Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Soil Core Sampling

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn about one method used in environmental site assessments. They practice soil sampling by creating soil cores, studying soil profiles and characterizing soil profiles in borehole logs. They use their analysis to make...
Activity
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: What's Down There?

For Students 9th - 10th
Students build a model to learn about the cycle of erosion and deposition by water and wind which deposits layer upon layer of rock, soil, and organic material to the surface.
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Dig Into Geology

For Students 3rd - 8th
Site provides games and activities that will allow students to have fun, and learn more about rocks and minerals at the same time.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Geological Forces Changing the Landscape at Minnehaha Falls

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe and discuss what forces have changed Minnehaha Falls and shaped the geological features surrounding it.