American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Splish Splash

This site includes learning resources and activities for Earth Science Week 2016. The goal of the week is to "engage young people and others in exploring geoheritage throughout the Earth systems, including the geosphere, hydrosphere,...

A wealth of resources for celebrating Earth Science Week, complete with educational materials in both English and Spanish. Teachers will find classroom activities, information on contests and Earth Science Week events, and ideas for...

In this experiment, students create a model of the water cycle and learn about its crucial role in moving water around the Earth.

In this activity, students learn about the technique of core sampling of the Earth by investigating the layers in cupcakes that they bake.

In this activity, students examine soil. They choose a location and describe it. They then dig a hole, measure the depth of the topsoil and subsoil, take samples of each, and describe their composition and characteristics.

Get ready to set a course for sky exploration. The following activity is designed to help students learn to listen, read, and communicate in both written and oral formats about the sky.

Students demonstrate the relationship of groundwater to wells.

To get a better idea of how meteorologists make weather predictions, students will begin their own weather journals and make rain gauges.

In this activity, students monitor how much water is used if the water is left running while they brush their teeth. They use that information to calculate how much the whole family would use. They learn how much water can be conserved...

Students use chocolate in this activity to model sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks, mimicking what happens during transformations in the rock cycle.