Lessons and Activities

Rock Stories

This is a good old USGS powerpoint for teachers (schoolyard geography) that I turned into an interactive flipchart.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13

• Subjects:

  Science

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Nov. 30, 2009

Posted by:

jennlarson

Ruaumoko

He rauemi tenei mo te Putaiao, e pa ana ki te Pahutanga o tetahi maunga Puia me te hurihanga toka. Ka taea nga taumata katoa, a, he tautoko, kei roto hoki i te reo Maori. (Erupation of a Volcano & is in Te Reo Maori)

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. K | Age 6, Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12

• Subjects:

  Science

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Dec. 15, 2009

Posted by:

anna

Weather Chart- Australia

A lesson naming the states of Australia, placing the capital cities in the correct states and building a weather chart.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10

• Subjects:

  Science

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Aug. 10, 2010

Posted by:

monicac

What is Earth like?

explains spheres of the Earth

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12

• Subjects:

  Earth Sciences

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Sep. 27, 2010

Posted by:

sstubbs005

Great Website

Educational Games and Resources

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11

• Subjects:

  Science

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Nov. 14, 2010

Posted by:

Anissa Labrador  

Rock Jeopardy

A rock review (FOSS) used with first or second grade students. **Updated Rock Jeopardy with Sound

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10

• Subjects:

  Science

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Nov. 19, 2009

Posted by:

sgoneau

Nonrenewable Resources - Fossil Fuels

Lesson for either an Earth Science or Environmental Science class on nonrenewable resources. Fossil Fuels are described, compared, and contrasted. Concepts are taught and reviewed using a combination of information pages, student activity pages, and MimioVote questions.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12

• Subjects:

  Earth Sciences

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Mar. 29, 2011

Posted by:

mkalowe   

Wide Shot of Oil Rig Pumping

This Building Block video features a wide-shot of a working pumpjack, or grasshopper oil rig, caught between the beige earth and bright blue sky.

• Grade Level(s):

  Pre-K | Age 5, Gr. K | Age 6, Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Gr. 10 | Age 16, Gr. 11 | Age 17, Gr. 12 | Age 18

• Subjects:

  Technology

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jun. 27, 2011

Posted by:

Teachers Domain

Piles of Coal Drop

In this Building Block video, a train drives over a bridge and dumps coal to the ground below, causing a haze of dust and blocking out the azure sky beyond.

• Grade Level(s):

  Pre-K | Age 5, Gr. K | Age 6, Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Gr. 10 | Age 16, Gr. 11 | Age 17, Gr. 12 | Age 18, Hr. Ed. | Age 19+

• Subjects:

  Science

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jun. 27, 2011

Posted by:

Teachers Domain

Oil Rig Pumping

A grasshopper oil rig pumps oil as a white SUV pulls up next to it in this Building Block video.

• Grade Level(s):

  Pre-K | Age 5, Gr. K | Age 6, Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Gr. 10 | Age 16, Gr. 11 | Age 17, Gr. 12 | Age 18, Hr. Ed. | Age 19+

• Subjects:

  Technology

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jun. 27, 2011

Posted by:

Teachers Domain