Students create awareness for ways in which the "Western" lifestyle negatively impacts the Earth. They create awareness for alternatives to our current ways of living, eating and traveling. Students are challenged to talk with their...

In this day and night worksheet, students will that day and night are caused by the Earth's rotation on its axis and that the sun shines on different parts of the Earth. This worksheet has 4 fill in the blank statements.

Young scholars explore recycling.  For this ecology lesson, students sort classroom garbage into items that can be reused, reduced, or recycled.  Young scholars brainstorm ideas for reusing items and discuss ways to celebrate...

Pupils evaluate directions by participating in a maze activity. In this labyrinth activity, students identify the history of mazes and labyrinths and utilize Google Earth to examine real life mazes. Pupils create their own mazes...

In this planets worksheet, students read about Mercury, Venus, and Earth and then complete 21 multiple choice, 2 true or false, and 1 short answer question.

Students make a model of the four layers of Earth's atmosphere that represents the characteristics of each layer.

Young scholars experience the rotation of the Earth and the Sun and the Earth's revolution around the Sun, using a playground mode.

Students use a concrete model of the Sun and Earth to observe and manipulate a 3-D model of the Sun and Earth.

Students identify and explain that remote sensing can detect changes on the Earth's surface that occur over time, and name at least three: urbanization, deforestation, and succession. They select a global change issue to investigate and...

Pupils learn information about the planets Mercury, Venus, and Earth by playing a trivia game.

In this magnetic Earth learning exercise, students learn how a compass works with the magnetic poles of the Earth. This learning exercise has 4 short answer questions.

Students explore the Earth and its rotation. Volunteers model the sun-Earth system to demonstrate that the Earth rotates around the sun. In groups, students simulate "traveling" around the sun and discuss when it is night and day.

Young scholars visualize the Earth's ecosystem at a specific time period and how Earth has changed over time. They create a detailed journal entry for a specific time period and create a birthday card to Earth.

Second graders read THe Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System. In this language arts and science lesson, 2nd graders explore the four inner planets. Students view the inner planets using Google Earth.

Students explore the relative sizes of the Sun, Earth and Moon as they make an impressive large-scale model for classroom use throughout the unit.

Students differentiate between different planes. In this geometry instructional activity, students differentiate between a plane and a sphere. They discuss the Great Circle, Geodesic and Lune as it relates to the earth.

Fifth graders participate in a research project involving the oceans of the earth. They research with the help of the library and the Internet. They put their collected research into a folder, brochure, PowerPoint presentation and a...

In this earth science activity, students are given words related to the various fields of earth science and they find the words in a word search. They also find a hidden message.

In this Earth Day worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences, match words to definitions, and make slogans for pictures about reducing, reusing, and recycling. Students complete 3 activities.

Students use clay to form models of the different landforms and then complete a data table using a map, atlas, or the Internet to locate famous landforms in the United States. Students complete various activities, writing down their...

Students use a variety of media and technology resources as they complete an online activity about the United States. They use downloaded software from 'Google Earth' to follow Oliver K. Woodman on his travels across the United States.

Students explore about the structure of Earth's atmosphere and about the stratospheric ozone. They discuss how it is produced and destroyed, where it is located, why it is important, and how it is changing. Students investigate about...

In this literacy worksheet, students practice solving the word search puzzle that is based upon Earth Day. There are extension activities.

Sixth graders study the earth and show some examples of the way it maintains a life-friendly environment.  In this biosphere lesson students complete a lab activity and create their own biosphere.