Ocean Surface Currents
Every good lesson is centered on a powerful visual. This lesson exemplifies that with a NASA video clip that is…
Category: Physical Earth
How Mountains Form
It’s hard to believe, but just 200 years ago people really had no idea how mountains formed. We’re now to…
Geology Squeeze Box-Mountain Formation
This lesson uses the Geology Squeeze Box made by Ward’s Science to tell the story of one particular spot on…
5 Characteristics Of Soil-Texture, Color, Chemistry, Pore Space, Soil Fertility
We all (sort of) know what dirt is, but how many main characteristics of soil are there? And, what can…
Sea Breezes & Land Breezes graphic organizer
Sea breezes and land breezes may seem like a mystery, but like everything else, they happen for a reason, which…
Stream Table
Finally, an uncomplicated way for your students to get their hands (and eyes) on a water erosion lab. (Still messy…
QNI Venn
Find out how well do your students truly understand Earth’s 5 spheres (geosphere, hyrdosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, biosphere) with this “quite-nearly-impossible”…
Heating Rates Of Different Earth Substances
A fun and memorable way for your students to learn, by their own design, which type of earth substance- dirt,…
Earths 5 Spheres
A graphic organizer that’s a full introduction to Earth’s 5 spheres-Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Cryosphere, Atmosphere, & Biosphere PPT
Earths Compositional & Physical Layers
Yes, it can be very confusing to look at the inside of Earth 2 different ways. This graphic organizer will…
Causes of Earths Day Night Year & Seasons
A neat little graphic organizer summarizing Earth’s motions and their effects. Includes Day/Night (cause- rotation), Year (revolution), and Seasons (revolution…
4 Layers of Earth’s Atmosphere
Use this handy little graphic organizer to introduce the Earth’s atmosphere, and you’ll find it causes great retention in the…
Layers Of Air
Students go from hardly noticing there is an atmosphere to knowing there are 4 layers, their order, names, composition, and…
Drop of Ocean Water
What exactly is in ocean water? In this fun activity students color in 1,000 squares based on the composition of…
So What Is Soil Anyway?
Now there’s no excuse to not thoroughly enjoy a unit on dirt. Well, that might be overstating things, but maybe…
