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REAL Science Odyssey: Earth & Environment Level 1
General website suggestion, great site. At no cost to you, it catalogues and offers links to videos by topic and grade: http://watchknowlearn.org What is Earth Science?
Everything Earth: https://www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/howrocks.html
Ask a geologist: https://answers.usgs.gov
Geologic Timeline
Has information about the timescale divisions and what events were happening during each division: https://www.fossils-facts-and-finds.com/geologic-time.html
A great resource for information about the geologic timescale and evolution: https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.php More information about plate tectonics: http://www.geography4kids.com/files/earth_tectonics.html
Plate techtonics introduction: https://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.earthsys.plateintro/plate-tectonics-an-introduction/?%23.WqVq-maZM60Convergent=
Onvergent, divergent, and transform boundaries: https://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.earthsys.shake/mountain-maker-earth-shaker/?%23.WqVrK2aZM60=
Cross section of the Earth: https://www.natgeokids.com/au/discover/geography/physical-geography/structure-of-the-earth/
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Diagram of the rock cycle: https://scied.ucar.edu/image/rock-cycle
Soil
Solve a soil mystery: https://web.extension.illinois.edu/gpe/case2/case2.html
The Soil Science Society of America has a nice site for students and teachers: https://www.soils4kids.org/home
Water introduction: http://www.geography4kids.com/files/water_intro.html
Where does rain come from? https://mocomi.com/where-does-rain-come-from/
Convection current videos: https://healthresearchfunding.org/convection-currents-definition-for-kids/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mUU69ParFM
Crash Course Kids, hydrosphere and atmosphere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXh_7wbnS3A
Makeup and layers of the atmosphere: https://scied.ucar.edu/atmosphere-layers
Weather
Site all about weather: http://www.weatherwizkids.com
The Young Meteorologist Program: http://youngmeteorologist.org
Climate
Weathering, erosion, and deposition: https://www.parkcityprep.org/apps/video/watch.jsp?v=172918
Crash Course Kids, weathering and erosion: https://ru-clip.com/video/R-Iak3Wvh9c/weathering-and-erosion-crash-course-kids-10-2.html
National Geographic images of weathering and erosion: https://www.teachertube.com/videos/national-geographic-images-weathering-and-erosion-75507
A weathering and erosion quiz: http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/rocks-minerals-landforms/weathering-and-erosion.htm
Some great supplemental books for many of the sections of Earth and Environment 1.
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Resources for General Science Information
The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia
The Usborne Internet-linked Science Encyclopedia
The Usborne Illustrated Dictionary of Science
Unit 1: Introduction to Earth Science
The Earth and Sky (Scholastic: A First Discovery Book)–Jean-Pierre Verdet and Gallimard Jeunesse
Hands-on Earth Science Activities for Grades K-8–Marvin N. Tolman
How the Earth Works (Reader’s Digest)–John Farndon
Janice VanCleave’s Earth Science for Every Kid–Janice VanCleave
How the World Works: A Hands-on Guide to Our Amazing Planet (Explore the Earth)–Christian Dorian
How We Learned the Earth Is Round–Patricia Lauber
The Librarian Who Measured the Earth–Kathryn Lasky
The Adventures of Earth–Dan Green
If you are interested in a study of different biomes, we highly recommend the One Small Square series. Some of the titles include Seashore, Swamp, Pond, Cave, Backyard, Arctic Tundra, Woods, African Savannah, Cactus Desert, Coral Reef, and Tropical Rain Forest
Geologic Time
Earthsteps: A Rock’s Journey Through Time–Diane Nelson Spickert
The Pebble in My Pocket: The History of the Earth–Meredith Hooper
Bang! How We Came to Be–Michael Rubino
Diary of a Time Traveler–Nicholas Stevenson
Dinosaurs–Discovery Kids
Unit 2: Plate Tectonics
Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest–Steve Jenkins
Earthquakes (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out series)–Franklyn Branley
Janice VanCleave’s Earthquakes–Janice VanCleave
Volcanoes (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out series)–Franklyn Branley
The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top–Joanna Cole
Hill of Fire–Thomas P. Lewis
Janice VanCleave’s Volcanoes–Janice VanCleave
How Mountains Are Made (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out series)–Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
How the Earth Works: 60 Fun Activities for Exploring Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Fossils, and More–Michelle O’Brien-Palmer
Unit 3: Geosphere
How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World–Faith McNulty
