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- Hurricane satellite image
- Format: image/photograph
- NASA spin-offs
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 3.7
- NASA spin-offs are technologies and processes that were created by or for NASA but have been applied to everyday life. In this lesson for grade 6, students learn about NASA spin-offs and how they relate to various careers.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)
- By April Galloway and Christine Scott.
- Explorer I
- Format: image/photograph
- Beeps from Sputnik
- Format: audio
- Science News
- Science doesn't happen in textbooks! This selection of websites give you a look at what's going on in the world of science right now, and how it's changing our world.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Yangtze River, China, 1987 and 2006
- This split-screen NASA satellite image of the Yangtze River in China shows the river in 1987, before the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, and in 2006, following the dam's construction.
- Format: image/photograph
- Mercurial barometer
- Based on a principle developed by Evangelista Torricelli in 1643, the Mercurial Barometer is an instrument used for measuring the change in atmospheric pressure. It uses a long glass tube, open at one end and closed at the other. Air pressure is measured by...
- Format: image/diagram
- Transit of Venus
- On June 8, 2004, a transit of Venus will occur, the first in 122 years. This article explains what a transit is, why it matters, and when and how you can safely view it.
- Format: article
- By David Walbert.
- Astronomy
- Spark students' interest in outer space with this collection of great astronomy websites found in LEARN NC's Best of the Web.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Learning about the earth through remote sensing
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.6
- In this lesson, students will learn about remote sensing and satellite images, and will gain an understanding of how various professions use information gathered via these methods.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.
- Hurricane Floyd effects on coastal ecology
- This satellite image, from Landsat 7, shows the sediment washed into the ocean from Hurricane Floyd's rains. A NASA oceanographer, using spaceborne technologies to study the effects of Hurricane...
- Format: image/photograph
- Soil and Composting
- Soil is an important natural resource. These resources explain the types of soils, its importance to the growth of plants, and how we can create rich soil from leaves, grass clippings, and vegetable scraps.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Web Publishing & Collaboration Guide
- LEARN NC works collaboratively with educators and other individuals from a variety of backgrounds to develop web-based resources for teachers and students. This manual guides educators through the process of developing content for publication on the web, including writing, design, technical guidelines, and copyright.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
- Resources for teaching with photographs
- Websites, activities, books, and image collections for classroom use.
- Format: article
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Works available for use
- In Web Publishing & Collaboration Guide, page 3.4
- Many works, copyrighted or not, are available to the public for various kinds of use, including republication and distribution. The public domain The public domain comprises works...
- Format: article
- By David Walbert.
- CareerStart lessons: Grade six
- This collection of lessons aligns the sixth grade curriculum in math, science, English language arts, and social studies with potential career opportunities.
- Format: (multiple pages)
- Write on!: Hooking the reader
- Students will recognize new and innovative ways to write a narrative by discovering various ways to "hook" the reader with catchy beginnings and using figurative language and writing components to write an interesting story.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts)
- By Tina Duckwall.
- Savvy soil
- The students will compare and contrast the physical characteristics of three soils: clay, humus, and sand. They will create double bubble maps and list poems about the soils.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Science)
- By Karen Smith.
- Water and Weather
- From just looking at cloud formations to building a weather station, this sampling of resources help students learn all about climate, weather, and the water cycle.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Copyright for educators
- Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to the authors of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This article explains copyright and U.S. copyright law primarily with respect to education.
- Format: article
