Here are free printable geology lesson plans
and earth science worksheets. Look for charts, graphs, maps, activities and
printables to explore geology, rocks and minerals and earth science.
Geology
has free printable geology lesson plans and earth science worksheets. You can
print charts, geographical maps, geologic maps, periods of the earth, rocks and
minerals, earth structure and diagrams that demonstrate plate tectonics. Look
for earth cut-away models, soil layers, volcanoes, ring of fire, the
relationship between volcanoes and earthquakes, carbon dating, how fossils and
fossil fuels develop, rocks and minerals and more.
National
Geographic Kids is a superb resource for worksheets and lesson plans on earth science, rocks and minerals and geology. Scroll around
to find specific earth science activities you need. Teachers and homeschool
parents don't miss the huge assortment of geology and earth science printables awaiting you!
Next,
spelunk (that's explore in geo-speak) your way over to the Geological Society
of America for dozens of free printable geology
lesson plans. Who better than the GSA to teach kids about earth science,
geology, rocks and minerals, ages of the earth models and other earth-friendly
topics? Visit Discovery Education for free printable earth science lesson plans. Click the age/grade you need and then click
"science" to find free printable geology worksheets, activities and
printables.
Mining
USA has some useful educational free printable resources geared specifically to coal mining. National
Geographic is the best, hands-down, all around site for earth science lesson plans, geology worksheets and rocks and minerals
information.
Here are free printable lesson plans on cave, fossils,
bats, archaeology, paleontology, habitats, geology, spelunking and earth
science. The
National Parks Service has free printable lessons on the U.S. national park at
Carlsbad Cavernsin New Mexico. There's
curriculum for elementary school in the free printable booklet
About Bats, Caves and Deserts. For middle school students, the NPS Carlsbad Caverns website
features free printable archaeology lessons on Caves, Canyons, Cactus and
Critters. High school students explore geology, spelunking, Global Positioning
Systems and orienteering in the Chihuahuan Desert Lab school. Materials are
designed to be used with interpretive visits but some may be used as
stand-alone lessons in class. Check out the cool activities on fossils, bats,
paleontology and other cave phenomena.
Also
from the NPS, are free printable materials on Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. There are free coloring
pages, word games, puzzles and lesson plans in the Junior Ranger section. Kids
will love the printable Trog Tour booklet (trog is short for super cool fossils
called troglodytes) The Making Connections series from Mammoth Cave National
Park features books for grades K-3, 4-5 and 6-8. There are 83 pages of free printable
paleontology lesson plans for teachers and homeschool parents. And be sure
not to let young archaeology students miss the free printable Fossil
Identification Guide with
coloring pages of fossils to label.
Lascaux
Culture has interactive lesson
plans on Lascaux cave drawings. Explore paleontology and archaeology with the prehistoric
paintings, There are cave maps, images, videos and timelines. Easy
Fun School has free cave diorama
lesson plan. The diorama is
easy to make and uses cheap, household materials.has free printable animal
habitat coloring pages. Students can research which animals live or hibernate
in caves. This site has other free printable habitats dioramas. Crayola offers a free craft template to show interior cave rock formations.Here are free printable geology lesson plans on archaeology, paleontology, bats, and
fossils.
