Selected Labs and Activities – Oceanography
Lesson Plans to Promote Mastery of NGSS and Common Core Standards Draft lessons plans developed through grant support from the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) “Tales of the Resolution”Download...
Terms grouped by sub-topics – Oceanography
beachwavetidewindsedimentssurfebb (tidal)sea breezesandbarcrestflow (tidal)land breezespittroughspring tidefetchlongshore driftbreaker (breaking wave)neap tidemaritime climatereef ocean currentcontinental marginabyssal plainwind-driven circulationcontinental...
Terms in alphabetical order – Oceanography
abyssal plainbeachbreaker (breaking wave)continental margincontinental shelfconvectioncrestdeep-sea sediments (oozes)densitydownwellingebb (tidal)fetchflow (tidal)Gulf Streamland breezelongshore driftmagnetic patternsmanganese nodulesmaritime climatemid-ocean...
“AMS @ LDEO”
The American Meteorological Society offers three free, online courses for educators:“DataStreme Atmosphere,” “DataStreme Ocean,” and “DataStreme Earth’s Climate System.”We provide opportunities for teachers to share these experiences and obtain useful materials for...
Teaching about Weather and Climate–Curriculum Suggestions
KEY CONCEPTS: Energy and the Environment” Core Concepts“Introduction to Energy in the Earth System” problem setWeather Basics (2013 AMS Teacher Workshop, Austin TX) SLIDESHOWS AND CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES “Characteristics of the Atmosphere““Clouds and Precipitation”“How...
Selected websites – Earth History
“The Earth Has a History” video Earth History Paleontological Research Institution PRI “Teacher-Friendly Guides” “TFG to the Northeastern US” HHMI (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) Biointeractive (many resources...
Selected Labs and Activities – Earth History
“A Model of Radioactive Decay” (“Penny Lab) “Making a Geologic Timeline” “Dox Rox Time Travel” Project (Geologic Time Scale) “Fossil Tour” “Fossils of NYS” (suggested by Meg Styewart From New York Science Teacher: Earth History and Geologic Time From Charles...
Terms in alphabetical order – Earth History
absolute datingBig Bangcorrelationcross-cutting relationshipserosionevolutionextinctionextrusionfaultingfoldingfossil recordhalf-lifeindex fossilinclusionintrusionisotopemeteoritic debrisoriginal horizontalityoutgassingradioactive decayred-shift (Doppler...
ESRT – Earth History
ESRT — Earth History Radioactive Decay Data (p. 1)Generalized Bedrock Geology of New York State (p. 3)Geologic History of New York State (pp. 8 – 9)
PSES Core Concepts – Earth History
Core Concepts — Earth History 1.2a. The Universe is vast and estimated to be over 10 billions years old. The current theory is that the Universe was created from an explosion called the Big Bang. Evidence for this theory includes cosmic background radiation and...