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Additional Rock study lessons
Part A- Rocks, Soil, Weathering & Erosion
click here to arrange for a soil scientist to speak to your class (usually free!)
ebooks & informational reading
Soil PitonE Kids Weathering & Erosion magazine |
Soil Articleweathering & erosion article |
Soil Studyweathering & erosion informational reading with photos |
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SUPPORTING LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
Rock PhotosAdditional Rock Cycle Resources & student pagesfun things to do with soil at home |
Soil ActivitiesRock Cycle unit (5 lessons) |
the dirt on soil activity |
videos & online activities
lots of awesome earth stuff (books, experiments, games)
Promethean flipcharts to download
worksheets & printables
Assessments
Weathering & Erosion Performance Taskonline rock cycle quiz |
Weathering & Erosion online test |
Part B- Earth's structure, processes, & history
videos & online activities
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variety of animations (plate movement, earthquakes, volcanoes, faults, etc...)
interactive animations
understanding geologic time interactivelayers of the earth & plate tectonics interactive
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variety of interactive plate tectonics activitiessmithsonian's dynamic earthdiscovery kids volcano explorer |
landform detectives
ebooks
promethean flipcharts to download
worksheets & printables
Plate tectonics activites with worksheetsthe great fossil findEarth's layers reading comprehension worksheet
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variety of plate tectonics worksheets to downloadbeneath our feet-layers of the earth worksheet
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