Online Resources:
The following online resources provides links to homework help as well as resources that supports our units and further information that supports classwork as well as projects.
Educational Videos
Homework NYC: Free live homework help http://www.homeworknyc.org/
PBS Learning – http://www.pbslearningmedia.org Educational Videos
BrainPop – https://www.brainpop.com Educational Videos
Grolier – http://go-middle.grolier.com Educational Videos (ID: Novel191 – Password Novel)
National Geographic 2015 Earth From Space – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdjtfLL4zuc
Brooklyn Public Library – http://www.bklynlibrary.org/articles-databases Use library card for access
Chemistry: http://www.syngentaperiodictable.co.uk
Biology4Kids covers basics of biology and life sciences: http://www.biology4kids.com/
Citation Machine is a free citation tool:http://citationmachine.net/
KidsHealth http://www.kidshealth.org/
Math Dictionary http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
Typing Club offers free typing tutorials http://typingclub.com/
Your Dictionary http://www.yourdictionary.com/
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English Language Learners:
50 Essential Resources for ESL Students – OEDB.org: http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/50_essential_resources_for_esl_students/
Activities for ESL/EFL Students: http://a4esl.org
BITS: English Language Learning: http://esl-bits.net
Aims to help students improve their listening and reading comprehension of the English language.
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Unit 1 Resources: Geology
Audio Clip: How do scientist know distance between planets?
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/phonedrmarc/2002_ november.shtml
Differences Between Inner and Outer Planets: http://www.bobthealien.co.uk/innerouter.htm
Is Pluto No Longer a Planet?
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/ spacescience/pluto-planet
King of the Ice Dwarfs: http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/pluto/
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Geography:
Latitude & Longitude Treasure Hunt Game –http://www.abcya.com/latitude_and_longitude_practice.htm
Latitude & Longitude game:http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/latitude-longitude-map-game.php
Central America Map Puzzle: http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/central-america-puzzle.html
Europe Map Puzzle: http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/europe-puzzle.html
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Climate Change
Level A Sources
American Museum of Natural History:http://www.amnh.org/explore/ology
Climate Change:http://www.eschooltoday.com/climate-change/Introduction-to-climate-change-for-children.html
Global Climate Change:http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html
NASA Climate Kids:http://climatekids.nasa.gov
Why does the earth have seasons? http://scijinks.jpl.nasa.gov/earths-seasons/
Heat Transfer video (view at home only) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y3mfAGVn1c&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Level B Sources:
Why do We Have Seasons? : http://www.weather.gov/lmk/?n=seasons
Heat Transfer on Earth: http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/heat_transfer_earth.htm#.Vd4AWWBbRSU
Climate Change: Level C
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The Sun
A-Level Sources
Brainpop Video: The Sun
Brainpop Video: Seasons
Brainpop Video: Solstice and Equinox
Brainpop Video: Heat
Brainpop Video: Weather
B-Level Sources
Heat Transfer: The Popcorn Lesson – http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/index.html
Seasons and Ecliptic Simulator: http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion1/animations/seasons_ecliptic.swf
NASA: Electromagnetic Spectrum: http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/index.html
C-Level Sources
Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere: https://www.atmos.illinois.edu
Earth’s Radiation Budget:http://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/EDDOCS/whatis.html
Arctic Daylight Information: http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/gallery_np_seasons.html
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The Atmosphere
A-Level Sources
Brainpop Video: Earth’s Atmosphere
Brainpop Videos: Wind
Brainpop Video: Greenhouse Effect
Warm Air Rises… Why? : http://www.uwf.edu/atc/projects/coriolis/main.swf
Observe Warm and Cold Fronts:
Video: 60 Years of Climate Change in 15 Seconds:http://www.weather.com/video/60-years-of-climate-in-15-sec-439
B-Level Sources
Earth’s Atmosphere: http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/overview.html
Layers of the Atmosphere: http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/layers.html
The Troposphere: http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/troposphere.html
Aerosols: Tiny Particulates in the Air: http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/particulates.html
Natural Greenhouse Effect: http://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/warming4.htm
Global Wind Circulation: http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/tlw3/eBridge/Chp29/animations/ch29/global_wind_circulation.swf
C-Level Sources
Natural Greenhouse Effect: http://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/warming4.htm
Atmospheric Aerosols: What are they and why are they important? http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/news/factsheets/Aerosols.html
Volcanoes and Climate: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Volcano/
NOAA: Ozone Basics: http://www.ozonelayer.noaa.gov/science/basics.htm
Methane Mystery:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/09/060927201651.htm
D-Level Sources
Atmospheric Composition: http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/7a.html
Greenhouse Gases and Aerosols: http://research.noaa.gov/Home/SiteNav.aspx
Earth’s Sunscreen – The Ozone Layer (Also look at “Meet the Ultraviolet Family” link):http://www.nova.org.au/earth-environment/earths-sunscreen-ozone-layer
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Earth Systems
Earth’s plumbing system is called the hydrological, or water, cycle. Water, water vapor, ice, and energy have flowed through this system for billions of years—we may be drinking the same water as the dinosaurs!
A-Level Sources
Brainpop Video: Water Cycle
Brainpop Video: Oceans
Brainpop Video: Ocean Currents
B-Level Sources
North Carolina State University: Sea and Land Breezes
National Earth Science Teachers Association: Earth’s Water Cycle
Windows to the Universe: Ocean Chemistry
Windows to the Universe: Surface Ocean Currents
NASA: Ocean Motion and Surface Currents
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: Dive and Discover – Deep Ocean Circulation
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration: Ocean Currents (video)
National Ocean & Atmospheric Administration: Currents
C-Level Sources
Water as a Climate Moderator
Ocean Chemistry
Seawater Chemistry
Why is the Ocean Salty?
Observe how Upwelling Occurs
Ocean Motion: Ocean Conveyor Belt
Currents: The Global Conveyor Belt
Ocean Currents and Climate
Oceans’ Effect on Climate
Ocean Temps
Seawater Movememen
North Atlantic Drift (Gulf Stream)
Land Versus Water Heating and Cooling
Sea Breeze
Sea Breezes
Sea Level Rise (See section on “Thermal Expansion”)
Earth System Science – http://www.cotf.edu/ete/ESS/ESSmain.html
The Earth System: http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0103/es0103page01.cfm?chapter_no=investigation
Ocean Climate Interactive: http://cosee.umaine.edu/climb/oci/#
Geologic Time:
A-Level
Brainpop Video: Geologic Time
Brainpop Video: Fossils
B-Level
UC Berkeley: Understanding Geologic Time
Geologic Time Scale
FactMonster: Fossils
AMNH Video: What is a Fossil?
C-Level
USGS: Fossils and Rocks
Geologic Time:
The Earth is very old — 4.5 billion years or more — according to recent estimates. This vast span of time, called geologic time by earth scientists, is difficult to comprehend in the familiar time units of months and years, or even centuries. How then do scientists reckon geologic time, and why do they believe the Earth is so old? A great part of the secret of the Earth’s age is locked up in its rocks, and our centuries-old search for the key led to the beginning and nourished the growth of geologic science.
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Weather:
National Geographic Forces of Nature: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/forces-of-nature.html?section=t
Hygiene Research:http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather/
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