Earth Science Archives - The Owl Teacher

Natural disasters are not explicitly required within the NGSS, but they are still extremely important to teach in your upper elementary science classroom! Check out these eight engaging activities.

8 Engaging Natural Disasters Activities

Let’s get this out of the way: natural disasters are not explicitly required within the Next Generation Science Standards. Regardless, they are still extremely important

Keeping students engaged during the more technical side of Earth science can be challenging, but with this Earth's systems model, you get fun AND learning--the best of both worlds. Go forth and teach!

The BEST Earth’s Systems Model Activity for Upper Elementary

I know, I know—it’s a bit pretentious, isn’t it? To claim that this is the best Earth’s systems modeling activity you’ll ever use in your

This ecosystems collaboration project invites students to create a hands-on structure for an animal that resides within their assigned ecosystem, then collaborate to discover interactions!

Collaborate with this Easy Ecosystems Activity

Ecosystems are all around us… Literally. Okay, sorry. That was kind of cheesy. Regardless, I’m being honest: ecosystems are what make the world go ’round,

Let's take a look at a handful of methods that we can use to make learning about Earth's systems and landforms smoother than a plain but a million times more exciting.

5 Constructive Ideas to Rock Landforms with Earth’s Systems NGSS

As both a child and an adult, I made the journey between Michigan and Georgia many times, and always by car (or big clunky van,

5 Lessons to Smash Earth’s History (with Fossil Activities!)

If you could bring your kiddos (safely) back in time to any period of Earth’s history, where would you go? Imagine the enthusiasm for learning

Help your students understand how nonrenewable resources do not last with this hands-on science activity that is perfect for any elementary teacher!

Teaching about Nonrenewable Resources

Renewable and nonrenewable resources make for a great topic when you start thinking about teaching Earth Day. As Earth Day approaches, we want to remind