2nd and 3rd Grade Earth and Space Science Resources : Page 5

Fossils have a lot to teach us about life on earth, but they can also be used to help teach kids the scientific method.

Here's a quick overview of drought and flooding to spark thoughts or conversation with your kids about water.

Launch into learning with this worksheet on Gemini 4, one of the original missions in the early days of the U.S.'s space program.

Meet the altostratus cloud, a thin cloud that sometimes makes rain, in this earth sceince worksheet.

Can your child think of ways people use soil? Get her excited about Earth science with a lesson on this crucial natural resource.

Playing in the dirt was never so educational! Shake things up with this fun experiment about soil.

Is air a natural resource? You bet! Air as a resource carries oxygen, which we need. Read and write about ways air quality can be affected.

Meet the stratus cloud, a low-hanging kind of cloud that usually comes out when it rains, in this earth science worksheet.

What does the Earth look like? Find out all about the nooks and crannies that cover the planet with this landforms worksheet.

Learn your clouds with this coloring series of cloud types that merges science with coloring fun.

Read the definitions given for soil, sand and dirt then write down where each element can be found below the pictures.

Understand nature's visual cues for the shifting of the seasons with this tree seasons match-up activity!

What is a plateau? What's the difference between a butte and a mesa? Look at these three land forms and learn to tell them apart with this worksheet.

Can you and your child come up with a few ways to conserve water in your home? This printable starts you off with five ways to conserve water.

Get to know each of the Seven Summits, then organize their heights into a graph.

How do you know when it's wintertime? Have your child complete this winter writing prompt to exercise writing skills and reinforce seasonal knowledge.

Can you help Cornelius create a crazy compost concoction? Help your child review his knowledge of compost and recycling with this fun worksheet.

What happens to water as it travels through mushy, smushy wetlands and swamps? Find out all about the water cycle and fill in scientific terms in the swamp.

Meet the stratocumulus cloud, the kind of cloud that tend to gather in groups when a storm is on the way.

This page is all about building your kid's natural resources vocabulary words, along with research skills.