In this video from the Science and Technology Chat series, learn about astrobiology, an interdisciplinary field that uses biology, astronomy, and geology to study the origins of life on Earth and to search for possible life on other planets.
In this video from WOSU Columbus, learn about wetlands, their different varieties, and why we should care about them.
This article describes research conducted by Dr. Ross MacPhee of the American Museum of Natural History. MacPhee is studying the possible causes behind the extinction of the woolly mammoth.
This site provides an overview of research-based resources for teaching English Language Learners available from the Doing What Works web site, a site sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.
This article discusses the controversies surrounding North Pole exploration that began in the early 1900s and continue to be debated today.
In this video segment from Planet H20: Water World, experts and teens inside and outside the Great Lakes watershed provide different perspectives on sharing the water from one of the largest bodies of fresh water in the world.
This activity teaches students on how the day and night occurs. It also teaches the student about the rotation of the Earth and what two people from opposite sides of the world experience at the same time.
In this video segment adapted from United Tribes Technical College, listen as six Native American students share their concerns, hopes, and knowledge about climate change.
In this animated video segment adapted from NASA, astronomer Doris Daou explains how the forces of speed and gravity keep the Moon in a constant orbit around Earth.
In this video segment adapted from Haskell Indian Nations University, meet Elders who describe dramatic changes that they have witnessed in their local environments.
Learn about the environmental conditions of Death Valley in this video from Nature.
This interactive resource from the Exploratorium calculates your weight on other bodies in our solar system and offers an explanation of mass and weight and the relationship between gravity, mass, and distance.