Here is a quick video demonstrating how the Lunar Landing Module worked when landing and taking off from the moon.
Earth Science
Earth science resources for teachers of all grade levels. Tons of educational content dealing with plate tectonics, rocks, minerals, earthquakes, volcanoes, weather, volcanoes, and historical geology. Contains videos, worksheets, websites, and activities for students.
In this Earth Science digital activity, students will locate specific water eroded or deposited landforms. The activity will enhance their...
This video would be more for advanced students, but it does a good job of explaining how media can get scientific ideas completely screwed up. ...
In this Earth Science Lab, students will gain an understanding of what relative humidity and dew point are. There are four parts to the lab. The...
In this assignment, students will access a database with documented tornadoes since 1950. Students will use a Google spreadsheet as a class to...
In this informative video, the question "Why do trees have rings?" is explored in detail. The presenter delves into the fascinating topic of tree...
This video explores the majesty of some of the diverse landscapes in Arizona.
Discover a captivating educational video that creatively explains the theory of Plate Tectonics in the style of a pop-up book. Explore scientific...
In this Earth Science lab, students will design an experiment to answer the following question. Will rock weather faster or slower if it has more...
This is an assignment I give my students before they actually take their mineral identification test. In this activity, the minerals have already...
This image was designed to demonstrate how sandstone ends up as gneiss, a metamorphic rock. It follows the sequences of: sandstone, quartzite,...
This is a great video that shows a general simulation of how the launch, orbiting, and re-entry worked for John Glenn as he beacme the first...
Kepler is a camera that looks for exoplanets. This video discusses the processes behind finding exoplanets. It also demonstrates how math is...
This is a great video that shows Apollo 11, orbiting the Moon, and the Lunar Module descending and landing on the Moon, and Neil Armstrong taking...
Experience an authentic space shuttle launch with this video, and make sure to play it loud with a high-quality sound system so that your students...
In this activity, students will hone their observation, inference, and making conclusions skill by trying their best to use a dichotomous...
In this Earth Science/Geology assignment, students will gain a better understanding of igneous rock formation and the evidence left behind when a...
NOTE: Make sure your computers can run Java-based software. Inside the preview, you can test the program out by clicking on the...
This video discusses how temperatures in lakes affect the flow of the lake's ecosystem.
This video demonstrates how to create a geyser that you can show to your students. I have used this demonstration for multiple levels of science....
In this lab/demonstration, the teacher will demonstrate how convection currents in the atmosphere occur. This demonstration is very visible and...
Looking for a new way to teach the rock cycle? Check out this exciting twist on a classic activity from ...
Scientists demonstrate what tree rings tell us about the change in climate over time and how the climate changes in cycles.