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6 Free Tools for Teaching About Climate Change

6 Free Tools for Teaching About Climate Change

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These free web based tools help teachers to demystify the data and create authentic learning experiences for students. The goal is to have students "ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century". The field of climate change is very dynamic and always changing. These six tools incorporate up-to-date practices and can be used immediately in the classroom to help students become true climate change scientists:
- MIT Climate Science, Risk and Solutions (9-12) - Gives students a comprehensive look
- NASA Global Climate Change - Vital Signs of the Planet (6-12) - Explore satellite evidence
- Climate Kids - NASA's Eyes on the Earth (3-6) - Engage early learners
- Global Oneness Project (9-12) - Build empathy
- Earth-Now 6-12 - Analyze real data
- Our Climate Our Future (6-12) - Inspire action

Subject:: Science; Earth Science; Environmental Science; Physical Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration; Game; Homework/Assignment; Simulation
Author:: Common Sense Media
Date Added:: 04/20/2021

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Air Masses

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This is Activity 12 of a set of Level 1 activities designed by the Science Center for Teaching, Outreach, and Research on Meteorology (STORM) Project. The authors suggest that previous activities in the unit be completed before Activity 12: Air Masses, including those that address pressure systems and dew point temperature. In Activity 12, the students learn about the four main types of air masses that affect weather in the United States, their characteristic temperatures, and humidity levels as it relates to dew point temperatures. The lesson plan follows the 5E format. Initially, students discuss local weather and then examine surface temperature and dew point data on maps to determine patterns and possible locations of air masses. They learn about the source regions of air masses and compare their maps to a forecast weather map with fronts and pressure systems drawn in. During the Extension phase, students access current maps with surface and dew point temperatures at http://www.uni.edu/storm/activities/level1 and try to identify locations of air masses. They sketch in fronts and compare their results to the fronts map. Evaluation consists of collection of student papers.

Subject:: Earth Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: National Science Teachers Association
Date Added:: 10/23/2019

Ancient Echoes Interpretive Centre

Ancient Echoes Interpretive Centre

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ANCIENT ECHOES INTERPRETIVE CENTRE is nestled at the junction of the Coalmine Ravine and the Eagle Creek and offers both indoor and outdoor tours of our Palaeontology sites (dinosaur and fossil displays and dig), Prairie Grasslands Ecology (virgin prairie medicine and food plants, animals in the wild and taxidermy displays), and First Nations History (petroglyphs, rock formations, effigies, archaeological dig, teepee rings, buffalo jump, food processing site, tool artifacts and pottery making displays). A permanent art exhibition by Metis artist, Jo Cooper, expresses a visual and oral story with “The Disappearance and Resurgence of the Buffalo”. Additionally, sculptures outside the centre stimulate the imagination as well as humour.
Ancient Echoes is currently operating under their summer hours, which run from May 7th to August 31st. This means we are open Tuesdays-Sundays from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (closed Mondays). Bookings can be made by calling the Centre at 1-306-377-2045 or emailing anciente@sasktel.net. Our Valley View Tea Room is open every Friday from 2:30-4:30 PM in May-August.

Ancient Echoes is a popular site for School Tours throughout the year offering custom-designed programs for students of all ages in the areas of Aboriginal History, Paleontology, Ecology, and Archaeology.

Ancient Echoes also offers regular summer programs including traditional pottery making, drum making, ecology and palaeontology hikes, full moon walks, educational and craft days for children, as well as numerous other “ project” days. A video of the ravine walk is available indoors for “rainy days”, or for those who do not wish to hike.

Ancient Echoes has just recently added a beautiful art gallery space to their walls. Our new Prairie Echoes Gallery offers numerous exhibits throughout the year of new and established artists and photographers.

Subject:: Outdoor Education; Indigenous Perspectives; Native Studies; Wildlife Management; Biology; Earth Science; Environmental Science; Emotional Wellness; Mental Wellness; Physical Wellness; Spiritual Wellness
Material Type:: Primary Source
Date Added:: 01/09/2022

Arctic Feedbacks: Not All Warming Is Equal

Arctic Feedbacks: Not All Warming Is Equal

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“Arctic Feedbacks” is a middle/high school earth science unit focused on weather and climate as it relates to Earth’s system. The unit is centered around an anchoring phenomena known as Arctic amplification and consists of ten unique lessons, each tied to the NGSS Earth’s systems standards. Each lesson provides students with evidence they will use to explain anchoring phenomena in a final descriptive model and written explanation.

