6th+grade+earth+science

Just came accross this one for forcasting weather - helps students learn to forcast the weather like a professional! []

This is a good video on convection: http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=440583f48f02159b233e

This is part II of convection: http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=b38b3558bd127ad5c669

http://www.gatesscience.info/teamescience/geotimes.htm

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/

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NASA has developed a great space weather program for grades 5-10. You can get details at [|__http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/swac/__]

Nasa Quest has a great series called Solar System Math that asks students to compare characteristics of planets using graphs and data. [|http://quest.nasa.gov/vft/#wtd]

Hands on Universe" has a lot of great activities that you can use from middle school up through high school. There is one called Pocket Solar System that the students use determine the relative distances of the planets from the Sun. Here is a link to one version of the directions: []

good weather activity: http://www.middleschoolscience.com/adoptacity.htm

A nifty UK-based site, which includes free powerpoint presentations/talks with nice graphics (and no copyright problems) on topics such as volcanoes, dinosaurs, natural hazards, plate tectonics and climate change. http://www.earth4567.com/

Great art and clouds - http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/art_and_music/cloud_art/cloudart_gallery.html&edu=elem

supervolcanoes : http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/megavolcano/ and http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/supervolcano/supervolcano.html

"after we watch the movie the kids want to know just how real the threat of a supervolcanic eruption really is and this helps put it in better perspective for them...they don't think the world is going to end next week."

There are some fantastic datasets available which your students could analyze/investigate to learn the scientific bases regarding Global Climate Change. Here are some links: · ESSEA –Earth Systems Science Education Alliance has developed lots of modules for earth systems, many or most of which incorporate current data. http://esseacourses.strategies.org/ · EET - Earth Education Toolkit has many investigations http://serc.carleton.edu/eet/index.html · MyNASA Data has many lessons and investigations http://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/index.html · GLOBE is interactive, your students can collect data, share it with other schools, and analyze the collective data. [|http://www.globe.gov]

Here are some sites that I have looked at and used for classes for middle schoolers.

[|__http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00461/under.htm__] Lots of different info on mining. [|__http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF0oA-PhMpo__] Stamp mill on youtube. [|__http://www.minsocam.org/msa/collectors_corner/vft/mi1.htm__] This explains about mining and geology in a specific area of the UP of Mich. but many of the same things apply to other places

Great site - lots of diagrams - http://www.charlesburrows.com/

Great NOAA site about oceans - including lesson plans: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/welcome.html

Global Issues and Sustainable Solutions: http://www.facingthefuture.org/AboutUs/JournalArticlesAwards/NIEArticles/tabid/214/Default.aspx

[NSTA Earth Science] Here are some websites http://www.windows.ucar.edu/ http://www.vims.edu/bridge/ [|http://www.dlese.org] http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu/flow/U1/U1-L3.html http://www.cosee.net/ http://www.education.noaa.gov/ http://www.weather.gov/education.php

teachers are welcome to pick up their free Nature of Science and the Scientific Method publication from the GSA. [|__http://www.geosociety.org/educate/NatureOfScience.htm__]

Great site for all weather animation: http://www.educypedia.be/education/climateanimations.htm

Virtual Earthquake activity: http://nemo.sciencecourseware.org/VirtualEarthquake/VQuakeExecute.html

good information on weather: http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/home.rxml

paper models that students can make related to geology: http://www.geoblox.com/science.html#geology

This is for high schools but some of the activities are applicable to 6th grade: []

NASA scientists explain space science and technology concepts and answer questions sent to us by our [|community partners] across the nation. []

It has lots of great models for students to make and activities to do.
 * ABSOLUTELY GREAT SITE**: Web site for Cycles of the Earth and Atmosphere --- go activity modules: []

Ecological Impacts of Climate Change: []

http://sizzlingscience.wikispaces.com/ Link to fast paced CRT Review game

This activity allows students to use models of Earth, the Sun, and the Moon to discover why moon phases occur: []

All about stars: []

Volcanoes: [] [] Foldables for earth science:

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This is a great website for moon phases! []