271 NOAA Images - Erosional Landforms Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 3–8 Professional Commentary: This resource contains digital images of several types of erosional landforms. Images include examples of landforms resulting from wave erosion, wind and water erosion, and glacial erosion.... Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: "Look for hazy skies with afternoon thunderstorms and a high of 95 degrees." Weather forecasts, such as this one, provide critical information about the weather to come. In severe weather situations, short-term forecasts and warnings can help save lives and protect property.... Career Fields: Agricultural & Environmental Systems Projects: Standards First 273 HyperPhysics: Nuclear Physics Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–Postsecondary Professional Commentary: HyperPhysics is an exploration environment for concepts in physics which employs concept maps and other linking strategies to facilitate smooth navigation. The entire environment is interconnected with thousands of links, reminiscent of a neural network.... 274 HyperPhysics: Heat and Thermodynamics Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 3–5, 9–10 Professional Commentary: HyperPhysics is an exploration environment for concepts in physics which employs concept maps and other linking strategies to facilitate smooth navigation. The entire environment is interconnected with thousands of links, reminiscent of a neural network.... Career Fields: Construction Technologies, Engineering & Science Technologies, Manufacturing Technologies, Transportation Systems Projects: Standards First 275 HyperPhysics: Sound and hearing Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 3–12 Professional Commentary: HyperPhysics is an exploration environment for concepts in physics which employs concept maps and other linking strategies to facilitate smooth navigation. The entire environment is interconnected with thousands of links, reminiscent of a neural network.... Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–Postsecondary Professional Commentary: This resource will introduce students to some basic concepts of population growth. The site describes exponential and logistic growth models and provides several experiments that can be performed using the included Java applets.... 277 Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: This resource provides background information on the primary types of plate boundaries and the resultant landforms in multiple ways. Students can read about the types of plates and related landforms, watch short animations, or take part in an interactive activity.... 278 People and Discoveries: Wegener Proposes Idea of Continental Drift Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–10 Professional Commentary: This People and Discoveries entry briefly describes Wegner's work in proposing continential drift and the controversy surrounding the concept. Subsequent work that supported Wegner's ideas that the continents were moving is included.... Career Fields: Agricultural & Environmental Systems, General Career Skills Projects: Standards First Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–10 Professional Commentary: This USGS resource provides information about the geologic time scale, how geologic time is measured, and the scientific contributions that have led to our current understanding of geologic time. Topics include an explanation of the concept of geologic time, the relative time scale and the contributions of Hutton and Smith, the radiometric time scale and an explanation of radioactive decay, the age of the earth, the major divisions of geologic time, and index fossils.... Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 3–5 Professional Commentary: Students are introduced to the process of photosynthesis and the connection between producers (plants) and consumers (herbivores) through this resource. The introductory material introduces photosynthesis and herbivores.... |