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Choose Your Own Soil Adventure

For Teachers 9th
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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Be a "Fossil Detective" an Effective Tool in Earth Science Education

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine the geological time scale: the Earth is ancient; time can be divided into periods based on its fossil content.
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Particle Size and Oil Production

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate how permeable different materials are. In this physics instructional activity, students determine what affects permeability and how permeability relates to oil production.
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Creating Journals

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students take a virtual tour of Yosemite and selects photographs to use in their journal.
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Nebraska's Geology, Soils, Groundwater Regions, and Topographic Regions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the distribution of geology, soils, groundwater, topography, and geography in Nebraska. They identify various regions and characteristics on a map, and develop a plan to manage the soil and groundwater resources of...
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Social Studies: Your Family Does What?

For Teachers 6th
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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Mineral or Maceral Mosaic

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study about geologists and their job. They also study that rocks are made up of minerals and organic material by conducting an experiment where they create their own "granite" or "coal".
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Cemetery Geology

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students examine the chemical and physical weathering process of different rocks in a cemetery based on dates on the stones. Students discover the susceptibility of different rock types to weathering.
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Decomposing Artifacts

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders participate in an experiment in which they calculate the time of decomposition of different materials. In groups, they fill bags with different materials and cover them in soil. After six months, they create a line graph...
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Quartz DBQ

For Students 7th - 12th
In this quartz worksheet, students read about the chemical composition of quartz and its commercial applications. Then students complete 7 short answer questions.
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Mining Worksheet

For Students 5th - 7th
In this coal mining math worksheet, students perform a set of operations to determine profit of mining a "chocolate chip cookie" and graph results.
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Solid Earth Socratic Questions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students 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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Aquifers and Recharge Areas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils create a model of an aquifer and describe how an aquifer works. They describe how running affects an aquifer and prepare a model presenting to local planners the important aspects of protecting recharge areas.
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Borah Peak Earthquake

For Teachers 7th - 12th
students use the internet, an atlas map, and other sources to explore a map of Idaho. They locate the Lost River Range and Mt. Borah. Students read the atlas map to locate earthquake faults, find the magnitude, fault, and epicenter of...
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The Hot Spot Hypothesis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use a digital atlas, geologic maps, and topography maps to explore geologic regions of Yellow Stone National Park. They locate evidence that support the theory of hot spots. Students research and explore the movements of Hot...
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Sand Hunt

For Students 6th - 8th
In this earth science activity, students identify and locate various rocks and minerals listed on the sheet. Then they describe each one in the boxes given.
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Clothes on the Line

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners creatively move using a variety of non-locomotor and locomotor movements.
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Mountain Building

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify variables that influence rates of change. They, through group consensus and using the assigned materials, design and build what they believe to be the strongest mountain possible.
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Watch It Slide!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work together to examine inclined planes. They create a plan to raise rocks to build pyramids. They discover the changes that occur when the angle is increased or decreased.
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Careers in Mining

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars study about natural resources and the decreasing amount. They observe the need for trained scientists and engineers. Finally, they take a small test to determine the areas of science they find most interesting.
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Model Professionals

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students learn about one scientist's quest to make her field of canopy ecology accessible to a wider audience and to synthesize their knowledge by developing toy figures that could potentially educate children about different scientific...
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What is Coal?

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students receive instruction to answer the question "What is coal?". They then participate in several puzzles and problems to explore the subject of coal. They solve addition and subtraction problems and match letters with the letter...
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Milk and Dairy Test

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars explore how to select and prepare milk and milk products, identify standard serving size for milk and milk products, review terms associated with milk and milk products, and demonstrate knowledge of how to use and care for...
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Collecting Fossils

For Students 4th - 8th
In this fossils worksheet, students will read about the hobby of fossil collecting and the tools needed for collecting fossils. Students will complete 3 short answer questions based on their reading.

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