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Acquaint your class with the 4 branches of earth science with this visual representation of the different branches. Using 4 different colors, learners categorize the provided words into the separate branches of earth science: meteorology, oceanography, geology, and astronomy. This could be used as a vocabulary activity, an introduction to earth science in general, or a homework assignment.

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oceanography, oceans, astronomy, geology, meteorology, sorting & categorizing

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5th - 9th
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Science
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Regents High School Examination: Physical Setting Earth Science 2009

New York State Education Department
This extensive earth science practice test comprises 50 multiple-choice questions and 31 short-answer questions. The questions cover weather, the water cycle, geology, the solar system, and more. Many of the short-answer questions refer...
9th - 12th Science
Assessment

Regents High School Examination: Physical Setting Earth Science 2007

New York State Education Department
This comprehensive earth science practice test comprises 50 multiple-choice questions and 32 short-answer questions. The questions cover weather, the water cycle, geology, the solar system, and more. Many of the short-answer questions...
9th - 12th Science
Unit Plan

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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
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K - 8th Science
CCSS: Adaptable
Activity

Cereal Bowl Science and Other Investigations with the Newspaper

Newspaper Association of America
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K - 12th Science
CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Video

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MinuteEarth
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2 mins 6th - 12th Science
CCSS: Adaptable
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Curated OER
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Instructional Video

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TED-Ed
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CCSS: Adaptable
Worksheet

Quiz #2 - Branches of Earth Science

Curated OER
For this earth science quiz, test-takers use photographs posted around a classroom to identify the 4 branches of earth science. They receive bonus points for identifying the event or activity of a scientist associated with the...
5th - 10th Science
Worksheet

Branches of Earth Science

Curated OER
Connect earth science to science occupations and real-life events with this worksheet and activity. After listing the 4 branches of earth science, learners spend some time brainstorming two activities each type of earth scientist might...
5th - 10th Science
Unit Plan

Ga Virtual Learning: Introduction to Oceanography

Georgia Department of Education
Students focus on the four branches of oceanography; chemical, geological, physical and marine oceanography, and how the scientific method contributes to ocean research and our understanding of marine science.
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