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Scripture
Helaman 12:15

Rock Theme

See Earth Science & Geology.

Home Economics
The Rock Recipe

Music
Rock Song

Science Experiments
Craft Library: Rock Crystals
EasyFunSchool - Make Your Own Geode Eggs

Volcano Theme
Printables
Crayola Activity Book: Make a Volcano and a Volcano Mini Book
You need to become a member to view the printouts.
Volcano Coloring Page @ Jazzles
Volcanoes Online
It also has online quizzes and crossword puzzle.

Experiments
Volcano Recipe

Misc.
USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory
Volcano World -- The Premier Source of Volcano Info on the Web
Volcano World: Teaching and Learning
Lesson plans, building volcano models, and more.


Geography Theme

Weather Theme


Earth Science & Geology and Rock Theme

Books & eBooks from Teacher Created Resources
Rocks & Soil Thematic Unit

Rocks & Soil Thematic Unit

Rocks & Soil provides lesson plans and cross-curricular activities based on the following pieces of literature: How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World, The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth. This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities. Also included are management ideas, creative suggestions for the classroom, and a bibliography.
Geology Thematic Unit

Geology Thematic Unit

Geology Thematic Unit is based on the following pieces of literature: The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth, Wonderworks of Nature--Volcanoes, Fire From Below, Eyewitness Books: Rocks & Minerals, Brighty of the Grand Canyon. This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities. Also included are management ideas, creative suggestions for the classroom, and a bibliography.

Earth Science Teacher's Guide
For Kids Only - Teacher's Guide @ NASA

Activities
Rocks:
Paint some rocks.
Trace rocks.
Count rocks.
Addition: Add rocks.

Inside the Earth Play Dough Activity
Make the earth using different colors of play dough: red for the core, green for the mantle, and blue for the crust.  Cut the earth in half or put a straw through the play dough to see the different layers inside the earth.

Viewer Links
Earth Awareness School Assembly Program
Enter the 20' diameter Earth Balloon to learn about our changing planet.  Interactive activities.  Learn about rain forests, the "ring of fire", geography, pollution, eco-systems, and more.  Visits schools everywhere.
Mama's Minerals in Cyberspace
At this site there are links to earth sciences sites and you can learn more about the earth. You can purchase rocks, fossils, books, a screensaver and more.

Sounds
Arenal Volcano Grumbles @ The Sights and Sounds of Costa Rica, Sound List

Photos
Irving Family Web Pages Rock Illustrations

Other Links
At School: Rock Worksheets and Resources
Arthur Elementary School's Rock and Mineral Lesson Plans
Big Bend National Park: Virtual Field Trip
Canadian Rockhound - Canada's online Earth Science Magazine
Cape Cod Rocks
Crayola Activity Book: Earth (You need to become a member to view the printouts.) All About Atoms, Earth's Rotation, Gem Stones, Gold Discovery, Land and Water, Nature Walk, Volcano, and Volcano Mini Book.
Discover How Rocks Are Formed
EarthSavers Homepage
Earth Science Week Student Activities, Education Standards, Links, Why On Earth? (Questions Answered about the Earth), and Much More.
Earth's Interior
Environmental Media - Links
EasyFunSchool - Mini Unit -- Earth Science Some of the links are broken.
Explorer: Layers of the Earth Lesson Grades 2-6
Hands On Earth Science Series
Inside the Earth @ Enchanted Learning Printables and information.
Jessey - Geological Sciences  Including "Mojave Geology" and lecture notes.
Many Facets Rock Shop - Mineral Identification and Field Books (List)
Math and Science Activities from Jefferson's Lab BEAM Program Grades 6 through 8
Minnetonka Elementary Science Center
Museum of Paleontology: Geological Time Periods Resources for teachers and students.
Natural History of Northern Arizona - Grand Canyon
Nebraska Earth Science Education Networks Links, Lesson Plans, and More.
ProTeacher! Rocks & Minerals Lesson Plans and Resources for K-5
Rock Classification & Edible Rock Recipes This lesson is for grade 4 but it can be adapted for other ages.
Rockology 101 @ Rogers Group Experts
Structure Of The Earth 8th grade Lesson
Studying Planet Earth: The Satellite Connection (One Half Unit)
The Earth @ Enchanted Learning Printables and information.
Thematic Unit Rocks and Minerals (Primary-2)
Thunder & Lightning

Online Quizzes
The Changing Earth @ Tabb Elementary - Grade 3

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