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Social Studies: Your Family Does What?
Sixth graders compare and contrast their own personal culture with that of Japan. They fill out questionnaires, compile the results, and match them with Japanese answers to the same forms. Students create a Venn diagram of the...
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Word Grid
In this soil worksheet, students find words that represent soil words in a word search. Students search for 9 words in this word search.
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Creating Journals
Students take a virtual tour of Yosemite and selects photographs to use in their journal.
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Chemical Bonding
Eighth graders identify the three main types of chemical bonds. In this chemistry lesson, 8th graders draw Lewis dot diagrams of elements and determine the bond formed. They create a model water molecule.
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The Story of Hot Springs, 1500-1900 AD
Students study the geology and hydrology of Arkansas hot springs and how they contributed to the development of the city of Hot Springs. They create advertisements for the city of Hot Springs and the therapeutic effects of the waters.
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Dino Detectives
As students examine maps of Utah, 4th graders search for clues about what prehistoric life was like in Utah.
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Limited Resources - Understanding Our Cultural Resources
Students examine and compare preserving natural resources and preserving cultural resources. They conduct Internet research on two topics, and write a position paper on whether cultural resources or natural resources are more important...
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Dino Fossils
Primary paleontologists discover the information they can gather from examining fossils. They place pictures in the correct sequence showing how an animal becomes a fossil. They discuss which sediments would preserve fossils better as well.
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Solid Earth Socratic Questions
High schoolers participate in a whole class discussion to relate what they know about earthquakes to the processes of plate tectonics. They respond to prompts that lead them to conclusions about the layers of the earth.
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Let's Go! Virtual Yellowstone Tour
Pupils research the geologic wonders of Yellowstone National Park. They locate the main geologic features of Yellowstone on a map of the park. Students write a description of the geologic features to be included on the map for a...
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Mining Bingo
Students review the list of definitions of mining terms before playing bingo. They fill in each square using one word or term per square leaving no square blank before playing the game.
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Natural Hazards
Pupils evaluate the hazards of naturally occurring events. After watching a video concerning safety hazards, students work in groups to discuss the safety issues involved in taking a trip to a mountainous region. Recommendations are...
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Jupiter's "Monstrous" Magnetosphere
Students explore Jupiter's magnetosphere. In this Jupiter instructional activity, students examine a diagram of the magnetic field that surrounds Jupiter.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Earth Science: Rocks and Minerals: Defining Minerals
Instructional module focusing on minerals. Discussion includes chemical composition, chemical structure, and the formation process. The site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links relating to the topic.
Utah State Office of Education
Utah Science: Rocks & Minerals
A unit on rocks and minerals presented with interactive and classroom activities. Gain understanding of rocks, weather, erosion, earthquakes, and relative dating with this resource.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Rocks and Processes of the Rock Cycle
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Instructional videos, grade-level texts, interactive activities, and quick assessments about rocks and processes of the rock cycle.
Utah State Office of Education
Utah Science: Rocks, Minerals, and Soils Introduction
Dig into the layers of activities exploring and investigating minerals and how they are related to both rocks and soil.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Rocks and Processes of the Rock Cycle
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents the three major rock types and the rock cycle.
BBC
Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Materials: Rocks and Soils
Save Earth from the evil villain who is draining all the life from it. Following the activity, read more about rocks and soil, and then take a quick quiz to check for understanding.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Rocks
In this interactive tutorial you'll learn about rocks and the rock cycle. You'll be introduced to the three different rock types and what makes them what they are. You'll also learn about how the matter that makes up these rocks is...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems
Through this series of three lessons, learners will gain an understanding of the basics of mineral science. In their investigation they will also work through the scientific process as they practice their observation skills, form...
Science Struck
Science Struck: Rocks and Minerals Facts
Learn what the characteristics of rocks and minerals are and how they are different.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Rocks and Minerals Find It! Quiz
Students use the online "Little Explorers" picture dictionary to seek answers to questions about rocks and minerals. This exercise, which promotes dictionary use, deductive reasoning, and earth science vocabulary, would work well with...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Department of Mineral Sciences
Useful interface and gateway into the research collections of the Department of Mineral Sciences at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Find information, image galleries, exhibits, specimens, and related resources about...