An Introduction to Geology and Space Science
My kiddos have been asking all kinds of questions about earth and space. I've thereby opted to develop 3 new unit studies: Rocks & Minerals, Weather & Climate, and Astronomy & Space. In doing so, I have discovered that creating a Squidoo Lens is a great way to organize my resources and simultaneously share my research with others. I hope you will find benefit it this lens and others I've created.
The materials presented here a meant to provide teachers (both at home and in the classroom) with a plethora of ideas and resources to pull from. You'll find suggested readings, living books, lapbooking materials, printables and extensive links to background information.
The materials presented here a meant to provide teachers (both at home and in the classroom) with a plethora of ideas and resources to pull from. You'll find suggested readings, living books, lapbooking materials, printables and extensive links to background information.
Journey through Time
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Hand-on Activities
A brief glimpse of activities you may wish to explore.
- Use polymer clay to build a 3D model of the earth's layers.
- Illustrate the layers of earth's atmosphere and show the heights achieved by hot air balloons & other technological learning tools.
- Create a lapbook for each category described here (Rocks & Minerals, Weather & Climate, and Astronomy & Space).
Create a Picture Dictionary
Geography terms in words & pictures
Do your children enjoy sketching and doodling? Then a Geography Picture Dictionary is the perfect learning activity.
Do You Lapbook?
Creative expression & application
A lapbook is basically an educational learning tool made from a file folder. They can be done at the close of your unit studies to highlight key points the kids have learned - a place to glue projects or little books they've made for the unit, be based solely on a book your child has just read or help reinforce skills or concepts. It can be used to document what your children have learned or even to display and refer back to.
Lapbooking Resources
Geology & Space Science Lapbooking Resources
If you enjoy lapbooking, then this list is a must! The following links will help you create several fabulous lapbooks. Included are free printables, handouts and activity sheets.
- Lapbooking Squidoo Lens
- Are you unfamiliar with lapbooking? Follow this link to learn everything there is to know about this creative and engaging learning activity.
- Earthquakes
- Lapbook templates, mini-books and resources to enhance your study of earthquakes.
- Volcanoes
- Lapbook templates, mini-books and resources to enhance your study of volcanoes.
- Solar System
- Lapbook templates, mini-books and resources to enhance your study of the solar system.
- Weather
- Lapbook templates, mini-books and resources to enhance your study of weather.
- Geology Coloring Book
- Many, many pages of geological features on earth and other planets including Crater Lake, the Grand Canyon, Macchu Picchu, the earth's moon, and more.
- Sweet Water Museum's Online Coloring Book
- Nestled in a valley at the confluence of the Green River and Bitter Creek, the town of Green River is situated among some of the most famous and beautiful rock formations in the West. The city's story is intertwined with the arteries of westward expansion. Scroll through the numerous coloring pages and find printables on coal mining, dinosaurs, and early explorers (Amelia Earhart).
- Earth Day Origami Project
- The Sun is the source of energy for life on Earth. Put together this origami model of the Sun and learn more about our nearest star.
Greatest Discoveries with Bill Nye: Earth Science 1/5
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Cool Online Games & Videos
Further explore earth and space by enjoying these great online games & videos.
- DragonflyTV Earth and Space Episodes
- Watch these Earth & Space episodes on your computer! No need to download. Many titles to choose from including Rock Climbing, Caves, Sand Dunes, & Moon Craters.
- Earthquakes for Kids
- USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards. This site has games, puzzles, animations and much more!
- Spuzzled for Kids
- This site takes NOAA images and offers students the chance to put those images into the correct order while also learning more about the environmental work of the Agency. There is a spuzzle at three levels of difficulty in this section.
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Our Solar System ~ Featuring the Earth, Sun, Moon, Stars, & Aurora Borealis
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Breathtaking photographs & prints of our solar system. I decided to feature the Solar Sytem in this lens featuring the Earth, Sun, Moon, Stars and Aurora Borealis. I hope you enjoy them too! You can click on each picture to view a bigger image and f...
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Space? Space Shuttle? Space Station? Space Science!
