Explore the Oregon caves when you visit this informative site. This resource features links to facts, kid's activities, and more.

This activity will allow you to model day and night cycles. A rotating student holding a map (provided) models the earth. A lamp is used to model the sun. Numerous worksheets (pdf) and additional website resources are also provided.

In the Earth's Features module, students explore mountains, volcanoes, caves, rivers and oceans and their place on Earth.

Grab your science tools and explore with PBS KIDS. Through hands-on activities and exciting media that transports you to space and in the Earth, this collection will bring science to life in your classroom. These resources help students...

Enhance classroom studies about the environment with these lesson plans, activities, and more.

Discover the seasons together with the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. Did you know it is summer on Atlantis when it is winter in Australia?

[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little girl named Maria who learns that the sun feels warmer when the clouds are gone. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about clouds. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Fun website for kids to learn about earth science. Students read about greenhouse gasses and the effect on the environment.

The focus of this series of lessons is to engage students in an exploration of the world around them. The emphasis is on inquiry as students learn about the earth, sun, light, shapes and more.

This site is geared towards elementary learners, but most lessons can be modified for older learners. Space-related classroom activities, printable images of Earth and space, thought-provoking Space Place Musing podcasts and math-related...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about trees and the way they help people. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about wind and what it can do. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about snowflakes and how they are formed. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about temperatures and rainfall in deserts. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Integrative lesson plan incorporates math, science and art to teach children about the ocean and its inhabitants. Multiple activities included, approximately 4-6 days to complete. to other sources on oceans. References Bill Nye video...

This simulation allows the user to see the sun's arc in the sky anywhere in the world at any time. By changing the season settings the user can see how seasons affect the height of the sun's arc.

A short discussion of several different types of pollution and of the harm that it can do to the Earth. Includes a two-question reading-comprehension quiz.

The Weather module allows students to explore Earth's ordinary and extreme weather in safety. Activities include using the weather information to decide what an online character should wear and learning about how to stay safe during...

Students use a dichotomous key to sort materials into natural and man-made and sort further using the adjectives rough and smooth; this activity builds both science and language skills as students classify materials and build deeper...

Read and listen to a story about a connection between Earth and an imaginary planet called Fliptune. See how Billy, a boy from Earth, helps the people of Fliptune by making their planet warmer so things can grow.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes what causes the seasons, explains the moon's phases, and introduces what a constellation is. It utilizes the Activotes to help describe the phenomena.