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This resource aims to teach map reading skills of worldwide temperatures, percipitation, biovidsetiy, and soil nutrition levels in rainforest areas. It includes world maps, tropical rainforest maps, vocabulary, and teaching strategies.
- Subject:
- Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
- Career and Technical Education
- Education
- Elementary Education
- Environmental Literacy and Sustainability
- Environmental Science
- Forestry and Agriculture
- Geography
- Global Education
- Library and Information Science
- Life Science
- Social Studies
- World Cultures
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Diagram/Illustration
- Interactive
- Lesson
- Lesson Plan
- Author:
- California Academy of Sciences
- Date Added:
- 03/27/2024
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Educational Use
Students pass around and distort messages written on index cards to learn how we use signals from GPS occultations to study the atmosphere. The cards represent information sent from GPS satellites being distorted as they pass through different locations in the Earth's atmosphere and reach other satellites. Analyzing GPS occultations enables better global weather forecasting, storm tracking and climate change monitoring.
- Subject:
- Career and Technical Education
- Geography
- Social Studies
- Technology and Engineering
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Provider:
- TeachEngineering
- Provider Set:
- TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
- Author:
- Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,
- Jonah Kisesi
- Marissa H. Forbes
- Penina Axelrad
- Date Added:
- 09/18/2014
Conditional Remix & Share Permitted
CC BY-NC-SA
EARTH 530 will introduce you to the basic information necessary for understanding Earth surface processes in the Critical Zone through an integration of various scientific disciplines. Those who successfully complete EARTH 530 will be able to apply their knowledge of fundamental concepts of Earth surface processes to understanding outstanding fundamental questions in Critical Zone science and how their lives are intimately linked to Critical Zone health.
- Subject:
- Earth and Space Science
- Geography
- Geology
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Assessment
- Full Course
- Homework/Assignment
- Lecture Notes
- Provider:
- Pennsylvania State University
- Provider Set:
- Penn State, College of EMS
- Author:
- Tim White
- Date Added:
- 11/09/2017
Restricted Use
Copyright Restricted
Interdisciplinary lesson plan on the ebola outbreak for middle and high school students.
- Subject:
- Biology
- English Language Arts
- Geography
- Life Science
- Mathematics
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Diagram/Illustration
- Lesson Plan
- Reading
- Provider:
- PBS NewsHour
- Date Added:
- 06/30/2016
Conditional Remix & Share Permitted
CC BY-NC-SA
This short lesson was designed in collaboration with a 7th grade Life Science teacher (Paul Jeffery). The idea behind the lesson is to help students better understand ecological and geographical classifications by teaching them at the same time in their Life Science class and their Geography class. Teaching the two classifications together will help reinforce the idea of classification. While this lesson would best be taught outdoors it can also be adapted to the indoors.
- Subject:
- Ecology
- Geography
- Life Science
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Provider:
- Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
- Provider Set:
- Pedagogy in Action
- Author:
- Brianne Meick
- Date Added:
- 02/10/2023
Conditional Remix & Share Permitted
CC BY-NC-SA
Description: Introduction to the science of Earth's climate system, the consequences of future climate on Earth, strategies for how to minimize the effects of and adapt to a changing climate.
- Subject:
- Earth and Space Science
- Geography
- Geology
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Pennsylvania State University
- Provider Set:
- Penn State, College of EMS
- Author:
- Drs. Timothy Bralower and David Bice
- Date Added:
- 11/09/2017
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A learning activity for the "Do You Know That Clouds Have Names?" book in the Elementary GLOBE series. Students will explore the difference between the three types of contrails, make observations of contrails outside, and record their observations. Fifteen minutes later they will make follow-up observations to see how the contrails they observed have changed. The purpose of the activity is to help students identify contrails and learn to distinguish between the three types of contrails and to understand that contrails are human-made and some contrails become clouds in the sky. Students will be able to (1) identify the three types of contrails; (2) understand that contrails are created by jet airplanes; and (3) understand that some contrails become clouds.
- Subject:
- Astronomy
- Atmospheric Science
- Career and Technical Education
- Chemistry
- Earth and Space Science
- Ecology
- Environmental Science
- Forestry and Agriculture
- Geography
- Life Science
- Physical Science
- Physics
- Social Studies
- Technology and Engineering
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Diagram/Illustration
- Interactive
- Lesson Plan
- Textbook
- Provider:
- UCAR
- Provider Set:
- The GLOBE Program
- Date Added:
- 11/09/2017
Conditional Remix & Share Permitted
CC BY-NC-SA
This course will covers a basic understanding and appreciation of energy efficiency and environmental concepts, basic operating principles of day-to-day energy conversion devices, various options to increase energy efficiency, ways to save energy and money, and ways to save the environment.
- Subject:
- Earth and Space Science
- Geography
- Geology
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Assessment
- Full Course
- Homework/Assignment
- Lecture Notes
- Reading
- Syllabus
- Provider:
- Pennsylvania State University
- Provider Set:
- Penn State, College of EMS
- Author:
- Sarma Pisupati
- Date Added:
- 11/09/2017
Conditional Remix & Share Permitted
CC BY-NC-SA
This workshop will assist organizations by helping them understand their operational choices in terms of energy supply and market pricing. Be prepared to take take advantage of new pricing options and efficient technologies, obtain financial incentives and focus budget dollars on core operations.
- Subject:
- Earth and Space Science
- Geography
- Geology
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Pennsylvania State University
- Provider Set:
- Penn State, College of EMS
- Author:
- Penn State Public Broadcasting & College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
- Date Added:
- 11/09/2017
Bread has been an important part of the human diet since early times. Loaves baked over 5,000 years ago have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs. Wheat has been discovered in pits where human settlements existed 8,000 years ago. In the Stone Age, solid cakes were made from crushed wheat. Bread provided ancient civilizations with a reliable food source.
