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Games3, 2, 1...BLASTOFF!
Topic: Science; Moon Cycles
- CONTENT AREA: Science; Moon Cycles
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 2-5
- STANDARDS: NGSS 1-ESS1-1. Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted. NGSS 5-ESS1-2. Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night,
A METEOROLOGIST'S MISSION
Topic: Weather and Climate
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL: K
- STANDARDS: NGSS.K.ESS
A PERFECT HABITAT
Topic: Natural Resources
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Life Science
- GRADE LEVEL: K
- STANDARD: NGSS.K.ESS3.A
AGENT CARTER GRAFFER: LEGEND OF THE MISSING COMPASS ROSE
Topic: Elementary Map Skills
- CONTENT AREA: Social Studies, Elementary Map Skills
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 2-5
- STANDARDS: SS4G1 Locate important physical and man-made features in the United States. SS3G2 Locate and describe the equator, prime meridian, and lines of latitude and longitude on a globe.
AIR POLLUTION - SAVE OUR PLANET (Pollution)
- Content Area: Earth Science, Pollution, Environment
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Elementary/Middle School
- Standards: 6.14 Analyze and interpret data (e.g., tables, graphs, maps of global and regional temperatures; atmospheric levels of gases such as carbon dioxide and methane; rates of human activities) to describe how various human activities (e.g., use of f
ALIEN ENCOUNTER - LOOKING FOR EARTH 2.0
Topic: The structure of the solar system
- CONTENT AREA: Earth Science
- GRADE LEVELS: 6-8
- STANDARDS: NGSS.ESS1.B
ALIENS EXPLAIN ALTERNATE ENERGY
- Content Area: Earth Science
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Elementary/Middle School
ALL AMPED UP ALONG THE BEACH
Topic: Amplitude and Wavelength
- CONTENT AREA: Science
- GRADE LEVEL: 4
- STANDARD: NGSS.4.PS4.A
AN OUT OF THIS WORLD OPPORTUNITY
Topic: SPACE
- Game Designer: Farideh Banks
- Content Area: Science, Space
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School
AND LET THE GAMES BEGIN
Topic: The Formation of Mountains and Volcanoes as a Result of Plate Tectonics
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL: 4
- STANDARD: NGSS.4.ESS2.B
ANDY THE ANT
Topic: Social Interactions and Group Behaviors in Ecosystems
- CONTENT AREA: Science
- GRADE LEVEL: 3
- STANDARD: NGSS.3.LS2.D
AQUARIUM CONFUSION
Topic: Animals, Ocean Survival
- CONTENT AREA: Animals, Ocean Survival
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 2-6
- STANDARDS: MS-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
AROUND THE WORLD IN 30 DAYS
Topic: The Solar System's Effect on Earth
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 1
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.1.ESS1.B
BACK TO THE PAST TO PASS THE CLASS (Geologic Time)
- Content Area: Earth Science, Geologic Time
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Elementary/Middle School
- Standards: 6.9 Use models to explain how the flow of Earth’s internal energy drives a cycling of matter between Earth’s surface and deep interior causing plate movements 6.4 Construct explanations from geologic evidence (e.g., change or extinction of par
BIG BRO, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
Topic: Water on Earth
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.ESS2.C
BIO DOOM DIGITAL
Topic: Science; Ecosystems
- CONTENT AREA: Science; Ecology/Biosphere
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 6-12
- STANDARDS: MS-LS2-1 Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem. MS-LS2-4 Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physic
BORE TO THE CORE
Topic: EARTH'S STRUCTURE
- Content Area: Earth Science
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 30-45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School
BREAKING DOWN AND BUILDING UP
Topic: Weathering, Erosion
- Content Area: Earth Science, Erosion
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School
- Standards: MS-ESS2-2. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales. HS-ESS2-1. Develop a model to illustrate how Earth’s internal and surface processes operate at
CALLING ALL ASTRONAUTS!
Topic: The Universe and Earth's Solar System
- CONTENT AREA: Science, The Universe and Earth's Solar System
- GRADE LEVEL: 6-8
- STANDARD: NGSS.MS.ESS1
CLIMATE CHANGE: COMING SOON TO A CITY NEAR YOU
Topic: Climate Change Due to Human Activities
- CONTENT AREA: Science
- GRADE LEVELS: 6-8
- STANDARD: NGSS.MS.ESS3.D
CONTINENT CHAOS
Topic: Elementary Geography
- CONTENT AREA: Elementary Social Studies/Science, Geography, Continents
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 1-4
- STANDARDS: CCSS 2.MD.8-Measurement & Data » Work with time and money.
