EarthEd Essentials

This is a great resource to introduce important space system vocabulary to your students. Students will identify what they already know about space, describe how we use models in space science, apply space system vocabulary, and outline what they learned in this introduction lesson. Sample Vocabulary Found in Resource: Heliocentric Orbit, Astronomy, Celestial Body, etc.

Resource includes a slideshow outlining the formation of solar and lunar eclipses as well as a guided notes page linked on the opening slide. This is a great resource for an introduction to eclipse formation! Vocab. Presented in the Slideshow: Solar Eclipse (total, partial, and annular), Lunar Eclipse (total and partial), Penumbra, Umbra, Totality

This is a great resource to see what your students know prior to your lesson or unit over space and planetary bodies. This could also be adapted to be used in the middle or end of your unit. There is a word bank and key included!

This is a wonderful resource to prepare students for an end-of-unit plate movement assessment. Included are 22 short answer questions as well as 1 open-ended essay prompt. The study guide can easily be adapted into an assessment.

This resource includes an in-depth study guide that could easily be turned into an end-of-unit test. The study guide contains a mixture of basic comprehension questions as well as open-ended writing prompts. A student guide and a teacher answer key is included.

Students will use NOAA.gov to research the relationship between temperature and air pressure. This resource has a step by step guide to navigating NOAA.gov and can be used as a self guided assignment or teacher-led. You may want to edit the dates and locations to fit your classroom needs.

A perfect introduction to extreme weather phenomenon. This video will keep students engaged while piquing their interest in weather and getting them excited about what creates extreme weather conditions. Print double sided for 12 questions related to extreme temperature and weather phenomenon.

This resource contain a student sheet as well as a teacher key for easy grading! The student sheet provides multiple choice questions, short answer prompts, and open-ended questions based on an informational texts/videos from National Geographic and NOAA.

This resource includes 6 questions related to a video on underwater volcanoes as well as 4 research questions for students to extend their knowledge on the subject of volcanoes.