Students identify the parts of a wheat plant and wheat kernel and investigate the process of milling wheat kernels into flour.
- Subject:
- Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
- Career and Technical Education
- Geography
- Life Science
- Nutrition Education
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Learning Task
- Lesson
- Lesson Plan
- Reading
- Author:
- Lynn Wallin
- Pat Thompson
- Date Added:
- 07/19/2023
Conditional Remix & Share Permitted
CC BY-NC-SA
Essentials of Geographic Information Systems integrates key concepts behind the technology with practical concerns and real-world applications. Recognizing that many potential GIS users are nonspecialists or may only need a few maps, this book is designed to be accessible, pragmatic, and concise. Essentials of Geographic Information Systems also illustrates how GIS is used to ask questions, inform choices, and guide policy. From the melting of the polar ice caps to privacy issues associated with mapping, this book provides a gentle, yet substantive, introduction to the use and application of digital maps, mapping, and GIS.
- Subject:
- Geography
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- The Saylor Foundation
- Author:
- Jonathan Campbell
- Michael Shin
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2011
Only Sharing Permitted
CC BY-NC-ND
Estuarine Geography utilizes an ecological approach to understanding physical and biological parameters to estuarine evolution.. Superimposed upon that spatial site and situation are social, human, cultural and political activities. Humans role in estuarine evolution is discussed at length.
- Subject:
- Ecology
- Geography
- Life Science
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- UMass Boston
- Provider Set:
- UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
- Author:
- John Looney
- Date Added:
- 11/09/2017
This video is a good resource to keep the student's attention and give an overview of Wisconsin facts that are leaned in 4th grade to meet the standards.
- Subject:
- Geography
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Diagram/Illustration
- Interactive
- Provider:
- National Geographic Kids
- Date Added:
- 03/20/2018
Conditional Remix & Share Permitted
CC BY-NC-SA
Explore the ethnic diversity of U.S. states and neighborhoods. Book: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros.
*Students will explain how scale (the granularity of information) changes our understanding of a place.
*Students will identify how the ethnically diverse neighborhoods of suburban Chicago influenced Cisneros’ childhood and her writing.
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
- Ethnic Studies
- Geography
- Literature
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Author:
- Esri Geoinquiries
- Date Added:
- 06/25/2023
Restricted Use
Copyright Restricted
Educators use formative assessment to continually reflect and improve their skills related to these practices. The Formative Assessment video is a resource that can be used to support educators' professional development related to assessment literacy. Use the Video Supplement & Resource Guide to enhance your facilitation of this professional development opportunity.
- Subject:
- Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
- Art and Design
- Biology
- Business and Information Technology
- Career and Technical Education
- Character Education
- Chemistry
- Civics and Government
- Computer Science
- Early Learning
- Earth and Space Science
- Economics
- Education
- English Language Arts
- Environmental Science
- Ethnic Studies
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Fine Arts
- Geography
- Geology
- Health Science
- Life Science
- Marketing, Management and Entrepreneurship
- Mathematics
- Nutrition Education
- Performing and Visual Arts
- Physical Science
- Physics
- Psychology
- Social Studies
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Technology and Engineering
- World Cultures
- World Languages
- Material Type:
- Formative Assessment
- Provider:
- Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
- Date Added:
- 03/03/2017
Conditional Remix & Share Permitted
CC BY-NC-SA
METEO 469 is a required course for the Bachelor of Arts in Energy Sustainability and Policy on-line degree program, geared towards students who are able to study only part-time and at a distance. This course provides an introduction to global warming and climate change, covering the basic science, projected impacts, and approaches to mitigation. Watch this introduction video by the course author, Michael Mann:
- Subject:
- Earth and Space Science
- Geography
- Geology
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Assessment
- Full Course
- Reading
- Syllabus
- Provider:
- Pennsylvania State University
- Provider Set:
- Penn State, College of EMS
- Author:
- Michael Mann
- Date Added:
- 11/09/2017
Conditional Remix & Share Permitted
CC BY-NC-SA
This course cultivates a working knowledge of how geospatial professionals can develop web mapping applications that bring together data from multiple sources. GEOG 863 will provide students with an understanding of the technology that makes building mashups possible and teaches them how to build their own mashups.
- Subject:
- Earth and Space Science
- Geography
- Geology
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Assessment
- Full Course
- Homework/Assignment
- Lecture Notes
- Reading
- Syllabus
- Provider:
- Pennsylvania State University
- Provider Set:
- Penn State, College of EMS
- Author:
- Jim Detwiler
- Date Added:
- 11/09/2017
Conditional Remix & Share Permitted
CC BY-NC-SA
This course cultivates a working knowledge of current and future capabilities of GPS and the emerging Global Navigation Satellite System.
- Subject:
- Earth and Space Science
- Geography
- Geology
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Assessment
- Full Course
- Homework/Assignment
- Lecture Notes
- Reading
- Syllabus
- Provider:
- Pennsylvania State University
- Provider Set:
- Penn State, College of EMS
- Author:
- Jan Van Sickle
- Date Added:
- 11/09/2017
GeoGuessr is a web-based geographic discovery game designed by Anton Wallén, a Swedish consultant, released on 9 May 9, 20. The game uses a semi-randomized Google Street View location and requires players to guess their location in the world using only the clues visible. The website received hundreds of thousands of unique visitors per day within a week of being released.
- Subject:
- Geography
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Game
- Interactive
- Provider:
- Google Inc.
- Date Added:
- 03/20/2018