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Projected Test Date-
(date subject to change)
Sites to Explore
Earth Review Documents/Notes:Earth Vocabulary:
- Vocab. in PP so can quiz yourself easily: Earth VocbaularyAC.pptx
- Variables That Change the Earth Voc Cards.docx
Peason Reader: Earth's Changing Surface.pdf
Pictures of landforms around the U.S.: Landforms.pptl
Weathering/Erosion/Deposition:
- Notes on landforms (great overview!): Changing Landforms.ppt
- W/E/D Notes:The Changing Shape of the Land.ppt
- Notes on W/E: Weathering and Erosion.ppt
- Notes on W/E: The Forces of Weathering and Erosion.ppt
- Notes on Erosion: Changes to the Earth's Surface_ Erosion2.ppt
Fast Changes to Earth - Earthquakes & Volcanoes:
- Notes on volcanoes: Exploding Mountains!.ppt
- Notes on earthquakes & volcanoes: Fast Changes to the Earth’s Surface.ppt
PP notes on glaciers:How Glaciers Change Our Earth.pptx
Fossils/Rock/Soil:
- Notes on soil: Properties of Soil.ppt
- Notes on soil: All About Soil_4.7A.ppt
- Notes on rocks: Every Rock Tells a Story.ppt
- Notes on soil: HowaFossilisMadeElementary.ppt
Natural Resources:
- Notes on resources: Classifying Earth’s Resources.pptx
- Notes on resources (incl. quiz): Natural Resources_ppt.pp
Weather/Climate:
- Notes on weather: Weather Forecasting.ppt
- Notes on climate: Climate.ppt
- Pics: Water around the World.ppt
Earth Cycles (skip Nitrogen Cycle section - no longer 5th grade requirement):
- Notes on Water & Carbon Dioxide Cycles: What Goes Around Comes Around!.ppt
- Notes on all cycles; cycles1.ppt
Natural Resources/Renewable/Nonrenewable:
Earth Test Review Games:
- Water Cycle Christmas Squares 5.8B Review.ppt
- Earth Cycles Jeopardy.ppt
- Weather Climate Christmas Squares 5.8A Review.ppt
- Recently created/edited games:
- Assorted earth science questions: Mystery Detectives-Earth_ACedited.ppt
- 3.7B - rapid change such as earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides: EarthBootCamp_3.7B_AC.pptx
- 4.7A - properties of soil: EarthBootCamp_4.7A_AC.pptx
- 4.7B - slow changes to land: EarthBootCamp_4.7B_AC.pptx
- 4.7C - renewable vs. nonrenewable resources: EarthBootCamp_4.7C_AC.pptx
- 5.7A - sedimentary rock & fossil fuels formation: EarthBootCamp5.7A_AC.pptx
- 5.7B - landfrom change:
- 5.7C - alternative energy resources: EarthBootCamp5.7C_AC.pptx
- 5.7D - fossils/evidence of the past: EarthBootCamp5.7D_AC.pptx
Earth Science websites integrated in daily lessons or websites we found interesting for the kids to explore at home:Brainpop: www.brainpop.com
- Videos to search for that go with this unit: weathering, erosion, plate tectonic, earthquakes, floods, erosion, volcanoes, natural resources, fossils, fossil fuels, water pollution, air pollution, greenhouse effect
Introduction to Earth Science Video:
Pangea Website:
Fictional Continental Drift Video from "Ice Age":
Earthquake Websites:
- http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/index.php
- http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=5&t=101634&s=0&d=1
- video: http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/rocks-minerals-landforms/earthquakes.htm
Forces of Nature - Interactive Website:
Volcanoes:
- Volcano Field Trip: http://www.tramline.com/sci/volcano/index.htm
- Melting Rocks: http://www.learner.org/interactives/volcanoes/meltrock.html
- Volcano World: http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/
- http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/rocks-minerals-landforms/volcanoes.htm
Weathering/Erosion/Deposition Websites:
- Landforms: http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/rocks-minerals-landforms/landforms.htm
- Weathering & Erosion: http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/rocks-minerals-landforms/weathering-and-erosion.htm
- Weathering: http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_weathering.html
- Weathering & Erosion Video:http://safeshare.tv/w/hgJdbAtpfd
- Weathering & Erosion Video:http://safeshare.tv/w/PsuLZrvvuE
- Erosion: http://www.mrscalaban.com/Erosion.htm
- Erosion: http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_erosion.html
- Erosion: http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirt/erosion/whateros.htm
Rock Cycle Websites:
- http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-games/rocks-game.php
- http://www.moorlandschool.co.uk/earth/rockcycle.htm
- Sedimentary Rock Cycle Song: http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=85915
Glacier Websites:
Stream Table Example:
Sinkhole Website:
- http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/sinkholes.html
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7391071.stm
- http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/hydrology/sinkholes/
Fossils:
- Animation of how they're made:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEDfRy6DQns&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
- Game: http://www.engagingscience.org/games/onlinegames/games.html
- Song "Fossil Man": http://safeshare.tv/w/UMKAbFNCYj
- Frightening Layers of Dirty Laundry: http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=2981&title=The_Frightening_Layers_of_Dirty_Laundry&vpkey=8c2b2c623d&album_id=
- http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/rocks-minerals-landforms/fossils.htm
Tree Rings:
Soil:
- http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/soil/soil_safari.html
- Soil layers song: http://www.safeshare.tv/w/CuXYBfgRdK
- http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/rocks-minerals-landforms/soil.htm
"Above and Beyond" Ideas:
- Could be used for credit in Science AND Math: http://mjksciteachingideas.com/pdf/PlotZones.pdf