Earth Science Learning Dashboard

Curriculum-ready Earth science modules: tectonics, atmosphere, climate evidence, country seasons, and formative assessment.

Middle school to early high school

Learning Outcomes

Explain Earth spheres: geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere.

Interpret simple trends in CO2 and temperature.

Describe how plate boundaries drive earthquakes and volcanoes.

1) Earthquake Energy Lab
Magnitude scale is logarithmic, not linear.

Magnitude (Mw): 5.5

Estimated Energy: 1.122e+13 J

Relative to Mw5: 5.6x

2) Plate Boundary Explorer

Typical hazards: Strong earthquakes, volcano arcs, mountain building

Example zones: Andes, Himalayas, Japan trench systems

Modeled displacement in 10 years: 0.70 m

3) Climate Evidence Timeline
Representative reference values for classroom trend analysis.

Selected year: 2025

CO2 concentration: 421 ppm

Temperature anomaly: +1.17 C

Radiative forcing estimate: 2.182 W/m2

4) Country Season Explorer
Country list is generated from supported ISO region names in your browser/runtime.

Climate profile: temperate | Hemisphere: Northern

Winter

Months: Dec-Feb

Typical Temp: -5 to 8 C

Spring

Months: Mar-May

Typical Temp: 8 to 18 C

Summer

Months: Jun-Aug

Typical Temp: 18 to 32 C

Autumn

Months: Sep-Nov

Typical Temp: 8 to 20 C

5) Atmosphere Layer Explorer
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere

Troposphere (0-12 km)

Weather systems, clouds, water vapor concentration

6) Quick Concept Quiz

1. Which boundary is most associated with subduction zones?

Transform
Convergent
Divergent

2. What does a +1.0°C anomaly represent?

Absolute daily temperature
Difference from long-term baseline
Humidity change

3. Which atmosphere layer contains most weather?

Troposphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere

Quiz Score: 0/3

Earth System Anchors
Geosphere: rocks, tectonics, landforms
Hydrosphere: oceans, rivers, cryosphere
Atmosphere: weather, climate, gases
Biosphere: ecosystems and living feedbacks