4th Grade Geology Resources
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DAILY WARM-UPS
Science Reading Warm-Up: Earthquakes
Teach your students about earthquakes while improving their reading comprehension skills. This printable warm-up…Subjects:ReadingLanguage Arts and WritingSocial Studies and History -
ACTIVITIES
Parts of a Volcano Labeling Worksheet
Students label the parts of a volcano diagram using words provided in the word bank. This printable can be used as…Subjects:ScienceGeologyVolcanoes -
LESSON PLANS
Making Fossils
Make dinosaur bones or fossils with these clever ideas.SubjectsScienceGeologyFossils -
WORKSHEETS
Soil Erosion Word Search
Challenge children on soil erosion vocabulary with this word search.Subjects:Language Arts and WritingVocabularyScience -
WORKSHEETS
Writing about Dinosaurs
Students complete a journal on various dinosaur-related topics as a creative writing activity.Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
LESSON PLANS
Glacial Pressure
A hands-on science activity will help students to understand the effects of pressure exerted on snow and the forming of…SubjectsArctic and Polar RegionsWeatherSeasons -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Dinosaurs Venn Diagram
Students make a Venn diagram to classify different types of dinosaurs.Subjects:ScienceDinosaurs (Paleontology)Biological Classification -
WORKSHEETS
Writing About Volcanoes
Students pretend they are journalists writing about the discovery of a new active volcano.Subjects:VolcanoesGeologyCreative Writing -
WORKSHEETS
Pangaea
Demonstrate the break-up of Pangaea into the continents by making pastry.Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceGeology -
WORKSHEETS
Rock Specimen Report
Students collect samples of rocks around their neighborhood and record their observations about them.Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceGeology -
WORKSHEETS
Beginnings of Ancient China Word Power
Students can practice vocabulary relevant to ancient China by reading the definition and using the word in a sentence…Subjects:Earthquake in China, April 2013EarthquakesGeology -
LESSON PLANS
Introducing Dinosaurs Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow
Illustrate some interesting dinosaur characteristics and give students a general overview of some of the amazing…Subjects:ScienceGeologyFossils -
WORKSHEETS
Introducing Dinosaurs Word Power
Students can practice earth science vocabulary relevant to dinosaurs by reading the definition and using the word in a…Subjects:VocabularyFossilsDinosaurs (Paleontology) -
LESSON PLANS
Fossils Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow
Give students a general introduction to what fossils are and how they give clues to the past with these PowerPoint…Subjects:ScienceGeologyFossils -
WORKSHEETS
Animal Web of Life
Students learn about how animals food webs are interconnected through an art activity.Subjects:Animals (Zoology)Dinosaurs (Paleontology)Science -
WORKSHEETS
Rocks and Minerals: Plot the Answers
Students practice reading a graph to figure out facts about rocks and minerals.Subjects:ScienceGeologyMathematics -
ACTIVITIES
Rock Exploration Guidelines
Print a worksheet that details a rock collecting search.Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceGeology -
WORKSHEETS
Metamorphic Rocks
Students match metamorphic rocks with igneous rocks from which they formed.Subjects:GeologyScienceEarth Science -
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Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme
Educate students about the history of Australia's Snowy Mountain Hydro-Electric Scheme with this reading passage and…Subjects:Water Cycle, Ground Water, Rivers (Hydrology)Australian HistoryNatural Resources -
ACTIVITIES
A Day in the Life of a Volcanologist
Imagining they are volcanologists, students write descriptive paragraphs about an erupting volcano by brainstorming and…Subjects:VolcanoesVocabularyLanguage Arts and Writing -
WORKSHEETS
Intro to Rocks Word Power
Students can practice vocabulary relevant to rocks by reading the definition and using the word in a sentence they…Subjects:VocabularyRocksLanguage Arts and Writing -
WORKSHEETS
Classifying Rocks
Try a printable science activity that focuses on rock classification.Subjects:Library ResourcesReading and LiteratureRocks -
WORKSHEETS
Dinosaur Classification
Students read dinosaur descriptions with clues to help classify dinosaur species into their subgroups.Subjects:Dinosaurs (Paleontology)Biological ClassificationGeology -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Fossils Background Information
This resource is designed to be used in conjunction with the Fossils Mini-Lesson. Use this resource as an introduction…Subjects:ScienceGeologyFossils
