Use this assignment to help students understand the difference between a mineral and other objects that they might think are minerals. The...
Earth Science
Earth science resources for teachers of all grade levels. Tons of educational content dealing with plate tectonics, rocks, minerals, earthquakes, volcanoes, weather, volcanoes, and historical geology. Contains videos, worksheets, websites, and activities for students.
The Chelyabinsk Meteor was an awesome event that occurred in Russia. This video explains the ins and outs of this meteorite impact.
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...
This video covers a range of key concepts that are essential for any unit on energy, including geothermal energy, solar energy, convection, the...
This lab will only work if you have Java on your computers. It should work fine on Windows machines.
In this digital Phet...
What happens to an astronauts cells when they hang out too long in space? Also, find out other scientific experiments done on the ISS. How do...
Get ready for a journey to the Earth's core with this fascinating found on EducationalResource.org....
In this educational video, scientists from Arizona State University, discuss a little bit about the red planet, what we know about it, and how we...
In this informative video, students will learn about the 1816 "Year without a Summer" and the devastating impact that it had on the world. The...
This volcano video demonstrates and discusses how composite and shield volcanoes are created and describes their lava type. The Ring of Fire and...
This is an interesting educational video created for the younger students. It is an animation and song that describes the sun and the eight...
This NASA video describes what the sun is and what it is made out of.
Part of the discussion is about sun spots and solar flares. They do...
What is Gluten? Why are there so many commercials about Gluten. In this short video you can get the simple answers.
In this Earth Science lab, students will design an experiment to answer the following question. Will rock weather faster or slower if it has more...
Here is some simple history behind the spacesuit. Find out who comes up with the idea and how they have changed over time.
Watch as a whole line of cars falls off into a ravine in this amazing amateur video. This would be a great video to show during a unit on erosion...
In this assignment, students will open up a Google Doc, you can have it printed as well, and fill out a table of some very useful industrial ores...
In this activity, students will engage in a topographic map exercise. When a student is finished they will understand what contour lines,...
Here is a very well done elementary educational video discussing the importance of soil. The University of New Mexico created it. They use...
I took another copy of this and then edited some of the slower parts and parts that might be objectionable for High School students. This video...
In this EdTech Earth Science activity, students will use Google Drawing to create an image that demonstrates the three main types of earthquake...
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 NASA video demonstrates how scientists compare distances between the planets and the sun using the measurement system, Astronomical Units. ...