Earth Science Activities For The Elementary Classroom

Provides ideas for experiments in earth science, including experiments involving tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, and mining.

For the elementary classroom teacher, here are 180 illustrated reproducible activities that challenge students to become actively involved in their own learning and the world in which they live as they explore our environment, ecological principles, and conservation. Conveniently organized into five sections: -- For The Teacher -- special art and creative projects, reproducible forms, planning calendars and student awards. -- Environment -- Where Are We? -- Ecology -- How Do We Fit In? -- Conservation -- What Can We Do? -- Answer Key -- Complete answers to activity sheets Sure to engage students, the variety of activity formats includes word searches, crossword puzzles, hand-writing pages, and more.

Presenting a balanced integration of pedagogy, earth science content, and earth science activities, teachers can use this book across all elementary grade levels. A large section of the book is devoted to using new or newly revised earth science activities within a problem-solving context that promotes critical and analytical thinking among K-6 students. A unique contribution is the thorough discussion of performance assessment as exemplified by the authentic assessment of science activities. Elementary Teachers. A Longwood Professional Book.

Connect students in grades 5–8 with science using General Science: Daily Skill Builders. This 96-page book features two short, reproducible activities per page and includes enough lessons for an entire school year. It provides extra practice with physical, earth, space, and life science skills. Activities allow for differentiated instruction and can be used as warm-ups, homework assignments, and extra practice. The book supports National Science Education Standards.

Challenge your students to learn more about the scientific world around them. This packet contains activities designed to be completed in 15 minutes or less and can be used as lead-in exercises for classroom discussion, homework, or extra credit assignments. The activities help strengthen students’ understanding of key scientific concepts and examine thought-provoking issues. New worlds are explored as students answer questions, complete Extra Challenges, and solve problems. This is is a valuable tool that should be used in any science classroom!