Water on Earth

Water in the Earth’s oceans could have been delivered by comets.

Astronomy Lesson One

Title: How big are the planets? Am I The Center of the Universe?

• Astronomy Knowledge Rating Tool
• Astronomy Reading: How Big Are The Planets?
• Student paraphrase three main points in their own words
• Prezi: Am I The Center of the Universe?
• Students record Cornell Notes on prezi presentation

Latitude & Longitude Lesson

Lesson Objective: Accurately draw latitude & longitude on a satellite image of Lincoln, using a teacher-generated example to develop a tool for use in a treasure hunt.

Here's an example of a completed map students will use for their "geocaching" activity.

2-day lesson
Summary
Day 1: familiarize students with lat/long; compare lat/long to a students address (e.g. a pizza delivery person needs an address). Lat/long is like an address; helps to find the location of people.

Day 2: Using the map with lat/long, hide pencils on campus; students may trade pencils they've found with prizes.

Presentation on latitude and longitude is here.

Earth Science Success: 50 Lessons Plans

Climate Change Curriculum

From the World Wildlife Federation web site is a full climate change curriculum.

The Symphony of Science

Here's a YouTube video about why we humans do science

Arctic Dinosaurs?

Watch the full episode. See more NOVA.