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Time lapse photos showing the retreat of  ice mass of glaciers

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Glacier National Park Is Melting Away — The Wonder of Science

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Description:   Glacier National Park used to have 150 glaciers and it now has 25. Photographic evidence in this video shows how drastically the glaciers are being shaped by a warming planet. This phenomenon can be used to show two forms of freshwater (ice and water) in elementary s

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Image shows the surface level pH of oceans across the world

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Ocean Acidification — The Wonder of Science

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Description:   Ocean acidification occurs when carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is absorbed by the oceans.  This process disrupts biological systems and has been described as the “evil twin” of global warming. Web Resource:   What is Ocean Ac

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Image shows the shortening of waves due to the Doppler Effect

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Sound may appear to be an independent phenomenon, but our perception of sound waves is affected by speed. Austrian physicist Christian Doppler discovered that when a moving object such as a siren produces sound waves, the waves bunch in front of the object and disperse behind it. This induced wave d

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Image shows a diver between two continents in Iceland at the Mid-Atlantic Rift

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Landforms are much more than just mountains, rivers, and hills.  They are incredible in their diversity and scale of these are sometimes hard to imagine.  

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Video shows solar flares on the surface of the Sun

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Solar Flares, Sunspots, and the Solar Cycle — The Wonder of Science

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Description:   A solar flare is a sudden increase in the Sun’s brightness. The flare ejects ions, electrons, and atoms into space which reach the Earth and cause auroras and may disrupt communication. The massive amount energy released in a solar flare originally comes from nuclear

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A woman was hit by a meteorite impact. We can learn about composition and age of solar system by studying these objects.

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Description: Ann Hodges has the distinction of being the only human to have been hit by a meteorite. While Mrs. Hodges was napping on the couch the meteorite impacted her house, bounced off a table and hit her in the hip. She was able to walk away from the incident. Scientists can learn about the composition of the early solar system and the formation of the Earth by studying these primordial objects orbiting in space.
Web Resource: Sylacauga (meteorite) - Wikipedia

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Woman Hit by Meteorite - The Wonder of Science

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Description: Ann Hodges has the distinction of being the only human to have been hit by a meteorite. While Mrs. Hodges was napping on the couch the meteorite impacted her house, bounced off a table and hit her in the hip. She was able to walk away from the incident.

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Image shows the surface level pH of oceans across the world

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Ocean Acidification — The Wonder of Science

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Description:   Ocean acidification occurs when carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is absorbed by the oceans.  This process disrupts biological systems and has been described as the “evil twin” of global warming. Web Resource:   What is Ocean Ac

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Video explains the Marianas Trench and the associated subduction zone.

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Description: The Marianas Trench is the deepest point in the ocean. It is located in the western Pacific and reaches a maximum depth of 10,994 meters below sea level. If Mount Everest were dropped into the trench the peak would still be a mile underwater! This trench is formed at a subduction zone as the Pacific and Marina oceanic plates collide. This also creates the volcanic Mariana island. This phenomenon can be used to introduce patterns of landforms in elementary and the plate tectonics in middle and high school.
Web Resource: Marianas Trench - Wikipedia

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The Marianas Trench - Deepest Ocean - The Wonder of Science

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Description: The Marianas Trench is the deepest point in the ocean. It is located in the western Pacific and reaches a maximum depth of 10,994 meters below sea level. If Mount Everest were dropped into the trench the peak would still be a mile underwater!

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Students can engage in content that will allow them to understand the life cycle of a star and the processes by which stars produce energy.

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Life Cycle of Stars | Lesson Plan | PBS LearningMedia

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In this lesson plan from WorldWide Telescope Ambassadors, students explore objects representing various stages of the stellar life cycle and uncover how these stages fit together into two related sequences: one for Sun-like stars (similar in mass to our Sun) and one for massive stars (more than 8 to 10 times the mass of our Sun).
This resource was developed through WGBH’s Bringing the Universe to America’s Classrooms project, in collaboration with NASA.

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Astronomical Images in Different Wavelengths

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Astronomical Images in Different Wavelengths

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Allows students to explore photos of the universe in different wavelengths to observe the different pieces of information that we can receive.

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Astronomical Images in Different Wavelengths | PBS LearningMedia

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Explore astronomical objects shown at different wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. Students can use the images as evidence for how various wavelengths provide different information about an object’s structure, composition, temperature, and other characteristics.

