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Utah State Office of Education

Utah Science: Change Is My Game

For Students 4th - 8th
Discover the ways in which the Earth's surface is always changing and what causes those changes through reference materials and a collection of activities.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Landforms in a Tub

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this activity, students create models in a tub or sandbox that simulate erosion caused by weathering.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Salt Crystallization

For Students 5th - 8th
Learn how salt crystallizes and the weathering effect that this has on rocks and on structures.
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Other

The Geologic Society of America: Towel Geology [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson is a demonstration in how geological layers form and erode using just a stack of towels. The author describes this lesson as GeoArt, which means one looks at geologic processes through both a scientific and an artistic lens.
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Arm Program's Education Center: Global Warming

For Students 3rd - 8th
An all purpose site with something for everyone. Learn about global warming and climate change, ask a scientist, take a quiz, or get a lesson plan!
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science for Middle School

For Students 6th - 8th
This digital textbook covers core earth science concepts and includes interactive features, real-world examples, videos, and study guides.
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Mcwdn: Maps & Globes: Landforms Mountains

For Students 3rd - 5th
Informative site about mountains. Look at the picture and read all about mountains, then take a quiz to show how much you know!
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Southern Kings Consolidated School: Mountains

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Site from the Southern Kings Consolidated School about mountains. Learn what mountains are and how they form.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: Sedimentary

For Students 3rd - 6th
A slideshow, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a short multiple-choice quiz on sedimentary rocks and how they are formed.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers:canyonlands: The Power of Water

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Determine how the amount and rate of water flow affect the amount of erosion.
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Moorland School: Earth Science Zone: The Rock Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know the rock cycle is a continuous cycle that takes hundreds of millions of years? This webpage explains how sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks are formed. It also gives examples of each type of rock. Also includes a...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Mammoth Cave National Park: Curriculum Material

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of puzzles, activities, lessons, and games related to Mammoth Cave, cave systems in general, and related topics, such as fossils, bats, weathering, and erosion.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Geographical Skills

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students understand how physical processes (weathering, erosion, climates, soils, and landforms) shape earth's surface patterns and systems.
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Ouc: Glossary of Terms for Physical Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
A large online textbook of terms pertaining to physical geography. Useful as a supplement when studying this subject.

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