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5th Grade Rain Garden Design Challenge Handouts

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5th Grade Rain Garden Design Challenge Handouts

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These handouts accompany the 5th Grade Rain Garden Design Challenge Lesson Plan. The handouts give criteria for identifying areas of erosion and non-point source pollution entering waterways on school property, slope and soil suitability criteria for situating the rain garden, and data collection procedures for phosphate testing. The handouts also include guidelines and criteria for the final poster presentation design and Claim-Evidence-Reasoning, as well as rubrics for scoring and guidelines for peer feedback.

Subject:: Geology; Hydrology; Elementary Education; Reading Informational Text; Speaking and Listening; Environmental Literacy and Sustainability; Environmental Science; Measurement and Data; Physical Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Formative Assessment; Interim/Summative Assessment; Learning Task; Lesson Plan; Reference Material; Rubric/Scoring Guide; Unit of Study
Author:: Amy Workman
Date Added:: 08/02/2019

5th Grade Rain Garden Design Challenge Lesson Plan

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5th Grade Rain Garden Design Challenge Lesson Plan

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This lesson engages 5th grade students in identifying areas of erosion and non-point source pollution entering waterways on school property, making a claim on the most suitable site to locate a rain garden by conducting field tests on slope and soil type, and testing
for the presence of phosphates in waterways on school forest property. Students then compete in a rain garden design challenge using their data to create a poster presentation, including a map and claim evidence reasoning, for the best rain garden design plan, scored using a rubric.

Subject:: Geology; Hydrology; Elementary Education; Reading Informational Text; Speaking and Listening; Environmental Literacy and Sustainability; Environmental Science; Measurement and Data; Physical Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Formative Assessment; Interim/Summative Assessment; Lesson Plan; Rubric/Scoring Guide; Unit of Study
Author:: Amy Workman
Date Added:: 08/02/2019

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Acid Attack

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In this activity, students explore the effect of chemical erosion on statues and monuments. They use chalk to see what happens when limestone is placed in liquids with different pH values. They also learn several things that engineers are doing to reduce the effects of acid rain.

Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Chemistry
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,; Janet Yowell; Jessica Todd; Malinda Schaefer Zarske; Melissa Straten
Date Added:: 10/14/2015

All About Water!

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All About Water!

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Students learn about the differences between types of water (surface and ground), as well as the differences between streams, rivers and lakes. Then, they learn about dissolved organic matter (DOM), and the role it plays in identifying drinking water sources. Finally, students are introduced to conventional drinking water treatment processes.

Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Hydrology
Material Type:: Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,; Jessica Ebert; Marissa H. Forbes
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Cooking with the Sun

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Cooking with the Sun

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Students learn about using renewable energy from the Sun for heating and cooking as they build and compare the performance of four solar cooker designs. They explore the concepts of insulation, reflection, absorption, conduction and convection.

Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Physics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Denise Carlson; Geoffrey Hill; Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,; Jeff Lyng; Jessica Butterfield; Jessica Todd; Malinda Schaefer Zarske; Sabre Duren; Xochitl Zamora-Thompson
Date Added:: 10/14/2015

The Electric and Magnetic Personalities of Mr. Maxwell

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The Electric and Magnetic Personalities of Mr. Maxwell

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Students are briefly introduced to Maxwell's equations and their significance to phenomena associated with electricity and magnetism. Basic concepts such as current, electricity and field lines are covered and reinforced. Through multiple topics and activities, students see how electricity and magnetism are interrelated.

Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Geology
Material Type:: Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,; Janet Yowell; Malinda Schaefer Zarske; Teresa Ellis
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Engineering for the Earth

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Engineering for the Earth

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Young students are introduced to the complex systems of the Earth through numerous lessons on its natural resources, processes, weather, climate and landforms. Key earth science topics include rocks, soils and minerals, water and natural resources, weather patterns and climatic regions, wind, erosion, landforms, and the harvesting of fossil fuels all presented from an engineering point-of-view. (See the Unit Overview section for a list of topics by lesson.) Through many hands-on activities, students build and test sand castles for construction strength, measure snow melt as a potential water source, use colored ice cubes and salt water to learn about ocean currents, make 3-D water catchment basins, make surface tension/surfactant-powered paper boats, build and use wind vanes, build and test model wind turbines, model and observe five types of erosion, model acid rain using chalk and kitchen supplies, build transportation systems across their own 3-D model landscapes, take core samples from a clay model of the Earth's crust, read and create graphs and charts as they learn about international oil production and consumption, act as engineers by specifying the power plants to build for communities, given scenarios with budgets, energy needs and environmental impacts. They learn the steps of the engineering design process as they hypothesize ways engineers might obtain water for communities facing water crises.

Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Ecology
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,; See individual lessons and activities.
Date Added:: 10/14/2015

Erosion Rates

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In this activity, students conduct a constructivist warm-up activity with sand and water.
Next, they receive brief introductory information about erosion, and basic vocabulary is front-laoded through the use of Frayer Model graphic organizers.
Students then conduct simple investigations to collect data on erosion rates of different Earth materials (waves, wind, water, glaciers). Students will rotate through the stations (one lab for each They will rank their investigations to evaluate the most efficient agent of erosion.
This is a quick-hit hands-on lesson that would best be used to introduce the different causes of weathering and erosion. While not the most rigorous, it does provide engagement and the opportunity for all to learn in a multi-modal set of activities.

Subject:: Geology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Interactive; Lesson Plan
Provider:: Discovery Education
Date Added:: 03/20/2018

Erosion in Rivers

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Erosion in Rivers

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Students learn about water erosion through an experimental process in which small-scale buildings are placed along a simulated riverbank to experience a range of flooding conditions. They learn how soil conditions are important to the stability or failure of civil engineering projects and how a river's turns and bends (curvature, sinuosity) make a difference in the likelihood of erosion. They make model buildings either with a 3D printer or with LEGO® pieces and then see how their designs and riverbank placements are impacted by slow (laminar) and fast (turbulent) water flow over the soil. Students make predictions, observations and conclusions about the stability of their model houses, and develop ideas for how to mitigate damage in civil engineering projects.

Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Hydrology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: AMPS GK-12 Program,; Sophia Mercurio, Eduardo Suescun
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Glaciers, Water and Wind, Oh My!

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Glaciers, Water and Wind, Oh My!

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This hands-on activity explores five different forms of erosion (chemical, water, wind, glacier and temperature). Students rotate through stations and model each type of erosion on rocks, soils and minerals. The students record their observations and discuss the effects of erosion on the Earth's landscape. Students learn about how engineers are involved in the protection of landscapes and structures from erosion. Math problems are included to help students think about the effects of erosion in real-world scenarios.

Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Geology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,; Janet Yowell; Malinda Schaefer Zarske; Teresa Ellis
Date Added:: 10/14/2015

An Introduction to Geology

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An Introduction to Geology

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This text is provided to you as an Open Educational Resource which you access online. It is designed to give you a comprehensive introduction to Geology at no or very nominal cost. It contains both written and graphic text material, intra-text links to other internal material which may aid in understanding topics and concepts, intra-text links to the appendices and glossary for tables and definitions of words, and extra-text links to videos and web material that clarifies and augments topics and concepts. Like any new or scientific subject, Geology has its own vocabulary for geological concepts. For you to converse effectively with this text and colleagues in this earth science course, you will use the language of geology, so comprehending these terms is important. Use the intra-text links to the Glossary and other related material freely to gain familiarity with this language.

