6th Grade Geology Worksheets
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Activity: Types of Fossils
After reading a passage about fossil molds and casts, students will answer comprehension questions and identify types of…Subjects:FossilsAnimals (Zoology)Geology -
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Earth's Structure
Supplement your study of structural geology with this printable. Use this resource to help students visualize the layers…Subjects:ScienceGeologyPlates and Tectonics -
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What Is the Geologic Time Scale?
Students will use their knowledge of Earth science to answer questions about the geologic time scale. This science…Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceGeology -
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Science Reading Warm-Up: Volcanoes
Students learn about volcanoes as they improve their reading comprehension skills with the science reading passage and…Subjects:ReadingLanguage Arts and WritingSocial Studies and History -
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Hard or Soft Water?
Students determine the hardness of two water samples, labeled only as A and B. Assesses their understanding of factors…Subjects:ScienceElectricityElectricity and Magnetism (Electromagnetism) -
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Science Reading Warm-Up: Geology
Students learn about geology, the study of the history of Earth, through this science reading passage. Use the questions…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionGeologyLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Fossil Layers
This color diagram outlines the earth's fossil layers.Subjects:ScienceGeologyFossils -
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What Are Volcanoes?
Challenge students to label the parts of a volcano, correct false statements, and interpret a diagram of Earth's crust…Subjects:ScienceGeologyVolcanoes -
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Activity: Prehistoric Animals
Enrich your study of prehistoric animals with this science printable. Students will identify present-day animals that…Subjects:FossilsAnimals (Zoology)Geology -
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What Causes Caves, Caverns, and Sinkholes?
This Earth science printable challenges students to identify features of karst topography and explain their formation.…Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceGeology -
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Rock Cycle (Blank) Printable
Keep information about the rock cycle organized on this customizable graphic organizer. Tailor the PDF to your needs by…Subjects:ScienceGeologyRocks -
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The Gold Rush Reading Warm-Up
This printable warm-up helps students master important reading skills with a passage on the Gold Rush and comprehension…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryReading Comprehension -
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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 -
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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) -
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How Are Sedimentary Rocks Formed?
In this Earth science printable, students are asked to complete statements, interpret diagrams, and sequence the steps…Subjects:ScienceGeologyRocks -
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What Is the Rock Cycle?
Ask students to use the key terms provided in this science printable to label a diagram of the rock cycle. As a skill…Subjects:ScienceGeologyRocks -
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What Are Fossil Fuels?
Use this worksheet to review the definitions, characteristics, uses, and types of fossil fuels.Subjects:ScienceGeologyNatural Resources -
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How Do Volcanic Eruptions Affect Ecosystems?
Integrate life science and Earth science with the questions in this printable. Students will research the eruption of…Subjects:VolcanoesHabitats and EcosystemsGeology -
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Geologic Time Scale and Reptile Skeletal Figures
Use this reference sheet with the Dinosaur Detectives lesson.Subjects:ReptilesFossilsAnimals (Zoology) -
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Modeling Plate Boundaries
Students create a model for each of three types of plate boundaries: transform boundary, divergent boundary, and…Subjects:ScienceGeologyPlates and Tectonics -
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Layers of Rock
Students create a drawing of rock layers in a cliff by interpreting the notes of a geologist. Makes a great lab to…Subjects:ScienceGeologyGeologic Formations -
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Science and Language Arts: Earth Processes
Students draw from a list of words, including such words as lithosphere and plate tectonics, to make a picture atlas of…Subjects:Earthquake & Tsunami in Japan, March 2011Earthquake in China, April 2013Earthquake in Haiti, January 2010 -
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Hot Rocks Word Power
Students practice vocabulary relevant to volcanoes and lava by reading the definition and using the word in a sentence…Subjects:VocabularyVolcanoesLanguage Arts and Writing -
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What Is the Structure of Earth?
Use the table in this science printable to answer questions about the thickness of Earth's layers. Students will also…Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceGeology