Earth Science Teaching Resources for 6th Grade
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Layers of the Earth Poster
Introduce Earth's structure and how it changes with a printable Layers of the Earth Poster.
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Comprehension Worksheets - The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Read and learn about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch with a reading comprehension passage and worksheet pack.
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Why Plant a Tree? Infographic Analysis Activity & Posters
Teach about Arbor Day or Earth Day with an infographic poster and a cloze note-taking worksheet about the importance of trees in our environment.
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Earth Watch: Drowning in Plastic - Comprehension Worksheet
Practice reading comprehension skills and learn about microplastic pollution in our oceans with a reading comprehension activity.
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Trash, Recycle, and Compost Posters
Remind your students where to put their waste with these trash, recycling, and compost posters.
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The Rock Cycle - Teaching Slides
Introduce your students to the types of rocks and how they are formed with an engaging Interactive Rock Cycle PowerPoint.
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The Rock Cycle Worksheet Pack
Use our Rock Cycle Diagram Worksheet set and Cloze Passage to introduce your students to the processes in the rock cycle.
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Rock Cycle Vocabulary Word Wall
Promote daily rock cycle vocabulary review with a printable rock cycle vocabulary word wall.
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Earth Science - Rock Review Quiz
Use an Earth Science Rock Review Quiz to assess your students’ understanding of the rock cycle.
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Metamorphic, Sedimentary and Igneous Rock Sorting Activity
Sort metamorphic, sedimentary and igneous rocks into collections with a printable rock sorting activity.
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Rocks and Minerals Word Search
Introduce or review academic vocabulary with a printable Rocks and Minerals Word Search.
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Environmental Impact Science Experiments
Use these simple science experiments to teach your students about environmental issues such as oil and water pollution, soil quality and climate change.
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Types of Rocks Posters
Teach your students information about the three basic types of rock with a set of printable Types of Rocks Anchor Charts.
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How Do People Use Natural Resources? Teaching Slides
Teach about natural resources and how humans interact with them with this 17-slide teaching deck.
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Renewable or Nonrenewable? Earth's Resources Task Cards
Identify natural resources and Earth’s energy sources with a set of 24 renewable and nonrenewable resource task cards.
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What is Pollution? Instructional Slide Deck
Show your students the types of pollution and their effects with an instructional slide deck.
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Oil Spill Experiment
Investigate water pollution and discover the effects of oil spills on wildlife with a hands-on oil spill experiment
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Types of Rocks Worksheet Pack - Comprehension Passages (5th Grade)
Read and learn about sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks with our printable Types of Rocks Worksheet Pack.
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Severe Weather STEM - Build a Storm Shelter Project
Design a storm shelter to protect against wind and rain with a hands-on Weather Stem Challenge.
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Guided Notes Template Pack - Rocks & The Rock Cycle
Use our Guided Notes Template Pack to help your students organize and study rocks and processes of the rock cycle.
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Rocks and The Rock Cycle - Digital Learning Activity
Discover rocks and the rock cycle with an engaging Google Slides Digital Learning Activity.
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Rocks & The Rock Cycle Worksheets - Vocabulary
Use our printable Rocks & The Rock Cycle Vocabulary Worksheets to build academic vocabulary skills during your Rocks and Minerals lessons.
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Rock Detective Task Cards - Classifying Rocks
Practice classifying rocks based on their properties with a set of printable Rock Detective Task Cards.
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Rock Identification Chart Pack
Download a Rock Identification Chart to help your students identify examples of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rock.
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3 Types of Rocks - Science Cloze Reading Worksheets
Use cloze reading passages to increase your students’ understanding of the three rock types - sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous.
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Mohs Hardness Test Worksheet - Identifying Minerals
Use our Printable Mohs Hardness Test Worksheet to help your students identify and classify minerals and gemstones.
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Rocks and Minerals Crossword Puzzle
Use a Rocks and Minerals Crossword puzzle to review key science vocabulary.
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Informative Text Writing Task – Why Do Volcanoes Erupt?
Research and write about how volcanoes erupt with a scaffolded informational writing task.
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Natural Disasters - Flood Simulation Experiment
A hands-on experiment to use when exploring natural disasters.
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Deforestation-Infographic Analysis Activity
Read and understand an infographic about Deforestation with a thought-provoking poster and comprehension questions.
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Informative Text Writing Task – How Does the Water Cycle Work?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the informative text type.
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Carbon Footprint Draw and Write
Help your students be more eco-conscious by having them complete a carbon footprint worksheet.