General Resources
- CK-12 Earth Science (Open Source)
- New Visions HS Earth and Space Science (Designed to NSGSS
- New Visions HS Earth Science Transitional to NGSS
- Windows to the Universe
- The Layered Earth and Starry Night Simulation Software
- Earth Science Picture of the Day
- Earth Science Activities and Labs
Studying Earth’s Surface
- MapTeach -UAF
- Google Earth
- How to Teach with GoogleEarth (SERC)
- ArcGIS Online Geo Inquiries
- Teaching Topographic Maps
- Visualizing Topography SERC
- Arcgisonline
Earth Science Video Lessons
- Mike Sammartano (Good Examples of Short Screencasts for Earth Science) –https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBOBwExgkuaHOIlY_ffb3MQ
Weather and Climate
- The Teacher’s Guide to Climate Change
- PHET The Green House Effect
- How can locations be identified by their climate and topography?
- Adapt Alaska
- Free Arctic Climate Change Course UAF MOOC
- Arctic Earth Signs
- Fresh Eyes on Ice
- COSEE Alaska People, Oceans and Climate Change
- Alaska’s Native Perspective on Earth and Climate Change
Permafrost and Sea Ice
Glaciers and Sea Ice
- Kenai Fjords lessons
- PHET Glacier Model
- Glacier Bay Lesson Plans
- From Snowflakes to Glaciers
- National Sea and Ice Data Center
- Glaciers Then and Now
- Why are Glaciers Melting
- When Land Ice Melts
- Seeing Climate Change
The Role of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes
The Solar System
- Cultural Connections: The Northern Lights – https://culturalconnections.gi.alaska.edu/
Beyond the Solar System
- Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Spaceshack
- Galileo a Different Thinker
- Astronomy Lessons
- From Stargazers to Starships
- Aboriginal Star Knowledge (some old links)
- European Space Agency
- Using a star chart
- Finding the Pole Star
- Windows to the Universe
- The Universe:Beginnings
- Stars and Constellations
- Astronomy Interactives
- How do the chemical composition of stars determine their classification
- PHET Gravity and Orbits – http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/gravity-and-orbits
- PHET Black Bodies http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/blackbody-spectrum
Earth and the Solar System
- Organization of the Milky Way and types of galaxies in general
- PHET My Solar System – http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/my-solar-system
- Characteristics of stars – focus on ours – the sun
- The planets in our solar system
- Glencoe Virtual Lab: What are the dimensions in our solar system?
- Moon/Earth Relationships
- Moon phases
- Effects of moon on tides
- How are tides affected by phases of the moon?
- Kepler’s Law, Newton’s Law
- Sun/Earth Relationships
- Rotation and revolution characteristics
- Causes of seasons
Earth’s Atmosphere and Weather
- Animated Atmosphere
- The Green House Effect Animated
- Global Warming Animation (National Geographic)
- Coriolis Effect Animation
- Climate Discovery Teacher’s Guide
- Hurricane Strike
- Cycles of the Earth and Atmosphere
- Arctic Climate Change Modeling
- Earth System Science Education Alliance
- Global Warming Virtual Course Ware
- Glenco Virtual Labs – What is the structure of Earth’s atmosphere?
- Glencoe Virtual Lab: How can locations be identified by their climate and topography?
- http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/greenhouse
