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Lesson 1 - Changing Shadows and Seasons

FOSS eBookPages 3 - 7 Changing Shadows
Shadow TrackerVirtual Lab
Shadows
FOSS eBookPages 8 - 13 Sunrise and Sunset
Identifying Shadows
Graphing Sun Shadows
Sun, Light and ShadowsVirtual Lab
Why Does the Earth Spin?

Lesson 2 - The Moon

FOSS eBookPages 30 - 32 How Did Earth's Moon Form?
All About the Moon
The Moon
FOSS eBookPages 33 - 41 Changing Moon
StorybotsThe Moon
Lunar CalendarVirtual Lab
Phases of the Moon
Moon in Motion - NASAInteractive
NASA Space Place - Moon Activities

Lesson 3 - The Solar System (Planets and Stars)

FOSS eBookPages 14 - 18 The Night Sky
Stars
All About the Stars
FOSS eBookPages 66 - 70 Stargazing
Apparent Motion of Stars (Study.com)
Video Quiz - Apparent Motion of Stars(Study.com)
Stellar MotionVirtual Lab
FOSS eBookPages 19 - 24 Looking Through Telescopes
Our Solar SystemNASA Online Interactive
Our Solar SystemNASA Interactive Questions
FOSS eBookPages 46 - 61 Exploring Our Solar System
Solar System Card Sorter ActivityVirtual Lab
StorybotsThe Planets
Stars, Galaxies and Constellations
The Solar System

Lesson 4 - The Atmosphere and Weather

FOSS eBookPages 81 - 91 What is Air? and the Atmosphere
Earth's Atmosphere
Layers of the Atmosphere
FOSS eBookPages 92 - 94 Weather Instruments
The Weather Channel
Reading Weather MapsVirtual Lab
FOSS eBookPages 99 - 109 Heating the Air
Energy Convection and TransferVirtual Lab
Cloud TypesInteractive Activity
Cloud Sorting ActivityVirtual Lab
FOSS eBookPages 130 - 138 Severe Weather
Tornado SimulationVirtual Lab

Lesson 5 - The Climate

FOSS eBookPages 138 - 151 Earth's Climate
Climate by Regions Interactive Activity
Climate Change
SeasonsVirtual Lab
Climates and Seasons

Lesson 6 - The Water Cycle

FOSS eBookPages 124 - 129 The Water Cycle
The Water Cycle
Water Cycle Quiz
Water Cycle GameVirtual Lab
Alien Water Cycle
Warm Water AnalysisVirtual Lab