WORKSHEETS
Use a printable that contains a list of Geology themed vocabulary.
Students puzzle out facts about geology by completing arithmetic problems.
Students practice reading a graph to figure out facts about rocks and minerals.
Use a printable that contains instructions for starting a rock collecting hobby.
ACTIVITIES
Print a worksheet that details a rock collecting search.
Students match metamorphic rocks with igneous rocks from which they formed.
MAPS
Students make a map of volcanic activity and plate tectonics around the world.
Students research geological periods and make a timeline.
Students read a passage about fossils and research the geological periods in which the fossils formed.
Use a printable that contains several geology-related art projects for students.
In this activity, students research a career in geology.
Use a printable that contains suggestions for conducting an event to showcase the work done by your class in geology.
Distribute a reading selection and an assignment dealing with the link between dinosaurs and the avian family.
In this lab, students evaluate a soil sample in order to determine its suitability for planting. Students test nitrogen…
Explore an activity that integrates math and science, as students create a large chart to plot a time line of Earth's…
In this science activity, students learn how metamorphic rocks are formed, and then make models of the Earth's crust,…
Long ago, the Earth's continents were all part of the same land mass.
After reading the paragraphs provided about two volcanoes in history, Mount Vesuvius and Mount St. Helens, students will…
Imagining they are volcanologists, students write descriptive paragraphs about an erupting volcano by brainstorming and…
LESSON PLANS
Use these PowerPoint slides to introduce the destructive power of a volcanic eruption. Visit our DK Instant Expert page…
Students practice vocabulary relevant to volcanoes and volcanic eruptions by reading the definition and using the word…
Students can practice vocabulary relevant to rocks by reading the definition and using the word in a sentence they…
Students can practice vocabulary relevant to minerals by reading the definition and using the word in a sentence they…
Long before dinosaurs, there were insects! Learn about the earliest insects by reading the facts in this worksheet.…
