Find engaging earth science activities for elementary students that cover weather, climate, landforms, erosion, and Earth’s systems. These hands-on lessons and science stations help students explore how the Earth changes over time and how different systems interact. Perfect for NGSS-aligned instruction in grades 2–5.
Looking for engaging Earth’s hydrosphere activities for your upper elementary students? From hands-on experiments to simple models, there are many ways to help students understand how water shapes Earth’s systems….
Looking for engaging atmosphere activities for your elementary students? These hands-on ideas help students explore how Earth’s atmosphere works, from air pressure and weather to cloud formation. With the right…
Looking for a way to teach Earth’s systems without relying on another worksheet packet? These Earth’s spheres science stations give your students a hands-on way to explore how the geosphere,…
One of the best ways to know if students truly understand a concept is to ask them to categorize it. That’s exactly what this Types of Weathering Sort Activity does….
Teach students about short and long-term solutions to natural disasters with a SORT about Solutions to Natural Disasters aligned with the Next Generation Science Stations for Fourth Grade. In this…
Teach students about different types of energy with a Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources SORT aligned with the Next Generation Science Stations for Fourth Grade. In this station, the sort cards…
Teaching second graders about weathering and erosion can feel abstract — until students are physically holding cards showing the Grand Canyon, Mount Everest, and a river delta, deciding for themselves…
How does the use of natural resources affect the environment? What steps can people take to protect themselves against natural disasters? In this post, you will find fun and engaging…
As a child, I was utterly fascinated by earthquakes and volcanoes. Never mind that I lived nowhere near a faultline or plate boundary and would likely never experience these phenomena…
Can your 4th Grade students explain the effects water, ice, wind, and vegetation have on landscapes? Do they understand how the locations of mountain ranges or ocean trenches show patterns…
Teach students about plate tectonics and how the plates interact with one another with a Plate Boundaries Sort that is aligned with the Next Generation Science Stations for Fourth Grade….
Do your 4th-grade students understand how fossils tell the age of the earth? Can they explain what causes earthquakes or how mountains are formed? If not, we can help. If…
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