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
Hands-On Experiments to Test for Acid-Mine Drainage 5-12 activity
Groundwater on the Move 4-9 activity, groundwater, water, resources, aquifer
Groundwater Movement K-12 activity, groundwater, aggregates, rocks, water, natural resources
Greenhouse in a Beaker 6-10 activity, atmosphere, thermal energy, temperature, energy, heat, climate change, greenhouse effect
Gold Panning K-9 activity, rocks, dynamic planet, materials, minerals, natural resources
Global GIS Lesson activity, maps, earthquake, volcano
Global Change: Where Land, Air and Water Meet 5-8 activity, water, dynamic planet
Glacier Slide 5-12 activity, weather, climate, water
GIS and Careers 6-12 activity, gis, careers
Getting the Oil Out 6-8 activity, energy, natural resources
Getting Creative - Geologic Map Day Learning Activities activity, geologic map, fossils, nature, mapping, natural hazards, natural features
Geoscience and Petroleum Careers 7-12 activity, careers
Geologic Time Scale Analogy 5-12 activity, climate, dynamic planet, fossils, rocks, soil, landforms
Geologic Maps and Groundwater activity, maps, groundwater, rocks
Geologic Maps & Earthquakes activity, maps, dynamic planet, earthquake
Geologic Age 5-12 activity, climate, dynamic planet, fossils, rocks, soil, landforms
Geoheritage Via Google Street View 6-12 activity, geoheritage
Geography of a Pencil 6-12 activity, geography
Freddy the Fish 3-8 activity, oceans
Fossil Formation 3-8 activity, fossils
Food Source 6-10 activity, natural resources
Flood! 5-12 activity, natural hazards, weather
Finding Slope 6-12 activity, soil, landforms
Find Your Park 4-12 activity, park, geology, erosion
Find a Feature Challenge 2-8 activity, photography, arch, geography, rocks, landscape

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