Geology Teaching Resources
A collection of geology related educational resources to use in your classroom. Use the natural disasters unit and lesson plans to provide your students with all of the information and activities they need to learn about the various different natural disasters and their environmental and social impacts. Also provided are posters to display in your classroom and vocabulary word wall cards to assist students in learning the associated content vocabulary.
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Plate Tectonics Cloze Activity
A cloze activity to use when learning about the layers of the Earth and plate tectonics.
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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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Marine Life Word Wall Vocabulary
45 marine life word wall vocabulary cards.
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Sedimentary Rock Formation Poster
A poster explaining the processes that lead to the formation of sedimentary rocks.
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Science Pattern Match Cards
A set of 89 task cards to help students learn about patterns in nature.
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Layers of the Earth
An educational poster showing the structure of the Earth.
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Plate Tectonics Poster
A poster explaining the main types of plate boundaries and their effects on the earth's surface.
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Earthquake - Tectonic Plates Geology Diagram Poster
An educational poster highlighting the main landforms created by tectonic plate movement.
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Fossicking for Fossils – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an information report from the Year 5 magazine (Issue 2).
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10 Fascinating Facts About Mauna Kea – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article about ten facts about Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
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Let's Get Ready to Rock! – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for the information report from the Year 3 magazine (Issue 2).
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Geographic Landforms Features Poster and Worksheet
A poster showing the different types of geographic features of Earth.
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Natural Disasters PowerPoint
A 45 slide editable PowerPoint template for teaching a unit on natural disasters.
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Layers of the Earth Worksheet
A worksheet to use when exploring the layers inside the Earth.
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Natural Disasters Effects and Management Worksheet
An activity to use when exploring the potential effects of natural disasters, and how to manage these.
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Natural Disasters Safety Poster
A task to be used when investigating how to remain safe in the event of a natural disaster.
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Natural Disasters Match-Up Worksheet
A worksheet to use when introducing the concept of natural disasters.
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Earthquake Word Wall Vocabulary
34 earthquake related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Earthquake - Safety Poster
A task requiring students to design a poster regarding earthquake safety.
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Earthquakes - Shake, Rattle and Fall Experiment
An hands-on experiment to be conducted by students when investigating earthquakes.
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Earthquake - Vocabulary Worksheet
A worksheet with earthquake content vocabulary and definitions.
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Natural Disasters Unit Plan
This Science unit addresses the concepts of plate tectonics and natural disasters.
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Natural Disasters Inquiry Task - Presenting
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Natural Disasters Inquiry Task - Researching
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Natural Disasters Inquiry Task - Introduction
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Natural Disasters Safety Poster Task
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify appropriate safety procedures for natural disaster events.
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Natural Disaster Effects and Management
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the effects of natural disasters and explore how these may be managed.
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Shake, Rattle and Fall Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how building techniques can reduce the impact of earthquakes.
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Geological Natural Disasters
A 60 minute lesson in which the students will investigate the causes and effects of geological natural disasters.
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Plate Tectonics
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore tectonic plates and the effects their movements have on the surface of the earth.
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The Layers of the Earth
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the characteristics of the earth's internal layers.