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Activities I can use to engage my students in learning how arts are invloved in science.

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The Great Wave off Kanagana
I can use this when teaching about Natural disasters. Students can learn about the science of tsunami.

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I can use this video when teaching students about animals and habitats and what they need to survive in their enviroment.

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Animal Habitats | Animal Homes | Animals video for kids |

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This would be great to keep students engaged and learning while on a school activity to the zoo.

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I can use these with my students to get a deeper understanding of content. These worksheets can be used for artifacts, artwork, photos, comics ect.

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Document analysis is the first step in working with primary sources. Teach your students to think through primary source documents for contextual understanding and to extract information to make informed judgments.
Follow this progression:
Use these worksheets - for photos, written documents, artifacts, posters, maps, cartoons, videos, and sound recordings - to teach your students the process of document analysis.

Don't stop with document analysis though. Analysis is just the foundation. Move on to activities in which students use the primary sources as historical evidence, like on DocsTeach.org.

The first few times you ask students to work with primary sources, and whenever you have not worked with primary sources recently, model careful document analysis using the worksheets. Point out that the steps are the same each time, for every type of primary source:

1. Meet the document.

2. Observe its parts.

3. Try to make sense of it.

4. Use it as historical evidence.

Once students have become familiar with using the worksheets, direct them to analyze documents as a class or in groups without the worksheets, vocalizing the four steps as they go.

Eventually, students will internalize the procedure and be able to go through these four steps on their own every time they encounter a primary source document. Remind students to practice this same careful analysis with every primary source they see.

Worksheet for Understanding Perspective in Primary Sources - For All Students and Document Types

This tool helps students identify perspective in primary sources and understand how backgrounds, beliefs, and experiences shape point of view.

Former Worksheets

These worksheets were revised in February, 2017. Please let us know if you have feedback. If you prefer the previous version of the worksheets, you can download them below.

Materials created by the National Archives and Records Administration are in the public domain.

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Español Document analysis is the first step in working with primary sources. Teach your students to think through primary source documents for contextual understanding and to extract information to make informed judgments. Use these worksheets - for photos, written documents, artifacts, posters, maps, cartoons, videos, and sound recordings - to teach your students the process of document analysis.

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Can use these different minerals to develop questions and get students to think beyond what they see.

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I can use this to show students all the places in Utah where you can find these different types of rocks.

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Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

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As a future educator i can show this to my students demonstrating the different cylces plants and animlas go through and then have the make their own poster on thier understaning of cycles.

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Structure on how scientifc method works

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Importnace of having art in your classroom. Structure to use to help my students learn using the arts.

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Can use this source to help mys students remember matter.

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Great vidoe to show how matter is everywhere and learn differet states of matter.

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What Is Matter? - The Dr. Binocs Show | Best Learning Videos For Kids | Peekaboo Kidz

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Theory showed that matter can be turned into energy and back.
Can use this to teach students about important people who had an impact in science.

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Students can use this to connect with weather. Students will understand parts of the water cycle  and use bodies, drawings and or instruments to create their own storm in small groups.

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Beethoven - Storm from Pastoral Symphony No. 6. Concert for Kids

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I can use this to show my studnets their are different ways of learning and the outcomes always the same. We can analyze the different tools used to measure weather.

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Thermometer Experiment: Here is a great experiment that allows the kids to make a thermometer.

Rain Gauge Experiment: Here is an experiment that allows a kids to make their very own rain gauge.

The Doppler Effect Experiment: Here is an experiment that teaches kids what the Doppler Effect is. They can learn how the Doppler Effect works and why Doppler Radar is such as important tool in weather forecasting.

Anemometer Experiment: Here is another great experiment that lets kids make an anemometer or wind vane.

Windsock Experiment: Here is an experiment that allows the kids to make a windsock.

Pressure Experiment: Here is an experiment that shows how pressure is created in our atmosphere by sucking an egg in a bottle. This is a very cool experiment!

Science Fair Project Ideas: Here is a complete list of science fair project ideas. Discover the science behind the weather that impacts us every day.

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Thermometer Experiment: Here is a great experiment that allows the kids to make a thermometer. Rain Gauge Experiment: Here is an experiment that allows a kids to make their very own rain gauge. The Doppler Effect Experiment: Here is an experiment that teaches kids what the Doppler Effect is.

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I can use this resource in introducingt coding to my classroom. Great way for studnets to help people problem soving skills and to use critical thinking.

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I can use this photo to discuss erosion and the effect wind has on changing earths surface.

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I can use these resources like storybook to further my studnents learnig about curriculum.

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Fun way for studnets to learn more about Erosion. Great way to get studnets to understand material.

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The Erosion SONG | Science for Kids | Grades K-2

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Further students kowledge of plats and animals and what they need to do to survive in thier environment.

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Charles Darwin Natrualist who contributed to theory of evolution

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Charles Darwin Natrualist who contributed to theory of evolution

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As a class we can talk about the contribution he had to science. As a class we can discover the contribution he had on evolution of natural selection .

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Can use this to analyze how weather is tracked and how we know what our weather will be.

