Teaching Branches of Earth Science

Teaching the Branches of Earth Science by MJ Krech

Teaching the Branches of Earth Science Packet is available here. Over 50 pages of ready-to-run materials covering: The Branches of Earth Science The CD or Email-Delivered Packet contains: lesson plans, bellwork, active learning activities and worksheets, a fun quiz, and several Team Game suggestions you can run off on colored paper. Also includes an Earth-shaped Foldable illustrating the Branches of Earth Science and a Branches PowerPoint. A few items from this Packet are also available below at NO CHARGE!

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NOTE: This disclaimer is modeled after a couple of my favorite websites: The Science Spot and Middle School Science. Thanks, teachers!

DAY ONE:

(1) What is Earth Science? PowerPoint

(2) Find Branches in Newspaper Activity

Show the PowerPoint. Walk them through it. They are filling it out with your guidance while watching the PPT. Assign an activity where they find an article about one of the four Branches in a newspaper, magazine or online news source. Answer some questions about the article!

DAY TWO:

(3) Branches of Earth Science Team Game

(4) Work on Newspaper Activity

Make a fun team game. e team a few photos of each branch in an envelope along with word cards for the four branches. On teacher signal, they open the envelope and arrange the the photos into four branches. Fun way to review what they've learned about the branches. Allow some class time to find articles in the newspapers and magazines you've supplied or students have brought to class. They could also use the computer! You get lots extra if you offer bonus points for bringing in newspapers!

DAY THREE:

(5) Cut & Paste Activity Earth Science Matching Activity

This is a great activity! I saw 100% involvement, even from my reluctant learners. Very fun time for you to walk around the room chatting with your students, helping them along with this assignment.

DAY FOUR:

(6) What is Earth Science? Worksheet

A great non-threatening way to do this: Assign the work in pairs. Hand in when done as a pair, and move on to working on the Newspaper Assignment.

DAY FIVE:

(7) Branches of Earth Science Quiz

During the Quiz, I’d give the class a quiet seatwork assignment. Then have about 6 kids get up and walk around the room looking at the photos you've posted, filling out a quiz page. I would walk around too, stressing quiet and not allowing any quizzers to get too close to each other.

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