Group activities that truly engage students are hard to come by. This lesson is one of those activities.
Space ship takes a look at rebuilding human civilization. What if the world was coming to an end? Who should we choose to continue the human race?
Students are taken on a thought provoking journey to a [...]
Thank you everyone who attended the Dynamic Earth Professional Development. Below you will find the PowerPoint presentations that I used. If you have any questions about the presentations, feel free to leave a comment. Don’t forget to sign up for the forums.
Day 1 – The Big Bang
Day 2 – Our Solar System
Day 3 – Earth’s [...]
This list provides examples of literary terms, primarily in videos and images, though there are a few written texts here for now. … Hopefully this helps define, work with, teach, and learn these terms. http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2008/08/lit-terms-modern-media/ 1) Radiation & Conduction 2) Atmospheric Layers 3) Big Bang 4) Plate Tectonics
In this episode John Herrera and Michael Doig take a helium balloon along for a car ride to show how air moves within an accelerating car.
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Host: Michael Doig & John Herrera
Duration: 3:15
Materials
Car
Helium Balloon
Open Road
Convection Fast Facts
Lighter than air gases move from areas of high pressure toward areas [...]
In this demonstration we visit the lab and look at the circulation of water based on temperature differences. This demonstration is done using the Oceanic Circulation Model from ScienceKit.com.
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Host: Michael Doig
Duration: 4:16
Materials
Oceanic Circulation Model
Ice
Water (Hot/Cold)
Food Coloring
Convection Fast Facts
Heated fluids rise because they have a lower density
Cooled fluids [...]