This is a lesson that enables the student to describe how hurricanes move and change appearance over time through the use of the pubic domain image processing software. Full description.

This lesson plan helps students to understand that perception influences the mental maps and attitudes of people about places. In order to help students grasp how perceptions play out in the real world, students will analyze sketch maps produced by different people on the basis of their mental maps and draw inferences about the factors (e.g., culture, age, sex, occupation, experience) that influence ... Full description.

In this lesson plan, using the skills of a geography detective, students learn more about the land and humans' relationships with it. Students apply the six essential elements of geography (location, places and regions, physical systems, human systems, environment and society, and uses of geography) as they make in-depth observations and draw conclusions about historical landscapes. They will demonstrate ... Full description.

This classroom activity offers students an opportunity to research and chart the shortest course to circumnavigate the globe. Students choose their course on a map or globe but they must go through given check points and measure their route. When teams have completed their routes, they exchange maps and recording charts to compare checkpoint locations and estimated distances. Then, as a class, they ... Full description.

This lesson will help students understand the concept of ridesharing and provide opportunities for the student to identify and demonstrate an individual's responsible behavior in protecting and preserving the environment. It starts with a list of thirty terms with which the students should be familiar and a link to a glossary to assist the students with the definitions. Other activities include making ... Full description.

In this lesson, students will investigate the origin of the first humans in the Americas, especially when they arrived, where they came from, and how they migrated. As they proceed, the students should be able to describe alternative theories for how the first humans came to the Americas and explain the evidence that supports or contradicts these theories; explain how exploration of a submerged portion ... Full description.

The Climate TimeLine (CTL) Information Tool summarizes climate history for time spans from 1 year to 100,000 years ago and beyond. The relation between human development, weather, and climate is explored. The CTL explains how past climate is measured, provides basic information on paleoclimatology, and explains the use of paleo proxies. There is a tutorial on drought and how to use the CTL to investigate ... Full description.

This resource was developed for a course offered at the Stone Lab Campus of Ohio State University. The course offers students in engineering and environmental sciences a unique opportunity to develop knowledge, attitudes and skills for 21st century careers in science, engineering and technology. Sessions focus on Earth systems, emphasizing relationships among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere ... Full description.

This lesson enables students to evaluate the role of government in addressing land use and other environmental issues. They will study the powers, responsibilities, and limitations of elected and appointed officials in the national legislative, executive, and judicial branches, and examine how the principles of government assist and impede the functioning of government. Activities include studying ... Full description.

This unit introduces students to the general system for mapping the seafloor remotely, since most of the seafloor is deep and not visible from the sea surface. In the first lesson students will model a seafloor with shoeboxes and blocks, and then map the "seafloor" using yakitori skewers or lei needles. Lesson two is a teacher demonstration modeling echolocation. Lesson three allows students to interpret ... Full description.