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Erosion: Changing the Face of Earth
Fourth graders explore how the landscape of the planet can be changed by different elements of wind, water, ice and chemicals through hands-on activities. They examine pictures of areas around town and discuss anything they think is out...
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Energy Resources Scavenger Hunt
In this environment worksheet, learners complete each of the statements with its correct energy resource. They identify and name various types of plants and rocks. Students also identify and explain how fertilizer works and how it can be...
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A SALT WATER-Y WORLD
Young scholars observe a model of the distribution of the earth's water and compare the relative volumes and percentages of types of water on earth.
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Soil and Agriculture:Lesson 3 - Soil Erosion
Learners reseach the different types of soil erosion and ways to control it in this series of activities.
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Growing Crystals
Students explore the different types, visual appearance and creation of crystals. They grow an edible crystal - rock candy.
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Vulcan's Revenge-Volcanoes
Sixth graders research various types of volcanoes. They explore the various emissions that come from them. Offer some explanation why some erupt by "quietly" puring lava, while others blast out chunks of rock and clouds of ash and gases.
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Groundwater Flow Demonstration Model
Learners investigate the concept of groundwater that includes aquifers, groundwater flow, and the water table. They participate in activities using a flow demonstration model. Its use engages all types of learners because of its hands on...
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Country Music Mourns A Legend's Passing
Young scholars investigate the history of country music. They explore various websites, identify the different types of country music, read about members of the Country Music Hall of Fame on their official website, and answer discussion...
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Mining
Student pretends to be a research scientist for a mining company. They work in a laboratory that investigates methods of getting useful minerals from rocks. They complete experiment using chocolate chip cookies.
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Hop on Pop - Short 'o'
Students practice the alphabetic significance of the letter /o/ along with its awareness of phonemes in spoken words. They assess on construction paper the phrase, "We like to hop on top of Pop who's on top of a hot rock" written on it...
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Basin & Range Faulting
Students identify that the crust of the earth is constantly moving and that with the exception of faults accompanied by earthquakes, this rate of movement is far too slow to notice. Then they print a copy of cross-section map A and...
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Forces in Earth
In this Earth's forces worksheet, students will review the characteristics of earthquakes, including types of faults. Students will interpret a seismograph read-out from an earthquake. Students will complete 10 fill in the blank...
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Weathering
In this weathering worksheet, learners define physical and chemical weathering plus frost action and root action. Students describe a rock that has been weathered by frost action. This worksheet has 5 short answer questions.
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How Volcanoes Grow
Young scholars study volcanoes including rock fragments, ash, aerosols and gases. In this volcano lesson students divide into groups and build models of the three major types of volcanoes.
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Landslides!
Students discover soil and Earth movement by experimenting in class. In this Earth Science instructional activity, students utilize a stream table, soil, graduated cylinder and water to create a re-enactment of a landslide. ...
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Volcano!-Thar She Blows!
Students describe how volcanoes are formed. They name the types of boundaries where volcanoes occur. They utilize models to illustrate the occurence of volcanoes and earthquakes along plate boundaries. They compare and constrast the...
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Gravity
In this gravity activity, 8th graders complete 4 different questions related to defining gravity. First, they identify the various types of mass movement that is described in each. Then, students explain what each of the 4 types of...
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Diatom Ooze
Learners explore seafloor sediment. In this ocean environment instructional activity, students describe the characteristics of different types of seafloor sediment and oozes. They compare and discuss locations of sediments and oozes by...
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Plants, Plants, and More Plants
Learners examine several types of plants. In this plant lesson, students complete activities that require them to identify types of plants, chart plant anatomy, and explain plant propagation.
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Introduction to Volcanoes
Students develop a basic understanding of volcanoes. They watch a PowerPoint Presentation which introduces three types of volcanoes: shield volcanoes, cinder cones, and composite volcanoes.
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The Extraordinary Life of the Alaskan Tundra
Students investigate the characteristics of the tundra on the North Slope of Alaska. They conduct Internet research, develop a chart of the types of vegetation, plant growth, and fauna found on the tundra, identify examples in their own...
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Scarecrow: A Lesson Against Hate Crimes
Students analyze and discuss different types of hate crimes. They listen to and discuss the background behind the song, "Scarecrow" by Melissa Etheridge. They research a hate crime and imagine how the victims must have felt. Finally they...
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Tracking Current "Earth" Events
Eighth graders utilize Internet research skills, and practice their communication skills by presenting their research to the clas. They actively consider the types of hazards for humans associated with Natural Disaters and ways that...
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The History of Religion
Students learn about the two main types of religions. In this religion lesson, students define religion and learn about early religion as well as religion in the west. Students define animism, polytheism, pantheism,...
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