Teacher Resources/Activities/Links

This is a list of lessons, activities, labs and ideas created by Minnesota earth science teachers. Feel free to use any of the resources listed. If you would like to contribute, please send your contribution to Sarah Niemeyer at sniemeyer@wkfalcons.org.

Geology

Astronomy

Water Warriors website
Changing Rocks Lab doc
Talking Rocks doc
Shaking Things Up pdf
Iron Formations ppt
Timeline Lab doc
Plate Tectonic Choice Menu doc
Tasty Tectonics doc
Who Wants To Live a Million Years Activity doc
Geology Lesson Plan--Iron Formations doc
Glacier Lab doc  
Glacier Book instructions doc Glacier Book rubric doc  
Project Action Plan--Soil Testing doc
Igneous Rock Lab doc
Who Dirtied the Water (script) Who Dirtied the Water (lesson)
Discovering Plate Boundaries (student) Discovering Plate Boundaries (lesson)
Earth's Interior on a Pizza Slice pdf
Erosion Lab word
Plotting Earthquakes and Volcanoes pdf
Geoblox website--designs for educational models
​Earthquake WebQuest doc
Finding Plates by Plotting Quakes doc
Finding Plates by Plotting Quakes pdf

Meteor Crater Lab doc

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Meteorolgy

Dew Point and Relative Humidity Lab doc
Humidity vs Relative Humidity lab doc
Cloud Chart Project doc
​Weather and Climate NEWS Analysis doc

Oceanography

Others

Natural Science Games
Scientific Method Workshop doc
Alien Juice Bar Lab-Exploring Acids and Bases doc
Disaster Proof Home!
Density Challenge!
​Heartland America--Science based computer games
​Stop Disasters Game doc
Educational Science Games