Ms P's Earth Science Activities

This is a " Air Pressure Systems- High and Low Air Pressure and Weather Reading Worksheets". Students read about what causes air pressure, how different barometers work, and how high and low pressure influence the weather and the clockwise or counterclockwise winds around each system. They use the reading to answer 2 pages of reading questions and complete an air pressure systems map. This assignment is for middle school or high school (8th-12th) Earth science classes. This product contain

This resource is a Continental Drift, Seafloor Spreading, & Pangea Virtual Webquest Activity with five links and a printable key. Students read about and watch videos on:1.) Alfred Wegener & the Theory of Continental Drift-Fossil Evidence, Glacial Evidence, Geologic Formations, Continent Shapes2.) Seafloor Spreading-SONAR Evidence for Mid-Ocean Ridges, Rock Magnetism, Earthquake Epicenter Locations, Sediment Evidence3.) Plate Tectonic Theory-An Overview of the Layers of the Earth, Convection C

Description This is an index fossil and relative dating reading packet with reading questions. Students read about fossils, relative dating, the law of superposition, and the three traits of an index fossil. They then answer reading questions. This assignment is for middle school or high school (7th-10th) Earth science classes. This product contains 4 pages and a key.Reading page on fossils, relative dating, and index fossilsTwo pages of reading questionsOne index fossil diagram pageYou can g

This is a Law of Superposition and Index Fossil independent work packet. The reading goes over the Law of Superposition, relative and absolute dating, and index fossils. There are two pages of superposition practice problems for students to complete after they complete the reading. Students then answer reading questions, vocab questions, complete an optional coloring sheet, and an extension activity. This assignment is for middle school or high school (7th-11th) Earth science classes. This pr

This is a Groundwater independent work packet. The reading goes over infiltration percolation, aquifers, groundwater, the zone of aeration, the zone of saturation, permeability, and porosity. It also goes over the cone of depression and contamination of groundwater resources. After the reading, students answer reading questions, vocabulary questions, complete a labeling and coloring sheet, and an extension activity. This assignment is for middle school or high school (7th-10th) Earth science

This is a Tectonic Plate Boundaries independent work packet. The reading goes over the geologic features found at each type of plate boundary. The reading includes convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries. It also explains the formation of trenches, volcanoes, mountain ranges, mid-ocean ridges, and rift valleys. After the reading, students answer reading questions, vocabulary questions, complete a labeling and coloring sheet, and an extension activity. This assignment is for middle schoo

This is an Earthquakes- Seismic Waves independent work packet. The reading goes over the three major seismic waves- primary waves, secondary waves, and surface waves. Students learn about triangulation, seismometers, and review faults and tectonic plates. After the reading, students answer reading questions, vocabulary questions, complete a coloring sheet, and an extension activity sort. This assignment is for middle school or high school (7th-11th) Earth science classes. This product in

This is a Surface Water independent work packet. The reading goes over river systems, watersheds, deltas, river load, river gradient, river discharge, meanders, cut banks, and point bars. After the reading, students answer reading questions, vocabulary questions, complete a labeling and coloring sheet, and an extension activity. This assignment is for middle school or high school (7th-11th) Earth science classes. This product includes six pages and a key: - Reading- Two Pages of Surface Wate

Do you need a resource to explain El Nino, La Nina, and ENSO, simply to students? This independent work packet goes over El Nino, La Nina, ENSO, and neutral (normal) conditions in the Pacific Ocean. Students learn about how this oceanic cycle impacts the weather, farming, flooding, and droughts around the world. Students answer vocabulary questions, reading questions, complete a practice quiz, and a labeling/coloring activity. This product includes seven pages and a key: - Two Reading Pa

This is a Soil Profile- layers/ horizons independent work packet. The reading goes over how soils form, the O, A, B, C, and R soil layers/horizons, and how soils can be eroded. After the reading, students answer reading questions, vocabulary questions, complete a labeling and coloring sheet, and an extension activity. This assignment is for middle school or high school (7th-10th) Earth science classes. This product includes five pages and a key: - Reading- soil formation, layers, and erosion

