the Earth and Sky If you have purchased Learning to Read the Earth and Sky, you can view the accompanying printable tables and figures and additional materials online. These resources are for your personal use only and are not to be redistributed. To view the online extras, please type in…

Earth as a System

Book Chapter | May 2012

Earth is an extremely complex system with many components and subsystems, and they all interact and affect each other. The four major subsystems are atmosphere (air), lithosphere (land), hydrosphere (water), and…

Earth’s Atmosphere

Book Chapter | September 2011

The atmosphere is made up of a variety of gases, but it is gases like water vapor and carbon dioxide, which make up a small fraction of the air, that have the biggest impact on us in terms of precipitation, pollutants,…

Earth’s Mass

Book Chapter | June 2009

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the cycling of matter. It can be used to determine whether students recognize that once-living matter breaks down and cycles through ecosystems…

Earth’s Features

Book Chapter | May 2019

The guiding question of this investigation is, Why do large waves often block the entrance to some harbors in New Zealand? In this lesson, the goal is to figure out how nautical charts can be used to locate different…

Earth’s Spheres

Book Chapter | May 2019

In this lesson, students continue to explore rainwater by examining the interconnectedness of Earth’s spheres. Students investigate water handling features at home and in school while conducting surveys. They learn…

Energy and Earth

Book Chapter | November 2017

In this lesson, students gain an understanding of the greenhouse effect as a natural process that traps warm air in the Earth’s atmosphere and is magnified by carbon emissions. Students compare the environmental effects…

Online Extras: Once Upon an Earth Science Book

Page | March 2020

Online Extras: Once Upon an Earth Science Book If you have purchased Once Upon an Earth Science Book, you can view the accompanying standards connections and erratum online. These resources are for your personal use only and are not to be redistributed. To view the online extras, please type in the second word in the…

Where on Earth Is Mars?

Journal Article | November 2022

Humans and the Earth: A Relationship

Journal Article | March 2022

Earth’s Place in the Universe

Journal Article | November 2022