Experiments Below are interactive experiments that can be used to teach all ages about the art and science of space-based remote sensing. The experiments focus on how NASA uses remote sensing to study how and why the Earth changes. Mission: Biomes The following two activities are designed for teachers to use in classrooms as supplementary, interdisciplinary units. Mission: Biomes is especially appropriate for grades 3 through 8, and is designed to be interactive and self-correcting which will allow each student to work at his or her own pace. Great Graph Match Geo Grapher needs your help to match temperature and precipitation graphs for different locations to the biomes where they belong To Plant or Not to Plant? Travel with Bill Botanist on an expedition to each of the world’s biomes. Citizen Science The Citizens and Remote Sensing Observation Network (CARSON) is designed to show citizen scientists how to explore satellite data to make wide-scale environmental observations. Air Quality Water Quality
Emperor Penguin Emperor penguins spend their entire lives on Antarctic ice and in its waters. They survive—breeding, raising young, and eating—by relying on a number of clever adaptations. These flightless birds breed in the winter. After a courtship of several weeks, a female emperor penguin lays one single egg then leaves! Each penguin egg's father balances it on his feet and covers it with his brood pouch, a very warm layer of feathered skin designed to keep the egg cozy. Finally, after about two months, the females return from the sea, bringing food they regurgitate, or bring up, to feed the now hatched chicks. As the young penguins grow, adults leave them in groups of chicks called crèches while they leave to fish. The Land we Love || Agriculture: What's 'organic'? In recent years we've heard a lot about organic farming and organic food. But what exactly does “organic” mean? Organic farming encourages the sustainable health and productivity of the ecosystem (soil, plants, animals and people). Organic foods are grown (e.g. plants) and raised (e.g. livestock) using absolutely no synthetic (made by people) pesticides or fertilizers, hormones or genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on land that has been chemical-free for at least three years. Organically-grown food may not always look as “picture perfect” as food grown with chemicals, and may not be as cheap, but it generally tastes better and more importantly, it's healthier for you and the environment.
CLEO - Cumbria and Lancashire Education Online KS2 Science Finding out how you move and grow. Can you label the human skeleton? When you've finished move onto the animal skeletons. Do you know which groups living things belong to? Look at the plants and animals as they go past. Can you drag them into the correct groups? Magnets have north poles and south poles. What does a year look like in space? The application consists of two sorting activities and one writing frame to support work towards the end of the unit. Solid, liquid and gas are called the three states of matter. Materials have different properties that make them useful for different jobs. Pupils can research information about teeth types, tooth structure and tooth decay. Use an information panel where pupils can research details about food groups and a balanced plate approach to a healthy diet.Balanced Plate lesson outline An information panel to explains the terms used in, and concepts behind, food chains. Find out why shadows change angle and size throughout the day.
Biology For Kids - KidsBiology.com Eco Field Guide: Alligator Common Name: Alligator Scientific Name: Alligator mississippiensis Unique Qualities: American alligators are key species in their ecosystems. Can be Seen: Southern United States. Likes to Hang Out: Edge of bodies of water, swamps, rivers and lakes. Likes to Eat: Alligators eat fish, turtles, mammals, snakes, birds, and even other alligators. Status: Listed as critically endangered in 1967, American alligators are now back to healthy numbers, with populations still rising.
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