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In this lesson, students will explore the relationship between earthquake depth and tectonic plate boundaries. Disciplinary core ideas covered are Earth materials and systems and plate tectonics and large-scale system…
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In this lesson, students will learn about the radiation levels in their state and county and compare them to levels in two other states. Teaching about radon addresses a safety issue and relates to content knowledge…
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In this lesson, students will develop a model that illustrates that the tectonic plates are moving in different directions on Earth’s surface. Disciplinary core ideas covered are Earth materials and systems and plate…
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In this lesson, students will explore volcanoes in the United States and relate them to tectonic plates in Earth’s crust. Disciplinary core ideas covered are Earth materials and systems and plate tectonics and large-…
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In this lesson, students will use buoy data to determine the relationship between wind speed and wave height. Disciplinary core ideas covered are Earth materials and systems and the roles of water in Earth’s surface…
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Dissolved Oxygen and Water Quality
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In this lesson, students will explore the relationship between water temperature and dissolved oxygen. Disciplinary core ideas covered are natural resources and Earth’s systems. Tips for scaling down, scaling up, and…
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In this lesson, students will explore how oceans mitigate climate at midlatitudes. Disciplinary core ideas covered are the roles of water in Earth’s surface processes and weather and climate. Tips for scaling down,…
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In this lesson, students will explore the relationship between the ocean tides and the cycles of the Moon. Disciplinary core ideas covered are the roles of water in Earth’s surface processes and Earth materials and…
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In this lesson, students will see how photoperiods change during a year, at locations at different latitudes. Disciplinary core ideas covered are Earth and the solar system and Earth’s systems. Tips for scaling down,…
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In this lesson, students will illustrate and compare the patterns of day and night across the globe during different seasons. Disciplinary core ideas covered are Earth and the solar system and Earth’s systems. Tips for…
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In this lesson, students will discover what planets they can locate in the evening sky and where to find them. Disciplinary core ideas covered are Earth’s place in the universe. Tips for scaling down, scaling up, and…
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In this lesson, students will examine the biotic and abiotic features necessary for survival of an organism by developing a plan to go into hiding for a year in a remote location that would provide the conditions to…
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This lesson helps students understand the function of the nucleus, cell membrane, cell wall, mitochondria, and chloroplasts. Students will relate the structure of each organelle to its function, develop and use a model…
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This lesson helps students: develop and use a model to explain the inheritance of traits; predict the frequency of genotypes and phenotypes in a cross; recognize that each parent contributes equally to the genotype even…
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Seriously …That’s Where the Mass of a Tree Comes From?
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This lesson helps students identify photosynthesis as the process through which plants make glucose, determine that most of the mass of a plant comes from carbon dioxide, explain that plants use glucose for energy and…
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