All Earth & Space Science resources

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: An Eclipse 'Double-Header' is Coming this School Year! August 31, 2023

There will be an annular eclipse this fall and a total eclipse next spring visible in the U.S. Join veteran astronomers and educators Dennis Schatz and Andrew Fraknoi to learn more about what's happening, where the eclipses will be visible, how to vi...

Elementary Middle School High School Postsecondary Informal Education Astronomy Earth & Space Science STEM

Journal Article

Sandy and Dusty Worlds

By Bob Riddle

Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science

Journal Article

Ecosystem Dynamics

By Patty McGinnis

Middle School Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science

Journal Article

Energy

“Energy is liberated matter, matter is energy waiting to happen.” — Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything ...

By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn

Elementary Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Life Science Physical Science Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: From Apollo to Artemis: NASA’s Return to the Moon, February 16, 2023

More than 50 years after the Eagle landed at Tranquility Base, NASA has begun its campaign to return astronauts to the surface of our Moon. Named after the mythical twin sister of Apollo, the Artemis program aims to establish a permanent base of oper...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Aerospace Earth & Space Science STEM

Lesson Plan

Is It a Rock? (Version 2)

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about an Earth material, rocks. The probe is designed to determine whether students can distinguish between humanmade, “rocklike” materials and geologically formed rock materials...

By Page Keeley

Elementary Assessment Earth & Space Science

Reports Article

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, November 29, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Preschool Astronomy Disabilities Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Life Science News Professional Learning STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: From Talking Trash to Taking Action: The Science of Marine Debris, April 20, 2023

Our oceans are filled with items that do not belong there. Huge amounts of plastics, metals, rubber, textiles, lost fishing gear, abandoned vessels, and many more items enter the marine environment every day. This makes marine debris one of the most ...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Chemistry Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Life Science STEM

Journal Article

Exploring Natural Disasters through Primary Sources

By Cheryl Lederle and Stacie Moats

High School Climate Change Earth & Space Science Literacy Phenomena