Slope failure is the downslope movement of rock debris and soil in response to gravitational stresses. Three major types of mass wasting are classified by the type of downslope movement. The types of movement, falls, slides, and flows...

This resource provides information on countries throughout the world, current news, and different types of maps.

A site containing a description of basic Eolian (wind) processes and how they effect various types of terrain. Includes many pictures which illustrate the presented concepts.

This hands-on activity explores five different forms of erosion (chemical, water, wind, glacier and temperature). Students rotate through stations and model each type of erosion on rocks, soils and minerals. The students record their...

Students examine soil samples for this activity and decide classify them according to whether they are sandy, silty or clay.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains a pre-test using the Activotes. It is a third grade study of the three main types of soil as well as the layers of soil. Graphic organizers and hands-on experiments are integrated.

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students 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...

Looks at types and sources of land pollution, the impact, soil contamination, what individuals can do to combat land pollution, and tips for recycling.

This lesson plan describes activities which allow young scholars to investigate four types of weathering and their relationship to soil formation. The four weathering forces investigated include wind, running water, plant roots and...

Students investigate the critical nature of foundations as they learn differences between shallow and deep foundations, including the concepts of bearing pressure and settlement. Using models representing a shallow foundation and a deep...

The goal of this plant biology science fair project is to make and test an herbicide made from the leaves of the black walnut tree and investigate the toxicity of black walnut trees.

A soil map from 1911 showing the four broad soil types of Long Island, keyed to show areas of stony loams and gravel, coarse sandy loams and gravel, sand (Norfolk), and sandy loams with beach sands or salt marsh.

A lesson plan in which students explore plant communities and observe different types of soil and weather conditions in an attempt to determine cause and effect relationships. Includes discussion questions, extension activities and web...

WormWatch is a Canadian program that uses volunteers to observe changes in the earthworms in their environments, and submit their observations. Monitoring earthworms provides valuable information about the health of local soils so that...

This is an outdoors, hands-on activity. Create a short race course to engage students in physical activity while drawing comparisons to the plant kingdom. This activity serves as an introductory to the impact small changes can have on...

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...

How would you define an ecosystem? Check out this educational resource to learn more about the living and nonliving parts of different ecosystems.

Townsend's Pocket Gophers require deep, moist soils of river valleys and ancient lake beds. Other pocket gophers that are found in the same region, in the northern Great Basin, prefer different soil types: Botta's Pocket Gopher is...

Dirtmeister describes erosion, how it works, different causes, and types of weathering. Included are questions to help get you thinking about erosion in your area.

Here's a project for studying compression waves in different soil types. It uses a homemade wave tank for solids, with a frequency generator, amplifier, and loudspeaker as the vibration source. There are lots of interesting possibilities...

This set of interactive flashcards focuses on 16 vocabulary words related to the earth's resources.

Archaeologists study artifacts and soil and they use post holes to determine just how old the layers of soil is. Based on the location of post holes, archaeologists can determine if they are finding a house, or a wall or even a fort....

Find out about earthquake hazards and damage. Some of the topics are an introduction to hazards, hazard maps, soil types and damage, and recent damage caused by earthquakes.

Students investigate what types of materials biodegrade in the soil, and learn what happens to their trash after they throw it away. The concepts of landfills and compost piles will be explained, and the students will have an opportunity...