Teaching Fossil Fuels for Kids: Renewable or Nonrenewable?
Make your study of fossil fuels interesting! Your students will love designing eco-friendly vehicles. (more…)
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Teaching Fast and Slow Changes to Earth’s Surface Fourth Grade
Fast and slow changes posters help kids understand changes to Earth’s surface. To improve conceptualization, add hands-on earth science activities. (more…)
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Teaching How to Reduce Impacts of Natural Disasters with STEM
Reducing impacts of natural disasters make great STEM challenges! Use these activities to reinforce the engineering design process (NGSS 3-5-ETS 1-1, 3-5-ETS1-2, 3-5-ETS1-3). Simultaneously, teach about fast changes to Earth’s…
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Mapping Volcanoes | Teaching About Fast Changes
Mapping volcanoes is a great way to teach kids about fast changes to Earth’s surface. First, help your students understand latitude and longitude. Second, ask them to plot the coordinates…
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Teaching Fourth Grade NGSS Physical Science with Hands-On Activities
NGSS physical science standards for fourth graders include the study of energy and waves. This post details activities I use to address these standards. (more…)
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Fourth Grade Earth Science Lesson Plans with Hands-on Projects
Use a variety of earth science projects to teach slow and fast changes. This set of lesson plans engages fourth graders – and matches the standards! Ms. Sneed Plans Fourth…
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Cheap and Easy Dollar Store Earth Science Activities for Kids
Dollar store earth science labs create a win-win situation. Kids love the hands-on activities. You love the low price tag. Grab some cheap materials and try these easy activities. Ms.…
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Enjoy Teaching Fossil Layers and Evidence for Kids
Teaching fossil layers requires a step-by-step approach. First, kids must understand how rock layers form. Second, they learn about evidence and records left behind. Hands-on earth science labs allow them…
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Teaching Paddle-to-the-Sea, a Book About the Great Lakes
Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling Clancy Holling takes kids on an adventure through the Great Lakes. Plentiful figurative language, detailed line drawings, and beautiful water colors make it a truly teachable book.…
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Teaching About Great Lakes Water | Hydrology for Kids
Great Lakes water provides lots of teachable moments. Start with the hydrosphere. Then move on to the evaporation and the water cycle. In addition, kids can learn about nutrient pollution.…
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