Core Idea ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe

Book Chapter | October 2016

Earth and space sciences consists of three disciplinary core ideas (DCIs) that help to explain a wide variety of Earth-related phenomena, including the motion of the planets, changes in climate, and the shape of Earth…

Eclipse (ESS1 Earth's Place in the Universe)

Collection | August 2017

Eclipse (ESS1 Earth's Place in the Universe …

Engineering a Model of the Earth as a Water Filter

Journal Article | October 2018

The Earth as a Model … is the process by which water is naturally filtered by the Earth. Rain falls … on the Earth’s surface and seeps into the ground. The type of soil particles …

Call for Papers: Science Scope

Page | January 2020

October 2022: MS-ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe … Developing and using a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe … physical, conceptual, graphical) of the Earth-moon-sun system in which …

Seasonal Weather Patterns

Journal Article | February 2019

Location on Earth … for the Earth and how those characteristics, along with the revolution … of the Earth around the Sun each year, create the seasons. Vivid illustrations …

The Downstream Collaborative Project

Journal Article | May 2020

place inside and outside both institutions. For the purposes … a better understanding or a greater sense of place, they often exhibit more … would provide students a better understanding and sense of place within …

Comics in the Classroom

Journal Article | March 2020

us understand if the Earth is at the center of the solar system? Using … three topics: 1) the makeup of the Earth-Sun-Moon system as investigated … discovery in the scientific community because it implied that the Earth …

Talking Trash

Journal Article | May 2020

an understanding of how humanity’s actions have consequences for the Earth. Trash … … 5-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity …

Mapping the impact of the schoolyard on watershed health

Journal Article | October 2019

Hardware, software, and websites for use in the classroom

Finding the Next Diamond Mine

Journal Article | May 2020

STEPHEN MATTOX, JESSICA KETELAAR, AND ROBIN VANDERWEL … Stephen Mattox …

Our Best Thinking So Far

Journal Article | April 2019

ideas are important and give us a starting place to think about … Centuries ago, people believed the Sun orbited around the Earth. This made … that the Sun was moving around the Earth. Earth as the center of the universe was also part …

Designing a Model Shoreline

Journal Article | March 2020

Pamela Lottero-Perdue, Sarah Haines, Alison Baranowski, and Patricia … Pamela Lottero-Perdue …

Student-Driven Citizen Science

Journal Article | October 2019

Investigating marine plastic pollution

Turning Tests Into Tasks

Journal Article | March 2019

Learn how to build a summative performance assessment from a standardized test question.