Instructional Materials Supporting:
Earth & Space Science
This is a launch point to explore lessons and units that are purposefully designed to support Earth & Space Science Performance Expectations of the Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) based upon the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
These resources are compiled in no particular order. As new resources become available, they will be included here.
The NGSS Pathfinder provides numerous technology-supported activities, where students can engage in doing real science as they plan and carry out investigations, use models, analyze data and design solutions. Students also gain wide experience with crosscutting concepts—from scales in space and time to energy and systems—across domains in science, math and engineering.
Begin by selecting Core Idea: Earth & Space Sciences, then a Practice and Crosscutting Concept to access aligned technology-supported activities.
Check out these Earth Science simulations that can be used to support face-to-face and online/virtual learning. Create a free account and gain access to lessons developed and used by teachers to engage students in manipulating variables, examining relationships, and testing a variety of different setups as they engage in the practices of science and engineering.
The geoscience education resources on this site come from a variety of providers. The site provides visitors with the widest possible collection of curricula, classroom activities, teacher professional development opportunities, science education standards, virtual field trips, teaching ancillaries, and much more.
Classroom Activities, categorized by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Search by;
NGSS ESS Core Ideas, NGSS ESS Topic, and NGSS ESS Performance Expectation
The topical directory provides an alternate way to browse USGS science programs and activities. Explore within each topic by data, news, images, video, social media, and much more. Topics include: Biology & Ecosystems, Land Resources, Coasts, Data-Tools- Technology, Energy, Environmental Health, Geology, Mapping-Remote Sensing -Geospatial Data, Minerals, Natural Hazards, Oceans, Planetary Science, Water
Search an extensive database of science resources from NASA.
This site allows filters by Opportunities (e.g., Contests, Challenges, Exhibits, etc.), Grade Levels (e.g., K-4, 5-8, 9-12), Types (e.g., Lesson Plans, Image Galleries, etc.), and Subjects (e.g., Earth Science, Engineering, Space Science, etc.)