9th Grade Earth Science

Test your students' knowledge of weather-related vocabulary with this word list.

Weather Terms

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Vocabulary

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Earth Science

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Earth's Changing Surfaces Printables Gallery

Included are worksheets and activities that teach students how to read maps, understand different types of soil, perform…

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Earth Science

Environmental Science

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Read about recent discoveries concerning dinosaurs.

Dinosaur News

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Animals (Zoology)

Biology

Science

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Read all about Tyrannosaurus Sue, a 65 million-year-old dinosaur.

Tyrannosaurus Sue

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Animals (Zoology)

Biology

Science

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Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?

Read about theories on the evolution of birds.

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Animals (Zoology)

Biology

Science

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75-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Voice Heard Again

Read about the re-creation of the sound that a Parasaurolophus dinosaur made.

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Animals (Zoology)

Biology

Science

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When Did the Dinosaurs Live?

What time periods did dinosaurs live in? Find the answers here.

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Science

Earth Science

Dinosaurs (Paleontology)

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School Energy Consumption: Student Section

Students will investigate their school's existing energy usage, conduct an energy survey, report the findings, and…

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Science

Earth Science

Environmental Science

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Identifying a Mystery Mineral

Students are asked to identify a mystery mineral sample. Assesses their knowledge of mineral properties and the tests…

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Science

Earth Science

Minerals

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Students create a model that shows a variety of landform features created by river erosion and deposition. Assesses…

A Model Landscape

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Science

Earth Science

Geology

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Students create a model for currents caused by differences in salinity, using the materials provided. Assesses their…

Making Salinity Currents

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Science

Earth Science

Oceans (Oceanography)

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Students design an experiment to test how to slow the evaporation of water in an open swimming pool in a dry climate.…

Slowing Evaporation

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Science

Earth Science

Atmosphere and Air

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Students compare the weather in their city or part of the country with the weather in three other locations, for a…

Comparing the Weather

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Earth Science

Weather

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Students hypothesize what will happen when objects come into contact with a column of air shooting upward at high speed.…

Air in Motion

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Science

Earth Science

Force and Motion

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Speedy Mediums (Speed of Waves)

Students determine the speed of waves in two different mediums: water and vegetable oil. Tests their understanding of…

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Science

Earth Science

Wave Theory

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Air Quality and the Weather -- Student Section

Children will construct and analyze surface temperature maps and graphs.

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Science

Earth Science

Atmosphere and Air

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Identifying Temperature Inversions

Use this data table with the Air Quality and the Weather lesson.

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Science

Earth Science

Environmental Science

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Visibility: Student Section

Children learn about the meteorological conditions necessary for fog and clouds to form. See the Visibility: Teacher…

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Science

Earth Science

Weather

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Use this chart with the Student Section of the Visibility lesson.

Visibility Chart

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Science

Earth Science

Weather

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Children build wind machines to learn about work, power, and energy.

Wind at Work

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Science

Earth Science

Atmosphere and Air

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This article describes how to use a talk show as an authentic assessment at the end of an ozone unit. This is a perfect…

The Ozone Show

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Science

Earth Science

Atmosphere and Air

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From Mud Puddles to Drinking Water

This unit on land use issues and groundwater principles channels children's enthusiasm about the natural world into…

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Science

Earth Science

Natural Resources Conservation

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