COOL CAVES
- Content Area: Science, Caves
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Elementary/Middle School
COSMOLOGY: THE BASICS
Topic: Universe
- Content Area: Earth Science
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 30-45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School
DIG INTO THE EARTH'S CRUST
- Content Area: Earth Science
- Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School
DR. BORE (Human Impact)
- Game Designer: James Sanders and Hayley Milliman
- Content Area: Science (NGSS-MS-ESSS3)
- Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Middle School
DR. ROCK N. FOSSILS GETS STUCK IN THE PAST!
Topic: Geologic Evidence for Earth's History
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.ESS1.C
EARTH CHANGES GAME SHOW
Topic: The Changing Earth
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL: 2
- STANDARD: NGSS.2.ESS1.C
EARTH DOME S.O.S.: RACE TO SAVE OUR SYSTEMS!
Topic: Energy Cycles and their Effect on Earth
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVELS: 6-8
- STANDARD: NGSS.MS.ESS2.A
EARTH SYSTEM CONTACT
Topic: Earth’s Systems: Processes that Shape the Earth
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL: 2
- STANDARDS: NGSS.2.ESS
EARTH TREASURE HUNT
Topic: Plate Tectonics
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL: 2
- STANDARD: NGSS.2.ESS2.B
EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANOES, TSUNAMIS...OH MY!
Topic: Forecasting Natural Hazards
- CONTENT AREA: Earth Science
- GRADE LEVELS: 6-8
- STANDARD: NGSS.MS.ESS3.B
EDITH, SAM, AND VERONICA TAKE ON THE WORLD!
Topic: Earth's Systems
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 4
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.4.ESS
ENGINEERING PROBLEMS WITH EDITH, SAM, and VERONICA
Topic: Designing Solutions for Engineering Problems Due to Earth's Systems
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 4
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.4.ETS1.B
FINDING FOSSILS FROM THE PAST
Topic: Earth's History through Geology
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.ESS2
FLIP THE SWITCH: POWER TO RENEWABLE!
Topic: Human Reliance on Natural Resources
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVELS: 6-8
- STANDARD: NGSS.MS.ESS3.A
FOSSIL FORENSICS
Topic: Fossils and Geology
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL: 4
- STANDARD: NGSS.4.ESS1.C
FOSSIL FUN
Topic: Fossils
- CONTENT AREA: Science
- GRADE LEVELS: 3
- STANDARD: NGSS.3.LS4.A
GLACIERS - OUR FROZEN TREASURE
Topic: GLACIERS
- Content Area: Earth Science, Glaciers
- Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School
GLORIOUS GLACIER PARK CAMP
Topic: Glacier National Park
- CONTENT AREA: Social Studies/Science, Geography; Glacier National Park
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 3-12
- STANDARDS: National Geography Standards - Places and Regions 4. The physical and human characteristics of places. 5. That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity. 6. How culture and experience influence people's perception of places and r
GRAND CANYON QUARTER CLUES
Topic: Grand Canyon National Park
- CONTENT AREA: National Parks, Grand Canyon National Park
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 3-12
- STANDARDS: National Geography Standards - Places and Regions 4. The physical and human characteristics of places. 5. That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity. 6. How culture and experience influence people's perception of places and r
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
Topic: Great Smoky Mtn National Park
- CONTENT AREA: National Parks, Great Smoky Mountain National Park
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 3-12
- STANDARDS: Social Studies/US Regions- Use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information; Analyze the physical and human characteristics of places; Create regions to interpret Earth’s comp
GREEN THUMB
Topic: Solar Energy and its Effect on Plant Matter
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.PS3.D
GREEN THUMB II
Topic: The Energy Cycle (Sun - Plants - Food)
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Life Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.LS1.C
GREEN THUMB III
Topic: Composers and Decomposers in Ecosystems
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Life Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.LS2.A
GREEN THUMB IV
Topic: Cycles in the Environment
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Life Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.LS2.B
GROWING LIKE A WEED
Topic: Plants (Science)
- CONTENT AREA: Plants, Science
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 5-8
- STANDARDS: NGSS LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms, 3-LS1-1
HAUNTED HIGH
- Content Area: Seasonal Games, Team Building
- Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: High School, Adult
HELP GET THE HUBBLE BACK!
