Earth Science

Note: Students must have computer/internet access to use this product. Students can complete this five day activity at their own pace. Each activity is designed to take between 10-20 minutes. Everything students need to complete each activity is...

Which type of rocks are best for rock climbing? Get your students engaged in reading about geology with this adapted article and accompanying questions. This is great as an introduction/review of different types of rocks and a real-world application...

Leave the PowerPoint behind and get students thinking about characteristics of minerals with this sorting activity and student notes page. Students should have prior knowledge about how/where minerals form and have access to mineral samples for...

White Sands National Park Storyline is the first in a series of NGSS aligned earth science storylines centered around the national parks. This mini-storyline works great as a transition from traditional teaching methods to an NGSS classroom. NGSS...

Students will be engaged and challenged with these NGSS aligned plate tectonics activities. Included in this bundle is the NGSS Sandwich Cookie Plate Tectonic and Plate Tectonic Exploration activities. Help students master HS-ESS2.1 with these...

Get your students to ask questions about plate movement AND engaged in finding the answers. Students work in groups in this collaborative investigative activity. Each student will become a "specialist" in a field (geology, oceanography, seismology, and...

Model different types of plate boundaries with delicious sandwich cookies! What makes this different than the other sandwich cookie modeling lessons? The detailed student guided sheet with images and geologic features check lists help students connect...