Posted on August 14th, 2012 by Mary Lord
In this week-long activity, student teams in grades 5 – 7 study the effects of evaporation by observing and measuring the ongoing evaporation of water in pans that contain soil or other variables, then then assess what factors may affect evaporation.
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Tags: Agricultural Engineering, Civil Engineering, dam, drought, Earth Science, evaporation, soil, Water Resources
Posted on April 10th, 2011 by ASEE
By building a simple watershed with paper and markers, students will understand how pollution accumulates in our water sources, especially from pesticides used in agriculture, and what constitutes a watershed.
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Filed under: Grades 6-8, Grades 6-8, Grades K-5, Grades K-5, Lesson Plans | Comments Off on Lesson Plan: Pollution in Our Watershed
Tags: Earth Science, Environmental science, Grades 2-8, water cycle, watershed
Posted on February 28th, 2011 by ASEE
In this project, students in grades 6-12 will recreate the remarkable measurement of the circumference of the earth first performed over 2,000 years ago. Using rulers, protractors, and meter sticks, students measure shadows cast by a stick on a day close to the equinox, then use that measurement in a simple equation to determine the circumference.
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Tags: Earth Science, Geometry, Mathematics
Posted on January 26th, 2010 by ASEE
Tasa Graphics Arts, Inc., a company that illustrates science textbooks, offers an online chapter on earthquakes, with clear explanations and illustrations of key terms used in the study of seismology.
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Tags: Earth Science, Earthquake materials, Geology, Online chapter
Posted on January 25th, 2010 by ASEE
The Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) offers resources for teachers wishing to help their students better understand why devastating earthquakes like the one that recently struck Haiti happen. The “Teachable moments” page features presentations (including an excellent power point slide show), animations, posters, images, video, general information, programs, resources in Spanish, news, and more.
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Tags: Curriculum, Earth Science, Earthquake materials, Internet Resources, Seismology, Teacher Resources, Web Resources
Posted on January 4th, 2010 by ASEE
Indiana’s I-STEM Resource Network offers a several K-12 activities and lesson plans in areas ranging from Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physics, Mathematics, and Technology Education.
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Tags: Earth Science, Environmental science, Lesson Plans, Mathematics, Physics, Technology Education, Website
Posted on December 29th, 2009 by ASEE
Earth, Space, and Life — check out the K-12 science lesson plans offered through Montana State University’s Extended University Website, a number of which explore the region’s local environment and Native American cultures.
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Tags: Earth Science, Lesson Plans, Life Science, Montana, Native American, Physical Science, Science Curriculum
Posted on January 22nd, 2009 by ASEE
This site contains downloadable activities referred to in the poster presentation “The Teacher as Designer: Innovative Practices Informed by Personal History, Theoretical Grounding, and Professional Learning”, by Christopher Young, from the 2009 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Conference in Washington DC.
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Tags: Chemistry, Earth Science, Web Resources
Posted on November 27th, 2007 by ASEE
Students analyze international oil consumption and production data. They make several graphs to organize the data and draw conclusions about the overall use of oil in the world.
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Filed under: Grades K-5, Grades K-5, Lesson Plans | Comments Off on Lesson: Oil and Energy Consumption
Tags: Class Activities, communications, Earth Science, Energy, Grades K-5, Lesson Plan, mining engineering, oil, petroleum engineering
