Standard Course of Study :: Earth/Environmental Science

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Abrupt climate change: This Science NetLinks lesson focuses on a current issue in science in order to help students understand the process by which scientific knowledge is developed and refined. In this lesson, students will be introduced to some recent ideas about abrupt climate change. This will give them a glimpse into how scientific theories are formed and refined by new data. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

An introduction to remote sensing: This lesson combines several resources from NASA's Observatorium to teach about remote sensing. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Planning for a city's future: Students work in groups to pretend they are consultants who have been hired by the city government. As consultants they will investigate the city's history and geography and report on what significant historical and geographical information the present city government, planners, and residents should take into consideration when planning for future developments. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); Provider: National Geographic

Regional layers: Low-tech Geographic Information System (GIS): This activity is designed to have students explore the physical characteristics of a hypothetical region through the use of a low-tech version of a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) map-overlay analysis. Students will form conclusions about the kinds of human development regions that could emerge from their physical regions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); Provider: National Geographic

Save the moonflowers: Students learn about botanical artist Margaret Mee and her impact on the preservation of rare flowers in the rainforests, including the moonflower. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

The technology of Mars exploration: This lesson asks students to research the types of technology that are used to map and explore Mars. Students will imagine that they are working as “technology experts” for NASA, and will create visual presentations to show the American public the types of technology that their tax dollars are funding for Mars mapping and exploration. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); Provider: National Geographic

What can we learn from satellite images?: Students look at maps and satellite images to see how various settled parts of the Earth have changed over the past few decades. They will then draw maps of their hometown, showing how it might have looked in satellite images in the 1970s and today. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); Provider: National Geographic