Subject:: Science; Earth Science
Material Type:: Unit of Study
Author:: Cires; Cires Education and Outreach
Date Added:: 02/03/2021

Being a Green Aquarium: An Interactive Story Map

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Being a Green Aquarium: An Interactive Story Map

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What does it take to walk the talk? Learn about how Vancouver Aquarium, an Ocean Wise Initiative, leads by example by using sustainable, environmentally safe practices in its operations. Be surprised in what small changes you can make in your own life to be green.

Subject:: English Language Arts; Science; Earth Science; Environmental Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration; Reading
Provider:: Ocean Wise
Author:: Ocean Wise
Date Added:: 03/20/2019

Big Changes in the Big Apple: Crash Course Kids #38.1

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Big Changes in the Big Apple: Crash Course Kids #38.1

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Did you know that all living things change their environments? It's true. Beavers, deer, worms, and humans all change their environments. It just so happens that humans change our environments in big, obvious ways. In this episode, Sabrina chats about how humans have been changing our environments for a long time!

Subject:: Science; Earth Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson
Provider:: Crash Course Kids
Author:: Sun West School Division
Date Added:: 12/17/2019

Big Changes in the Big Forest: Crash Course Kids #38.2

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Big Changes in the Big Forest: Crash Course Kids #38.2

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What do beavers, termites, and prairie dogs have in common? They all change their environments! We know that humans change their environments, but humans are animals and all animals change their environments just by living in them.

Subject:: Science; Earth Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson
Provider:: Crash Course Kids
Author:: Sun West School Division
Date Added:: 01/14/2020

Biodiversity of British Columbia; An Interactive Story Map

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Biodiversity of British Columbia; An Interactive Story Map

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British Columbia is home to an incredible abundance of biodiversity. Beneath the waves of the coastline, boarding the land of the Coast Salish peoples, we can find a vast variety of the unsung heroes of the ocean - the invertebrates. That biodiversity, however, has been under threat for a number of years. Explore this interactive story map to learn about the biodiversity of Howe Sound in British Columbia, how humans are intrinsically connected to the ocean and our actions have both a positive and negative impact on the life under the waves. No matter where you are from, we are all connected to the ocean.

Subject:: English Language Arts; Science; Biology; Earth Science; Environmental Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration; Reading
Provider:: Ocean Wise
Author:: Ocean Wise
Date Added:: 03/20/2019

Build Your Own Insect Trap

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Build Your Own Insect Trap

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Students design and construct devices to trap insects that are present in the area around the school. The objective is to ask the right design questions and conduct the right tests to determine if the traps work .

Subject:: Earth Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

CK-12 The Smarter Way to Learn (K-12 Math, Science & Much More!)

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CK-12 The Smarter Way to Learn (K-12 Math, Science & Much More!)

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100% Free, Personalized Learning for Every Student!

*FlexLets that allow you to catch up on math and science classes and give you the essentials
*Great for Math & Science (lessons and interactive activities!) K-12
*Click "Subjects" from the top menu to see what is available
*Spelling & Writing as well
*6 languages

Subject:: Arts Education; Visual Arts; Educational Technology; English Language Arts; Health & Fitness; Math; Calculus; Photography; Science; Astronomy; Biology; Chemistry; Earth Science; Physical Science; Physics; Social Studies; Economics; Geography; History
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Reading
Date Added:: 09/09/2018

Carve That Mountain

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Carve That Mountain

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Students consider the Earth's major types of landforms such as mountains, rivers, plains, hills, canyons, oceans and plateaus. Student teams build three-dimensional models of landscapes, depicting several of these landforms. Once the models are built, they act as civil and transportation engineers to design and build roads through the landscapes they have created. The worksheet is provided in English and Spanish.

