4th Grade Earth Science Reference Resources
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Eye Wonder: Weather
From violent hurricanes and electric storms to baking sunshine and torrential rain, discover the power and beauty of the…SubjectsScienceEarth ScienceWeather -
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Instant Expert: Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Become an instant expert on volcanoes and earthquakes! Find motivational mini-lessons and the reference material you…Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceNatural Disasters -
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Instant Expert: Weather
Become an instant expert on weather. Find motivational mini-lessons and the reference material you need to reinforce key…Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceWeather -
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Eye Wonder: Birds
Fly with amazing birds over deserts, seas, woodlands, and lush rainforests. A wealth of facts, combined with dramatic…SubjectsAnimals (Zoology)Spring SeasonBiology -
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Eye Wonder: Volcano
Discover the inner workings of one of Earth's most terrifying natural phenomena and famous volcanic eruptions.SubjectsScienceEarth ScienceVolcanoes -
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Dinosaur News
Read about recent discoveries concerning dinosaurs.Subjects:Animals (Zoology)BiologyScience -
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Tyrannosaurus Sue
Read all about Tyrannosaurus Sue, a 65 million-year-old dinosaur.Subjects:Animals (Zoology)BiologyScience -
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Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
Read about theories on the evolution of birds.Subjects:Animals (Zoology)BiologyScience -
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75-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Voice Heard Again
Read about the re-creation of the sound that a Parasaurolophus dinosaur made.Subjects:Animals (Zoology)BiologyScience -
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The Winter Solstice
Distribute an article that explains the winter solstice.Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceSeasons -
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Weather Terms
Test your students' knowledge of weather-related vocabulary with this word list.Subjects:VocabularyScienceEarth Science -
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Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2005 - 2015
An article listing the dates and places of eclipses occurring between 2005 and 2015.Subjects:Library ResourcesLanguage Arts and WritingScience -
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Dinosaur Facts
Find answers to your dino questions, for example, are all fossils dinosaurs, what was the biggest dinosaur, what was the…Subjects:ScienceAnimals (Zoology)Biology -
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Instant Expert: Water
Become an instant expert on water. Find motivational mini-lessons and the reference material you need to reinforce key…Subjects:ScienceChemistryEarth Science -
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The Equinox
Distribute an article that explains why the first day of autumn in the Southern hemisphere occurs in MarchSubjects:ScienceSunEarth Science -
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Global Warming: What It Is . . .
Provides a definition of global warming.Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceGlobal Warming -
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Global Warming: Climate and Weather
Describes the difference between climate and weather.Subjects:ScienceEarth Science -
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Global Warming: Greenhouse Effect
Describes and defines the greenhouse effect.Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceGlobal Warming -
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Global Warming: What Is the Climate System?
Describes the components of the climate system.Subjects:ScienceEarth Science -
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Global Warming: Climate's Come a Long Way!
Describes the many changes Earth's climate has undergone, from ancient times to present-day.Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceClimate Change -
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Global Warming: The Climate Detectives
Describes some of the ways that scientists gather evidence about climate, both past and present.Subjects:ScienceEarth Science -
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Global Warming: Can We Change the Climate?
Describes the things people do that send greenhouse gases into the air, making our planet warmer.Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceGlobal Warming -
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Global Warming: So, What's the Big Deal?
Describes how small changes over a long period of time can lead to big problems, in terms of global warming.Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceGlobal Warming -
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Global Warming: We CAN Make a Difference!
Describes what each of us can do to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that we put into the atmosphere.Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceEnvironmental Science