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If you've looked at a weather forecast on your TV, computer or phone, you've probably seen a weather map that looks something like this:

Meteorologists at the National Weather Service use information from ground stations and weather satellites to make these maps. Words like "rain" and "snow" are pretty obvious, but what exactly do the symbols on a weather map tell you about the weather? Use our handy dandy guide below to find out!

High and Low Pressure Areas

Earth's atmosphere is a jacket of gases that surrounds the planet. Although it seems like these gases could easily float away into space, gravity is constantly pulling the atmosphere toward Earth's surface. The force with which our atmosphere pushes down on a specific location on Earth is called atmospheric pressure.

Atmospheric pressure is mainly dependent on two things: the weight of the atmosphere in a specific location and the temperature of the air. If you're at a low elevation-such as in a valley-there is a lot of atmosphere above you and the weight is very heavy. That means that you experience higher atmospheric pressure at lower elevations and lower atmospheric pressure in higher elevations.

Warm air can also cause the atmospheric pressure to rise. When the air is warm, gas molecules move around quickly in the air pushing out on the area around them. This causes high atmospheric pressure. In cold air the gas molecules slow down, causing low atmospheric pressure.

Water vapor in the atmosphere can also change the atmospheric pressure. Very moist air that has lots of water vapor is actually lighter and less dense than dry air. This is because water molecules are lighter than molecules of nitrogen or oxygen-the most abundant gases in our atmosphere. So, very moist air in the atmosphere can lead to low atmospheric pressure and very dry air can lead to high atmospheric pressure.

Atmospheric pressure is measured with an instrument on the ground called a barometer, and these measurements are collected at many locations across the U.S. by the National Weather Service. On weather maps, these readings are represented as a blue "H" for high pressure or a red "L" for low pressure.

What it Means on the Weather Map

A high pressure system is a dense air mass that is usually cooler and drier than the surrounding air. A low pressure system is a less dense air mass that is usually wetter and warmer than the surrounding air.

In general, areas that experience high atmospheric pressure also experience fair weather. Low pressure systems can cause the formation of clouds and storms. Air usually flows from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

High and Low Pressure Systems: From Space

From high above Earth, satellites such as GOES-16 keep an eye on the weather brought by low pressure systems. The red "L" on the map above indicates a low pressure system in the Tennessee Valley region. In the video below from GOES-16, you can see what that same low pressure system looks like from a weather satellite.

Cold Fronts and Warm Fronts

A warm front is the transition area where a mass of warm air moves to replace a mass of cold air. On a weather map, a warm front is usually drawn using a solid red line with half circles pointing in the direction of the cold air that will be replaced. Warm fronts usually move from southwest to northeast. A warm front can initially bring some rain, followed by clear skies and warm temperatures.

A cold front is the transition area where a mass of cold air moves in to replace a mass of warm air. On a weather map, a cold front is usually drawn using a solid blue line with triangles pointing in the direction of the warm air that will be replaced. Cold fronts typically move from northwest to southeast. A cold front can bring cold temperatures, torrential rains and high wind speeds.

A stationary front happens when a cold front and a warm front meet up, but neither moves out of the way. On a weather map, a stationary front is usually drawn using alternating cold front and warm front symbols. Stationary fronts bring long rainy periods that stay in one spot.

Cold fronts move faster than warm fronts, and sometimes a cold front catches up to a warm front. When this happens, it's called an occluded front. Occluded fronts are drawn as a solid purple line with half circles and triangles pointing in the direction that the front is moving. An occluded front usually brings dry air.

Cold Fronts and Warm Fronts: From Space

GOES-16 and other weather satellites are also on the lookout for cold fronts and warm fronts and the weather they produce. Below, you can see the comparison of a cold front on a forecast map and a cold front in a satellite image.

Weather Satellites

Information from weather satellites, such as the GOES-R series and JPSS will help improve our understanding of Earth's weather.

For example, the GOES-R series provides information about atmospheric water vapor and cloud height right now. This can help meteorologists monitor and track severe weather events, such as storms and hurricanes as they happen. JPSS satellites survey the entire planet and continuously provide global atmospheric temperature and water vapor information. This information is needed to create reliable weather forecasts up to seven days in advance!

JPSS and the GOES-R series work together for weather applications. JPSS is critical for getting ready for severe weather events, while GOES-R monitors severe weather as it unfolds for real-time warnings.

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If you've looked at a weather forecast on your TV, computer or phone, you've probably seen a weather map that looks something like this: Meteorologists at the National Weather Service use information from ground stations and weather satellites to make these maps.

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When learning about earth changes and how some are fast and slow, i can show students a tool used to determine earthquakes (fast change)

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Studnets can learn how their are fast and slow changes in earth surface. This video focuses on the fast changes that occur on earths surface. Great way fror students to understand about earthquakes and what to do when these type of changes occur.

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Use this to disscus the three forms of matter and what happens when you heat or cool them. Students can use movement to interpret different stages and how fast or slow matter can movve when heated or cooled.

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Would use this to show how you can combine art into science. How using your creativity skills you can come up with amzing things.

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Different ways to analyze art

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Great tool to use to help me teach my students art and adding the engaging activities into my classroom