Do you need a resource to explain Global Winds and Atmospheric Circulation, simply to students? This independent work packet goes over the convection cells in the atmosphere that drive semi-permanent areas of high and low pressure called Hadley Cells, Polar Cells, and Ferrel Cells, as well as global wind patterns like Trade Winds, Prevailing Westerlies, and Polar Easterlies. The reading goes over the Coriolis Effect and prevailing winds around the globe. Students answer vocabulary questions

This is a Layers of the Atmosphere independent work packet. The reading goes over the layers of the atmosphere and gases that make up the atmosphere. Students then answer reading questions, vocab questions, complete a coloring/ labeling atmosphere diagram, and an extension activity. This assignment is for middle school or high school (7th-11th) Earth science classes. This product includes six pages and a key: - Reading- What are the layers of the atmosphere and what gasses make up the atmosp

This is a Topographic Mapping Practice independent work packet. The reading goes over contour lines, index contours, contour intervals, hatchures, and other common features of topographic maps. After the reading, students complete a page of mapping practice, answer reading questions, vocabulary questions, complete a mapping labeling sheet, and a mapping extension activity. This assignment is for middle school or high school (8th-11th) Earth science classes but can be used for any class that

Do you need an Earth Science SOL review packet that re-teaches important concepts and prepares students for the test? This packet has readings on most of the Earth Science SOL topics broken up into seven 1-3 page readings with highlighted vocabulary. Students use the reading to answer a page of vocabulary questions and a page of multiple choice practice questions for each section. There is also an editable diagnostic google form SOL practice test that students can use to figure out which topics

This is a Surface Processes- Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition independent work packet. The reading goes over the chemical and physical weathering, the agents of erosion (wind, water, gravity, and ice), and methods for deposition of sediments. After the reading, students answer reading questions, vocabulary questions, complete a labeling and coloring sheet, and an extension activity. This assignment is for middle school or high school (7th-10th) Earth science classes. This product includes

This is an HR Diagram Reading and Worksheets Packet. Students read about HR diagrams, luminosity (star brightness), star color, and star temperature. They examine main sequence, red giant, and white dwarf stars on the HR diagram. They use the reading to answer one page of reading questions and complete two pages of practice questions. This assignment is for middle school or high school (8th-11th) Earth science or Astronomy classes. This product contains 4 pages and a key.Reading on the Hert

Do you need a resource to explain The Sun's Features and Layers, simply to students? This independent work packet goes over how the sun formed, what makes a star, facts about the sun, nuclear fusion, and the sun's layers like the corona, chromosphere, photosphere, convective zone, radiative zone, and core. Students answer vocabulary questions, reading questions, analyze an HR Diagram, and complete a labeling/coloring activity. This product includes seven pages and a key: - Two Reading Pages-

This is a Life Cycle of a Star Reading and Worksheets Packet. Students read about the stellar nebula, red giant stars, red supergiant stars, planetary nebulae, supernova, neutron stars, and black holes. They examine main sequence, red giant, and white dwarf stars. They use the reading to answer two pages of reading questions and a vocabulary crossword puzzle. This assignment is for middle school or high school (8th-11th) Earth science or Astronomy classes. This product contains 4 pages and

Make lab safety fun! This is a Spot the Lab Safety Issues worksheet packet. In this assignment students read a short half- sheet reading with lab safety reminders. Students then look at images of laboratories with bad lab safety practices and see how many they can spot. Under the drawings they describe the problems they are seeing. Students then have the chance to draw their own bad lab safety cartoon. This assignment is for middle school or high school (6th-11th) science classes. This product

This is an Earth Systems/ Earth Spheres independent work packet. The reading goes over the parts of the Earth system: the hydrosphere, biosphere, geosphere/lithosphere, atmosphere, and cryosphere. Students then answer reading questions, vocab questions, complete a coloring sheet, and an extension activity. This assignment is for middle school or high school (7th-10th) Earth science classes. This product includes six pages and a key: - Reading- What are the "spheres" of the Earth system, how