ACTIVITIES
Students are asked to identify a mystery mineral sample. Assesses their knowledge of mineral properties and the tests…
Students create a model that shows a variety of landform features created by river erosion and deposition. Assesses…
Students create a model demonstrating how flooding affects the amount of material eroded by a river. Assesses their…
Students create a model for currents caused by differences in salinity, using the materials provided. Assesses their…
Students design an experiment to test how to slow the evaporation of water in an open swimming pool in a dry climate.…
Students compare the weather in their city or part of the country with the weather in three other locations, for a…
Students hypothesize what will happen when objects come into contact with a column of air shooting upward at high speed.…
Students determine the speed of waves in two different mediums: water and vegetable oil. Tests their understanding of…
WORKSHEETS
In this activity students try to understand why Earth has seasons.
Use this reading reference with the Creature Feature lesson.
Use this reading reference with the lesson Creature Feature.
Use this reading reference with the lesson Reason for the Seasons.
REFERENCE
An article listing the dates and places of eclipses occurring between 2005 and 2015.
Come on an incredible visual journey from the molten core through a magma chamber to fiery rivers of lava. Witness a…
Here is a dramatic and compelling guide to nature's most dangerous and destructive forces. Stunning full-color…
From the destructive power of hurricanes to the delicate beauty of snowflakes, experience the wonderful world of weather…
Discover the watery world covering most of the Earth—and the amazing wildlife in its depths. Read the full book…
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Included are worksheets and activities that teach students how to read maps, understand different types of soil, perform…
Interesting facts and fun activities related to the largest mass of gold ever found.
Interesting facts and fun activities related to weather forecasting.
Interesting facts and fun activities related to the hundreds of swallows who return each year to Mission San Juan…
Interesting facts and fun activities related to the history of gasoline.
Students define weather terminology and also a list of weather prediction tools. They must suggest when the tools first…
