Earth Lesson Plans

Students explore Earth science by viewing PowerPoint presentations. In this geology instructional activity, students identify the impact of plate tectonic movement and view a class presentation on the topic. Students review fault lines and the Earth's surface before completing a quiz in class.

Students examine the layers of the Earth by comparing it to a hard-boiled egg. In this layers of the Earth lesson, students decorate an egg with the continents and oceans. They examine and compare the inner layers of an egg to those of the Earth before discussing how volcanos are formed. They complete the associated worksheet.

Students develop a timeline of all the major events in the formation of the Earth and the emergence of humans. In groups, they focus on a specific topic watching a PBS program and take notes. After the video, they list their notes under the categories of facts, opinions or hypotheis. To end the lesson plan, they work together to examine space micrometeorites.

Students name the different layers of the Earth. In this earth science lesson, students calculate the thickness of each layer. They draw a scaled model of the Earth.

Students count and order objects using numbers 1-300. In this numeration and Earth Day instructional activity, students bring recyclable items from home. Students group the items, skip count by 2's, 3's, and 5's, and arrange the items on a number line. Recyclable plastic bags are put in groups of 300 to be used to make sleeping mats for the children of Haiti.

  Young scholars create a replica of shifting crust making a sandwich with different ingredients.  In this rock lesson, students review Earth's layers before making their sandwich.  Once young scholars cut their sandwich, the students see what happens when our layers begin to shift.   

Learners discuss Earth's history and geologic events before creating a time scale. They research the development of Earth and answer questions about milestones in Earth's geologic history. As a class, they create a geologic time scale that stretches around the room.

In this lesson, Google Earth Landforms, students research a landform that has been studied in class. Students explore Google Earth and record everything they find about their landform. Students have the opportunity to extend their understanding of the landform they choose. This lesson is a good way determine students comprehension and enable them to have fun learning the such a great tool in Google Earth.

Young scholars view a seven minute video called Gorilla in the Greenhouse. In this Earth day lesson, students review the history of Earth day. Young scholars work in groups to describe the life cycle of a plastic bag. Students understand that product life cycles need energy.

Students explore the history of the Earth and the study of geology. They explain the different time periods in the history of the Earth. Students create a salt and flour map of the Earth as it was during their time period. They research the time periods that are assigned to them.