Mission Earth Lessons & Activities

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  • Little Kinder Warriors Cheeto Pollination Experiment (2-document series)

    A simple activity for modeling pollination, using Cheeto snacks.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Locating and Viewing Your School Weather Station Data (BU GME)

    A guide on how to access your school's Davis WeatherLink on the Davis website.

    • Document Types: Guides, Tutorials

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Make a Rain Gauge (0-5 WikiHow; word doc)

    A short guide with photos on building a classroom or at-home rain gauge

    • Document Types: Activities, Guides

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Makin a Sundial (GLOBE; 1 of 2 documents)

    GLOBE activity on making a sundial.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Making a Climograph- A GLOBE Data Exploration

    A GLOBE student activity on analyzing climate data and ultimately learning about and constructing a climograph.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere, Data Literacy and Foundational Concepts

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Making a Paper Plate Sundial (word doc)

    A sundial construction guide and observation sheet

    • Document Types: Activities, Data Sheets

    • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Making red cabbage pH indicator

    A procedure for making pH indicator fluid using red cabbage. Multiple materials and chemical handling hardware are required.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)

    • Content Areas: Hydrosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Modeling a Weather Front (3-5 UCAR)

    An activity where multiple liquids are used to model mixing of air and water for simulating multiple weather conditions.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • Monitoring Our Changing World (gr 9-12 Cornell Lab)

    A series of lesson plans for learning about the human relationship with the local bird population to learn about birds. From Cornell's eBird Explorers: Monitoring Our Changing World curriculum.

    • Document Types: Activities, Lesson Plans

    • Grade Levels: Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)

    • Content Areas: Biosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University

  • NASA Sundial Template

    A guide and template for making a sundial out of paper.

    • Document Types: Activities

    • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

    • Content Areas: Atmosphere

    • GME Partners: Boston University