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FRAMEWORK |
Lesson/Activity |
Web Resources |
Questions
MC = Multiple Choice
OR = Open Response
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ESS.8.5.1
Identify some basic elements
composing minerals:
- oxygen
- iron
- sodium
- chlorine
- calcium
- carbon
- hydrogen
- aluminum
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Salt: Up Close & Personal - AAAS |
Atoms to Minerals
DLESE - Digital Library for Earth
System Education
Earth & Space Science - Learning Science
Earth Science Lessons - Science Spot
Elementary Safety
Mineral Deposit, The Life Cycle of a -
Hands-on Activities - USGS
Mineral Gallery (Amethyst Galleries)
Natural
Resources - Mineral Information Institute
RUBISTAR - Create Your Own
Rubrics
Science Links - Mrs. Mitchell's Grade 5
Virtual School
Science-Literature Links
Virtual Geology Field Trips
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ESS.8.5.2
Investigate the growth of crystals
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Introduction to Minerals - CEC |
Atoms to Minerals - Exploring Earth |
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ESS.8.5.3
Identify characteristics of minerals
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Introduction to Minerals - CEC |
Atoms to Minerals - Exploring Earth
Earth Science Lessons - Science Spot
Mineral Mania Quiz - Science Spot
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ESS.8.5.4
Conduct investigations on mineral
properties:
- luster
- hardness
- streak
- acid test for calcite
- fluorescence
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Earth Science Freeware Downloads
Mineral Deposit, The Life Cycle of a -
Hands-on Activities - USGS
Minerals and Their Properties
Mineral Properties - Arkansas Geological
Commission
Mineral Mania Quiz - Science Spot |
Mineral Hardness #40
(MC, OR) - NAEP |
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ESS.8.5.5
Identify the following minerals:
- quartz
- diamonds
- gypsum
- calcite
- talc
- hematite (iron)
- precious metals
(gold,
silver)
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Arkansas Minerals - AGC
Sand Hunt
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Common Objects Made of Minerals
Geology Links - Houghton Mifflin
Mineral Deposit, The Life Cycle of a -
Hands-on Activities - USGS
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ESS.8.5.6
Identify minerals found in Arkansas:
- bauxite
- diamonds
- quartz
- galena
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Arkansas Minerals - AGC
Minerals of Arkansas (Rockhounding
Arkansas) |
Arkansas Geologic Commission
Arkansas Geologic Commission - Teacher's
Materials
Arkansas Minerals Map
Minerals Activities Procedures (Arkansas)-
USDA Forest Service
Mineral Deposit, The Life Cycle of a -
Hands-on Activities - USGS
Mineral Industry in Arkansas - USGS
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ESS.8.5.7
Identify characteristics of
sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks
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Rock Formation - UT |
Earth Science Lessons - Science Spot
Rocks - Exploring Earth
How Rocks are Formed - World Builders |
Rock Type #22 (MC) - NAEP |
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ESS.8.5.8
Compare and contrast by investigation
characteristics of the three basic types of rocks:
- sedimentary
- igneous
- metamorphic
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Rock Cycle - UT |
Metamorphic Rock
Rock Breakdown Atlas - Planetary Science
Institute
Rocks - Exploring Earth |
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ESS.8.5.9
Classify the three basic types of rocks
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Rock Cycle - UT |
Earth Science - Internet 4 Classrooms
Rocks - Exploring Earth |
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ESS.8.5.10
Investigate careers, scientists, and
historical breakthroughs related to minerals and rocks
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Reclamation of Mined Lands - USDA Forest
Service |
Age of Invention - TrackStar
CAREERS
Earth & Life Sciences - PBS
Earth & Space Careers
Earth Science - Internet 4
Classrooms
Geoscience Careers
Library of Congress
100 Greatest Discoveries
USDA Forest Service Careers
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ESS.8.5.11
Investigate the formation of soil
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Changing Rocks into Soil - UM
Permeability - Animation
Soil Composition (Flash Animation)
Soil Forming Factors - UM |
Earth Science - Internet 4
Classrooms
GLOBE VIDEOS
Soil Fertility & Fertilizers - UM
Soils Resources - GLOBE
Weathering, Soil & Erosion - Exploring
Earth |
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ESS.8.5.12
Conduct investigations on sedimentation
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Secrets of Sand - Seascope
Sedimentation - UT |
Sand - Microscopy - UK
Weathering, Soil & Erosion - Exploring
Earth |
Clay, Water, Sand
#14(MC) - NAEP
Sandstone Formation
#34 (OR) - NAEP |
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ESS.8.5.13
Describe and illustrate the rock cycle
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Rocks & Soil - UM |
How Do Rocks Undergo Change? - Exploring
