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How's the Weather?
Learners explore earth science by researching the Internet. In this weather pattern lesson, students utilize the website weather.com to analyze the weather in different geographic locations. Learners view charts and graphs based on...
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Volcanic Violence
Students complete activities to study volcanic activities. For this volcanic activities lesson, students read an article about violent volcanoes. Students complete discuss questions and volcano projects for the lesson. students also take...
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Water Cycle Project
Students complete a water cycle project. In this Earth science lesson, students use recycled objects from around their homes to illustrate the water cycle. Students illustrate evaporation, condensation, precipitation, saturation, ground...
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Water Cycle in a Bottle
Students study the water cycle. In this water science lesson, students complete a water cycle experiment using soda bottles.
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Animaters and Lego Mania!
Students use various technology elements to storyboard and create an animal animation story based on a nonfiction story they've read. In this animation story lesson, students work in groups and read nonfiction animal stories. Students...
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Let's Go Fly a Kite
Pupils complete activities to learn about wind. In this wind lesson, students study wind in an open field and use a kite to complete their observations. Pupils make a series of drawings to show how they flew their kites and explain the...
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Do Some Research: Earth Science 20
In this universe research worksheet, students read the sentence and then use a library or the Internet to find the answer and write it on the blue line. Students then write a short report about this topic: a flat area high above the...
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Weathering Culminating Activity
In this science worksheet, middle schoolers complete the graphic organizers that demonstrate an understanding of the mechanical weathering process.
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Chapter 3 Science Word Search Puzzle
In this science and language arts worksheet, students study 15 words in a word bank pertaining to geology and Earth science. Students find the words in a word search. The meaning of the title is not clear.
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Geology 112 Word Search Puzzle
In this earth science worksheet, students look for the words in the puzzle that are related to the theme of geology. Spelling skills are worked on.
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Earth Science Word Search Puzzle
In this literacy activity, students find the words that are related to the concepts that are the theme of the word search from Earth Science.
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Earth Science--B Letters
In this earth science learning exercise, students find the words that are related to new vocabulary with the letter "b". The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Earth Science--Letter E
For this earth science worksheet, students find the words that are related to the letter "E" and the answers are seen by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
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Ks 2 Science Words
In this science worksheet, students locate 50 science terms on a word search. The words are general science words and include words from life, physical, and earth sciences.
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Rocks
In this earth science worksheet, students find the words that define rocks and the answers are accessed by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Volcanism
In this earth science worksheet, students find the words in the puzzle that are related to volcanoes and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Earthquake Unit
Eighth graders watch the "Earth, the Environment & Beyond" video on earthquakes. Take notes and give an oral summary. They build a working, two dimensional model of a strike-slip, thrust, or normal fault.
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LONGSHORE EROSION
Students research the concept of the erosional effects of the longshore current. The use of a demonstration is used to illustrate the physical process of erosion. Students remain engaged in the instructional activity with the use of this...
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Earthquakes of the World
Students observe data of earthquakes with a magnitude of 7 or greater on the Richter scale from 1900-1989. The data is evaluated and assumptions are made about the interpretation.
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Pumped Up Gas Prices
Learners spend one month keeping track of the mileage and gasoline amounts they or their family has used. Information is entered into a spreadsheet to help calculate the average gas prices over time.
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Life Along The Ring of Fire
Students explore the concept of plate tectonics using research methods. The understanding will aid them to form an educated opinion about the significance of the concept upon the formation of landforms.
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Choose Your Own Soil Adventure
Ninth graders will use a soil survey to make management decisions and by interpreting geologic maps. The importance of different soil types is discussed and the implications of how soil can be useful for our communities.
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Whose Rock Is This Anyway?
Pupils will seek to understand the events at Pipestone Quarry and what may have caused them. Pipestone Quarry in Pipestone, Minnesota, bears the mythic red Sioux quartzite called Pipestone or Catlinite.
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Layers of Time in the Earth
Young scholars are introduced to the concept of stratification as a historical and geological process. Students will read about the Richard Beene archaeological site, which lies near San Antonio, Texas on the Medina River, and watch a...