Earth Science Large Bundle of 33 Activities, Labs and Worksheets

Earth science class has so many opportunities to engage students in the content. This product provides a bundle of 33 engaging activities, labs, worksheets, etc. that you can use throughout the year in your earth science and/or general science classes! Some of the topics included are: rocks and minerals, topography, hydrothermal features, petrified wood, rock layers and fossils and holiday themed activities as well.

Take a look at the activities and a brief summary of each below:

1. Death Valley Topographic Map- Students cut out and create a 3D topographic map of Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park!
2. Yellowstone Hydrothermal Features- Students investigate the four major hydrothermal features (geysers, hot springs, mud pots and fumaroles) in Yellowstone National Park, then they make a booklet about what they learned!
3. Petrified Forest Lab- Students create their own petrified paper towel as they learn about petrified wood in Petrified Forest National Park!
4. Megasequence Booklet- Students cut out maps and put together a booklet of the large rock layers in the United States. These layers cover the area of most of the National Parks!
5. Badlands Rock Layers- Students learn about and create a 3D model of the major rock layers in Badlands National Park.
6. Badlands Video Questions-Students will watch a Youtube video about Badlands and answer questions as they watch.
7. Branches of Science Presentations-Students will choose a branch of science (can condense to earth science) and research and present about it.
8. Checks Lab-Students will learn about the nature of science and how it changes as we gain new information in this lab.
9. Conservation Initiative-Students will choose a conservation action to complete every day for a week and record their observations.
10. Definitions of Science-Students read about different definitions of science and make their own definitions.
11. Earth Science Vocab Wordle-Similar to the internet game, students try to guess a 5 letter vocabulary word related to earth science and then define it.
12. Eclipsed! Solar Eclipse Graph-Students will create a graph of the temperatures in the sun and shade during a solar eclipse.
13. Everglades Water Levels-Students will create a graph of the water levels in the Everglades throughout the year.
14. Gates of the Arctic Survival Game-Students will test their knowledge of survival skills as they work together to make it to the end of the Noatak River.
15. Glacier Bay Tracking Whales-Students will plot migration points of latitude and longitude of humpback whales throughout the year.
16. Indiana Dunes Video Questions-Students will watch a Youtube video about Indiana Dunes and answer questions as they watch.
17. Indiana Dunes Glaciers Lab-Students will create their own glaciers as they move them through flour to 'form' the Indiana Dunes and Great Lakes.
18. Log Question Worksheet-Students will fill in these bell ringer worksheets every day to guide them in the learning objective.
19. My Birthstone Project-Students research their birthstone and make a project about it.
20. Olympic Biome Map Activity-Read about the different biomes in Olympic National Park, then color in the biomes on a map of the park.
21. Rocks and Minerals Escape Room-Students test their knowledge of rocks and minerals in this classroom escape room activity.
22. Science Vocab Flashcards-Students fill in the words, definitions, and pictures of vocabulary words used in each unit.
23. Sequoia Tree Rings and Coring Samples-Learn about tree rings and tree corers and then put your knowledge to the test in a mini lab.
24. Glacier Video Questions-Students will watch a Youtube video about the Solheimajokull Glacier in Iceland and answer questions as they watch.
25. The ABCs of the National Parks-Students color and learn different vocabulary words related to the national parks.
26. National Parks Dichotomous Key-Students learn which national park they should visit by answering questions in a dichotomous key.
27. The National Parks Proposal Project-Students choose a location in their state that is NOT a National Park and they write about how it should become one.
28. Theodore Roosevelt Video Questions-Students will watch a Youtube video about Theodore Roosevelt National Park and answer questions as they watch.
29. Theodore Roosevelt Bison Conservation-Students read about the bison conservation story and make a graph of their population numbers through the years.
30. Tracking and Plotting Earthquakes-Students learn how to plot recent earthquakes and over time they can see the outlines of the tectonic plates.
31. WALL E Movie Questions-Students answer questions about the movie walle. The questions are based on conservation and earth science.
32. Easter WebQuest-Students learn about the history of Easter and how the day of Easter is decided each year (based on equinox, etc.)
33. Santa's Reindeer Escape-Students plot points of latitude and longitude of the reindeer to spell out who let them out.
34. Devils Tower Video Questions-Students will watch a Youtube video about Devils Tower and answer questions as they watch.

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