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Biology & Earth Science Resources

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Here’s our resource link buffet for Zoology, Botany, and Earth Science. As I come across new and improved resources, I will update this website to reflect those discoveries, so be sure to bookmark this page and check back often!


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Biology & Earth Science Resources

{For Classical Conversations users, this correlates with CC Cycle 1 Foundations Guide 4th or 5th Edition.}

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General Science,Scientific Method Printables: Posters – Lab Sheets – Bookmarks
,Classic Science Series: Elementary Life Science (Contains student and teacher textbooks with experiments/projects/worksheets/tests.)
,Nature Study Scripture Scavenger Hunt
,Montessori Downloads for Science
,Devotional Biology (2 Free Lessons)
,Anna Comstock’s Handbook of Nature Study
,Expedition Earth: Discovering God’s Animals
,Nature Walk Sheet
,Nature Study Resources
,How to make a Tree ID / Botany Book
,Plants & Animals Experiments!
,Rainforest Study –Includes a study of biomes with South American geography and a bit of history plant and animal cells Linneaus & Taxonomy Photosynthesis and even Jungle Art.  A great long-term project for first semester!
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Classifications,On-line Animal Classification Game

,Linnaeus Botanical Art Study

,Taxonomy Activity with Printable Habitat Game
,Natural World Chart & Instructions from Montessori for Everyone
,Taxonomy Animal Classification and Invertebrates

,Classification Chart & Ideas

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Kingdoms,Animal Classification Cards from Homeschool Creations

,Animal Classification Lapbook
,Animal Classification On-line Game
,BrainPop’s Animal Classification Video
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Animal Cell,Animal and Plant Cell Video and Online Activities

,Label the Animal Cell Structure Diagram
,Cell Coloring Book

,Plant & Animal Cells Lapbook
,Cell Unit: Cell Organelles and their Function /Animal vs. Plant Cells / Eurkaryotic vs. Prokaryotic Cells and more
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Plant Cell,Plant Cell Jell-O

,Label the Plant Cell Diagram
,Build a Plant Cell Model
,Plant and Animal Cell Printables
,Cell Color by Number and Other Activities
,Choloroplasts Flip Book
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Invertebrates,Brain Pop:  Invertebrates
,Marine Invertebrates Notebooking Pages from Productive Homeschooling
,Animals and Their Characteristics (Free Worksheet)
,Animals and Their Groups Sorting Cards (ages 5-8)
,First Book of Bugs
,Octopus Reading Comprehension
,Roly-Poly Pill Bugs Reading Comprehension
,Biology4Kids: What are invertebrates? 
,Invertebrate Classifying Activity
,The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Its Life Cycle
,Jellyfish Art & Write
,Build a Bug
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Vertebrates,Brain Pop:  Vertebrates
,Fish-Amphibians-Reptiles-Mammals-Birds Notebooking Pages
,About the Vertebrates with Visuals

,Classes of Vertebrates Cards
,Montessori Cards: Vertebrates-Invertebrates; 5 Vertebrate Groups
,First Book of Birds
,A Touch of Class Interactive Classification Game
,Free Printable Vertebrates Dominoes
,5 for 5: Free Printable Vertebrates Card Game
,Vertebrate Groups Cut-and-Paste
,Animal (Vertebrate) Classification File Folder Game
,Mammals Scavenger Hunt Activity
,Bee Hummingbird Reading Comprehension
,Penguins Reading Comprehension
,Fennec Fox Reading Comprehension
,Porcupine Reading Comprehension
,Exploring Vertebrate Classification
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Animal Reproduction,Animal Life Cycles Worksheets

,From Egg to Animal Wheels
,Frog Lapbook (with Life Cycle Template)
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Types of Seed Plants,Brain Pop:  Seed Plants
,Monocots and Dicots Explained (Video)
,All About Plants Booklet
,Watch and Grow
,Germination Stencils
,Let’s Explore Botany Calendar Connections
,Ellen J McHenry’s Botany Activities
,Types of Seeds Poster
,First Book of Plants
,Beginning Plants Unit with Activities
,Brain Pop Video: Plant Growth

