Science - 5th Grade

• 5th Grade Sci-ber Text
  From USOE, a fun, interactive online textbook. Correlates directly with Utah's science core curriculum.
• 5th Grade Teacher Resource Book (TRB)
  Great resource for teaching the core curriculum, including activities and background information.
• About Volcanoes
  Build a volcano, learn about types of lava, volcanic gases and the role of water.
• CVO Photo Archives
  They say a picture is worth a thousands words ... these 20 "Pictograms" are "annotated photo stories" covering various aspects of volcanic features and eruptions, including Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, Hawaiian Volcanoes, and the Cascade Range ...
• Disasters: Earthquakes
  This site teaches you how to be prepared for disasters such as earthquakes and how you can prevent disaster damage.
• Earth Like a Puzzle
  Website from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
• Earthforce
  You'll find information and activities on volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, avalanches, and much more.
• How Stuff Works: Earthquakes
  In this website of "How Stuff Works", we'll find out what causes earthquakes, and we'll also find out why they can have such a devastating effect on us.
• Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker
  Build mountains. Trigger volcanoes. Create new sea floor. You now have the power to change the landscape with the slightest push of your mouse.
• NPS: Physical Features Field Trip
  This National Park Service group of lessons helps teach students about the rock cycle as well as the geologic processes which cause continuous changes in the earth's physical features.
• National Geographic - Grand Canyon
  Grand Canyon - The Hidden Resource. Flash movies of the canyon. Information and photos and animals. Good erosion photos.
• Pangaea Game
  Label the continents as they might have appeared 250 Million years ago.
• Rock Around the Park
  What shapes your world? Find out how Utah's arches, buttes and plateaus are formed with this online activity.
• Savage Earth
  All Stressed Out: To experience the drama of plate tectonics - the jostling of the giant plates that carry continents and oceans - try this experiment: Sit in a comfortable chair, hold your hand out, and watch your fingernails grow. View animations of volcanoes, faults and tsunamis. (Flash Plug-in required)
• Teaching Kits: Utah Geological Survey
  Geology-Related Teaching Kits.
• Utah National Parks
  Check out Utah's five National Parks and all the things that can be learned from them.
• Volcano Lab
  Get ready to rumble. Test your volcano knowledge and make the volcano erupt!
• Volcano World
  Find activities, fild trips, games, legends, quizzes, and much more about volcanoes.