Earth Science

Create A Creature

Create a new creature based on the adaptations of existing creatures from the same biome.

Not Like The Others: Natural Disasters

Students will determine which type of natural disaster is not like the others.

Creating A Realistic Flower and Pollinator

Your students will create a new flower, designed to attract a specific pollinator.

The Pros and Cons of Producers and Consumers

Sure, students might know the difference between a producer and a consumer… but have they considered how they feel about each other? What, in a producer’s opinion, are the pros and cons of a consumer?

Create A Civilization: The River

The Nile, the Tigris, the Euphrates, the Seine, the Thames, and now… your river!

Animal Adaptation Tournament

Which animal has the most interesting, most valuable, or strangest adaptations?

The Tournament of Biomes

Want to move beyond memorizing the characteristics of biomes? In this lesson, students work through a Tournament of Biomes, explaining which biome wins in each round (based on criteria you choose). In the end, they crown a 👑 Champion Biome!

The Personalities of Rocks

What would an igneous rock be like? Would it get along with a sedimentary rock? Could they handle the hot personality of a metamorphic rock?

Not Like The Others: Creatures of the Tundra

Students will determine which creature of the tundra is not like the others.

Plant Adaptation Tournament

Who will win in a tournament of eight plants with Interesting adaptations!?

Notice, Wonder: Climber

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Concept Attainment: Walnut vs Clouds

Let’s look at living vs non-living things.

How Renewable Is That Resource?

Which resource is more renewable? And which is easier to find?

Concept Attainment: Hornet vs Tiger

Can your class spot the vertebrates vs invertebrates?

Not Like The Others: Penguins

Students will determine which type of penguin is not like the others.

What’s In My Brain: Owl vs Eagle

Some of these animals are nocturnal and some are diurnal.

Precipitation Tournament

Eight types of precipitation battle it out in this tournament.

Two Animals Switch Biomes

What if a capybara and a kangaroo rat switched homes? Would their adaptations be helpful at all?

Natural Disasters Tournament

Who will win the tournament of Natural Disasters!?

Notice, Wonder: Green Circles

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Notice, Wonder: The Cliff

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Not Like The Others: Types of Volcanoes

Which of these types of volcanoes is not like the others?

Notice Wonder: Blood Falls

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Concept Attainment: Japan vs Jamaica

Is it an island or an archipelago?

Notice, Wonder: An Orange Thing

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Notice, Wonder: Forest

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Not Like The Others: Types of Rocks

Which of these rocks is not like the others?

Notice, Wonder: Michael

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Not Like The Others: Birds of the Tropical Rainforest

Which of these four birds is not like the others?

What’s In My Brain: Crocodile vs Tree Frog

Is it a reptile or an amphibian?

Not Like The Others: Snakes of the Rainforest

Students will determine which snake of the rainforest is not like the others.

Not Like The Others: Rainforests

Which of these rainforests is not like the others?

Not Like The Others: Deserts

Which of these deserts is not like the others?

What’s In My Brain: Narwhal vs Penguin

We’re looking at the arctic vs the antarctic.

Notice, Wonder: Etna

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Not Like The Others: Ants of the World!

Students will determine which type of ant is not like the others.

Not Like The Others: Flowers

Students will determine which flower is not like the others.

Notice, Wonder: Critter

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Notice, Wonder: Krzywy Las

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Notice, Wonder: Vortices

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Notice, Wonder: Bloom

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

What’s In My Brain: Coral vs Water Lilies

Let’s look at saltwater vs freshwater organisms.

Not Like The Others: Birds of the Desert

Students will determine which desert bird is not like the others.

Notice, Wonder: Kuiseb

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Notice, Wonder: Witch’s Fingers

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

What’s In My Brain: Tree vs Tree

Let’s look at deciduous vs coniferous trees.

Notice, Wonder: Silver Torch

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Notice, Wonder: Scales

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Notice, Wonder: Butterball

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Notice, Wonder: Skylight

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Not Like The Others: Cephalopods

Students will determine which cephalopod is not like the others.

Not Like The Others: Rivers

Students will determine which river is not like the others.

Notice, Wonder: Barringer

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Notice, Wonder: Craters

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!