6th Grade Geology Activities

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Fossils

Animals (Zoology)

Geology

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Hard or Soft Water?

Students determine the hardness of two water samples, labeled only as A and B. Assesses their understanding of factors…

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Electricity

Electricity and Magnetism (Electromagnetism)

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Activity: Prehistoric Animals

Enrich your study of prehistoric animals with this science printable. Students will identify present-day animals that…

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Animals (Zoology)

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Modeling Plate Boundaries

Students create a model for each of three types of plate boundaries: transform boundary, divergent boundary, and…

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Science

Geology

Plates and Tectonics

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Layers of Rock

Students create a drawing of rock layers in a cliff by interpreting the notes of a geologist. Makes a great lab to…

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Geology

Geologic Formations

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Mountain Building: How Mountains Grow

Try a printable science activity that illustrates how mountains are formed. Students simulate this geologic process,…

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Geology

Geologic Formations

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Modeling the Effects of Fault Movements

Students create a model to show the effects of strike-slip, normal, and reverse faults on a surface feature, such as a…

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Geology

Plates and Tectonics

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Making a Model of the Rock Cycle

Students create a model of the rock cycle using the materials given. Assesses their knowledge of the characteristics of…

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1930s

Geology

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A Model Landscape

Students create a model that shows a variety of landform features created by river erosion and deposition. Assesses…

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Science

Earth Science

Geology

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Modeling Plate Movement

Students develop a working model of plate divergence at the mid-ocean ridge and plate convergence at a trench. Assesses…

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Geology

Plates and Tectonics

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Soil Samples

In this lab, students evaluate a soil sample in order to determine its suitability for planting. Students test nitrogen…

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Science

Earth Science

Geology

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Activity: Comparing Batholiths and Stocks

Read the passage in this geology printable to learn about batholiths and stocks. Students will use a graph grid to…

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Geology

Rocks

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Making Time Lines: Relating Time to Distance

Explore an activity that integrates math and science, as students create a large chart to plot a time line of Earth's…

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Geology

Earth Science

Science

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Learning about Metamorphic Rock

In this science activity, students learn how metamorphic rocks are formed, and then make models of the Earth's crust,…

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Geology

Rocks

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Activity: Rocks and Their Uses

This Earth science printable asks students to complete a table with the class, description, and uses for each rock…

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Geology

Rocks

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Activity: Interpreting Dinosaur Characteristics from Their Names

Enrich your study of reptiles with this printable about dinosaurs' physical traits. This science printable lists the…

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Reptiles

Dinosaurs (Paleontology)

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