Origins of Early Earth's Atmosphere

Here's a web-based article, published by Eastern Illinois University, theorizing how Earth's atmosphere evolved over geologic time.

Article about Earth's Atmosphere

This article would be good for a reading activity. And this website seems to have good articles that are at a good reading level for students.

Vision Learning Atmosphere Article

Atmosphere Lab 01

Which gets hotter: light or dark surfaces:
(Standards 4A & 4B)

Page 01 - Procedures (pt1), Background, Objectives, Materials
Materials include:

1. heat lamp
2. black can/cup and white (or lightly colored) can/cup
3. thermometers
4. rulers/meter sticks

Page 02 - Procedures (pt2), Questions/Conclusions, Predictions & Data Table
Page 03 - Graph for Demo
Page 04 - Teacher Guide to Demo
Page 05 - Preparation of Demo
Page 06 - Questions for Students

Earth's Atomosphere

Living in an ocean of air is a web site focused on air quality.