WORKSHEETS
In this science activity, students learn how metamorphic rocks are formed, and then make models of the Earth's crust,…
Students make a model of the movement of molten rock beneath Earth's surface, using vegetable oil and a sponge.…
Students classify rocks according to their properties. Materials list, lab hints and tips, rubric, worksheets, and…
Distribute a reading selection and an assignment dealing with the link between dinosaurs and the avian family.
Suggest a family activity to parents that focuses on Earth processes such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and plate…
Students compare the mass of samples of granite, obsidian, and pumice. Materials list, lab hints and tips, rubric,…
Students describe the properties of different types of rocks, and classify the rocks into groups. Materials list,…
In this lab, students evaluate a soil sample in order to determine its suitability for planting. Students test nitrogen…
Suggest a family activity to parents that focuses on fossils and vocabulary related to fossils, and compares dinosaurs…
Students demonstrate their knowledge about volcanoes and also color a picture.
Students write a legend to describe a volcano's eruption, then draw a picture to accompany it.
MAPS
Long ago, the Earth's continents were all part of the same land mass.
Distribute a printable set of vocabulary words about Earth science for students to practice spelling, saying, and using…
With this family activity, children and parents review vocabulary words related to Earth and study Earth's surfaces by…
Students must recall geology facts to play a board game.
Students match answers about geology with the questions that belong to them.
Students learn about the geologic layers in the Grand Canyon by recreating them in an art project.
Students make a book showcasing their geology writing activities.
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.