Topic: Space
- Content Area: Earth Science
- Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School
HELPING HANDS
Topic: Human Effect on Earth's Systems
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.ESS3.C
HELPING THE PLANET
Topic: Alternative Energy
- Content Area: Science, Earth Science
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Elementary/Middle School
- Standards: 6.15 ‐ Analyze evidence (e.g., databases on human populations, rates of consumption of food and other natural resources) to explain how changes in human population, per capita consumption of natural resources, and other human activities (e.g.,
HUMAN IMPACT-OMOMETER: LEVEL EXTREME!
Topic: Human Activities and their Effects on the Biosphere
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVELS: 6-8
- STANDARD: NGSS.MS.ESS3.C
ICE CAP CHAT
Topic: Energy Cycle in Ecosystems (Producers, Consumers and Decomposers)
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Life Science
- GRADE LEVELS: 6-8
- STANDARD: NGSS.MS.LS2.B
IN TOO DEEP - STUDY THE BIG IMPACT OF TINY DROPS
Topic: Water and Earth’s Surface Processes
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.ESS2.C
IS YOUR TEACHER AN ALIEN?
Topic: The Solar System
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.ESS
IT'S GAME NIGHT
Topic: The Universe
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 1
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.1.ESS1.A
JOURNEY THROUGH THE STARS
Topic: Astronomy
- Content Area: Science, Astronomy
- Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School
KEYLA TAKES ON NATURAL HAZARDS
Topic: How Humans Address Natural Hazards
- CONTENT AREA: Science
- GRADE LEVEL: 3
- STANDARD: NGSS.3.ESS3.B
KEYLA'S TRAVEL AGENCY
Topic: Weather and Climate
- CONTENT AREA: Science
- GRADE LEVEL: 3
- STANDARDS: NGSS.3.ESS
LITTLE BRO, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
Topic: Major Earth Systems
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.ESS2.A
LIVING GREEN
Topic: Human Impact
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL: K
- STANDARD: NGSS.K.ESS3.C
MILKY WAY, YOU'RE ONE IN A BILLION
Topic: Earth and its solar system as part of a larger galaxy
- CONTENT AREA: Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL: Grades 6-8
- STANDARDS: NGSS.ESS1.A
MISSING IN THE MANGROVES
Topic: Biodiversity and its effects on humans
- CONTENT AREA: Life Science
- GRADE LEVELS: 6-8
- STANDARDS: NGSS.LS4.D
MR. C's GREENHOUSE
Topic: Sun and Energy
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Life Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.LS
MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN
Topic: Gravitational Force
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science, Physical Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.PS2.B
MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN II
Topic: The Sun as a Star
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.ESS1.A
MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN III
Topic: The Sun's Effect on Earth
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.ESS1.B
NEW DESIGNS FOR NEW SAFETY
Topic: NATURAL DISASTERS
- Content Area: Science, Natural Disasters
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Upper Elementary/Middle School
NEW STATE, NEW HOME, NEW WEATHER
Topic: Movement of Air and Water and their Effect on Climate
- CONTENT AREA: Earth Science
- GRADE LEVELS: 6-8
- STANDARD: NGSS.MS.ESS2.C
NEW YORK CHANGES
Topic: Physical Characteristics of Living Things within a Region/Ecosystem
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 4
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.4.ESS2.E
NICK'S ENERGY SAVING MAGIC TRICKS
Topic: Energy and Ecological Solutions
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL: 4
- STANDARD: NGSS.4.ETS1.A
NICK'S NATURAL RESOURCES
Topic: Energy Derived from Natural Resources
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL: 4
- STANDARD: NGSS.4.ESS3.A
OIL SPILLS - CLEANUP HERO
Topic: Pollution
- Content Area: Earth Science, Environment, Oil Spills
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Elementary /Middle School
- Standards: 6.16 ‐ Implement scientific principles to design processes for monitoring and minimizing human impact on the environment (e.g., water usage, including withdrawal of water from streams and aquifers or construction of dams and levees; land usage,
ONLY YOU
Topic: Wildfires
- Content Area: Earth Science, Wildfires
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Elementary/Middle School
PINNACLE PHONE PROBLEM
Topic: Pinnacles National Park
- CONTENT AREA: Social Studies; Pinnacles National Park
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 3-12
- STANDARDS: National Geography Standards - Places and Regions 4. The physical and human characteristics of places. 5. That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity. 6. How culture and experience influence people's perception of places and r
PLANT-A-PALOOZA!
