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Lab 4: When Precipitation Patterns Change part of EarthLabs for Educators:Drought
The lab activity described here was created by Betsy Youngman of Phoenix Country Day School and LuAnn Dahlman and Sarah Hill of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives In this activity ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Computer Applications
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Soils, Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Regional climates, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture, Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Lab 1: Where's the Water? part of EarthLabs for Educators:Drought
The lab activity described here was created by Betsy Youngman of Phoenix Country Day School and LuAnn Dahlman of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives Using data on the world's water ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Lab 5: Trouble in Paradise: Factors that Impact Coral Health part of EarthLabs for Educators:Corals
The lab activity described here was created by Erin Bardar and Sarah L Hill of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives In the previous lab, students explored the characteristics of the ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Computer Applications, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Marine Resources, Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Geoscience:Oceanography:Chemical, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Habitats
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Lab 4: Finding Coral's Ideal Environment part of EarthLabs for Educators:Corals
The lab activity described here was created by Erin Bardar and Sarah Hill of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives Corals, like other living animals, require a particular range of ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Chemical, Marine Resources, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical , Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Habitats
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Lab 2: Anatomy of Coral part of EarthLabs for Educators:Corals
The lab activity described here was created by Erin Bardar and LuAnn Dahlman of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives In this activity, students examine hydra, a fresh-water relative of ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Lab Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Biology:Zoology, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Marine Resources, Environmental Science:Ecosystems
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Drawing Connections part of EarthLabs for Educators:Earth System Science
The lab activity described here was adapted by Erin Bardar of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives Students annotate a photograph of their local study site and then develop a more ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Gallery Walk, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Ecology, Biology:Ecology, Geoscience
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

A Year in the Life of the Earth System part of EarthLabs for Educators:Earth System Science
The lab activity described here was adapted by Erin Bardar of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives Students have been examining Earth as a system of interacting parts, initially from the ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Computer Applications, Audio/Visual:Maps
Subject: Geoscience
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Earth System Science Unit Overview part of EarthLabs for Educators:Earth System Science
Erin Bardar; Nick Haddad, TERC
Student Pages » The lab activities in this module were adapted by Erin Bardar of TERC for the EarthLabs project. The Workshop Leader Resources were developed by Nick Haddad of TERC, Project Director of the ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Pedagogic Resources, Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Hydrology, Geoscience, Environmental Science, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate

Lab 9: Death and Destruction part of EarthLabs for Educators:Hurricanes
The lab activity described here was created by LuAnn Dahlman of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives Students search for images and video that illustrate the dangers that hurricanes pose ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Computer Applications
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Hurricanes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Lab 3: Putting Hurricanes on the Calendar part of EarthLabs for Educators:Hurricanes
The lab activity described here was created by LuAnn Dahlman and Sarah Hill of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives Students explore NOAA's official record of tropical storms and ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Hurricanes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review