Subject:: Earth Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Author:: Janet Yowell; Malinda Schaefer Zarske; Sara Born
Date Added:: 10/14/2015

The Celestia Motherlode

The Celestia Motherlode

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The Celestia Motherlode is a repository for various addons like textures, models or celestial objects for Celestia. Celestia is a free, interactive (real-time), 3D astronomy program. It doesn't just show you the sky as it can be seen from earth as most planetarium software does, but allows you to move to and view the universe from any point between the planets and the stars. The Celestia Motherlode hosts over 10 GB of Celestia addons by various creators, which extend or change the way Celestia renders the universe.

Subject:: Science; Biology; Earth Science; Environmental Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Date Added:: 03/12/2019

Classifying Rocks by Color, Shape, Texture and Size

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Classifying Rocks by Color, Shape, Texture and Size

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In this activity students will observe and investigate rocks in order to classify them in terms of color, shape, texture and size.

Subject:: Earth Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Author:: Kathleen Oliver
Date Added:: 04/18/2018

Collecting and Identifying Rocks

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Collecting and Identifying Rocks

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In this Earth Science activity, students will investigate rocks in an outdoor field trip. Students will be divided into groups and given a Ziploc bag to collect rocks. We will then return to the classroom, and the students will put their rocks into different groups. The different groups could be the size, shape, color, and texture of the rocks. We will then talk about the Rock Cycle and the three main types of rocks. Students will record their observations in their science journals.

Subject:: Earth Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Author:: Linda Harvey
Date Added:: 04/18/2018

Cosmology and Astronomy: Compositional and Mechanical Layers of the Earth

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Cosmology and Astronomy: Compositional and Mechanical Layers of the Earth

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This 12-minute video lesson looks at the structure of the earth. The discussion includes the crust, mantle, core, lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, and inner core. [Cosmology and Astronomy playlist: Lesson 50 of 85]

Subject:: Earth Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Khan Academy
Provider Set:: Khan Academy
Author:: Khan, Salman
Date Added:: 02/20/2011

Cosmology and Astronomy: Hawaiian Islands Formation

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Cosmology and Astronomy: Hawaiian Islands Formation

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This 8-minute video lesson looks at how the Hawaiian Islands were formed by a stationary hot spot under the Pacific plate. [Cosmology and Astronomy playlist: Lesson 49 of 85]

Subject:: Earth Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Khan Academy
Provider Set:: Khan Academy
Author:: Khan, Salman
Date Added:: 02/20/2011

Cosmology and Astronomy: How we know about the Earth's core

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Cosmology and Astronomy: How we know about the Earth's core

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This 6-minute video lesson explains how we know about the Earth's core. It shows how S-wave shadow and P-wave detection patterns give us information about the core. [Cosmology and Astronomy playlist: Lesson 55 of 85]

Subject:: Earth Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Khan Academy
Provider Set:: Khan Academy
Author:: Khan, Salman
Date Added:: 02/20/2011

Cosmology and Astronomy: Pangaea

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Cosmology and Astronomy: Pangaea

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This 6-minute video lesson looks at the idea of Pangaea and some of the evidence behind it. [Cosmology and Astronomy playlist: Lesson 56 of 85]

Subject:: Earth Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Khan Academy
Provider Set:: Khan Academy
Author:: Khan, Salman
Date Added:: 02/20/2011

Cosmology and Astronomy: Plate Tectonics: Difference Between Crust and Lithosphere

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Cosmology and Astronomy: Plate Tectonics: Difference Between Crust and Lithosphere

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This 8-minute video lesson looks at plate tectonics and the difference between crust and lithosphere. [Cosmology and Astronomy playlist: Lesson 43 of 85]

Subject:: Earth Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Khan Academy
Provider Set:: Khan Academy
Author:: Khan, Salman
Date Added:: 02/20/2011

Cosmology and Astronomy: Plate Tectonics: Evidence of Plate Movement

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Cosmology and Astronomy: Plate Tectonics: Evidence of Plate Movement

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This 13-minute video lesson looks at plate tectonics and the evidence of plate movement. [Cosmology and Astronomy playlist: Lesson 45 of 85]

Subject:: Earth Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Khan Academy
Provider Set:: Khan Academy
Author:: Salman Khan
Date Added:: 02/20/2011