Earth+Science

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**Density and Buoyancy ** ====== Density PBL: [|http://www97.intel.com/en/ProjectDesign/UnitPlanIndex/GotGas/__] Density simulator: [|http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/density-and-buoyancy/density_en.html__] Buoyancy simulator: [|http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/density-and-buoyancy/buoyancy_en.html__] Density spreadsheet: [|http://www.engineeringexcelspreadsheets.com/?p=338__]

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**Earth surface/Tectonic plates/etc ** ====== Rock Cycle Animation: [|http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0602/es0602page02.cfm__] Tectonic Fury Project (a little corny, but seems good): [|http://www.jason.org/public/WhatIs/CurrOTFIndex.aspx__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Earthquake web resources:[|http://www.sciencecourseware.org/eec/Earthquake/__]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Water cycle **
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">PBL on water cycle, environment: [|http://www.ciese.org/curriculum/ledproject/index.html__] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Water cycle simulator: [|http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html__] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Water cycle PBL: [|http://pbl-online.org/CoLab/PBLCL-External.ViewCompleteProject.php?projectId=39__] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Water cycle resources: [|http://thewaterproject.org/resources/the_water_cycle.asp?gclid=CN6C0eCe160CFchgTAodMhkilA__] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Water PBL: [|http://thewaterproject.org/school-fundraiser/schools-helping-schools.asp__] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Water cycle game: [|http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/datwc.html__]

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Weather and atmosphere ** ====== <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|http://www.geosociety.org/educate/LessonPlans/i_weather.htm__] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Weather lab simulator: [|http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/Weather/Sean.html__]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">** General Resources/All Units **
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3d paper models and toys: [|http://www.consrv.ca.gov/cgs/information/Pages/3D_PaperModels.aspx__] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Project Google: [|https://sites.google.com/site/gctgone/home22222__] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Literacy Maps: [|http://www.dlese.org/library/literacy_maps/__] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A number of resources/modules/activities: [|http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/modules.html__]

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Data collection tools and probes: ** ====== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Exploratorium: [|http://exs.exploratorium.edu/exhibit-categories/heat-temperature/__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Cool to recreate these objects <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">General Earth science resources(for just about every topic): <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/navigation/investigation.cfm__]

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Google Earth Projects ** ====== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Endangered planet project: [|http://gelessons.com/lessons/studentcontrol/k12science/endangeredplanet/index.html__] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Earth’s surface project : [|http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/earths-changing-surface.cfm__]