Planet Earth Unit

The Planet Earth unit is all about what makes up our
planet, how weather acts on our planet and the
atmosphere surrounding us all. The students will look at
rocks and minerals, learn how to forecast the weather
and will preview part of the DVD by National
Geographic titled Forces of Nature.

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Activities and Resources used during Discovery Lab	Activities/Resources that go along with the unit Planet Earth	Websites to use with this unit.
Planet Earth Lab Notebook 09_10 Observing the Earth using Techonology (PPT) What Makes Up Earth?	Lessons from 4-H Measuring Wind Speed Design and Build a Barometer Air Pressure What Causes Wind Kites Design and Build a Wind Vane Discovery Ideas and Wind Community Wind Project	Weather Wiz Kids Science For Kids Kids Know It Science Monster PBS Kids Forces of Nature National Geographic Education
Printable Posters/Info Sheets from NASA Wild World of Clouds The Sun's Corona Satellite Stations Hurricane Ivan Hurricane Kate Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Lane The Infrared Earth Partial Solar Eclipse The X-ray Sun Auroral Activity Jason Board Game Wild World Adventure Game Game Cards 1 Game Cards 2 Katrina Info Page Front/Back	NASA Lessons Planetary Geology Clouds Energy Precipitation Weather Winds Meteorology In a New Light (Climate/Weather) How do you Make a Weather Satellite National Center for Atmospheric Research Atmospheric Science Explorers 1 Atmospheric Science Explorers 2 Atmospheric Science Explorers 3	The Globe Program Modul e s from FOSSweb.com Kids' Crossing in the Classroom (Teacher Guide to the Website) Sci Jinks by NASA Weather Scope Field Museum Scilitlinks.org Fact Monster Science
National Geographic Forces of Nature_Teacher Guide	The Technology Teacher Become a Weather Wizard Write the Book on Weather Metrics Team up on the Weather Sizing Up the Clouds Water Works on the Blue Planet Alabama Math Science Technology Initiative Make a Cube Evan Moor Layers of Earth
	Weather Scope Making a Barometer Making a Rain Gauge Making a Thermometer Making a Weather Station Making a Wind Vane Making an Anemometer Sci Jinks by NASA How to Make a Weather Satellite More about Weather Satellites The Field Museum Nature Unleashed