Earth
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Volcano Rocks #11 (OR) - NAEP |
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ESS.9.5.1
Explain and give examples of how
physical evidence from fossils supports the
theory that Earth has changed over time
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Model of Sea Floor Spreading
Nanofossils Reveal Seafloor Spreading
Truth
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Climate Change - Project Budburst
Earth Science Lessons - Science Spot
Fossils, Time,
Space
Magnetic Reversal Animation
When the Earth Moves: Seafloor Spreading
and Plate Tectonics |
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ESS.9.5.2
Analyze fossil record evidence
about plants and animals that lived long ago
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Nanofossils Reveal Seafloor Spreading
Truth |
Climate and Earth History - Paleomap
Project - Christopher Scotese
Studying the Past - Exploring the Earth |
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ESS.9.5.3
Infer the nature of ancient
environments based on fossil record evidence
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Changing of the Seasons in Ancient Times
Microfossils: The Ocean's Storytellers |
Climate and Earth History - Paleomap
Project - Christopher Scotese
Climate Change - Project Budburst
Jewel of the Earth - NOVA
Palioclimatology - NOAA
Paleoshoreline Research
Prehistoric Life - BBC
Weather Forecasting Through the Ages |
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ESS.10.5.1
Compare the physical characteristics of
the sun to other stars:
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Stars - Main Sequence - World Builders
Star Tables - World Builders |
Astronomy Animations - "Universe"
NASA - Grade 3-5 Newsbreaks
Scientific Living - Movies -
Wal-Mart
Solar System - Nine (Eight) Planet Tour - Multimedia Tour by
Bill Arnett
Space & Astronomy - Athena (NASA)
Solar System - BBC
Sun & the Solar System - Exploring Earth
Welcome to the Planets - NASA |
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ESS.10.5.2
Demonstrate the order of planets and
other space objects in our solar system
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Bringing the Solar System to Life - CEC
Scale Model of Solar System - World
Builders
Build a Solar System - BBC
Voyage Scale Model - Washington DC |
Earth Animations
Planets & the Solar System - Exploring
Earth
Solar System - Build a Model -
Exploratorium
Solar System Exploration - NASA
Trip Through the Solar System - TrackStar
Welcome to the Planets - NASA
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ESS.10.5.3
Compare the properties of planets in our
solar system:
- size
- shape
- density
- atmosphere
- distance from the sun
- orbital path
- moons
- surface
- composition
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Creating Custom Maps - EET
Phases of the Moon - World Builders
Planet Size Comparison
Rocky Surface of Your Planet - World
Builders
Scale Model Calculator
Scale Models of Solar System
Sizing Up the Solar System - AAAS
Solar System Scale Model - World Builders
Temperatures in Space - World Builders
Why Does the Shape of the Moon Seem to
Change? - NASA (Click on "Activities")
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Astronaut Photography of Earth - NASA
Astronomy Animations - Universe
Astronomy - Tonight's Sky - HubbleSite
Earth's Atmosphere - NASA
Orbit Simulator (Gizmo)
Planets - Zoom Astronomy
Rotation/Revolution (Gizmo)
Space - Dragonfly
Solar System Explorer (Gizmo)
Views of the Solar System by Calvin
Hamilton
Wandering Planet
Welcome to the Planets - NASA
What's in a Year - NASA
Your Age on Other Planets - Exploratorium |
Astronomy Study Questions - World Builders
Earth
& Moon #12 (OR) - NAEP
Earth & Moon Rocks #39
(MC) - NAEP
Moon's Shapes #86 (OR) - NAEP |
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ESS 10.5.4
Distinguish
between mass and weight
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Finding Mass - CEC
Mass vs. Weight
Weight, Mass, Density - World Builders
Why Do Astronauts Float Inside the ISS? -
NASA (Click on "Activities") |
RUBISTAR - Create Your Own Rubrics |
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ESS.10.5.5
Compare the human body’s mass to
weight on Earth, the moon, and other planets in our
solar system
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Weight & Age on Other Planets (NASA)
Weight, Mass, Density - World Builders |
Gravity & Weight on Other Planets - NASA
Mars Exploration - NASA |
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ESS.10.5.6
Investigate careers, scientists, and
historical breakthroughs related to planets
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Early Astronomers
Exploration Systems - NASA
GPS Location - NASA (Click on
"Activities") |
Age of Invention - TrackStar
Arkansas Academy of Space Science for Educators -
High Altitude Balloon
CAREERS
Cosmic Journey - A History of Scientific
Cosmology
Earth & Life Sciences - PBS
Earth & Space Careers
Geoscience Careers
NASA for Educators
100 Greatest Discoveries
Origins - NOAA
Science Friday Kids Connection
Sky Watching - AAAS
Solar System News
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Satellite Uses #23
(OR) - NAEP |
