Earth Science

In this activity, students will engage in a topographic map exercise. When a student is finished they will understand what contour lines,...

Use this assignment to help students understand the difference between a mineral and other objects that they might think are minerals. The...

Here is a great video that introduces volcanoes.  It is very visual and the music fits.  This is the video I show to get students excited to learn...

This image was designed to demonstrate how sandstone ends up as gneiss, a metamorphic rock.  It follows the sequences of: sandstone, quartzite,...

Have you ever wondered how big the solar system is?  This video explores the size and distance of our solar system.  It also discusses where...

This video demonstrates how to create a geyser that you can show to your students. I have used this demonstration for multiple levels of science....

In this lab/demonstration, the teacher will demonstrate how convection currents in the atmosphere occur. This demonstration is very visible and...

 This is a brief educational video on the geography (including location, size, and regions) of the United States.

This is a great basic introductory video for exploring elements related to the sky. It also helps with some basic sight words.

In this video the question as to whether there is actually gravity in space is answered.  The video discusses that astronauts are not actually...

In this lab, students will design and experiment to determine which type of sediment is the most permeable and the most porous. This very open to...

Embark on a compelling video that sheds light on the physical and mental repercussions experienced by humans when struck by lightning....

This is an interesting educational video created for the younger students.  It is an animation and song that describes the sun and the eight...

In this activity, students will use Google Earth to find the coordinates of some awesome Geologic Formations. Students will have a greater...

This is an edited version of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami.  This video does a great job telling the story of the tsunami from the video of those...

This is a great video that shows a general simulation of how the launch, orbiting, and re-entry worked for John Glenn as he beacme the first...

This is a scientific method lab sheet geared to merge a science experiment with grammar by using complete sentences.

A limnic eruption occurs when a poisonous gas gets "belched" out of the bottom of a lake where it was building up pressure.  This video discusses...

Embark on an illuminating video that unravels the secrets of wind. Explore the fascinating mechanisms behind wind generation on our planet....

In this activity, students get to know Alfred Wegener and why and how he came up with the idea of continental drift and the super-continent...

Get ready for a journey to the Earth's core with this fascinating found on EducationalResource.org....

I do this convection currents demonstration when discussing how air moves. This can be used as well when discussing volcanoes, mantle convection,...

In this activity, students will briefly examine 10 fields/disciplines of Geology: hydrology, volcanology, mineralogy, paleontology, stratigraphy,...

This is a cute video to help younger students identify and classify elements of the four seasons.