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1. Pennsylvania Science Standards

   ... formed PA geologic structures and resources Explain how the rock cycle affected rock formations in PA 3.5.7.B. Recognize earth resources and how they affect everyday life. Identify and locate significant earth ...

   PAESTA Webmaster - Jul 24 2013 - 3:48pm

2. Building Stone Investigation at the Local Shopping Mall

   ... Class Time Required This will vary, depending upon how many stores in the mall you have students looking at, and how far apart the ... and requires a visit to a local shopping mall.  I have first contacted the malls before bringing my students so that mall ...

   Laura Guertin - May 22 2015 - 11:03am - 0 comments

3. Map and Activity

   ... data when provided as pie charts. To show students how they can apply this data spatially (mapping) to gain other useful ... regions of the US with a black marker in advance to make it easier to distinguish among the groups) Electricity Resource Mapping ...

   PAESTA Webmaster - Jun 14 2017 - 2:28pm

4. The Heat Engine - Two mini activities exploring convection currents

   ... Learning Objectives Students will study convection and how this process leads to different plate tectonic processes such as sea floor ... •       Empty flat bottomed, heatable container (i.e. tuna can, Pyrex) •       Two bricks •       Candle ...

   Katie Bateman - May 22 2015 - 11:02am - 0 comments

5. What is the Coriolis Effect?

   How does it work and how does it affect the earth's weather? ...

   Kathleen Tait - Jul 27 2015 - 6:40pm

6. What do craters on solid planets tell us about the history of the Solar System?

   ... Activity Description The purpose of this lesson is to see how astronomers use crater counts (more precisely, crater densities) to estimate the age of an object’s surface and how, from that, we can infer that impacts were very important in the early ...

   Chris Palma - May 22 2015 - 11:01am - 0 comments

7. PAESTA Annual Conference Presenter Form

   ... tracks: Technology – We seek examples of how technology has been intergrated in the classroom to enhance instruction and ... Across Disciplines – We are looking for examples of how Earth and space science teachers have connected and collaborated on ...

   PAESTA Webmaster - Jun 13 2017 - 3:28pm

8. Plate Boundary Research Project

   ... Teachers need to be comfortable instructing students on how to use Diigo and how to create a MS PowerPoint presentation. Class Time ... to cite; more clearly document where their information is coming from; and help maintain the integrity of their final product.  In ...

   Nicole Vishio - May 22 2015 - 11:02am - 0 comments

9. NOAA Environmental Sensitivity Index Map Oil Spill Exercise

   ... of humanmade processes on changes to Earth's resources and how they effect everyday life. Supplies/Materials/Articles Needed Home Page  - what happens, and how to respond to oil spills. ...

   Laura Guertin - May 22 2015 - 11:01am - 0 comments

10. Day 2: Coal in Pennsylvania Map Activity

    ... determine which ranks of coal are present in PA as well as how coal resources are distributed throughout the state.   Utilize the ... of mountain building on coalification and to explain how it controls the geographic distribution of bituminous and anthracite coal in ...

    PAESTA Webmaster - Jun 14 2017 - 2:28pm

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