How do wind and water shape the surface of the Earth? Students will be able to explain how erosion, weathering, and deposition work together to shape the Earth’s surface.

In this media-rich lesson, students explore some of the ethical, legal, and social issues related to personal genetic testing and genome sequencing.

In this video excerpt from NOVA, learn about the advantages, disadvantages, and ethical implications of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, or PGD, a technique used to screen embryos created through in vitro fertilization for diseases.

In this NASA video, scientists describe how the Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment will sample and track the Sun's ultraviolet irradiance, providing a detailed time sequence of extreme ultraviolet output -- data that can provide advance warning for potentially disruptive energy bursts.

In this video segment from WILD TV, a scientist in the Florida Everglades talks about her research on the pig frog. [6:25]

In this adapted video segment, ZOOM guest Tommy takes us on a tour of the Florida Everglades. He describes what makes a wetland biome unique, including the soil, precipitation, and biodiversity.

How much radiation are we exposed to every day? Find out in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE.

This video segment adapted from NOVA tells the story of two scientists who inadvertently discovered microwave radiation that is now believed to be heat left over from the Big Bang.

This video segment from Evolution: "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" illustrates the remarkable camouflage of a praying mantis against its leafy backdrop.

This video from Evolution explores the evolution of humans from a common ancestor of humans, chimpanzees, and other apes.

This video from Evolution highlights Charles Darwin's personal struggle to bring to light his theory of evolution through natural selection.

In this video from Evolution, an exploration of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in the Russian prison system highlights one reason it is important to understand evolution.

In this video segment adapted from NASA, students in Matsuyama City, Japan, interview Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri about life and work aboard the International Space Station.

In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, the cast investigates how the pitch of sound changes when they strike a variety of glasses filled with different amounts and types of liquids.

Can a fresh lemon power a digital clock? In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, the cast shows you how this can be done and, in the process, discover how kids can be a part of an electric circuit.

This outstanding website provides an excellent variety of hands-on earthquake activities to help you understand what causes earthquakes.

This lesson will focus on bony fish form and adaptations. Students will begin by looking at different types of marine life, particularly fish, in the Aurelia application. After discussing the 3 different classes of fish and basic fish anatomy, students will take a deeper dive into the bony fish class and learn about the adaptations that they have to survive in different ecosystems. At the end of the lesson, students will be able to identify the external anatomy of a bony fish and be able to tell the difference between a bony, cartilaginous or jawless fish.

Estimated time required: 1-2 class periods.

Technology required for this lesson: Tablet or Smartphone.

This lesson will focus on cartilaginous fish form and adaptations. Students will begin by looking at different types of marine life, particularly fish, in the Aurelia application. After discussing the biological classification system and the 3 classes of fish, students will learn the external anatomy of the main groups of cartilaginous fish. Students will then take a deeper dive into the adaptations of cartilaginous fish that make them different from bony fish. We will finish up by covering modern issues that are facing cartilaginous fish and how we can help their populations.

Estimated time required: 1-2 class periods.

Technology required for this lesson: Tablet or Smartphone.

In this activity, participants explore the way the shape of the land and the pull of gravity influence how water moves over Earth. By making unique mountain models from crumpled paper and watching how water moves across them, participants can act as Earth scientists, using their observations to make predictions about the future of our planet. Both English and Spanish activity resources are included. Educators should begin with the file named: Paper Mountains - Lesson Plan - START HERE.

Estimated time required: 1-2 class periods.

Technology required for this lesson: Tablet or Smartphone.

This tutorial looks at carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and how changes can impact wheat production in Kansas.