First graders work on patterns in nature and to recognize how different living things adapt to different environments such as the rain forest.

Students study the balance in the environment needed for ecosystems. They discuss what can lead to erosion and flooding.

Young scholars explore plants and the scientific method. In this plant growth lesson, students follow the steps in the scientific method to perform a seed germination experiment as a whole class. Young scholars work in a group to create...

Students make predictions about the erosion of three types of soil. The three soil types contain varying amounts of vegetation. This investigation requires the construction of an erosion table. The activity takes only 45 minutes, but the...

The purpose of this activity is to demonstrate the importance of rocks, soils and minerals in engineering and how using the right material for the right job is important. The students build three different sand castles and test them for...

This site from the Missouri Botanical Gardens provides general information about different kinds of grasslands and the plants and animals of that type of region.

[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.

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

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...

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 activity will allow students to bury various pieces of trash in a plotted area of land outside. After approximately two to three months, the trash will be uncovered to allow the students to investigate what types of materials...