Students practice the language of location in relation to themselves and classroom objects. The class will work collaboratively to create a simple classroom map and then use it to describe the location of various objects found in the classroom.

Students read first-person accounts of volcanic eruptions and illustrate the eruptions in order to compare and contrast them.

This unit, from the Watershed Dynamics curriculum, uses National Geographic FieldScope as a key tool for investigating water availability. The unit is designed to teach students about water availability and the impacts of human activity on the watersheds we live in. Students and teachers learn to use geographic information system (GIS) tools and various data sets to answer questions about the environment.

Students investigate causes of water quality degradation and analyze the relationship between harmful algal blooms, toxic algae, and dead zones. They explore water quality "success stories" and actions to improve water quality.

Students review each step of the water-treatment process used to make water potable and analyze the order in which the steps occur.

Students discuss reasons animals migrate. Then they watch video clips from the series Great Migrations, organize factual information about species, and compare and contrast two migratory species,

Lucy Cooke travels across the globe to make certain animals stars. It has been her mission to find the ugly, misunderstood creatures and get people to care about them.
This is just an article--no lesson ideas included. It would be great for Informational text standards.

This encyclopedia entry is for the term "autotroph." An autotroph is an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals. Because autotrophs produce their own food, they are sometimes called producers. Text for this entry is appropriate for the middle and high school grade levels.

This is an encyclopedia entry for "biosphere." The biosphere is made up of the parts of Earth where life exists. The biosphere extends from the deepest root systems of trees, to the dark environment of ocean trenches, to lush rain forests and high mountaintops. Text for this entry is appropriate for the middle and high school grade levels.

This is an encyclopedia entry for the term "carnivore." A carnivore is an organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals. Sometimes carnivores are called predators. Text for this entry is appropriate for upper elementary, middle, and high school grade levels.

This encyclopedia entry is for the term "eclipse." Text for this entry is appropriate for the middle and high school grade levels.

This is an encyclopedia entry for the term "ecosystem." An ecosystem is a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life. Text for this entry is appropriate for the middle and high school grade levels.

This encyclopedia entry is for the term "food chain." A food chain describes who eats whom in the wild. Text for this entry is appropriate for the upper elementary, middle and high school grade levels.

This encyclopedia entry is for the term "Fossils." Fossils are the preserved remains, or traces of remains, of ancient animals and plants. Text for this entry is appropriate for the middle and high school grade levels.

This is an encyclopedia entry for the term "groundwater." Groundwater is all the water found underneath the Earth?s surface. Text for this entry is appropriate for the middle and high school grade levels.

This is an encyclopedia entry for "habitat." A habitat is a place where an organism makes its home. Text for this entry is appropriate for middle and high school levels.

This is an encyclopedia entry for the term "herbivore." An herbivore is an organism that mostly feeds on plants. Text for this entry is appropriate for the upper elementary, middle, and high school grade levels.

This is an encyclopedia entry for "keystone species," a plant or animal that plays a unique and crucial role in the way an ecosystem functions. Text for this entry is appropriate for the middle and high school grade levels.

This is an encyclopedia entry for the term "mantle." The mantle is one of the three main layers of the Earth. Text for this entry is appropriate for the middle and high school grade levels. An accompanying image set provides graphics to add to a lecture on the layers of the Earth.

This is an encyclopedia entry for the term "marine sanctuary." A marine sanctuary is a general type of marine protected area (MPA). The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary and the Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Animals are featured. Text for this entry is appropriate for the middle and high school levels.