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Plant Parts,Parts of a Plant – Label the Diagram
,Botany Nomenclature Card Set (Parts of Plant / Tree / Leaves / Flower)
,The First Book of Plants
,The Great Plant Escape
,Growing a Bean in a Bag
,All About Plants Booklet from Montessori for Everyone
,Grow Beans in a CD case
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Leaf Parts & Shapes,On-Line Tree Identification Field Guide
,All About Plants Booklet
,Leaf Identification Cards
,Leaf Identification Printable Game
,Botany Scavenger Hunt
,Free Leaf Printables and Montessori-Inspired Fall Leaf Activities
,How to make a Tree ID / Botany Book
,Clay Leaf Imprints
,Leaf Rubbing Book: Exploring Types of Trees
,Leaves and Needles Poster
,Keys for identifying parts of a tree and their leaves
,Plaster Leaf Prints
,Trees Notebooking Pages

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Flower Parts,Science Labeling Online Interactive (Layers of Earth / Atmosphere / Parts of Flower)

,Botany Nomenclature Card Set (Parts of Plant / Tree / Leaves / Flower) 

,All About Plants Booklet from Montessori for Everyone

,Life Cycle of an Apple
,Flower Parts and Their Jobs Poster
Flowers & Weeds Notebooking Pages
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Plant Systems,Brain Pop:  Photosynthesis and Respiration

,Botany: Photosynthesis
,Photosynthesis Worksheets
,All About Plants Booklet
,Photosynthesis Relay Race
,Photosynthesis SheppardSoftware
,NEOK12 Photosynthesis Games & Videos
,Photosynthesis Paper Model
,Plant Scavenger Hunt Activity
,Photosynthesis Online Animation Younger
,Photosynthesis Online Game
,Photosynthesis: Reading Comprehension
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Parts of Earth,Play-Doh Layers of Earth Model

,Layers of the Earth & Atmosphere Model
,Earth’s Layers & Atmosphere Card Game {free printable}
,Layers of the Earth Booklets
,Earth’s Layers: DIY 3-D Diagram
,The Earth Coloring Sheet
,Interactive Dynamic Earth
,Geology Kitchen – Layers of the Earth
,Layers of Earth Reading Comprehension
,Earth Science: Earth’s Layers and Soil Composition
,Science Labeling Online Interactive (Layers of Earth/ Atmosphere/ Parts of Flower)
,Exploring Maps & Models of Earth (NatGeo)
,The Reason for the Seasons
,Earth Science Packet: Layers of the Earth Plate Tectonics Earthquakes Volcanoes 4 Types of Mountains and More!
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Rock Types,Rocks and Minerals Experiments!

,Free Rocks and Minerals Packet
,Brain Pop:  Types of Rocks
,Sedimentary Cake
,Rock Cycle On-Line Interactive – Introduction
,Rock Cycle Diagram Interactive
,Rock Cycle Animations

,Rock Identification Tables
,Cooking Up the Rock Cycle
,Crayon Rocks

,Metamorphic Rock Activities
,Sedimentary Rock Activities
,Igneous Rock Activities
,Edible Rock Cookies
,Crystal Fudge: Intrusive vs. Extrusive Igneous Rocks
,Ride the Rock Cycle
,Geology Calendar Connections
,Geology Kitchen – Three Types of Rocks
,Geology Kitchen – Several Other Episodes for Extension
,Rock Pyramid Diorama
,Rock Cycle Lab with CHOCOLATE
,Rock Cycle Reading Comprehension
,Rock Unit Study from Homeschoolshare
,Ride the Rock Cycle Game – Stations/ Dice/ Comic Strip – Cool!
,Studying Rocks the Charlotte Mason Way
,Rock Projects and Ideas
,Discipleship with Stones and Rocks
,Hands-on Activities and Recipes for Geology
,Rock Unit Study  (Contains rock recipes!)
,Backyard Rock Classification
,Types of Rocks on NeoK12
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Highest Mountains,How fold mountains are formed

