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.

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

In 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, as...

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Learn about topics related to the material world. Each topic includes facts, a glossary, an interactive quiz, printable worksheets, an image bank, and web links.

Interactive matching and multiple choice activities covering third grade Earth science vocabulary.

Young students are introduced to the complex systems of the Earth through numerous lessons on its natural resources, processes, weather, climate and landforms. Key earth science topics include rocks, soils and minerals, water and natural...

Learn about Kentucky's state symbols and their official state places and events. In most cases you can click on the word to see a picture and find more information about the symbol, place, or event.

Discover all of the Kentucky state symbols here, including a picture and the year of adoption.