Subject:: Geology
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Salt Lake Community College
Author:: Cam Mosher; Chris Johnson; Matt Affolter; Paul Inkenbrand
Date Added:: 11/09/2017

Land on the Run

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Land on the Run

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Students learn about landslides, discovering that there are different types of landslides that occur at different speeds from very slow to very quick. All landslides are the result of gravity, friction and the materials involved. Both natural and human-made factors contribute to landslides. Students learn what makes landslides dangerous and what engineers are doing to prevent and avoid landslides.

Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Geology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Denise W. Carlson; Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,; Malinda Schaefer Zarske; Tim Nicklas
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Making & Breaking: The Rock Cycle

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Making & Breaking: The Rock Cycle

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Students learn the components of the rock cycle and how rocks can change over time under the influence of weathering, erosion, pressure and heat. They learn about geotechnical engineering and the role these engineers play in the development of an area of land, the design and placement of new structures, and detection of natural disasters.

Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Geology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Abigail Watrous; Denise W. Carlson; Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,; Malinda Schaefer Zarske
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Mercury and Venus

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Mercury and Venus

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Students explore Mercury and Venus, the first and second planets nearest the Sun. They learn about the planets' characteristics, including their differences from Earth. Students also learn how engineers are involved in the study of planets by designing equipment and spacecraft to go where it is too dangerous for humans.

Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Astronomy
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Denise W. Carlson; Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,; Jessica Butterfield; Jessica Todd; Malinda Schaefer Zarske; Sam Semakula
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

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Rock Jeopardy!

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Students reinforce their understanding of rocks, the rock cycle, and geotechnical engineering by playing a trivia game. They work in groups to prepare Jeopardy-type trivia questions (answers) and compete against each other to demonstrate their knowledge of rocks and engineering.

Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Geology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Abigail Watrous; Denise W. Carlson; Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,; Kate Beggs; Kristin Field; Malinda Schaefer Zarske
Date Added:: 10/14/2015

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Rock Solid

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Rocks cover the earth's surface, including what is below or near human-made structures. With rocks everywhere, breaking rocks can be hazardous and potentially disastrous to people. Students are introduced to three types of material stress related to rocks: compressional, torsional and shear. They learn about rock types (sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic), and about the occurrence of stresses and weathering in nature, including physical, chemical and biological weathering.

Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Geology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Denise W. Carlson; Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan; Malinda Schaefer Zarske; Megan Podlogar
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

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Sea to Sky

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In this lesson, students learn about major landforms (e.g., mountains, rivers, plains, valleys, canyons and plateaus) and how they occur on the Earth's surface. They learn about the civil and geotechnical engineering applications of geology and landforms, including the design of transportation systems, mining, mapping and measuring natural hazards.

Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Geology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,; Janet Yowell; Malinda Schaefer Zarske; Sara Born
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

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Soapy Stress

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To experience the three types of material stress related to rocks â tensional, compressional and shear â students break bars of soap using only their hands. They apply force created by the muscles in their own hands to put pressure on the soap, a model for the larger scale, real-world phenomena that forms, shapes and moves the rocks of our planet. They also learn the real-life implications of understanding stress in rocks, both for predicting natural hazards and building safe structures.

Subject:: Education
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Author:: Denise Carlson; Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,; Jacquelyn Sullivan; Malinda Schaefer Zarske; Megan Podlogar
Date Added:: 10/14/2015

Soil Investigations

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Soil Investigations

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Students learn the basics about soil, including its formation, characteristics and importance. They are also introduced to soil profiles and how engineers conduct site investigations to learn about soil quality for development, contamination transport, and assessing the general environmental health of an area.

Subject:: Technology and Engineering; Environmental Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Denise W. Carlson; Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,; Malinda Schaefer Zarske; Marissa Hagan Forbes
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

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Solar Power

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Students learn about solar energy and how to calculate the amount of solar energy available at a given location and time of day on Earth. The importance of determining incoming solar energy for solar devices is discussed.

Subject:: Career and Technical Education; Technology and Engineering
Material Type:: Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,; Marissa H. Forbes; Odessa Gomez
Date Added:: 09/18/2014