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In this lesson, students will learn about the water cycle. The lesson is intended to be use by teachers before they take their students to view the Science On a Sphere movie, “Water Falls.”
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This activity was developed to give participants an understanding of Earth’s water cycle by completing a webquest and building a model of the water cycle.
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This activity was developed to give participants an understanding of how much and where water is on Earth by participating in a demonstration and using maps.
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This activity was developed to give participants an understanding of Earth’s four spheres and how they are connected.
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This inquiry-based lesson engages students in designing and testing a device to measure rain.
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In this lesson, students will explore (through labs, videos, and a simulation) how energy from the sun is absorbed, reflected and radiated back out into space as part of the Earth’s energy budget.
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This lesson helps students learn about the atmosphere by making observations and taking measurements.
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This IQuest has been developed to help you explore the wild and changing world of weather and climate. Weather and climate are shaped by complex interactions involving sunlight, the ocean, the atmosphere, clouds, ice, land, and life forms.
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This is an introductory lesson to acquaint middle school students to many aspects of a serious and common natural disaster; flooding. Students will be directed to visit websites where they will interact with various types of media.
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In this webquest, you will learn a little about the GPM mission, and then will focus on the Earth’s water cycle.