5th Grade Earth Science Activities

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  • Making Time Lines: Relating Time to Distance

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    Making Time Lines: Relating Time to Distance

    Explore an activity that integrates math and science, as students create a large chart to plot a time line of Earth's…

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    Earth Science
    Science
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  • Making Model Fossils

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    Making Model Fossils

    Students learn about fossils and how they are created. They then simulate this process, using plaster to make their own…

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    Science
    Earth Science
    Fossils
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  • Glaciers: Ice That Flows

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    Glaciers: Ice That Flows

    In this activity, students learn how glaciers are formed and how they move materials around Earth. They then experiment…

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    Earth Science
    Glaciers
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  • Earthquake Waves

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    Earthquake Waves

    In this activity, students create model buildings from toothpicks. Using Jell-O, sand, and modeling clay, they then…

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    Science
    Earth Science
    Earthquakes
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  • Groundhog Day Videos and Activities

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    Groundhog Day Videos & Activities

    Groundhog Day is February 2. Spark your students' interest about groundhogs such as Punxsutawney Phil, and the history…

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    Seasons
    Earth Science
    Science
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  • Wind and Weather Vocabulary Flashcards

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    Wind and Weather Vocabulary Flashcards

    Students will make their own flashcards to practice vocabulary words pertaining to wind weather terms.

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    Weather
    Vocabulary
    Earth Science
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  • Exploding Mountains: Two Volcanoes in History

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    Exploding Mountains: Two Volcanoes in History

    After reading the paragraphs provided about two volcanoes in history, Mount Vesuvius and Mount St. Helens, students will…

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    Volcanoes
    Vocabulary
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  • A Day in the Life of a Volcanologist

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    A Day in the Life of a Volcanologist

    Imagining they are volcanologists, students write descriptive paragraphs about an erupting volcano by brainstorming and…

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    Volcanoes
    Vocabulary
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  • Nature's Weather Clues: Complete the Sentence

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    Nature's Weather Clues: Complete the Sentence

    Have students complete the paragraphs about weather prediction and practice their weather vocabulary.

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    Weather
    Vocabulary
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  • Restless Air Fill in the Blank

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    Restless Air Fill in the Blank

    Students can practice weather and wind vocabulary words by completing each sentence.

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    Weather
    Vocabulary
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  • Mineral Properties

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    Mineral Properties

    Introduce your students to a lab that evaluates students' understanding of mineral properties, including luster,…

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    Science
    Earth Science
    Minerals
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  • Soil Samples

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    Soil Samples

    In this lab, students evaluate a soil sample in order to determine its suitability for planting. Students test nitrogen…

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    Earth Science
    Geology
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  • Water Sample Evaluation

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    Water Sample Evaluation

    Introduce your students to a lab that evaluates a students ability to check and measure the clarity and odor of two…

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    Earth Science
    Environmental Science
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  • Investigate Activity: Investigating Currents and Waves

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    Investigate Activity: Investigating Currents and Waves

    Students make a model of a current and waves, and observe how waves affect the movement of currents. Materials list,…

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    Oceans (Oceanography)
    Earth Science
    Science
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  • Explore Activity: Exploring Parts of Soil

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    Explore Activity: Exploring Parts of Soil

    Students explore different materials found in soil. Materials list, rubric, worksheets, and answer key are provided.

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    Earth Science
    Soil
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    Snow Journals

    In this winter science activity, your students will learn observational skills while viewing snow.

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    Journaling Tips, Strategies & Topics
    Arctic and Polar Regions
    Letters, Journals and Diaries
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    Stop Junk Mail

    Help students be aware of the amount of junk mail that arrives at their homes, and give them action plans for stopping…

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    Science
    Earth Science
    Recycling
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