Classroom Activities, categorized by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

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Title NGSS ESS Core Ideas NGSS ESS Topics NGSS Performance Expectations
Food Source
Fossil Formation Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) History of Earth 4-ESS3-1
Freddy the Fish Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) K-ESS3-1
From Trash to Terrarium
Frozen Power Earth's Place in the Universe (ESS1), Earth's Systems (ESS2) 4-ESS2-1, MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2
Geography of a Pencil
Geoheritage Via Google Street View Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) History of Earth
Geologic Age Earth's Place in the Universe (ESS1) History of Earth HS-ESS1-6, HS-PS1-8
Geologic Time Scale Analogy Earth's Place in the Universe (ESS1) Earth's Systems MS-ESS1-4
Geoscience and Petroleum Careers
Getting Creative - Geologic Map Day Learning Activities Earth's Systems (ESS2), Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) Earth's Systems, Human Impacts
Getting the Oil Out
GIS and Careers
Glacier Slide Earth's Systems (ESS2) Earth's Systems MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-2, HS-ESS2-1
Global Change: Where Land, Air and Water Meet Earth's Systems (ESS2) Earth's Systems MS-ESS2-1
Gold Panning Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) Earth's Systems 5-PS1-3, MS-ESS3-1
Greenhouse in a Beaker
Groundwater Movement Earth's Systems (ESS2), Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) Earth's Systems, Human Impacts 5-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-1
Groundwater on the Move Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) Earth's Systems K-ESS3-1
Grow Your Own Crystals Earth's Place in the Universe (ESS1), Earth's Systems (ESS2) Earth's Systems MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-4, HS-ESS1-2, HS-ESS1-5, HS-ESS1-6
Hands-On Experiments to Test for Acid-Mine Drainage Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) Human Impacts MS-ESS3-3, HS-ESS3-6
How Can You Test Your Soil? Earth's Systems (ESS2), Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) Earth's Systems 5-ESS3-1, 5-LS2-1, MS-ESS2-1
How Dangerous Are Tsunamis? Weather and Climate
How Does a Solar Eclipse Affect Air Temperature?
How Much Soil Is There? Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) K-ESS3-1

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