Topic: Plants & Flowers
- CONTENT AREA: Elementary Science, Plants & Flowers
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades K-3
- STANDARDS: VA 1.4 The student will investigate and understand that plants have basic life needs and functional parts and can be classified according to certain characteristics. Key concepts include a) plants need nutrients, air, water, light, and a place
Réanimer! - Powered Down!
Topic: Energy in our Lives (English or French)
- Author: Amanda O’Neill with Melanie Bradley
- Content: Science - Energy in our Lives (Ontario Curriculum)
- Recommended Ages: Grade 1 (can be used in English or for French Immersion)
ROCKING WIND AND WATER
Topic: Effects of Wind and Water on Earth
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL: 2
- STANDARD: NGSS.2.ESS2.A
S-NO-W PROBLEMS
Topic: Identifying Problems and Possible Solutions (Considering Constraints and Criteria for Success)
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Engineering/Design
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.ETS1.A
SEASONAL SABOTAGE!
Topic: Science: Seasons & Weather
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Seasons
- IDEAL GROUP SIZE: Small groups or whole class
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 3-8
- STANDARDS: VA 3.8 The student will investigate and understand basic patterns and cycles occurring in nature. Key concepts include patterns of natural events such as seasonal changes. VA 4.7 The student will investigate and understand the relationships am
SEASONAL SECRETS!
Topic: Science: Seasons & Weather
- CONTENT AREA: Elementary Science, Seasons
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 3-8
- STANDARDS: VA 3.8 The student will investigate and understand basic patterns and cycles occurring in nature. Key concepts include patterns of natural events such as seasonal changes.
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING!
Topic: Severe Weather
- CONTENT AREA: Science
- GRADE LEVEL: K
- STANDARD: NGSS.K.ESS3.B
SHAKING THINGS UP - PLATES ON THE MOVE...AGAIN!
Topic: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.ESS2.B
SO YOU WANT TO BE AN ASTRONAUT
Topic: Microgravity
- Content Area: Science, Microgravity
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School
- Standards: NGSS Middle School: MS-LS1-3. Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. NGSS High School: HS-LS1-2. Develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical organizatio
SOLID AS A ROCK
Topic: Rocks, Minerals
- Content Area: Earth Science
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School
- Standards: MS-ESS2-1. Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
SPACE INVADERS
Topic: The Solar System
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 1
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.1.ESS1
SPACE SIMULATION
Topic: Electric, Magnetic, and Gravitational Forces
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS2.B
STAY SAFE
Topic: Natural Hazards that Result from Earth's Systems
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL: 4
- STANDARD: NGSS.4.ESS3.B
STORM SPOTTERS (Tornadoes / Natural Disasters)
- Content Area: Earth Science, Weather, Tornadoes
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Elementary and Middle School
- Standards: 6.12 ‐ Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information (e.g., weather maps; diagrams; other visualizations, including radar and computer simulations) to support the claim that motions and complex interactions of air masses result in
SUMMER DAYS
Topic: Effects of Sunlight
- CONTENT AREA: Science
- GRADE LEVEL: K
- STANDARD: NGSS.K.ETS1.B
SYSTEM SWITCH: SAVE EARTH'S SYSTEMS
Topic: Earth’s Materials and Systems
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVELS: 6-8
- STANDARDS: NGSS.MS.ESS2
The Candy Crisis
Topic: Math, Fractions
- Content Area: Math, Fractions, Valentine's
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages:Upper Elementary, Middle Grades
THE DOMINO EFFECT...HUMAN IMPACT ON THE PLANET
Topic: Human Impacts on the Earth
- CONTENT AREA: Earth Science
- GRADE LEVELS: 6-8
- STANDARDS: NGSS.MS.ESS3
THE EARTH'S BREAK UP
Topic: Pangea - Plate Tetonics
- Content Area: Earth Science, Pangea
- Ideal Group Size: Small Groups/ Suggested Time: 40 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Elementary/Middle School/High School
THE MELTING ARCTIC
