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LOTs of fun earth science for kid experiments, worksheets, and activities for all ages - water cycle, crystals, rocks, volcanoes, weather, ++
Help your students understand earth changes through this hands-on science experiment. Head to this blog post about an engaging earthquake simulation!
Discover the exciting world beneath your feet with our interactive layers of the earth preschool craft. Dive in and make learning fun!
10 hands-on ideas for teaching earth changes and landforms in 2nd grade science with engaging STEM earth changes activities kids love!
What kid doesn't love parachutes? My boys have gotten so many of those parachuting army men as party favors, I've lost count. And forget trying to untangle the strings. (Ain't nobody got time for that!) The weather may not have been on our side, but with so many rainy days this summer, eventually you just throw caution to the wind and do outdoor activities anyway. And so it was the day we made DIY parachutes. Making these was simple. We had all the supplies we needed around the house. What You Need Disposable plastic (or paper) cup Plastic garbage sack String (we used some tightly twisted yarn) Paper punch Scissors Tape Measure or yardstick How to Make It First we punched holes in the top of the plastic cups, just under the rim. You'll need to punch four holes equal distance apart (approximately). Next we cut one plastic kitchen garbage sack into a 14-inch square. Since we made two parachutes, we measured and cut the bag with it flattened (i.e. two plies) so we had two squares with only a few cuts. Now we cut four 14-inch lengths of string for each parachute. Our oldest son gathered a corner of the plastic square and tied one length of string to it, leaving only a small tail. He repeated this with the other four corners. Then we tied each string to a different hole on the cup. (TIP: Try to keep the tails all the same length so you don't get a lopsided parachute.) Now all that was left to do was to go to a high place and drop those puppies. My sons perched on the landing of our deck and later our yard's play set. They LOVED watching them gracefully float to the ground. My oldest son tucked the parachute in the cup and dropped it to see what would happen. It sank to the ground with lightning speed. That's gravity for ya! How Does a Parachute Work The cup glides slowly down thanks to something known as air resistance (or drag). When air gets under it, the plastic parachute fans out for maximum coverage; this air resistance slows the fall of the object tremendously. This great activity came from Patricia A. Staino's wonderful book Magic Moments: Super Science with Your Kids. Check it out!
These Earth Science Experiments will make learning about the Earth fun for kids. These science lessons are also a great way to celebrate Earth Day too!
Check out this fun and engaging idea on how to help students explore pollution for Earth Day or any environmental science lesson!
Try this fun twist on dirt cups and make some edible soil layers. This will teach kids about geology in a fun, tasty, hands-on way!
Free printable layers of the earth diagram, worksheets, label worksheet, hands-on activities, nomenclature cards, and more! Free science worksheets, games, and printables.
Weathering vs Erosion STEM activity is a super easy and fun Science experiment that will teach your kids how the earth works.
Earth sciences is a common middle school science class. During that class, students will learn all about rocks. These rock activities for middle school are a great way to help kids understand the lessons.
This summer, after attending a reading workshop, I've made it my goal to amp up and improve my guided reading and shared reading instruction. With this in
We know that millions of years ago the continents were not in the places are today. In this project, students will imagine what happens one million years into the future when two continents come together that are currently apart. How will the organisms on the new supercontinent interact? Students will make predictions and write the 'story' that will take place on this future landmass. They will then create fossils and bury them in rock layers that tell their story. Finally, students get to play archaeologist and dig up another group's fossil to attempt to reconstruct their story. This project is aligned with middle school NGSS standards and will require to students to synthesize many different earth science and life science topics. Your students will engage in high-level thinking and they will love the hands-on, creative aspects of this project! Materials required: Play Dough/Clay, Sand, Dirt/Soil, Loaf Tins, Cups, Plates, Spoons, Forks
Fun crater experiment for kids to discover how craters form. Drop different sized marbles into a pan half filled with flour.
