Earth Science

Watersheds
Wonderful Watersheds
Concepts

Discover where water comes from, where it goes, and how land shapes a watershed using the Chesapeake Bay as a real-world example.

  • Virginia SOL 6.8
  • NGSS MS-ESS2-4
Features
  • Read-Aloud Feature: Users can select the text to have it read aloud.
  • Screenshot Signature Page: Users can sign and screenshot the final page for proof of completion.
Additional Resources

Watershed Crossword

Magnetism
Concepts

Embark on a treasure hunt using a compass and map. Along the way, learn how compasses operate and explore the principles of magnetism and magnetic fields.

  • Virginia SOL PS.9
  • NGSS MS-PS2-5
Features
  • Read-Aloud Feature: Users can select the text to have it read aloud.
  • Screenshot Signature Page: Users can sign and screenshot the final page for proof of completion.
Water Filtration Challenge
Water Filtration Challenge
Concepts

Explore key water management concepts and then design, build, and test a virtual water filter in this interactive module.

  • Virginia SOL 4.9 & 6.6

  • NGSS MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS3-3,

  • MS-ETS1-2, MS-ETS1-3

Features
  • Read-Aloud Feature: Users can select the text to have it read aloud.
  • Screenshot Signature Page: Users can sign and screenshot the final page for proof of completion.
Additional Resources
Greenhouse Effect
The Greenhouse Effect
Concepts

Explore the process by which the sun’s energy is captured and retained in Earth’s atmosphere, leading to various climatic and environmental effects.

  • Virginia SOL ES.12

  • NGSS MS-ESS3-2, MS-ESS3-5

Features
  • Screenshot Signature Page: Users can sign and screenshot the final page for proof of completion.
Additional Resources
Global Warming
Global Warming
Concepts

Discover the methods and techniques scientists use to measure and analyze Earth’s average global temperatures and understand their impact on our planet’s climate and environment.

  • Virginia SOL ES.12

  • NGSS MS-ESS3-2, MS-ESS3-5

Features
  • Screenshot Signature Page: Users can sign and screenshot the final page for proof of completion.
Additional Resources
Rising Sea Levels
Melting Ice and Rising Sea Levels
Concepts

Check out the Greenland Ice Sheet and learn how warmer air and ocean temperatures affect ice sheets and sea levels.

  • Virginia SOL ES.12

  • NGSS MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS3-2,

  • MS-ESS3-3, MS-ESS3-5

Features
  • Screenshot Signature Page: Users can sign and screenshot the final page for proof of completion.
Additional Resources
Carbon Dioxide Levels
Carbon Dioxide Levels on the Rise
Concepts

Explore how scientists measure, study, and analyze the levels and impacts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

  • Virginia SOL ES.12
  • NGSS MS-ESS2-2
  • NGSS MS-ESS2-2
  • MS-ESS3-3, MS-ESS3-5
Features
  • Screenshot Signature Page: Users can sign and screenshot the final page for proof of completion.
Additional Resources
Ocean Acidification
Ocean Acidification
Concepts

Explore how extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affects the pH of oceans and coral reefs.

  • Virginia SOL ES.10

  • NGSS MS-ESS3-4

  • HS-ESS3-6

Features
  • Screenshot Signature Page: Users can sign and screenshot the final page for proof of completion.
Additional Resources
What is Air?
What is Air interactive lesson
Concepts

This engaging interactive lesson uses molecular models and pie charts, helping students visualize and understand the composition of air.

  • Virginia SOL PS.3 & CH.3

  • NGSS 5-ESS-2, MS-PS1-1

Features
  • Read-Aloud Feature: Users can select the text to have it read aloud.
  • Screenshot Signature Page: Users can sign and screenshot the final page for proof of completion.
Additional Resources
Seasons
What Causes Seasons?
Concepts

Use simulations to confront misconceptions about the cause of seasons.

  • Virginia SOL ES.3b
  • NGSS MS-ESS1-1
Features

  • Screenshot Signature Page: Users can sign and screenshot the final page for proof of completion.
Additional Resources
The Lunar Cycle
The Lunar Cycle
Concepts

Learn why the moon looks different throughout the month and test your memory of its phases.

  • Virginia SOL ES.3b
  • NGSS MS-ESS1-1
Features

  • Screenshot Signature Page: Users can sign and screenshot the final page for proof of completion.
Additional Resources
Wild Wild Earth Part 1
Wild Wild Earth Part 1: Opens in New Tab
Concepts

Travel the world as you learn about states of matter, thermal energy, and temperature.

  • Virginia SOL PS.2
  • NGSS PS1
Features

  • Screenshot Signature Page: Users can sign and screenshot the final page for proof of completion.
Additional Resources
Wild Wild Earth Part 2
Wild Wild Earth Part 2: Opens in New Tab
Concepts & Standards

Travel the world and learn about forms of energy, temperature, and states of matter.

Features

  • Screenshot Signature Page: Users can sign and screenshot the final page for proof of completion.
Additional Resources
Wild Wild Earth Part 3
Wild Wild Earth Part 3: Opens in New Tab
Concepts & Standards

Travel the world as you learn about heat, the states and density of water, and insulators.

Features

Screenshot Signature Page: Users can screenshot their name on the final page for proof of completion.

Additional Resources
Wild Wild Earth Part 4
Wild Wild Earth Part 4: Opens in new tab
Concepts & Standards
Concepts:

Travel the world as you learn about radiation, convection, and conduction.

Features

Screenshot Signature Page: Users can screenshot their name on the final page for proof of completion.

Additional Resources