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Little Bloomers: Gardening With Trees
Learners identify the parts of tree flowers. They examine the role they have in pollination. They discuss trees that do not flower as well.
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Rock Families
Students study the three types of rock characteristics; igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. They are divided into three groups and each group takes one of the rock characteristics. They then act out the characteristics of their rock...
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Crossword
In this crossword worksheet that focuses on natural disasters, students find the vertical word in the colored squares by filling in the right words in ten lines in the horizontal boxes. Answers appear at the bottom of the worksheet.
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Dino Fossils
Primary paleontologists discover the information they can gather from examining fossils. They place pictures in the correct sequence showing how an animal becomes a fossil. They discuss which sediments would preserve fossils better as well.
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Layers of Time in the Earth
Students are introduced to the concept of stratification as a historical and geological process. Students will read about the Richard Beene archaeological site, which lies near San Antonio, Texas on the Medina River, and watch a short...
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The Effects of Volcanoes
Students use the internet to research the effects of volcanoes. They create a chart showing the negative and positive aspects that a volcanoe can bring to an area. Using PowerPoint, they create a presentation showing the negative and...
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Everybody Needs a Rock
Second graders examine science non-fiction books in the 500 section of the media center. They listen to Byrd Baylor's, Everybody Needs a Rock, and write a sentence that tells why everyone does need a rock. They illustrate the sentence.
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Pollution Prevention At Ft. Riley
Student examine methods of pollution reduction used at Ft. Riley military institution. Students review the economic impact of the use of enviromentally sensitive materials.
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Arkansas and Louisiana Purchase Wetlands
Pupils experiment to determine the value and importance of wetlands in Arkansas. They develop an environmental appreciation for wetlands.
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Glaciers and How They Form lands
As a whole class, the students define glacier and perform an experiment involving glaciers. The students brainstorm ideas of what a glacier is, and narrow the ideas down to a definition. The students then participate in an activity that...
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Particulate Matter in the Air
Students conduct an inquiry exploring the different kinds of particulate matter in the air. They name three different types of particulate matter found in the air and identify different types of solid particulate matter found in the air...
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Indiana Ice Investigations
Fourth graders create a model of the formation of Indiana by glaciers. Working in groups with appropriate materials, they create a model documenting how glaciers moved through the land and formed the geological structure and land masses...
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Deserts Puzzle
In this geography worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle referring all to deserts. They identify the various types of desert land and what plants and animals can survive in these lands. Also, students identify the people who...
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Farm Vocabulary List and Definitions
In this farm vocabulary activity, students learn 15 words pertaining to farming, agriculture and farm animals. Students read definitions for each word. There are no questions to answer.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Erosion by Wind
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How winds erode surfaces and form various terrain features.
Kansas State
Kansas State Univ. & Usda: Wind Erosion Dust Bowl Photos
This website uses photographs to show the human impact that wind erosion had on people's lives during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Trb 4:3 Investigation 4 Erosion
Activities help students understand erosion.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Preventing Wind Erosion
Students will use the engineering process to design a windbreak to save a house from wind erosion. Included in this instructional activity are detailed instructions, a video of the instructional activity in action, a list of materials,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hurricane Matthew Causes Weathering and Erosion
View videos and photos from the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew and see how the earth's landforms changed as a result of the heavy winds and rain. Weathering and erosion made a new landform and dramatically changed the coastline....
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Montauk Historical Society: Montauk Point Lighthouse: Erosion Control
This website explains the problem that erosion has created for this particular lighthouse. There is a detailed explanation of what is causing the erosion and how to fix it.
Kansas State
Kansas State University & Usda: Wind Erosion From Space
This website uses space photographs to illustrate the impact of wind erosion. Clicking on a picture will enlarge it to provide a better view.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Glaciers, Water and Wind, Oh My!
This hands-on activity explores five different forms of erosion (chemical, water, wind, glacier and temperature). Students rotate through stations and model each type of erosion on rocks, soils and minerals. The students record their...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigation Erosion in Our World
In this lab activity, students will look for evidence of erosion in river or streams. This activity should take place after students have observed erosion in a model.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Eolian Processes and Landforms
A detailed outline containing a large amount of material on wind erosion, describing wind transport mechanisms, and wind landform formation.
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