It takes the moon approximately 28 days to revolve around the sun. The moon has four primary phases: new moon, first quarter phase, full moon, and 3rd quarter phase.
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and then sun, causing the sun's light to be totally or partially blocked by the moon, casting a shadow on a portion of Earth.
As Earth rotates, the moon's strong gravitational force pulls toward it water on Earth's surface that is closest to the moon. The portion pulled toward the moon causes a high tide, which simultaneously occurs on the opposite side of Earth.
Without certain species, ecosystems would crumble. In this amazing tour, explore keystone species around the world and how they help to maintain ecosystems around the world.
This lesson plan guides educators through a filmmaking project that integrates scientific concepts. Students will work in groups to create documentaries that explain the scientific phenomena they have learned in the classroom. The lesson focuses on developing students' understanding of matter, properties of substances, changes in matter, and the conservation of mass. Students will conduct scientific experiments, collect data, research, write scripts, create storyboards, film experiments, and use multimedia tools to edit and enhance their documentaries. The lesson encourages student agency, provides customized support, and offers opportunities for reading, writing, speaking, and listening. By the end of the lesson, students will have produced their own educational films to showcase their understanding of scientific concepts.
Students will use a Scanning Electron Microscope to observe and classify lichen. Students will design a field-based investigation to determine the relationship between an abiotic factor and lichen.
Students will perform a cost and environmental analysis of traditional and new alternative energy cars. Describe different alternative fuels and the vehicles they power.
Students will create a device that converts kinetic wind energy into electricity.
Students explore expressive qualities in music through listening, singing, and moving.
Students explore expressive qualities in music through listening, singing, and moving.
If a plant or animal is buried by sediments, two types of fossils may be formed - a mold or a cast.
Students read Avi's "Nothing But the Truth" and examine the First Amendment and student rights, and then decide whether the rights of the novel's protagonist, Philip, are violated.
This map illustrates the huge area covered by the Mississippi watershed.
African savannas are home to huge herds of grazing animials including giraffes and zebras.
Every continent except Antarctica has grasslands. Grasslands vary widely in their appearance, plants, and animals.
Students explore the sound, evolution, performance techniques, and culture of guitar-like instruments from around the world.
Students explore the sound, evolution, performance techniques, and culture of guitar-like instruments from around the world.
Students will be able to understand the processes, rights, and responsibilities of renting, leasing, and purchasing a home. Identify key qualification factors for homeownership, including debt-to-income and loan-to-value ratios, and comprehend the roles of professionals in the home-buying process.
As the second book in the Empower Teaching Open Access Book Series, Exploring how we teach seeks to create a knowledge-sharing resource that validates and amplifies the experiences and voices of graduate student instructors. The collection encompasses the many titles, responsibilities, and levels of autonomy that graduate student instructors hold. The authors, all graduate students at the time of writing, interrogate issues of identity, community, and vulnerability within the context of college teaching, all while providing the reader with concrete takeaways to apply in the classroom. We hope that this collection can support the professional development of graduate students across disciplines, institutions, and levels of teaching experience.
We hope that you and your students enjoy this experience as they develop new connections and appreciations for art, indigenous heritage, and mathematizing the world.