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Lab 3: Gravity and Orbits

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Lab 3: Gravity and Orbits

In this lab investigation, students are introduced to the disciplinary core ideas of (a) The Universe and Its Stars and (b) Earth and the Solar System...

Lab 4: Habitable Worlds

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Lab 4: Habitable Worlds

In this lab investigation, students apply the disciplinary core idea of The Universe and Its Stars to identify exoplanets that may support life. Inclu...

Lab 5: Geologic Time and the Fossil Record

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Lab 5: Geologic Time and the Fossil Record

In this lab investigation, students are introduced to the disciplinary core idea of The History of Planet Earth as they identify major extinction and ...

Lab 6: Plate Interactions

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Lab 6: Plate Interactions

In this lab investigation, students are introduced to the disciplinary core idea of Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions as they explor...

Lab 7: Formation of Geologic Features

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Lab 7: Formation of Geologic Features

In this lab investigation, students apply the disciplinary core ideas of (a) The History of Planet Earth and (b) Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale Syste...

Lab 8: Surface Erosion by Wind

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Lab 8: Surface Erosion by Wind

In this lab investigation, students are introduced to the disciplinary core idea of Earth Materials and Systems as they develop a conceptual model tha...

Lab 9: Surface Erosion by Wind

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Lab 9: Surface Erosion by Wind

In this lab investigation, students are introduced to the disciplinary core ideas of (a) Earth Materials and Systems and (b) The Roles of Water in Ear...

Lab 10: Deposition of Sediments

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Lab 10: Deposition of Sediments

In this lab investigation, students are introduced to the disciplinary core ideas of (a) Earth Materials and Systems and (b) The Roles of Water in Ear...

Lab 11: Soil Texture and Soil Water Permeability

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Lab 11: Soil Texture and Soil Water Permeability

In this lab investigation, students are introduced to the disciplinary core ideas of (a) Earth Materials and Systems and (b) The Roles of Water in Ear...

Lab 12: Cycling of Water on Earth

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Lab 12: Cycling of Water on Earth

In this lab investigation, students are introduced to the disciplinary core idea of Earth Materials and Systems as they determine how temperature and ...

Lab 13: Characteristics of Minerals

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Lab 13: Characteristics of Minerals

In this lab investigation, students apply the disciplinary core idea of Earth Materials and Systems as they identify a set of unknown minerals. Includ...

Lab 14: Distribution of Natural Resources

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Lab 14: Distribution of Natural Resources

In this lab investigation, students apply the disciplinary core ideas of (a) Earth Materials and Systems, (b) Natural Resources, and (c) Human Impacts...

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Lab 15: Air Masses and Weather Conditions

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Lab 15: Air Masses and Weather Conditions

In this lab investigation, students are introduced to the disciplinary core idea of Weather and Climate as they determine how the motions and complex ...

Lab 16: Surface Materials and Temperature Change

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Lab 16: Surface Materials and Temperature Change

In this lab investigation, students are introduced to the disciplinary core ideas of (a) Earth Materials and Systems and (b) Weather and Climate as th...

Lab 17: Factors That Affect Global Temperature

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Lab 17: Factors That Affect Global Temperature

In this lab investigation, students are introduced to the disciplinary core idea of Weather and Climate as they determine how the temperature of Earth...

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