Sciences - Earth
is a Youtube Channel that focuses on the natural sciences part of Earth and teaches viewers about the educational functions of Earth in a couple of minutes. The videos are animated with stick figures and animals. Some topics in the videos are about migratory patterns, animals, and geography.
AGI- American Geosciences Institute
The educational resources on this site are amazing. Everything from textbooks and curricula to lesson plans and resources. Look under Programs - Education and Outreach. Search activities here. https://goo.gl/q3xW4H
Iris - Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
IRIS is a consortium of over 120 US universities dedicated to the operation of science facilities for the acquisition, management, and distribution of seismological data.
Nasa Global Climate Change - Vital Signs of the Planet
Teachers can use NASA Global Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet as a central part of their curriculum for ecology and earth sciences. Use it as a jumping-off point for research projects, assign sections of it for homework reading, do art projects with the beautiful imagery, or encourage students to use the interactive tools in class and in presentations. Students can also work through the Facts section and use the scientific evidence there to debate claims by climate-change deniers and supporters for some critical-thinking and discussion practice.
Climate Kids - NASA's Eyes on the Earth 3 - 6
Teachers can use NASA Climate Kids as a toolbox for learning about global climate change. Exploring the Guided Tour of the Big Questions could help build essential background information before you dig deeper. Teachers can have students try games, such as Offset, to make learning about the carbon cycle more engaging. These games could be flipped for playing at home, with follow-up discussions taking place at school. Videos such as "What is Happening in the Ocean" can spark whole-class discussions. The Teach about Climate Change page is full of resources and links that teachers may find useful for planning lessons.
CK-12 Earth Science Educator 6 - 9
Multimedia resources inspire kids to hypothesize, investigate, prove
NOVA: Planet Earth uses vivid images and 3-D virtual tours to bring the wonders of our planet into your classroom.
By sharing the big picture and challenging middle and high school students to look at the world from many different perspectives, we hope to inspire a greater love of learning and help them better understand how we got here, where we’re going, and how they fit in.
BHP is like nothing else. But if you had to categorize it, you could say it’s a social studies course that runs on jet fuel. Co-created by teachers, students, curriculum experts, and a dedicated team of tech developers, BHP was inspired by the work of David Christian and is supported by Bill Gates. The fundamental goal is to provide a world class, ready-for-the-classroom resource available to everyone, everywhere. For free.
Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Kentucky
Earth and Environmental Classroom Resources
This collection of lessons and web resources is aimed at classroom teachers, their students, and students' families. Most of these resources come from the National Science Digital Library (NSDL). NSDL is the National Science Foundation's online library of resources for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education
Here is a list of teacher resources that can easily be modified and incorporated into the earth science classroom.
Comments or Questions? Email me at sbudreau@longmeadow.k12.ma.us