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July 20, 2009 is the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moonlanding. Here's another Site that Discusses the 1969 Moonlanding Observations from space can help us understand our planet's dilemma with climate change, global warming, environmental polluti...
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The Science of Tornadoes, Funnel Clouds, Twisters, Cyclones
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The name 'tornado' comes from the Spanish word 'tronada'. The other common names for tornadoes are: twister, funnel, or funnel cloud, and cyclone. This is about tornadoes and how they occur, plus other helpful information.
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Weather Related Science Projects for Kids (and their parents)
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This is dedicated to science projects for the family to help with understanding weather and other aspects of Earth science. These are all weather experiments that you can make freely on your own. If you are looking for fun, yet educational activitie...
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Space Lapbook
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Take advantage of a child's natural fascination with outer space and space travel with this science unit study! What child doesn't like to pretend he's an astronaut, flying a spaceship to a distant planet or yet to be discovered galaxy? Channel...
Geology Stuff on Amazon
Books and resource materials to get you started on your study of rocks & minerals.
Geology Links
Where can I find great lesson plans and activity ideas?
- Earth Logic: Our Dynamic Earth (free sample)
- Click here to download a free sample of a geology unit that I developed for middle-level students (grades 4-8). The unit incorporates language arts, scientific inquiry, web links, and suggested extension activities.
- Earth Logic: Our Dynamic Earth (more information)
- For more information about Earth Logic, follow this link to my blog post. If you are interested in purchasing the complete unit, you'll find the order button in the right side-bar.
- Rocks & Minerals WebQuest
- Help a team of geologists by becoming rocks and minerals detectives.
Weather & Climate Stuff on Amazon
Weather & Climate Links
Where can I find great lesson plans and activity ideas?
- National Oceanic & Administration
- NOAA's many educational activities are distributed across the agency. This site has been designed to help students, teachers, librarians and the general public access the many educational activities, publications, and booklets that have been produced.
- NOAA Education :: Weather
- Resources and curriculum materials for teachers
- NOAA :: Weather for KIDS
- These items are designed especially for children (grades K-5) and provide fun activities for kids to explore the planet they live on.
- NOAA Education :: Climate Change & Our Planet
- Resources and curriculum materials for teachers
- NOAA :: Climate Change and Our Planet for KIDS
- These items are designed especially for children (grades K-5) and provide fun activities for kids to explore the planet they live on.
Astronomy & Space Stuff on Amazon
Where can I find great lesson plans and activity ideas?
Astronomy & Space Links
Where can I find great lesson plans and activity ideas?
- Space & Weather
- News and information about the sun-earth environment.
- Climate Status Investigations
- Welcome to The Keystone Center's curriculum website with over 65 lessons developed to introduce middle and high school teachers and their students to the topic of climate change.
- NOAA Education :: Satellites and Space
- Resources and curriculum materials for teachers
- NOAA :: Satellites and Space for KIDS
- These items are designed especially for children (grades K-5) and provide fun activities for kids to explore the planet they live on.
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- LearningIsFun LearningIsFun Nov 10, 2009 @ 1:13 pm
- Hi thanks for this. I liked the hands-on activities - I'll ask Catherine and William if they'd like to have a go at them - it will go well with our Dinosaur Discovery.
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- anaturalphenomenon anaturalphenomenon Jul 15, 2009 @ 5:58 am
- Wow! Thank you so much! This is going to be a really helpful resource for our homeschool; I really liked the geology coloring book. Super work!
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- Pebblekeeper Pebblekeeper Jan 16, 2009 @ 11:30 am
- Wow. Great way to organize your information! What a great way to share what you have worked so hard to gather! Very Cool. (And the content is amazing too)
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- Makita Makita Jan 4, 2009 @ 9:16 am
- Thanks, Jimmie! I am in the process of creating a new picture dictionary and will put it on Homeschool Launch when completed. When I do so, I'll be certain to put a link here.
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- Jimmie Jimmie Jan 3, 2009 @ 9:35 pm
- I also love the picture dictionary idea. Is that handout available online?
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by Makita
Hello! I am a homeschooling mom who loves to teach and learn. I enjoy running, genealogy, photography, scrapbooking and traveling.
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