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Earth Science Teacher Resources

These lessons, printables, and references are designed to augment your current earth science curriculum for elementary, intermediate, or secondary school. Motivate your students to become more active participants in their world with activities on geology, global warming, and life cycles. From classifying leaves to tracking hurricanes, you'll find exciting seasonal resources and Earth Day activities for April. Also check out the slideshows, quizzes, bulletin boards, and graphic organizers below!

Whiteboard Compatible Mini-Lessons

Fossils Mini-Lesson
Intro to Rocks Mini-Lesson
Exploding Mountains Mini-Lesson
Hot Rocks Mini-Lesson
More About Minerals Mini-Lesson
More Mini-Lessons

Printables for Grades K-2

Heart Butterfly
Weather Graph
In All Kinds of Weather
The Water Cycle
Weather Tales
Frog Life Cycle Booklet
Fact or Opinion
More Popular Earth Science Printables

Printables for Grades 3-5

Potential and Kinetic Energy
Fruits and Vegetables List
Food Chain Diagram
Weather Symbols
Parts of a Volcano Labeling Worksheet
Renewable and Non-renewable Energy
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
More Popular Earth Science Printables

Printables for Grades 6-8

Weather Printable Book (Grades 3-6)
How Do You Read a Weather Map?
Dominant and Recessive Genes
Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring: Reading Passage
Earth, Moon, Sun, and Seasons -- Activity
The Ocean Floor
Time Zones Around the World
More Popular Earth Science Printables

Printables for Grades 9-12

Earth's Structure
Climate Zones Map
Parts of a Volcano
The Layers of the Atmosphere
What Is the Rock Cycle?
What Are Latitude and Longitude?
Activity: Making a Weather Map
More Popular Earth Science Printables

Graphic Organizers

Rock Cycle (Blank) Printable
KWL Chart - Living and Non-Living
A Weather Calendar
Natural Resources
KWL Chart - Plants
Insect Likenesses and Differences
KWL Chart - Caring for Earth
More Popular Earth Science Graphic Organizers

Quizzes

Weather and Climate Quiz
The Water Cycle Quiz
Volcanoes and Earthquakes Quiz
Weather Quiz
Water Cycle Vocabulary Words Quiz
Science - Atoms Quiz
Types of Snow Quiz
More Earth Science Quizzes

Slideshows

Months, Seasons, & Time Printables Slideshow
Seasons Printables Slideshow
Summer Reading (Grades 9-12)
Gallery of DK Web Books for Earth Science
Favorite Spring Activities Slideshow (K-8)
Summer Reading (Grades 3-5)
Earth Science Printables Slideshow
Summer Reading (Grades 6-8)
Atmospheric Science Transparencies Slideshow
Geology Transparencies & Visuals Slideshow
Earth Day Printables Slideshow
Favorite Labor Day Activities Slideshow, Grades K-8
Environmental Science Printables Slideshow
Summer Reading (Grades K-2)
Favorite Autumn Activities Slideshow (K-8)

Bulletin Boards

Let It Snow!
Spring Theme Bulletin Board
Weather Forecast Bulletin Board
Insects Bulletin Board
Ladybug Pattern
Save the Earth Bulletin Board
Tree Pattern
An Ecological Bulletin Board
Insects Bulletin Board Example
Evergreen Tree Bulletin Board for Winter
Greenhouse Bulletin Board
Tree Bulletin Board Example

Lesson Plans

Life Cycle of Butterflies
Build a Volcano
Fall Haiku
How Can You Make a Thermometer?
Ocean Currents
Weather Station
Winter Holidays
More Popular Earth Science Lesson Plans

References

Types of Snow
Global Warming: A Glossary of Terms
Wind Chill Factors
Planet Facts and Figures
Weather Terms
The Chinese Calendar
The Uncertainties of Global Warming
More Popular Earth Science References