,Highest Mountains Comparison
,Mountains Mini-Book Pages
,Highest Mountain Foldable Graph
,Seven Summits Picture
,Highest Mountains Online Quiz
,Highest Mountains Cards
,Everest Past & Present
,Earth Science Activities: Earthquakes & Plate Movement & Mountain Making
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Volcano Types,Homeschoolshare Volcanoes Unit Study and Lapbook
,Earth Science – Awesome Gelatin Volcano and other Activities
,Become a Volcanologist Game
,What is a volcano?
,Nim’s Island Unit Study
,Volcano Lapbook and Unit Study
,Earthquakes Unit Study and Lapbook
,Principle of Earthquakes Paper Model
,Geology Kitchen – Volcanoes
,The easiest volcano model EVER
,Volcano Worksheets (coloring pages/ diagrams/ writing prompts)
,Label Volcano Diagram Game
,Volcanoes on Neok12
,Volcanic Eruptions Comparison Activity
,Undersea Geology & Mapping Volcanoes & Earthquakes
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Volcano Parts,(Also see Volcano Types above)
,Parts of the Volcano Nomenclature Cards
,Mt. Fuji Paper Craft
,How a Volcano Erupts Mini-Book
,Virtual Volcano
,NASA Sci Files: The Case of the Shaky Quake (and other studies)
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Ocean Floor,Oceans Calendar Connections
,National Geographic Oceans Website
,Ocean Connections – Lapbooks and Unit Studies from Homeschoolshare
,Oceanography Unit Study & Matchcard Science
,Ocean Printables and Links to Virtual Field Trips etc.
,One Ocean National Geographic Educator’s Guide
,Oceans Lapbook from Homeschoolfreestuff
,NOAA Education Resources: Ocean Floor Features & interactive maps & videos & lessons
,Dive and Discover – Mid-Ocean Ridges
,Learn about Ocean Animals (Includes link to a blubber experiment)
,Extension:  Landforms – Bodies of Water Cards
,Extension:  Landforms Cut-and-paste
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Ocean Zones,3D Ocean Bingo
,Ocean Zones & Resources in the Deep Sea
,Ocean Activities: The Ocean Zones Cards
,Paint Strip Ocean Depths [Read and Record]
,Making Waves in a Bottle
,Explore the Ocean Depths On-Line Interactive
,Ocean Zones Activities
,Deep Sea Ecosystems: Extreme Living
,Salt Water and Fresh Water Biomes
,Extension: Mapping Ocean Currents
,The Ocean & Weather
,The Case of the Ocean Odyssey
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Parts of Atmosphere,Layers of Atmosphere Diagram
,Layers of the Earth & Atmosphere Model
,Free Earth Science Packet: Earth’s Atmosphere (19 pages)
,Layers of the Atmosphere Puzzle by Montessori for Everyone
,Atmosphere Design Lab
,Atmosphere Scale Model

,Earth’s Layers & Atmosphere Card Game {free printable}
,Earth’s Atmosphere for Kids
,Atmosphere Diagram – what goes where
,What is Atmospheric Pressure Video Segment for Kids
,Felix Baumgartner’s Jump from the Stratosphere – World Record Skydive Video
,Felix Baumgartner – Article
,Reveal Earth’s Atmosphere Video (5 min)
,Stacking Up the Atmosphere Printable Diagram & Lesson
,Atmosphere Animated Diagram
,Atmosphere On-Line Interactive
,Science Labeling Online Interactive 
,Earth Power of the Planet – Atmosphere BBC Video (1 hr)
,Earth Atmosphere Composition Model
,Smithsonian Atmosphere Activities and Lessons

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Major Circles of Latitude,Map for tracing Great Circles

,Introduction to Latitude & Longitude
,GeoDrawing Camp Ideas
,Learn about Hemispheres & Circles
,Investigating Map Projections
,Build Planet Earth from the Ocean Up Game
,Latitude Longitude and Temperature (NatGeo)
,A Latitude/Longitude Puzzle (NatGeo)
,Learning Latitude & Longitude & Using a Compass
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Weather Fronts,Weather Experiments!

,Weather Unit: Experiments about Air
,Free Weather Packet
,Brain Pop:  What is Weather?
,Create a Weather Map (NatGeo)
,Extreme Weather on Earth (NatGeo)
,Measuring Weather (NatGeo)
,NASA Sci Files: The Case of the Phenomenal Weather
,Forces of Nature Online Interactive
,Weather Science – Games & Videos
,Tree House Kids:  Air Pressure Clouds & Weather
,When Air Masses Collide Project
,Weather Forecasting with a DIY Barometer
,Weather Lapbook
,Day-Season-Weather Chart
,Water Cycle Puzzle Printable
,Weather Experiments to do at home – PDF
,Weather Calendar Connections
,Weather Words Lapbook
,Weather Coloring Books
,Squidoo Weather – Clouds & Precipitation Unit
,Wild Weather Online Game
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Cloud Types,Types of Clouds Worksheet

,Clouds and Relative Heights
,Cloud Inspector – Identification Activity

,The Cloud Song

,Weather Wiz Kids (with experiments)
,Brain Pop:  Clouds
,Making it Rain in a Jar
,Cloud Identification Mobile
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Globe Markings,Latitude & Longitude Practice
,Cardinal Directions & Maps
,Latitude & Longitude by Montessori for Everyone
,Intro to Cardinal Directions Activity
,Map Skills Activity:  Royal Castle Floorplan

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