Reason for the Seasons
Students will learn about the Earth’s tilt and its orbit around the sun, and how these cause the seasons year after year. NGSS standards: K-PS3-1, 1-ESS1-1, 1-ESS1-2, 2-ESS1-1. Addresses 21st…
MorePlate Tectonics
Students will explore how major geologic events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, mid-ocean ridges, and mountain formations are associated with plate boundaries and how these attribute to plate motions. NGSS…
MoreParent Offspring
Students will explore characteristics of living organisms. Students will learn that offspring have characteristics that are similar to, but not exactly like their parents’ characteristics. NGSS standards: K-LS1-1, 1-LS1-2, 1-LS3-1,…
MoreStates of Matter
The Solar System yields an understanding of the physical characteristics and changes of solid, liquid, and gas states. Primary students will study the properties of each state of matter through…
MoreElectric Earth
Students will learn about the Earth’s energy and its uses. Students will understand how electricity moves through wires to create circuits. NGSS standards: 4-PS3-2, 4-PS3-4, 4-ESS3-1, 3-5-ETS1-3, MS-PS3-5, Addresses 21st…
MoreWeather
Weather conditions change because of the uneven heating of Earth’s surface by the Sun’s energy. Students will learn that weather changes are measured by differences in temperature, air pressure, wind,…
MoreHuman Impact on Ecosystems
Human survival depends on the health of Earth’s ecosystems. Students will learn and understand their place and influence on the ecosystem. NGSS standards: MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-2, MS-ESS3-3, MS-ESS3-4, HS-LS2-7, HS-LS4-5, HS-LS4-6.…
MoreMining Earth
Students will learn about renewable and non-renewable resources within our planet, as well as possible space mining in the future. NGSS standards: 4-ESS1-1, 4-ESS3-1, 5-ESS3-1, MS-PS1-3, MS-ESS3-1, MS-ESS3-3. Addresses 21st…
MoreGeology and the Rock Cycle
Earth’s surface changes constantly through a variety of processes and forces. Students will learn about the rock cycle and how these processes and forces change rocks over time. NGSS standards:…
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