Lincoln Earth Science

Water on Earth

2011-10-18T19:21:00.000-07:00

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

Astronomy Lesson One

2011-09-27T09:08:00.000-07:00

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

2011-09-20T15:56:00.000-07:00

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

2011-09-05T11:30:00.001-07:00

Climate Change Curriculum

2011-05-10T07:14:00.000-07:00

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

The Symphony of Science

2011-04-07T08:22:00.000-07:00

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

Arctic Dinosaurs?

2010-12-19T19:49:00.000-08:00

Watch the full episode. See more NOVA.

Ancient Volcano Holds Clues to Earth's Deeper Mysteries

2010-11-25T08:33:00.000-08:00

Here's the situation:

Most of the rocks in Virginia's Valley and Ridge Region are sedimentary, and date back roughly 300 to 540 million years to the early Paleozoic Era. But Mole Hill, which rises 1,895 feet above sea level, is geologically much younger. Radiometric dating shows that it was formed about 48 million years ago, in the Eocene Era, a time in which the region was otherwise tectonically quiet. "It may not seem obvious if you don't know a lot about rocks," says Callan Bentley, a local geologist and professor at Northern Virginia Community College. "But if you've got a whole bunch of sedimentary rocks that make up a province, then what the hell is a volcano doing there?"

Go the the web site here.

The Universe is Expanding, But Not All of It

2010-11-25T08:23:00.000-08:00

Here's the question this web page answers:

Regarding the expanding universe which recent observations shows is accelerating: I understand that not everything is expanding, just the space between galaxies. Is that correct? If so, why? -- Bill Ellena

What was it like on Early Earth

2010-11-17T06:36:00.000-08:00

Here's a brief explanation on what early earth may have looked like, and how it changed to earth of today.

What is a Supernova?

2010-11-16T20:02:00.001-08:00

Here's a brief youtube video describing an exploding massive star.

Wavestown: Understanding Light

2010-10-25T19:50:00.000-07:00

Here is the full site for teaching the Wavestown image from NASA.

Origins of Elements

2010-10-18T08:21:00.000-07:00

Here is a video and questions on how the elements in the universe were formed.

Earth Science Curriculum Map 2010

2010-10-18T06:35:00.000-07:00

Click here for a sample Earth Science Curriculum Map for 2010-11 school year. It's complete with overarching ideas or big questions students can begin addressing.

Jason Project & Earth Science Standards Correlations

2010-10-18T06:27:00.000-07:00

Click here for a document that correlates the Jason Project curriculum to California's Earth Science standards.

Windows to the Universe

2010-10-15T06:58:00.000-07:00

According to the web site, Windows to the Universe is a "richly interlinked ecosystem for learning about the Earth and Space sciences for use by the general public, students, and teachers." The goal of the WttU site is to provide a "rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets, that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience."

Click here for the web site, which is produced by the National Earth Science Teachers Association

Evidence for The Big Bang Theory

2010-10-12T07:00:00.000-07:00

Here is a comprehensive site on evidence of the Big Bang Theory.

Goldilocks Planet

2010-09-29T20:17:00.000-07:00

Hot off the presses! First planet that multiple astronomers can agree is the closest thing to earth ever discovered!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100929/ap_on_sc/us_sci_new_earths

The Scientific Method

2010-09-22T03:38:00.000-07:00

BrainPop has a simple, straight-forward explanation of the scientific method here.

Visitng Teacher and Passing Period Quiz

2010-09-16T07:37:00.000-07:00

Here's my quiz for visiting teacher and passing period.

Nitrogen Cycle Diagram

2010-09-08T06:59:00.000-07:00

Here's a Nitrogen Cycle fact sheet

Ocean Acidification Demo

2010-09-08T06:54:00.000-07:00

A demonstration of how CO2 affects ocean water acidification.

Many sea creatures build its shell or exoskeleton with calcium carbonate; unfortunately, that can be dissolved with acid formed by carbon dioxide dissolving into the ocean.

Games for the Classroom

2010-09-07T20:53:00.001-07:00

Here is a web site with icebreaker game ideas.

Here is a web site with group game ideas

Mapping Your Galactic Address

2010-09-06T18:42:00.000-07:00

Here's a galaxy activity in which students map their location in a galaxy based upon greater spans of scale.

Engaging In Earth's Energy Lesson Plans

2010-08-09T14:28:00.000-07:00

Here as web site with a list of lesson plans (in PDF formats). Here's what The Fleet Science Center says about the plans

The following climate change lessons were compiled by high school teachers who attended the two-day Engaging in Earth's Energy workshop at the Fleet in August 2007.