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Earth History Theories: Relative Age Dating Lab With Additions for Mining and Mineral Exploration
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Dig into this stratigraphy lab to learn how scientists assign ages to specific rock layers.
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Creating Deep Time Diaries: An English/Earth Science Unit for Middle School Students
Journal Article |
Students love a good story. We all do. That's why incorporating literary fiction that parallels teaching goals and standards can be so effective. In the interdisciplinary, thematic six-week unit described here, the…
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Science 101: How Do We Figure Out What Happened to the Earth in the Past?
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This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses the layers of the Earth.
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Archive: Science Update: NOAA - Observing and Understanding Earth Systems, November 3, 2022
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Together we will explore all the places where we can find NOAA employees and how this federal agency allows us to observe and understand Earth systems - from the surface of the Sun to the depths of the Ocean. Do not…
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A High-Stakes-Test Intervention: Moon-Phase Models as Viewed from Earth and Space
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Schools are under increasing pressure to meet accountability requirements and show growth in student achievement across tested content areas. As a result, throughout the school year, student achievement data are…
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A Sun-Earth-Moon Activity to Develop Student Understanding of Lunar Phases and Frames of Reference
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Lead students through a series of guided questions to explore the phases of the Moon.
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Journal Article |
Explore Earth's atmosphere with an air-pressure activity. The lessons in the unit described in this article meet content objectives from both science and mathematics.
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