Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Forest Fires

In this earth science worksheet, learners answer fifty multiple choice questions and thirty-three short answer questions in preparation for the earth science final exam.

Students play the role of a Ranger with the Department of Forestry.  In this forest fires lesson, students examine data on biomes and images to determine high risk areas for forest fires to develop.  

Kids learn about the Earth science subject of topography including features such as landforms, elevation, latitude, longitude, and topographical maps.

Kids learn about the Earth science subject of soil including how it is formed, properties, horizons, layers, topsoil, bedrock, and facts about soil.

Find a glossary and terms of geology in the Earth sciences on this website. This site contains definitions for words such as erosion, fossil, glacier, rocks, minerals, mantle, and topography.

Find out facts about the ice age on this site. Kids investigate about the ice ages and Earth sciences including glacial and interglacial periods, major ice ages, interesting facts, and their causes.

Kids learn about the Earth science subject of mountains including how they are formed, types of mountains, geological features, definition, and fun facts.

This site helps students learn about the Earth science subject of plate tectonics including major and minor plates, convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries.

A site for students to explore the Earth science subject of fossils including the ways fossils form, types such as trace and body, fun facts, collecting, and where they are found.

Kids learn about the Earth science subject of glaciers including how they form, types of glaciers, geological features, how they flow, and interesting facts.