Ohio State University (OSU)
This workshop, taking place at the Ohio State University (OSU), is for middle and high school teachers and introductory-level university instructors who want to incorporate argumentative writing and evidence-based claims in their classes. Aimed at science, social studies, and English language arts...
Resource Type: Professional Resources, Teacher Professional Development
2015, Bloomberg
"Skeptics of manmade climate change offer carious natural causes to explain why the Earth warmed 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit since 1880. But can this account for the planet's rising temperature? Scroll down to see how much different factors, both natural and industrial, contribute to global...
Resource Type: Teaching Media, Videos or Animations
Grade Level: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Bristol Gem & Mineral Club
The Bristol Gem & Mineral Club fosters interest in the earth and geological sciences, minerals, and the lapidary arts. We're located in Bristol, CT, where we hold monthly educational meetings, field trips, and our annual gem and mineral show. Interested in rocks, minerals, lapidary works,...
Resource Type: Geoscience Organizations, Organizations
Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois (ESCONI)
The aim of the Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois (ESCONI) is to promote an interest in the earth sciences, among these are geology, paleontology, mineralogy, archaeology, micro-mounting and the lapidary arts.
Resource Type: Geoscience Organizations, Organizations
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Covering some 70 percent of Earth's surface, clouds play a key role in our planet's well-being. But how do they form, why are there so many types, and what clues can they give us about the weather and climate to come? Try your hand at classifying clouds and investigating the role they...
Resource Type: Classroom Activities, Curricula and Instruction
Grade Level: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
CalRecycle Office of Education and the Environment (OEE)
The California Education and the Environment Initiative is a program of CalReycle's Office of Education and the Environment (OEE). Our mission is to foster environmental literacy among all California students as part of a high-quality K-12 education. Environmental literacy builds critical...
Resource Type: Professional Resources, Teacher Professional Development
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
For those who live on or near mountains, a change of climate can be just a short walk away. That's because mountains create their own microclimates: areas in which the climate differs from the prevailing climate. See how the movement of air creates different microclimates on a mountain
Resource Type: Teaching Media, Videos or Animations
Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
vEcotourism
Canada’s Gros Morne park, on the comparatively sheltered Western coast of Newfoundland, is a geology lover’s paradise and a designated UNESCO natural world heritage site. From precipitous land-locked fjords to the curiously sterile exposed mantle of the Tablelands formation, this is a wild...
Resource Type: Teaching Media, Virtual Field Trips
Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
For those wanna-be astronauts and space travelers out there, this interactive model of the solar system could prove to be highly addictive. With one click, you can visit Saturn, Venus, or the other planets and then spin and explore them in three dimensions. The interface uses NASA calculations to...
Resource Type: Teaching Media, Virtual Field Trips
Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Nine Planets
An interactive tour of the solar system. Students can clock on various elements of our solar system and gain information on their size, atmosphere, geologic features, and other scientific facts.
Resource Type: Teaching Media, Virtual Field Trips
Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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