Earth Science is an interdisciplinary science that includes content from Geology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Space Science. This site contains Earth Science content, activities, and other …

ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems: Earth's major systems are the geosphere (solid and molten rock, soil, and sediments), the hydrosphere (water and ice), the atmosphere (air), and the biosphere (living …

Teachers on the Leading Edge There are many resources and activities developed by this professional development program for middle school science teachers. Plate Tectonics: An Introduction This …

Earth's spin axis is fixed in direction over the short-term but tilted relative to its orbit around the sun. The seasons are a result of that tilt and are caused by the differential intensity of sunlight on different …

The lesson advances students’ qualitative understanding of how rivers shape the Earth’s surface while explicitly providing opportunities to develop their science practices such as observation, modeling …

The Earth-Moon Barycenter This YouTube video examines the Earth-Moon barycenter where the Earth and Moon orbit around the center of mass for the two body system.

Wind blowing through subterranean passages causes earthquakes (Aristotle's hypothesis, tied with older cosmology of hollow passages through earth) Earthquakes occur from collapse of subterranean …

The foundation for Earth's global climate systems is the electromagnetic radiation from the sun, as well as its reflection, absorption, storage, and redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and land …

Tides Crash Course This PBS video provides an excellent video tutorial on the origin of Earth's two tidal bulges and how tidal forces are affecting the Earth-Moon system.

Weather Front Model PDF In this activity from the UCAR Center for Science Education, students model the movement of a front in a tank of water. Specifically, the model shows how warm air is pushed …