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Allows students to explore the spectra of light and understand the difference between absorption and emission spectra.

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Optical Spectrometry Explained | PBS LearningMedia

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Learn about spectrometry and how patterns of absorption and emission lines can be used as fingerprints to identify the chemical composition of a substance with this interactive activity adapted from NASA. Use this resource to analyze spectra and to make an argument for the importance of having observatories outside of Earth's atmosphere.

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Students can collect observational data to compare glaciers in the past and the present.

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Documenting Glacial Change | PBS LearningMedia

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Observe how glaciers have changed over time in this collection of before-and-after images from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Use this resource to help students visualize glacial change and look for evidence of how receding glaciers change the landscape.

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Students explore the relationships between feedback loops and can learn how these impact Earth’s climate.

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What Is a Feedback Loop? | Interactive Lesson | PBS LearningMedia

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Students learn about feedback loops and the role they play in regulating the climate of a planet. Through the example of ice–albedo feedback, they explore the effects of a positive feedback loop that reinforces the increase in Earth’s global temperature. They learn how negative feedback loops balance conditions in the Earth system.

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Students can identify the relationships between earthquakes, volcanoes and tectonic plates in order to understand the geologic processes.

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Explore the relationship between earthquakes, volcanoes, and tectonic plates in this interactive from Concord Consortium with data from USGS’s Earthquake Catalog and the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program. Use this resource as a model to visualize and explain how movements in Earth’s crust and mantle relate to geologic processes and features on Earth’s seafloor and surface.

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Elaborate interactive that engages students in analysis of real world data and maps to develop a working understanding of ocean acidification. 

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Data in the Classroom: Understanding ocean and coastal acidification

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Data in the Classroom: Understanding ocean and coastal acidification

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Story map that provides students with both qualitative and quantitative information about the 2020 Hurricane season. The information is woven together into an easily accessible story.

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Harness the power of maps to tell stories that matter. ArcGIS StoryMaps has everything you need to create remarkable stories that give your maps meaning.

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Students can observe the differences and similarities between p-waves and s-waves after an earthquake.

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P.2 L5a Simulation of p-waves and s-waves - OpenSciEd

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Allows students to change three major variables in order to “create” a thunderstorm. Students can identify the differences between the variables and the strength of the storm.

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Make a thunderstorm! Choose the right mix of temperatures and humidity to create a big thunderstorm.

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Tornado Dashboard: Exploring Three Decades of Violent Storms

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Tornado Dashboard: Exploring Three Decades of Violent Storms

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Interactive in which students can collect data about tornados in the US and their damages.

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Tornado Dashboard: Exploring Three Decades of Violent Storms

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Although tornadoes can occur throughout the year, prime time for twisters in the United States is spring and early summer.

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The Ten Most Damaging Hurricanes in United States History

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The Ten Most Damaging Hurricanes in United States History

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Interactive in which students can explore and analyze data related to the ten most damaging hurricanes in the US. Provides information for students to compare damage and weather variables within each hurricane.

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The Ten Most Damaging Hurricanes in United States History

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Every year, hurricanes pose an environmental and economic threat the United States. In a matter of days, tropical storms can evolve into enormous hurricanes with the power to devastate communities, destroy homes, and take lives. These ten storms were some of the most damaging in U.S. history.

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Story Map that engages students in touring deadly and active volcanoes. Students are very interested in this topic and can travel the world through their electronic device to visit these natural wonders.

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This Esri Story Map tours the world's deadliest and most active volcanoes.

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Interactive storyline that gives information about California’s water management and use. Students can use this to discuss both climate and human management of natural resources.

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California's Central Valley is a massive swatch of fertile land used to grow crops all year round despite regular and often prolonged periods of drought. This is made possible through some very careful manipulation of the flow of water in the region.

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Sequence: Assessing Seismic Hazards and Risk with Code

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Sequence: Assessing Seismic Hazards and Risk with Code

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Students learn to assess the potential damage and risks from earthquakes in California.

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Assessing Seismic Hazards and Risk with Code (Public)

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In this module students develop block-based computer codes to explore the causes, likelihood, and potential for damage of earthquakes in California.

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Simulator that allows students to collect data and evidence for the proof of Kepler’s laws of planetary motion.

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Interact with the variables to discover how planetary objects moves in elliptical orbits, and the other characteristics of these orbits described by the three Kepler's Laws. Connect Astronomy with Math, by experimenting with ellipses, areas, and graphs.