Topic: Global Warming
- Content Areas: Earth Science, Global Warming
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Elementary and Middle School
- Standards: 6.14 ‐ Analyze and interpret data to describe how various human activities and natural processes may cause changes in local and global temperatures over time. 6.15 ‐ Analyze evidence to explain how changes in human population, per capita consu
THE MERCURY 13
Topic: Women's History, NASA
- CONTENT AREA: Science, History
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 9-12, Adult
THE POLLUTION PROBLEM
Topic: Ecological Solutions
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL: K
- STANDARD: NGSS.K.ETS1.B
THE ROCK ROBBERY
Topic: The Rock Cycle
- CONTENT AREA: Elementary Science, Rock Cycle
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 3-7
- STANDARDS: NGSS Standards MS-ESS2-1. Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process. 4-ESS1, 5-ESS2 - Earth’s systems
THE SUPERB SCIENCE CHEF
Topic: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHANGES
- Content Area: Science, Physical and Chemical Changes
- Ideal Group Size: Small Groups / Suggested Time: 40 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Elementary/Middle School
TIME TRAVEL TO THE FUTURE TO PROTECT OUR PRESENT!
Topic: The Interaction of Earth's Systems Over Time
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.ESS2.A
UNEARTHLY FOSSILS
Topic: Fossils as Evidence of Natural Selection
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Life Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.LS4.A
VOLCANO: CODE ORANGE
- Content Area: Earth Science
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: High School
WATER HABITAT SCRAMBLE
Topic: Effects and Functions of Water on Earth
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL: 2
- STANDARD: NGSS.2.ESS2.C
WATER WORRIES
Topic: Composition of Earth
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.ESS
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE
Topic: The Water Cycle
- CONTENT AREA: Elementary Science, Water Cycle
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 1-4
- STANDARDS: MS-ESS2 Earth's Systems
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE...UNTIL IT'S ALL GONE!
Topic: The Movement of Water
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVELS: 6-8
- STANDARD: NGSS.MS.ESS2.C
WEATHER OR NOT (Weather)
- Content Area: Earth Science
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: High School
WEATHER WATCH
Topic: Making Observations & Gathering Data about Weather and Climate
- CONTENT AREA: Science
- GRADE LEVEL: K
- STANDARD: NGSS.K.ETS1.A
WEATHER WIZARD FORECASTING COMPETITION!
Topic: Predicting Weather Based on Oceanic and Atmospheric Patterns
- CONTENT AREA: Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL: 6-8
- STANDARD: NGSS.MS.ESS2.D
WEATHER WONDERLAND
Topic: Weather and Weather Patterns
- CONTENT AREA: Science
- GRADE LEVEL: K
- STANDARD: NGSS.K.ESS2.D
WEATHER, WEATHER EVERYWHERE!
Topic: Weather and Climate
- CONTENT AREA: Earth Science
- GRADE LEVELS: 6-8
- STANDARDS: NGSS.MS.ESS2; NGSS.MS.ESS2.C; NGSS.MS.ESS2.D; NGSS.MS.ESS3.D
WENDY WALTERS - WEATHER ENTHUSIAST
Topic: Variations in the physical environment, including climate, landforms, natural resources, and natural hazards
- CONTENT AREA: Social Studies
- GRADE LEVELS: 2-3
- STANDARDS: SS.2.5, SS.3.5
WHAT ON EARTH
Topic: Earth's Composition
- Content Area: Earth Science
- Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School
WHETHER ITS WEATHERING OR EROSION
Topic: EROSION
- Content Area: Earth Science, Erosion
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Elementary/Middle School
YOSEMITE BEAR WATCH
Topic: Yosemite National Park
- CONTENT AREA: Yosemite National Park
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 4-12
- STANDARDS: National Geography Standards - Places and Regions 4. The physical and human characteristics of places. 5. That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity. 6. How culture and experience influence people's perception of places and r
ZION LUGGAGE FIASCO
Topic: Zion National Park
- CONTENT AREA: National Parks, Zion National Park
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 3-12
- STANDARDS: Social Studies/US Regions Use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information; Analyze the physical and human characteristics of places.