The Marvelous Sun: How Heat Energy is Transferred through Radiation!

Image

Transfer solar energy via radiation lab image

This educational resource will teach your students about radiation, heat energy, and the connection between colors and temperature. This product includes a reading passage and an exciting hands-on lab activity to reinforce learning. Get ready to ignite your students' curiosity and scientific understanding!

Transferring Heat Energy through Conduction Worksheet and Lab

Image

transfer heat energy via conduction image

Ignite your students' curiosity about transferring heat energy through conduction, with this engaging worksheet and lab! Designed for young explorers, this resource will take them on an exciting adventure of discovery. Packed with informative content, thought-provoking questions, and a hands-on experiment, this worksheet will make learning about conduction an unforgettable experience!

Contents:

Sea of Sorrow: The Crude Reality of Oil Spills Worksheet and Experiment

Image

cleaning up oil spills lab and reading passage.

Immerse your students in a thought-provoking exploration of the devastating impact of oil spills on our oceans with this engaging worksheet and hands-on experiment. This resource combines an informative reading passage with a captivating experiment to deepen students' understanding of the consequences of oil spills and the importance of effective cleanup methods.

Wondrous Water Erosion Worksheet: Investigating Nature's Nurturer and Nuisance

Image

water erosion lab and reading passage image

Engage your students in a hands-on exploration of water erosion with this worksheet This activity and reading passage is designed to help students understand the fascinating process of erosion and its effects on the Earth's surface while giving students a nonfiction text to read and discuss.

 

Earth Science: Understanding Glaciers Lab

Image

Understanding Glaciers Lab Image

This is an interactive digital glacier lab that will help students understand what glaciers are, what some of the formations and deposits look like, and will have students explore how glaciers grow and shrink, and how scientists go about discovering glacial movement speeds over time as well as finding out how scientists come up with the numbers of how long glaciers will last at current rates. Students will actually be the scientist discovering the rate of speed as they build their own interactive glacier using Phet. You will need computers that can run Java.

How do wolves affect the food web and change rivers? Video

This is an excellent video about how the absence and reintroduction of wolves in Yellowstone affected the Yellowstone food web and even change the behavior of rivers.  Now you might be wondering as I did, how in the heck can wolves change the behavior or the Yellowstone rivers.   The images in this video are very beautiful and your students will enjoy this short video.  If you are teaching some ecology in your science classroom then this video is for you.

What is weather prediction? Video

Unveil the fascinating realm of weather prediction through this engaging video. Produced by NASA, this film dives into the intricate world of weather forecasting, exploring the techniques employed by scientists to predict weather patterns. Delve into the challenges faced in achieving 100% accuracy and gain a deeper appreciation for the complexities involved in this scientific endeavor.

Climate Change is like a game of Tetris

Immerse yourself in a thought-provoking animated video that draws a captivating parallel between climate change and the timeless game of Tetris. Prepare to be intrigued as this enlightening presentation explores the striking similarities between the challenges of climate change and the experience of losing in Tetris. Gain a fresh perspective on the impact of greenhouse gases and how they intertwine with our changing climate. Brace yourself for a unique and engaging journey that combines gaming nostalgia with the pressing issue of climate change.