The Changing Earth – History of Planet Earth BUNDLE
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The Changing Earth – The History of Planet Earth Fourth Grade Science Stations includes 8 different science stations where students deepen their understanding of how the earth changes over time. The focus is on NGSS 4-ESS1.C and concepts include earthquakes, mountains, fossils, layers of sedimentary rock, weathering, rock cycle, types of rocks, geologists, fossilization, and erosion.
The Changing Earth – The History of Planet Earth Fourth Grade Science Stations includes 8 different science stations where students deepen their understanding of how the earth changes over time. The focus is on NGSS 4-ESS1.C and concepts include earthquakes, mountains, fossils, layers of sedimentary rock, weathering, rock cycle, types of rocks, geologists, fossilization, and erosion.
The Changing Earth Stations Include
- Vocabulary Cards in two formats with and without pictures.
- Watch – Students watch one of two videos and then answer questions about the videos. Videos include: earthquakes and how mountains are made.
- Play – Students play a video game and learn about the fossils in rock layers or a video game about rocks and weathering. Students answer questions to reinforce new learning.
- Investigate – Students read about the rock cycle and investigate different types of rocks. Students then answer questions to reinforce the concepts learned.
- Diagram – Students read about fossils in layers of sedimentary rock and complete a diagram of fossils in rock layers. They then answer questions in order to reinforce what they have learned.
- Read a Passage – Students read about geologists. They answer questions in order to reinforce what they have learned.
- Model – Students read about how mountains are made and make a model of the mountain-building process. They answer questions in order to reinforce what they have learned.
- Explore Students read about the process of fossilization and how fossils get exposed in order to explore how scientists understand the history of the changing Earth. They then answer questions about the exploration.
- Sort – Students read about different kinds of erosion. They sort pictures of landscapes into categories describing the forces of erosion that caused the erosion. Students then answer questions in order to reinforce what they have learned.
Google Classroom™️ Components Include:
- Google Form™️ with Reading Passage & Differentiated Questions (for Watch, Investigate, Diagram, Read, Model, Explore and Sort)
- Google Slides™️ with Activity Directions & Worksheets (for Investigate, Diagram, Model, Explore, Sort)
Each station is designed to last about 15-20 minutes. Students may do one a day for eight days, two a day for four days, or any format that works for your classroom. Because there are additional activities for the Watch and Play stations, you can offer those as a choice within that station or offer them as an early finisher station, as well.
By working through this set of stations, students will gain a robust understanding of the patterns in rocks and land formations that explain Earth’s history and how it has changed over time. In Fourth Grade, students are expected to “identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time” (4-ESS1-1). This correlates with the DCI 4-ESS1.C, which states, “Local, regional, and global patterns of rock formations reveal changes over time due to earth forces, such as earthquakes. The presence and location of certain fossil types indicate the order in which rock layers were formed.” All stations in this set meet the DCI, helping students gain an understanding of how rocks, rock layers, and land formations provide evidence of the history of the Planet Earth.
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This product allowed me to provide great activities for my students to use during our rotation time. I love the many options that were provided to chose from. This allowed me to change up how I presented the activities each day.
Elizabeth P. (verified owner) –
These stations provide fun, engaging experiences for students to learn about changes to the Earth.
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My students loved these activities and it really helped me figure out a good way to present the information. I did not use it for center rotations, but instead devoted a day to the activities that I used.
Kelly Vazquez (verified owner) –
A comprehensive resource for learning about earth.
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I used this as supplemental material, students enjoyed the different elements and it was engaging. Thanks!
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Jennifer Morley (verified owner) –
My students really enjoyed this activity. It was a great learning activity for them.
Meagan Y. (verified owner) –
Although I had a lot of difficulties with the Play a Game portion, and eventually omitted it, it doesn’t decrease the effectiveness of this product. I was so impressed with the organization for this. I used this as group learning rotations, and the students were able to use their checklist to track their completion. The students have enjoyed having control over their learning. I also really liked the different kinds of assessments (questions) that were available. To make things move quickly, I chose to use the fill in the blank assessments with the word bank. These helped the unit move at a more appropriate pace.
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Jess’s Literacy Corner (verified owner) –
My kids LOVE these science rotations, I’m going to buy all of them. They are student lead and engaging. They all beg to play the video games anytime there is extra class time. I save the fun experiments for Fridays and it’s perfect.
Rick Thames (verified owner) –
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Meghan LaForce Stack (verified owner) –
There is a lot of great material in this bundle. It supplements my unit on geography and earth’s systems.
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Huge resource! Students loved the activities and the variety. This was great to supplement for my science class.
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Jennifer T. (verified owner) –
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Lauren S. (verified owner) –
These were fun and engaging centers to have my students practice life science skills and concepts.
Marla B. (verified owner) –
I love how this resource is organized! It provides a variety of ways to engage students in the content.
Kimberly T. (verified owner) –
Excellent resource! Thank you for sharing! Kids loved learning about the earth!
Mrs Mock in Kinder (verified owner) –
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Tammy D. (verified owner) –
My students love the videos, card review, and video games the most. There is a lot more here than I had thought I purchased. Thank-you for covering all the standards!
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Alison W. (verified owner) –
This resource is very complete. It has several activities to do and was helpful in planning my unit on Earth’s changes.
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I love the that the students can be fully self guided in their learning. The differentiated forms are fantastic! Thank you!
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Melissa G. (verified owner) –
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Love these resources to use with science centers! Easy to use and wonderful to use in case distance learning is needed during this time!
The PBS Links on Activity 2 are not working.
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