Earth Science Lesson Plan Menu

For starters, check out this resource: 101 Effective Earth Science Demonstrations Using Only One or Two Items

Developed in 2012

• Infiltration and Runoff Investigation (Grade 10)
• Goody Goody Gumdrops (Grades 9-12)
• Oreo Moon Phases (Grade 10)
• Weathering in a Rock Tumbler (Grade 7)
• Why Are We Moving? (Grades 8-12)

Developed in 2011

• Rocks and Minerals
• Soak Up the Sun
• Unique Landscapes

Developed in 2010

• Introduction to Topographic Maps
• Making Topographic Maps and Mountain Profiles
• Measuring the Diameter of Our Star
• Planet Earth in Cross Section
• What Does Plant Biology Teach Us About Climate?

Developed in 2009

• A Global Water Crisis
• Absolute Dating/Radioactive Dating
• How Do Cartographers Find Points on a Map?
• Water Ecology Lab
• Where Do We Live?

Developed in 2008

• Density challenge
• Freshwater macroinvertibrates
• Identifying the realtionship between black carbon and the weather
• The nitrogen cycle
• Weathering and erosion

Developed in 2007

• Laws of superposition
• Phases of the moon

Developed in 2005

• How do fronts affect our weather?
• Seasons

Developed in 2004

• Hurricane Unit: Water cycle variables

Developed in 2003

• What does Erin Brockovich teach us about pollution?

Developed in 2002

• Global warming and energy choices in the 21^st century
• Piecing together the geological history of the NYC region
• What is pollution and what types are there?

Developed in 2001

• Climate change, global warming, and energy choices for the 21^st century
• Devising a method for identifying metamorphic rocks
• Exploring the seasons
• Water resources
• What impact do humans have on the environment?
• What type of organism would be best to test for the bioaccumulation of PCB's in an estuary?

Developed in 1995

• What are the effects of biodegradable waste on dissolved oxygen?