Earth Day Activities

Home, Sweet, Home: Animal Habitats
Recycled Art
Environment & Pollution: Matching Worksheet
Fossil Layers
Classroom Activities Slideshow: Going Green
What Are Natural Resources?
Making a Wind Vane
More Earth Day Teacher Resources

Digital Books

Eyewitness: Jungle
Eyewitness: Volcano & Earthquake
Eyewitness: Rock & Mineral
Eye Wonder: Volcano
Experience: Volcano
Eyewitness: Earth
Eyewitness Expert: Rock & Mineral
Eye Wonder: Rocks and Minerals
E.Guides: Rock and Mineral
Eyewitness: Desert
Eyewitness: Water
Gallery of DK Web Books for Earth Science

Art & Earth Science Connected, Grades K-6

Rain Forest Art
Dora the Explorer: Weather Activity (English)
Your Own Rain Forest
Tissue Flower
Making Cloud Mobiles
Day and Night
Make a Silly Weather Worm
More Popular Art Activities for Earth Science, Grades K-6

Language Arts & Earth Science Connected

Describe the Rainy Day
Jan Brett's Winter Books
As Soon As It's Fall Poetry Pack
Snowflakes Poem
Continents of the World
A Teacher's Guide to An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore
Weather Words
More Popular Language Arts Activities for Earth Science

Math & Earth Science Connected

Rainfall
Graphing Temperatures
Plant Graph
Symmetry in Nature
Temperature (Gr. 3)
Celsius and Fahrenheit Conversions Made Simple
Tropical Rain Forest Math
More Popular Math Activities for Earth Science

Literature Activities for Earth Science Class

The Summer of the Swans
Fall Similes
Dora the Explorer: Weather Activity (Spanish)
Fall into Rhyme
Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring
I Dreamed I Was a Snowman Poetry Pack
The Snow Kids
More Popular Literature Activities for Earth Science Class

Geography Activities for Earth Science Class

Chart of the Water Cycle
Mardi Gras or Carnival
Which Landform Is It?
Map Making, Floor Plans & Map Reading
Plate Tectonics Test
Australia
Time Zones in the U.S.
More Popular Geography Activities for Earth Science Class

Plant Resources for Earth Science

Plant Crossword Puzzle
What Is Inside a Seed?
Class Garden
How Do People Use Plants?
Structure of a Typical Flower
Which Soil Is Best for Plants?
What's Wrong with This Picture?
More Popular Plant Resources for Earth Science Class

Ecology Resources for Earth Science

Recycling Crossword Puzzle
What Can You Reuse and Recycle?
Climate Activities
Two Habitats
A Food Chain Puzzle
Animal Habitats I
What Are Natural Resources?
More Popular Ecology Resources for Earth Science

Environmental Science Resources

Save Our Environment Printable Book (K-12)
Earth Day Printable Book (K-4)
Trash & Climate Change
The Effects of Global Warming on Sea Level
Global Warming: Greenhouse Effect
What Causes Air Pollution?
Global Warming: We CAN Make a Difference!
More Environmental Science Teacher Resources

Natural Disaster Resources

Frequently Asked Questions about Tsunamis
Hurricanes
What Are Volcanoes?
What Is a Tsunami?
Science, Technology and Society: Earthquakes
Reading Warm-Up 60 for Gr. 5 & 6: Science
Reading Warm-Up 62 for Gr. 3 & 4: Science
More Natural Disasters – Teacher Resources

Geology Activities

A Volcano Wordsearch
Volcanoes
The Rock Cycle (Labeled) Printable
The Water Cycle and the Carbon Cycle
Earthquake Quiz
Rocks and Minerals Wordo
Erosion at Work
More Popular Geology Activities

Seasons Resources

Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet
Winter Holidays Chart
Earth and Shadows: The Reasons for Seasons
How Do Animals Adapt to Seasonal Change? -- Activity 4.12
How Do Seasons Affect Animal Adaptations? -- Activity 4.11
Months, Seasons & Time Printable Book (K-4)
Winter-Themed Bulletin Board
More Seasons – Teacher Resources
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