Set of 10 Multimedia Earth Science Lessons (Site License)

Multimedia SCIENCE Lessons for Interactive Whiteboards

The Perfect Complement to Any Earth Science Curriculum!

Each title contains a comprehensive array of multimedia lessons and activities. Designed for multisensory learning, they’re the perfect resource for Interactive Whiteboards. And the lessons are also ideal for individual student instruction on any computer!

Key Features:

• Virtual Lab Investigation is included with each title, allowing students to experiment, perform simulations and draw conclusions.
• Custom Tool Bar allows users to draw, write, and add arrows and text blocks to customize the lessons by adding additional details to any screen.

Each multimedia lesson consists of the following 5 Modules along with a digital, inquiry-based Student Activity Guide:

Lesson Presentation

Consists of a series of narrated, visual presentations – each featuring highly-detailed graphics and illuminating animations.

Interactive Activities

Includes a variety of interactive activities, a virtual lab investigation and a Lab Activity Guide. You’ll engage your students in inquiry-based learning, allowing them to apply the knowledge gained in other modules. They can also begin to build a foundation of knowledge and understanding of the key concepts using process skills to perform a Virtual Lab Investigation.

Visual Resources

Provides additional images as well as the individual graphics from the Lesson Presentation module. Allows you to teach “free-style” by customizing the presentation, explain concepts in more depth or highlight specific information through use of the arrows, text or callouts provided with the Custom Tool Bar.

Vocabulary

Features an illustrated view of key vocabulary, allowing you to choose any of the terms along with their corresponding images and definitions. Show or hide the definition to challenge your class or play audio of the terms/definitions to promote vocabulary development.

Assessment

Consists of a series of assessment/review questions that can be 1. Graded at the end of the assessment (Quiz Mode), 2. Used in a non-graded format for instant feedback (Practice Mode), or 3. Provided in “play” mode for use by competing teams (Play Mode). Question types include multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in the blank, and matching.

This set contains all 10 Earth Science Lessons:

Earth's Atmosphere & Weather

• The Atmosphere
• Weather Factors
• Weather Patterns
• Predicting the Weather
  Virtual Lab Investigation: Forecasting the Weather

Earth's Climate

• Causes of Climate
• Climate Regions/Types
• Causes of Climate Change
• Global Warming
  Virtual Lab Investigation: Investigating Climate Change

Earth's Surface

• Landforms
• Topographic Maps
• Weathering & Erosion
• Cycle of Erosion & Deposition
  Virtual Lab Investigation: The Effect of Chemical Weathering on Rocks

Earthquakes

• How Earth's Surface Changes
• Types of Seismic Waves
• Measuring Earthquakes
• Earthquake Damage & Safety
  Virtual Lab Investigation: Modeling Earthquakes

Minerals

• Properties of Minerals
• Identifying Minerals
• How Do Minerals Form?
• Uses of Minerals
  Virtual Lab Investigation: Identifying Minerals

Plate Tectonics

• Earth's Interior
• Continental Drift
• Sea-Floor Spreading
• Theory of Plate Tectonics
  Virtual Lab Investigation: Plate Tectonics Simulation

Our Solar System

• Formation of the Solar System
• The Sun
• The Inner Planets
• The Outer Planets
  Virtual Lab Investigation: Exploring Our Solar System

Rocks

• Classifying Rocks
• Igneous Rocks
• Sedimentary Rocks
• Metamorphic Rocks
  Virtual Lab Investigation: Identifying Rocks

The Sun-Earth-Moon System

• How Earth Moves
• Phases, Eclipses & Tides
• Earth's Moon
• Missions to the Moon
  Virtual Lab Investigation: Simulating the Sun-Earth-Moon System

Volcanoes

• Volcanoes & Plate Boundaries
• Volcanic Eruptions
• Life Cycle of a Volcano
• Volcanic Landforms
  Virtual Lab Investigation: Investigating Volcanoes