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Earth's Surface Teacher Resources
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Young scholars identify landforms created by forces of nature. In this instructional activity on Earth's surface, students watch a video about the Earth's surface and use satellite images of the United States to identify various changes seem in the surface of the Earth.
In this earth science worksheet students complete a series multiple choice questions. There are 85 questions that include diagrams.
Junior geologists address 50 multiple choice questions and 35 short answer questions about the earth system. Plenty of visuals are included for interpretation: diagrams, graphs, maps, photographs, laboratory setups, weather symbols, and even a reading passage. Not only could you use this as your final exam, it could also serve as a practice for an AP earth science test.
Fourth graders explore the Earth's changing surface. In this earth science instructional activity, 4th graders conduct a scientific experiment that replicates the wearing away of minerals. Students write paragraphs that make connections between the experiment and how the Earth's surface changes.
Fourth graders use sand, clay, and water to try and make the Grand Canyon. In this Earth's surface lesson plan, 4th graders discuss how the use of water when flooded can change the Earth's surface. They explore how it would change the look of sand or clay over time.
Fifth graders practice using the Internet for research. In this technology lesson, 5th graders navigate the Internet to find information on the surface of the Earth and how it is changing. They complete a worksheet.
Students depict the various layers of the Earth through an interactive art project. In this Earth's layers lesson, students listen to the book How to Dig a Hole to the other Side of the World and make speculations of why the center of the earth is made up of iron and nickel. Students use colored sand to create an art project showing the various layers of Earth.
Students research plate tectonics and the impact of changes to the Earth's surface. In this Earth science lesson, students visit the given websites to learn about plate tectonics. Students write a journal entry for the sites and then study a PowerPoint for the topic. Students complete a worksheet for the topic.
Fourth graders construct a concept map about Plate Tectonics. They include types of movement, names and effects of boundaries. They research plate tectonics, describe and name 3 types. They analyze the effect on the earth's surface of plate activity.
Students investigate how the earth's surface changes. In this geology lesson plan, students watch a simulation of how the earth changes by using sand and baby powder with a fan turned on high. Students note the changes and then conduct an experiment using sand in a baking pan with water. Students observe the changes as the water is poured into the pan. Additionally, students complete an observation worksheet.