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This
website
provides
access
to
lesson
plans
published
by
the
Evolution
and
the
Nature
of
Science
Institutes
(ENSI).
Based
on
32
key
ideas
of
scientific
thought,
the
ENSI
program
emphasizes
the
importance
of
teaching
the
nature
of
modern
science
before
introducing
the
elements
of
evolution
as
an
example
of
modern
scientific
thinking.
This
website
features
lessons
in
three
categories
-
the
nature
of
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Looking
at
the
Environment
is
a
one-year
high
school
environmental
science
course
that
employs
geographic
visualization
and
data
analysis
tools
in
an
inquiry-based
approach
to
science
education.
Investigations
in
Environmental
Science
places
students
in
the
role
of
environmental
scientists.
It
engages
them
in
investigations
of
realistic
environmental
problems,
in
which
they
must
make
recommendations
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Planetary
Forecaster
is
an
inquiry-based
science
curriculum
that
integrates
hands-on
lab
activities
with
the
use
of
technology
for
exploration
and
modeling.
In
this
curriculum,
students
explore
the
major
factors
leading
to
temperature
variation
around
the
globe,
and
then
use
what
they
learn
to
make
temperature
predictions
and
identify
the
habitable
areas
on
a
fictional,
newly
discovered
planet.
The
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This
site
presents
an
interactive
periodic
table
that
provides
information
about
each
element
including
its
description,
uses,
occurrence,
and
role
in
biological
processes.
For
instructors,
the
site
features
five
comprehensive
teaching
packets
which
include
teachers'
guides,
student
pages,
background
materials,
maps,
and
other
student
activities.
The
complete
packets
are
available
for
a
fee,
but
some
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This
is
a
collection
of
18
geology
exercises
that
are
designed
for
teachers
with
little
or
no
geology
background.
Each
exercise
includes
relevant
background
information,
complete
instructions,
student
handouts
and
answer
keys.
Topics
include
rock
and
mineral
identification,
Bowen's
reaction
series,
crystal
models,
topographic
maps,
earthquakes,
groundwater,
oil
exploration,
plate
tectonics
and
more.
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The
intended
use
of
this
web
page
is
for
collaborative
development
of
lesson
plans.
Several
atmospheric
science
lesson
plans
and
visualizations
are
available
from
this
site.
Examples
of
some
of
the
topics
are
a
snowflake
model,
weather
balloons,
a
radiation
budget
model,
and
drawing
contour
plots.
Many
of
the
visualizations
are
interactive,
so
the
user
may
vary
the
conditions
and
observe
the
results.
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This
site
houses
a
compilation
of
curricular
materials.
Dozens
of
courses
are
listed,
representing
a
broad
spectrum
of
topics
in
the
sciences
and
humanities.
Most
of
the
material
was
written
for
middle
school
and
high
school,
but
could
be
adapted
to
a
wider
audience.
There
are
several
courses
in
the
earth
sciences,
including
geology,
global
change,
and
environmental
science.
Each
course
includes
self-contained
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In
this
curricular
unit,
students
learn
how
water
becomes
contaminated
with
specific
water-borne
diseases,
read
personal
accounts
of
unsafe
water,
and
work
together
to
brainstorm
solutions
to
the
water
problems
of
communities
in
Africa.
The
website
includes
complete
lesson
plans,
a
list
of
materials,
assessment
tools,
and
links
to
on-line
components
of
the
exercise.
Activities
within
this
module
include
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This
site
provides
information
on
the
geology
in
and
around
the
national
parks.
Sections
of
the
web
site
are
devoted
to
programs
about
disturbed
lands
restoration,
mineral
and
resource
management,
and
geology
and
soils.
A
collection
of
educational
activities
and
teacher
resources
encourage
teaching
science
using
the
national
parks
as
examples.
The
web
site
also
includes
a
park
geology
tour
that
allows
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This
site
contains
slide
shows
and
virtual
field
trips
of
Yellowstone
National
Park.
There
are
several
slide
shows
to
chose
from,
including
wolves
of
Yellowstone,
bear
research,
fire
ecology,
the
history
of
Yellowstone
and
the
influence
of
art
on
Yellowstone
Park.
Each
program
features
slides
containing
text
and
photographs.
There
is
also
an
orientation
slide
show
about
the
National
Park
system.
More
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