The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth–Joanna Cole
Minerals
Janice VanCleave’s Rocks and Minerals–Janice VanCleave
Rocks and Minerals (Eyewitness Explorers)–Steve Parker
Rocks and Minerals A Gem of a Book!–Simon Basher and Dan Green
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Learning About Rocks (Dover Little Activity Books)–Sy Barlowe (A tiny sticker book)
Janice VanCleave’s Rocks and Minerals–Janice VanCleave
Fossils Tell of Long Ago–Aliki
The Big Rock–Bruce Hiscock
If You Find a Rock–Peggy Christian
Rocks in His Head–Carol Otis Hurst
Let’s Go Rock Collecting–Roma Gans
Everybody Needs a Rock–Byrd Baylor
Everything Rocks and Minerals–National Geographic
The Rock Cycle–Wendy Conklin
Soil
Dirt: Jump Into Science–Steve Tomecek
Dirt: The Scoop on Soil–Natalie M. Rosinsky
Soil Basics–Mari Schuh
Rocks and Soil: Real Size Science–Rebecca Rissman
Unit 4: The Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
Hydrosphere
The Magic School Bus Wet All Over–Joanna Cole
The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks–Joanna Cole
Water, Water Everywhere: A Book About the Water Cycle–Mervin Berger, Gilda Berger
Water Dance–Thomas Locker (beautiful, poetic book on the water cycle)
A Drop Around the World–Barbara Shaw McKinney
Down Comes the Rain (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out series)–Franklyn Branley
Follow Water from Brook to Ocean (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out series)–Arthur Dorros
Danger–Icebergs! (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out series)–Roma Gans
The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor–Joanna Cole
One Well: The Story of Water on Earth–Rochelle Strauss
Basher Science: Oceans: Making Waves!–Simon Basher and Dan Green
Atmosphere
You’re Aboard Spaceship Earth–Patricia Lauber
Air Is All Around Us–Franklyn Branley
Feel the Wind (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out series)–Arthur Dorros
Unit 5: Weather and Climate
Weather
Science with Weather (Usborne Science Activities)–Rebecca Heddle and Paul Shipton
How the Weather Works (Reader’s Digest)–Michael Allaby
Janice VanCleave’s Weather–Janice VanCleave
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs–Judith Barrett
The Cloud Book–Tomie de Paola
Snow Is Falling (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out series)–Franklyn Branley
Down Comes the Rain (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out series)–Franklyn Branley
What Will the Weather Be? (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out series)–Lynda Dewitt
The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane–Joanna Cole
Weather Words and What They Mean–Gail Gibbons
Flash, Crash, Rumble and Roll (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out series)–Franklyn M. Branley
by Seymour Simons, the following weather titles–Weather, Lightning, Tornadoes, Hurricanes
by Seymour Simons, the following seasons titles–Winter Across America, Autumn Across America
On the Same Day in March: A Tour of the World’s Weather–Marilyn Singer
The Reasons for Seasons– Gail Gibbons
Sunshine Makes the Seasons (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out series)–Franklyn Branley
by Ron Hirschi, the following three titles–Fall, Spring, Summer, and Winter
What Comes in Spring?–Barbara Savage Horton
How Does the Wind Blow–Lawrence F. Lowery
Basher Basics: Weather: Whipping up a Storm!–Simon Basher and Dan Green
Climate Change and Environment
The Science of Climate Change: A Hands-On Course–Blair Lee
Basher Science: Climate Change–Simon Basher and Dan Green
The Polar Bears’ Home: A Story about Global Warming–Lara Bergen
Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?: The Dangers of Global Warming–Anne Rockwell
Global Warming–Seymour Simon
Human Footprint: Everything You Will Eat, Use, Wear, Buy and Throw Out in Your Lifetime–Ellen Kirk
The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story about Recycling–Alison Inches
Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth–Mary McKenna Siddals
Why Should I Save Energy?–Jen Green
Recycle! A Handbook for Kids–Gail Gibbons
The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge–Joanna Cole
Unit 6: Erosion
Erosion: Changing Earth’s Surface–Robin Koontz
Weathering and Erosion–Torrey Maloof
Cracking Up: A Story about Erosion–Jaqui Bailey
Erosion–Virginia Castleman
Erosion and Weathering–Willa Dee
Erosion–Shirley Duke
Soil Erosion and How to Prevent It–Natalie Hyde
Erosion–Martha Zappa
Field Guides
Weather (A Golden Guide)–Paul E. Lehr, R. Will Burnell, et. al.
Looking at Rocks (My First Field guide)–Jennifer Dussling
Rocks and Minerals (National Audubon Society First Field Guides)–Edward Ricciuti
A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals (Peterson Field Guides)–Frederick H. Pough
Rocks, Gems and Minerals (A Golden Guide)–Paul Shaffer
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