Save Earth from the evil villain who is draining all the life from it. Following the activity, read more about rocks and soil, and then take a quick quiz to check for understanding.

Dig into the layers of activities exploring and investigating minerals and how they are related to both rocks and soil.

For this arts integrated unit, 3rd graders will explore Rocks and Soil. These projects focus on bringing multiple art forms to the Earth Sciences for third graders. Students will focus on comparing and contrasting the 3 types of rocks,...

Easy-to-understand review of key concepts about rocks and soils, with diagrams, activities, and quiz questions.

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this unit children should come to recognize that underneath all surfaces is rock which they may not be able to see, that rocks get broken down into pebbles and soils which we can often see, and that...

Test your knowledge of different types of rocks by taking a quiz. Determine if each picture shows an igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary rock.

A unit on rocks and minerals presented with interactive and classroom activities. Gain understanding of rocks, weather, erosion, earthquakes, and relative dating with this resource.

In this classroom investigation students will observe and chart similarities and differences in rocks and soil.

Students learn about one method used in environmental site assessments. They practice soil sampling by creating soil cores, studying soil profiles and characterizing soil profiles in borehole logs. They use their analysis to make...

Looks at the environmental and human impact of mountaintop coal mining, a practice which blasts the tops off mountains and distributes the displaced rocks and soils into the rivers and valleys below. The pros and cons of this type of...

Learn what rocks are, how they turn into soil, and their many different uses. Educational extras include a glossary, some do-at-home activities, a quiz, and answers to frequently asked questions.

Through five lessons, students are introduced to all facets of the rock cycle. Topics include rock and mineral types, material stresses and weathering, geologic time and fossil formation, the Earth's crust and tectonic plates, and soil...

This interactive website explores the various soil layers and introduces you to the lifeforms that live in those soil layers.

Soils may be formed in place from rock or formed in weathered rock and minerals that have been transported from where the original rock occurred.

Students will compare soil and rocks by observing and sifting a soil mixture and a rock mixture. To complete the activity students will make a Venn diagram.

After completing this lesson, students will understand the source and the process for the formation of soil, the different types of soil, and the components of soil.

Students explore how Earth processes shape the land, and how important managing the land can be in response to these natural activities.

This unit contains a series of lessons that allow students to explore the effect of sunlight on Earth's natural surfaces of sand, soil, rock, and water. In addition, students explore how the color and material of a surface affects how...

A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of soil and its importance to living things.

In this storybook, the GLOBE Kids are on the trail of Scoop, an eager dog who loves to dig holes in the soil. At each hole Scoop has dug, the Kids use their journals to record characteristics of the soil. Learning activities help...

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce learners to the basic elements of our Earth's crust: rocks, soils and minerals. They learn how we categorize rocks, soils and minerals and how they are literally the foundation for our...

This Pedrosphere site provides a twelve chapter overview of soil science. Numerous topics are discussed and each chapter has a self-test to test your knowledge on the different aspects of soil science. Some chapters are only previews.

Become a detective and solve the soil mystery! To solve the case you must discover what soil is, why it's important, and in what kind of soil do plants grow. You will find out the four components of soil along with the different soil...

A list of all of the state emblems and symbols for the state of Alabama. Clicking on the underlined link will bring up a picture of the symbol or emblem.