Things We Find On Earth
Rocks
Water
Changes to Earth's Surface
100
What is a natural resource?
Anything from nature that people can use
100
What is texture?
Smooth and rough
100
What happens to plants, animals, and people if they don't have water?
They will not live
100
What do we call the shaking of Earth's surface?
Earthquake
200
What is soil?
The top layer of Earth
200
How can we sort rocks?
Size, color, shape, texture
200
What are some water safety rules?
Learn to swim
Never swim alone
Wear a lifejacket
200
What happens in a flood?
Roads wash out. Rivers overflow
300
Which of the following is a natural resource?
a) sweater
b) rock
c) airplane
B) Rock
300
How were these rocks sorted?
By color
300
What should you do if there is a water emergency?
Call 911
300
What happens during a volcano?
Hot melted rock comes out of the ground
400
How do we use water?
Traveling by boat, watering plants, bathing, drinking
400
What senses do we use to observe texture?
Sight and touch
400
What is a lake?
a) small body of flowing water
b) large body of flowing water
c) a body of water with land all around it
C) a body of water with land all around it
400
What are some fast changes to Earth's surface?
Volcano, flood, earthquake
500
Name the six natural resources.
Animals, plants, rocks, air, soil, water
500
On your whiteboards, draw one way in which you can sort rocks.
Students can sort them by color, shape, size, or texture
500
How are lakes different from streams and rivers?
A lake has land all around it. It does not flow.
500
What are some slow changes to Earth's surface?
Weathering, erosion, drought