Classroom Activities

Here you can find suggested Earth science related activities. Most are categorized based on the Next Generation Science Standards, and the earlier National Science Education Standards. Activities are also marked with an appropriate grade level. These Earth science activities are fun and educational. To access these activities, click on the activity name in the chart below.

Find additional activities in our Earth Science Week Activity Calendar and Teacher Learning Activity Manuals.

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Titlesort ascending Grade Level Tags
Tree Rings and Ancient Climatic Conditions 6-9 activity, archaeology, trees, climate, volcano, natural hazards, temperature
Traveling Nitrogen 5-9 activity, climate, weather, dynamic planet, energy, fossils, materials, oceans, rocks, landforms, soil, water, space, natural resources
Tracking Dinosaurs 7-10 activity, fossils
Third From the Sun 4-9 activity, space, dynamic planet
The Soil Science of Sports Fields 5-8 activity
The Slope of Land in Your Community 5-8 activity, soil, landforms
The Mountain Blows its Top 5-8 activity, dynamic planet, volcano
The Great Ocean Conveyor 6-10 activity, oceans
The EarthTrek Gravestone Project 6-10 activity, minerals, rocks, natural resources
Texas Rocks 6-9 activity, rocks
Temperature and Precipitation Connections 6-10 activity, vegetation, temperature, precipitation, environment, rainfall, photosynthesis, satellites
Take the Pulse of Your Classroom 6-9 activity, dynamic planet
Systems in Earth Science 7-12 activity, systems, experiment
Sustaining Living Soil with Composting 4-7 activity, soil, composting, microorganisms
Survey Mark Hunting 6-10 activity, gps, geocaching
Surficial Features 5-12 activity, sediments, maps, hazards, soil
Surface Processes geologic map, erosion, mapping, sediments
Step by Step Weather Observations 4-9 activity, weather
State Soil Investigation 6-9 activity, soil, ecosystems, investigation, diversity
Splish Splash K-4 activity, water
Space Archaeology 6-12 activity, archaeology, space
Sources of Minerals 6-12 activity, minerals, sustainability
Solar Updraft Tower 5-8 activity, energy, electricity, greenhouse gases, climate change
Solar Cell Energy Nationwide 7-12 activity, satellites, solar energy, weather, sunlight, energy
Soil, the Forgotten Resource 6-10 activity, soil

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