Americas Lakes And Rivers

High School, Middle School, Science

Units included in America’s Lakes and Rivers

The Importance of Water
- 2D Video
Living Lands and Waters
- 360 Video
- River clean up career interview
- Board the barge and cruise the Mississippi to learn about water pollution.
Nahant March, IA
- 360 Video
- Wetlands Natural Park
- Explore Nahant Marsh and visit with some of its local critters like snakes and turtles.
Water Cycle with Wendy
- 360 Video
- Classroom Lecture
- Examine the 3 stages of the water cycle.
- Watch water pass through each stage of it’s natural cycle through this demonstration.
Human Impact on Water
- 2D video
- Lake Erie
- Learn how to be more responsible with water and see how irresponsibility can cause crisis.

All lessons are based on Next Gen Science Standards.
All units are related to earth science..

Age Group: Middle School
Category: Earth Science
Runtime: 25-35 min.

More Lessons

Adapt, & Move Forward 1 Space

Units included in Adapt, & Move Forward 1 Space Nags Head Beach 360 Video Find out how baby sea turtle eggs are protected from predators along the shoreline. Consider the Whale 2D Video See the evolution of whales and discover body parts they’ve had along their...

Genius Genetics

-If you’re going to learn about genetics, do it immersed in our virtual world.-This unit occurs in our underwater research lab.-Take a side trip to the ancient library and open magical books that hold the mysteries of our chromosomes.-Beware the floating head and the...

B.T. Washington And G.W. Carver

-Stand on the campus of Tuskegee University and learn about it’s founder, Booker T. Washington.-Visit Washington’s home and examine the hand-crafted bricks, designed by George Washington Carver.-Stop by Piedmont Park, in Atlanta, GA, to see where Washington made his...

Martin Luther King, Jr.

-Stand on the Edmund Pettis Bridge as you learn about its significance and how it impacted voting rights in America.-See where 25,000 marchers joined Dr. King on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery.-Visit the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. to see...

My Address Is Earth

Units included in My Address is Earth Muir Woods National Monument, CA 360 Video Feel pint-sized beneath the canopy of the giant Redwoods as you learn about them.-Escape the castle and blast past the trolls in this interactive game that tests your knowledge of...

Purveyors Of Power & Propulsion

Units included in Purveyors of Power & Propulsion The Tao of Pinball 2D Video Flash back in time to see how pinball has evolved over the centuries. Ludington Storage Power Plant 2D Video Examine alternative energy sources and how they work. Entropy for Desert ...

Circle Of Life

Units included in Circle of Life Nahant Marsh Apiary, IA 360 Video Buzz over this apiary to learn about the importance of the bee population to plants and animals alike. Animal Reproduction 2D Video Understand the behaviors and mechanics of animal reproduction in...

Cataclysmic Earth

Units included in Cataclysmic Earth Tornado Ted 2D Video Gain an understanding of how and why tornadoes form, while learning about Tornado Ted, the scientist who studied them. Biodiversity: Interrelatedness Interactive walkthrough with 2D videos and 3D models on an...

Abraham Lincoln and Vicksburg

Visit the town of Hodgenville, KY, where Lincoln was born and stand outside of his childhood cabin.Stand in Lincoln’s front yard in Springfield, IL, where he lived until he moved into the White House.Learn about the Lincoln-Douglas Presidential debates and the...

Natures Neighborhoods

Units included in Natures Neighborhoods Hydroponic Farming with Wendy 360 Video Learn about hydroponic farming with Wendy Martin, national award winning science teacher. Quad City Botanical Center, IL 360 Video Take in the plentiful plant-life at the Quad Cities...