This week we started our unit on space and we’ve been having SO.MUCH.FUN learning all about the Sun, the Earth, and the moon! Can I just tell you how impressed I am by how much information my kiddos have learned in just a few short day… It just goes to prove that when kids are engaged, learning takes place To begin our unit, I decided to tackle one of the biggest MISCONCEPTIONS I noticed my class was having…. Many of the kids believed that the Sun travels around, the Earth. Can you blame them? I mean every morning on my drive to school I see the Sun rising in the sky. I can totally understand why they think this. They “see” the Sun moving in the sky every day. So logic tells you, it’s the one traveling… Right, not quite! To help my kiddos explore this idea a little further, I decided to have them create their very own models. (Feel free to download your own copy here.) They started off by coloring pictures of the Sun, Earth, and moon. While doing this, we talked about the obvious size differences between each. The kids were shocked to […]
Free resources and playlists to go along with the Gather Round Homeschool Earth Science Unit Study! Organize your lessons in half the time!
These free rock cycle worksheets are spectacular for simple science fun for your kids. Get creative ideas for using these rock activities for learning fun.
These force and motion worksheets and stations get students SO EXCITED for science lessons! They are easy to prep and so much fun!
Science and art combine in this amazing and simple rainbow experiment. The kids will love to make, explore and paint rainbows,
ALL ABOUT EARTH Get ready for a month filled with so many fun activities to teach your kiddos all about our planet Earth . I teach this unit in April so it coincides with Earth Day. I’ve loaded up this blog post post with read aloud book ideas, free videos you can share with your students,
Comprehensive science warm-ups for upper elementary. Engaging questions covering various science topics. Perfect for morning work and critical thinking!
Five activities to use to get to know your grade 4, 5, 6, and 7 science students on the first days of school. These back to school activities will allow students to be creative through hands-on activities, writing, or sharing about their personal lives through art to foster personal relationships.
For once contain the mess and make a tornado in a jar !
Learn about plate tectonics using an orange. This hands on activity is a great introduction to plat boundaries and tectonics for kids
The coolest slime ever! Find out how to make slime with baking soda and vinegar for an awesome fizzing slime volcano.
Chemistry & Earth Science (specifically designed for students of TCA Omaha). This pack is excellent for anyone look for GEOLOGY, WEATHER AND CHEMISTRY coloring resources. _________ These coloring pages are excellent resources to supplement Classical Christian education. If it be Classical Conversations or classical schools. HOW IT WORKS........................................................................... You will receive a high resolution PDF file with a pack of 15 beautiful images INSTANTLY! Purchase, wait for the email from Etsy, download, print and start coloring! DETAILS........................................................................................ I suggest logging into Etsy to place your order. It is difficult to track your order if you purchase as a guest. Many customers have not been able to find their digital files. Also, take note when purchasing with PayPal there's a couple extra minutes of processing time. The coloring pages were created from a passion my daughter and I share. We love science and coloring together. She would ask... "what does that mean, explain, can I color it?" We love them, my Classical Christian community loves them, I hope you love them too! ENJOY! Amy (and kiddos) By purchasing and downloading this item, you agree to abide by the terms of the below copyright. All images, designs, and listing text © 2019 Amy Snider Design. All designs are the property of Amy Snider Design and are STRICTLY FOR PERSONAL USE. You do not have permission to distribute these files or the printed documents for commercial use or share with a third party. You do not have permission to take portions of this artwork and add to other creations and distribute or sell. Thank you for honoring these Copyright rules as I have spent hundreds of hours on these designs.
Get your free carrying capacity game. Students will learn about carrying capacity and limiting factors.
Teach about the rock cycle in a creative way with this printable geology rock cycle board game~ The Rock Collectors. Geology will never be boring again!
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Learning about landforms can be a lot of fun and a great addition to an Earth Science or Geography study. We found some amazing free resources to use when studying landforms that we think you will love using with your homeschoolers.
Help your primary grade students explore, learn, and write about landforms. See our hands-on landforms activities plus our culminating writing project!
Savannah's Tsunami project. The Tsunami in action!! Video of Haley, Kym and Sarah showing their ocean project on wave action, erosion, sea mounts and polution (the next challenge is to find a way to clean oil spills in water) Katy explains her ocean project diagram, she included a model of all parts of the ocean, along with a surfer riding waves produced by El Nino. Ava explains her ocean game with some help to hold it up by Savannah. Students enjoyed this game with True/False, Multiple Choice and Fill in the Blank questions about the ocean and all that is in, on and under it.
Help kids learn about rocks by making a rock of their own.
Teacher-tested tips for effectively using interactive notebooks in secondary science classrooms by Getting Nerdy Science
Free printable layers of the earth diagram, worksheets, label worksheet, hands-on activities, nomenclature cards, and more! Free science worksheets, games, and printables.
