This lab makes understanding parallax simple. Students use real world examples and draw so that parallax can be visualized. The concept is reinforced throughout. A summary YouTube video is included. My students completely understood the concept after this lab! You may edit this lab, the answer key is provided. Educating the World Together!Get Science
This worksheet focuses on using the P and S graph to find different variables. Students will solve for epicenter distance, seismic wave travel time, earthquake time, etc. Focus will be on reading the graph properly with proper units. Each question builds to more difficult ones and all take a slightly different approach. A PowerPoint presentation of the solutions is included so students may follow along. The worksheet is editable and includes an answer key. The P and S chart from the New Y
This simple lab scales down the planets to a size that fits on paper. Students will see how the sizes of terrestrial and Jovian planets are different and answer questions. A wonderful YouTube video allows them to see how all of the sizes compare. You may edit this lab, answer key provided. Educating the World Together!Get Science
This lab activity allows students to create their own H-R Diagram with given star data. Students will analyze the data and understand the relationship between temperature, luminosity, size and color. Making their own diagram will help to solidify the concepts. This worked great with my own students! An amazing YouTube video is included so the students can see a size comparison of different stars. You may edit this activity, answer key included. Educating the World Together!Get Science
This great Web Quest guides the student to 3 different websites with animations of the earth moon system. Students will answer questions based on what they see and also do some short reading. The students will be able to manipulate some of the animations. Some questions are accompanied with two really good YouTube videos to help them understand the concepts. Students will draw the moon in diagrams to show the view from space and from earth. Key included.My students definitely had a better
This lab activity teaches students how time is relative! General Relativity may be a difficult concept but this lab breaks it down and makes it simple! Using Relativity students will see how time is affected by speed and gravity. This challenging concept is broken down into simple steps for all students to be successful. Students will analyze a Time Dilation graph and complete math problems showing how we age differently when traveling at different speeds. This will give students a new apprec
This wonderfully simple lab will show students how the Big Bang happened. Using balloons and measuring points as the balloon inflates brings the concept to life. Students will collect and analyze data while also relating to the Doppler Shift and Red Shift. Materials: Balloons, string, ruler and pencil. Teacher Key included. Included is a Y ouTube Video that the students will watch to generate a follow up class discussion about the lab and related content. Educating the World Together!
This activity will strengthen students skills using latitude and longitude to plot various global earthquakes. Students will learn that earthquakes generally occur along plate boundaries. A reference map with global plate boundaries will be provided along with a global map for plotting. A YouTube video link is included as well so students may see the damage from the 1989 California Earthquake. Students will go online and analyze real time earthquake data. The answer key is provided and th
This PowerPoint presentation covers the 4 main Galilean moons of Jupiter in exquisite detail. Stunning 4K and HD images along with the most up to date information make this presentation a must for any Astronomy class! From real volcanic eruptions on Io to the large ice cracks on Europa this is sure to get students engaged in your lesson. You may edit this presentation as needed. Please download the FREE follow along note sheet and check out my other free downloads. Educating the World Togeth
As a inquiry lab activity, this lab may be done prior to teaching students about sedimentary rocks. Students will need to classify the sedimentary rocks based on physical properties they observe. Students will create their own classification system for their samples and then compare/contrast to the existing classification system found in the New York State Reference Tables. Materials needed: 6 different samples of sedimentary rocks. For example: Bioclastic Limestone, Sandstone, Conglomerate
This worksheet should be used simultaneously with the free PowerPoint presentation titled "Planetary Motions". The PowerPoint walks the students through the meanings of Conjunction, Opposition and Retrograde motion. Examples, pictures and animations are used for better understanding. The planets and the Moon are used as examples and students will need to draw on a diagram to show their understanding. This lesson can be edited and the answer key is provided.The PowerPoint has animations th
The is a Web Quest that will solidify your students understanding of Gravity. The lesson begins with a discussion of what gravity is and what affects it. Students will analyze real data of the planets and relate to gravity. Students are directed to a website where they can see what they will weigh on the planets, moons and stars. After a short close reading they will answer questions to show their understanding and hopefully facilitate a great classroom discussion based on their finding
This activity allows the students to practice the skill of finding eccentricity both mathematically and conceptually. Students will use a ruler to find the distance between foci and the major axis. Pictures will be analyzed with emphasis on what it means to be more or less eccentric. Materials: Ruler, Calculator A YouTube Video is included to engage students and allow them to visually see elliptical orbits. This document is editable and included an answer key. Educating the World Togeth
This lab activity uses real data to scale down the Solar System to a football field. If you have access you can bring your students to a football field and have them stand where the planets are! Students will hone their mathematical skills using scale to help understand magnitude. Students will then use additional real data to see how long it would take a current spacecraft to reach of all the planets. A YouTube video link is provided to help the students visualize the scale of the Solar Sys
This lab is an exploration of basic glacial features. Students will label and describe features such as moraines, drumlins, till, glacial erratics etc. and understand how they formed. Links to 2 YouTube videos show real world examples of how glaciers form and the impact climate change has on them. The lab can be edited and contains the answer key. Educating the World Together!Get Science
This PowerPoint presentation covers detailed information about Uranus and Neptune. Planetary facts such as size comparisons, atmospheres, interior structures and more are covered with the latest up to date information and stunning images! Please download the FREE follow along note sheet for this presentation. All can be edited. Check out my other free downloads! Educating the World Together!Get Science
This simple yet effective lab allows students to strengthen their graphing skills using real word data. Students will deal with larger numbers as they see the exponential growth of the global population. Students will practice rate of change problems and scientific notation. Students will also make observations and inferences on their findings. You may edit this lab. Answer key and Graph Paper provided. Website for current world population in real time provided. Educating the World Togethe
This presentation covers the gas giant planets Jupiter and Saturn. There are 5 hyperlinks to Flybys and animations. The lesson has the most up to date stunning photography, animations and facts. There is a lot of detail covered such as size comparison, planetary facts, ring systems, atmospheres, interiors, aurora and much more! You may edit as necessary. The moons are covered here but go in much greater detail in another presentation. Please download the FREE follow along note sheet offere
This lab activity teaches students how to draw ellipses and calculate eccentricity clearly. Emphasis is placed on the concept of eccentricity. Students will draw ellipses and compare to the planets. They will have a solid understanding of the concept when they complete this lab. Materials needed: String, tacks, foam boards or cardboard. Answer Key included, this lab is editable. Teaching the World Together.Get Science!