Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Student Guide: Evolution Videodisk from Videodiscovery

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use this worksheet with the videodisk from Video discovery titled Evolution: Inquiries into Biology and Earth Science.Written because there is no computerized control program available, it is to be used with a standard videodisk...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Volcanoes Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, middle schoolers look for the words in the puzzle that are related to the theme of the word search. Spelling skills are worked on.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Tracks

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in groups to show how two legged and four legged dinosaurs walked. Using fossilized footprints, they identify the two and four legged dinosaurs shown. They use the internet to determine what happen by a specific...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigating Earth's Materials

For Teachers 1st
First graders compare and contrast water from different sources. After collecting water from various sources, 1st graders create a list of observable properties of the water. Students then pour the water into a filter and observe the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

LESSON PLANS (print version) pdf What is a Fossil?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students can better explain how mould and cast fossils occur when they make their own cast fossils using plaster of Paris and objects such as shells, bone or even their own hand or footprint.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hey, Look Me Over!

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students make observations about mealworms using hand lenses, rulers, and cotton swabs. Students complete their own mealworm observation chart, then they share their observations with the class. This is one station out of five in an...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tree Study

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars measure the lengths of provided leafs to the nearest millimeter. Students identify trends in the data as well as sourced of inaccuracy and formulate additional questions that could be investigated to enhance their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Surface Water Supplies And The Texas Settlements

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils engage in a lesson plan that is concerned with the allocation and finding of water resources. The location of different settlement areas is considered as one looks how the water is distributed. They map some of the early Spanish...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

On the Surface

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students draw and label the 15 major rivers in Texas. They then draw and label another map with the major lakes and reservioirs of Texas. Students use the maps and locate and label the location of the following major Texas cities:...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Life in a Cup

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make and maintain a mini terrarium. They keep a daily journal of what happens in their terrarium and record daily observations and measurements.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Macroinvertebrate Simon Says

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study the four groups of macroinvertebrates. In groups, they explore the characteristics of macroinvertebrates. Through playing a "Macroinvertebrate Simon Says" game, students discover the adaptations of the animals and their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Make Sense of Nature

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students participate in this program that heightens their awareness and curiosity of nature as well as their sense of adventure and exploring new surroundings. They identify and choose an object from nature after exploring it with other...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fun with Phylogenetic Trees

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders differentiate angiosperms and gymnosperms. In this biology lesson plan, 10th graders construct a musical phylogenetic tree from information they gathered on resource websites. They present their project in class.
Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Observing,comparing and Classifying Rocks

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An activity where students in teams observe and classify different types of rocks.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Classifying Rocks and Minerals

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify rock types by observing key characteristics.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Trb 4:3 Investigation 2 Classifying Rocks

For Teachers 4th
Activity helps students identify basic properties of minerals and rocks.
Unknown Type
SRI International

Performance Assessment Links in Science: Classifying Rocks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This is a performance task where students sort and classify rocks based on their properties, then demonstrate how they can transfer their understanding to decide on ways they might sort and classify other types of objects.
PPT
Other

New Mexico State University: Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A PowerPoint slideshow converted to a PDF, with six slides per page. It explains what metamorphism is, the distribution of metamorphic rocks, the agents of metamorphism, the types of metamorphism, metamorphic grades or degrees, how...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Geology: Rock Classification Overview

For Students 6th - 8th
Understand how to classify rocks and minerals with this concise tutorial.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Mineral Magic

For Teachers 4th
Classify rocks and minerals according to their characteristics.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Earth Rocks

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about three different types of rocks: sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
Handout
Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Igneous Rock Types

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the different types of igneous rocks and how they are classified.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Metamorphic Rock Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Examines how to classify metamorphic rocks.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Sedimentary Rock Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to classify sedimentary rocks.

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