What Covers Earth?

In this earth's environment worksheet, students use the 20 clues and their problem solving skills to correctly complete the crossword puzzle.

Students listen to the story, Earth Day - Hooray!, and discuss the story as it is being read.  In this Earth Day lesson plan, students discuss incentives and penalties in regards to taking care of the Earth.  This lesson plan also...

Four intriguing and scientific activities invite learners to explore the natural resources of their town. The activities cover concepts such as genetic traits, organizing species in a taxonomy, the differences between different species...

Exactly what do groundhogs know about weather? Not as much as your science students will after completing these lessons and activities that cover everything from the earth's rotation and the creation of shadows, to cloud...

Third graders investigate oceans. In this Earth science instructional activity, 3rd graders predict how much of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans. Students determine if their predictions are accurate by throwing a globe to each...

Students identify the geological layers of the Earth. They graphically depict each layer's characteristics. Students label and develop a color key for their exhibit. They create a down-to-Earth 3-D display with Erasable Markers.

National Geographic's MapMaker Interactive is a wonderful tool to use when introducing your hydrologists to the water cycle. Show your class Earth's oceans and the movement of water from place to place. Then, using a large colorful...

Paper mache projects are great for using up paper from the recycle bin. Give your class the chance to create a three-dimensional globe out of paper mache. They'll work to make their globes as accurate as possible, adding proper colors...

An apple is used to demonstrate the tiny percentage of the earth's surface that can be used to grow food. Complete directions and discussion questions are included in the packet.

Students make a striking visual display showing the distribution of water on earth.