5.8+Earth+Science

STANDARD 5.8 (EARTH SCIENCE) ALL STUDENTS WILL GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS, AND GEOPHYSICAL SYSTEMS OF THE EARTH.
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Grade Level: 6-8 Web Site Title: Water Use it Wisely URL: http://www.wateruseitwisely.com/index.shtml Description: How well does your family save water?: Check out the Family Water Audit to see how well you conserve water and what you can do better. Working on your landscaping?: Use our Low Water Use Plant List to choose plants that will use less water. You can also use our Landscape Watering Guide to calculate how long and how frequently to water your plants and lawn for optimal growth. Trying to save water outdoors?: We have dozens of water saving tips specific to outdoor and indoor use. Contributor: Cathlin Rozman, Mt. Hebron Middle School, http://del.icio.us/crozman

Grade Level: 6-8 Web Site Title: NASA's Earth Observatory URL: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ Description: An excellent site from NASA with articles, satellite images and much more. A valuable resource for keeping up to date with ongoing research into issues associated with glaciers and global change, as well as an excellent reference site. There is an opportunity to sign up for a free weekly update telling you about the latest stories, data, and other points of interest that have been added to the site. An excellent resource for University students, interfacing directly with original scientific research. Contributor: Cathlin Rozman, Mt. Hebron Middle School, http://del.icio.us/crozman

Grade Level: 4 - 9 Web Site Title: Edheads (specifically "weather" activities) URL: http://edheads.org/ Description: Interactive weather predictor, weather report, glossary of terms, etc. Contributor: Abigail Hoffman http://del.icio.us/abigailhoffman

Grade Level: 3 - 4 Web Site Title: Interactives Rock Cycle URL: http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/index.html Description: An interactive site that helps students learn about the three main types of rock, how to tell the different rock types apart, and how rocks change from one type into another. Contributor: Lynne Williams, Bradford School

Grade Level: 6-7 Web Site Title: Interactives Dynamic Earth URL: http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/index.html Description: Interactive site on layers of the Earth, plate tectonics, plates & boundaries, plate boundary interactions Contributor: