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Virginia Standards for A Case Study of Local Trends in the Carbon Cycle
No full textThis resource supports science standards for grades 10-12. This assignment is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning ES.1c: The student will plan and conduct investigations in which scales, diagrams, maps, charts, graphs, tables, and profiles are constructed and interpreted. ES.12: The student will investigate and understand the origin and evolution of the atmosphere and the interrelationship of geologic processes, biologic processes, and human activities on its composition and dynamics. LS.12: The student will investigate and understand the relationships between ecosystem dynamics and human activity.
Virginia Standards for Forest Fires
No full textThis resource supports science standards for grades 3-5. This assignment is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning Sci3.10c: The student will investigate and understand that natural events and human influences can affect the survival of species. Key concepts include the effects of fire, flood, disease, and erosion on organisms. Sci4.8d: The student will investigate and understand important Virginia natural resources. Key concepts include forests, soil, and land.
Virginia Standards for Basic Line Plots
No full textThis resource supports math standards for grades K-2. This assignment is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning Math3.22: The student will read and interpret data represented in line plots, bar graphs, and picture graphs and write a sentence analyzing the data.
Virginia Standards for Hurricanes: An Environment of Concern
No full textThis resource supports science standards for grades 9-12. This assignment is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning ES.1c: The student will plan and conduct investigations in which scales, diagrams, maps, charts, graphs, tables, and profiles are constructed and interpreted. ES.2a: The student will demonstrate scientific reasoning and logic by analyzing how science explains and predicts the interactions and dynamics of complex Earth systems. ES.11c: The student will investigate and understand that oceans are complex, interactive physical, chemical, and biological systems and are subject to long- and short-term variations. Key concepts include systems interactions (density differences, energy transfer, weather, and climate). ES.13c: The student will investigate and understand that energy transfer between the sun and the Earth and its atmosphere drives weather and climate on Earth. Key concepts include severe weather occurrences, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and major storms. Sci6.3: The student will investigate and understand the role of solar energy in driving most natural processes within the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and on the Earth's surface. Sci6.5: The student will investigate and understand the unique properties and characteristics of water and its roles in the natural and human-made environment.
Math Standards for A Comparison of Land and Water Temperature
No full textThis resource supports math standards for grades 7-12 in the topics of data analysis and probability. These assignments are based on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards.
Virginia Standards for Air Quality
No full textThis resource supports science standards for grades 3-5. This assignment is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning Sci3.8: The student will investigate and understand basic patterns and cycles occurring in nature. Key concepts include patterns of natural events (day and night, seasonal changes, phases of the moon, and tides), and animal and plant life cycles. Sci3.10: The student will investigate and understand that natural events and human influences can affect the survival of species. Key concepts include the interdependency of plants and animals, the effects of human activity on the quality of air, water, and habitat, the effects of fire, flood, disease, and erosion on organisms, and conservation and resource renewal. Sci4.5: The student will investigate and understand how plants and animals in an ecosystem interact with one another and the nonliving environment.
Math Standards for Comparions of Snow Cover on Different Continents
No full textThis resource supports math standards for grades 4-8 in the topics of number and operations and data analysis and probability. These assignments are based on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards.
Comment on Global Climate Animations
No full textI have not yet had the opportunity to apply this in the classroom. I am currently writing a resource that uses this site as a reference. In my opinion these animations are an excellent tool for showing students the spatial associations that exist. It will stimulate higher order thinking and a deeper understanding will be gained in minimal time.
Discovering Planet "X"
Get PDFThis activity and demonstration teaches the concept of parallax (the apparent movement of an object caused by a change in the viewer's position) and relates the concept to a real-world astronomical event, the discovery of Pluto. It employs the Blink Comparator, an online simulation illustrating the technique used by Clyde Tombaugh to discover the ninth planet on February 18, 1930. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary
Earthquakes
No full textIn this lesson, students explore the causes of earthquakes and their impact on the geology of an area and on human societies. They begin by looking at the role tectonic plates play in creating the forces that cause earthquakes, to help them understand why earthquakes occur when and where they do. Hands-on activities illustrate how rocks can withstand a certain amount of stress, but that every material has its breaking point. When rocks break underground, an earthquake occurs. In the last section, students explore the impact earthquakes have on humans and look at the efforts scientists are making to better understand and predict these sometimes deadly events. Educational levels: Middle school, High school