Earth+and+Space+Science

=__** Earth and Space Science **__=


 * Concepts**
 * Weathering and Erosion
 * Plant actions. Experiment - plant a seed and pour plaster over it to see if it will break through.
 * Chemical Erosion. Experiment - nail in soil.
 * Expansion and contraction. Experiment - cracked rocks dipped in water and placed in the freezer.
 * Running water - Experiment - pour water from a can with holes in the bottom over a platter of soil. Have someone measure the movement of the soil with a measuring stick (place it in the middle of the platter and measure before and after the "rain").
 * Wind Erosion - Experiment - weathered rock display.
 * Glacial Erosion - Experiment - freeze rocks in a pie pan full of water. Take the "glacier" and push it around outside.
 * Soil and its makeup - Experiments- Soil detective - observe the soil, touch it, etc. How water sinks into soil - pour water into soil outside and time how long it takes to sink in.
 * Soil makeup
 * Soil conservation
 * Building up of the land - Experiments - Earthquake demonstration by blowing a balloon up that is covered in sand. Earthquake types by breaking apart sheet cakes in a certain way.
 * Magma
 * Earthquakes and Faults
 * Plate Theory
 * Ocean Floor activity
 * How rocks are formed - do an experiment on various types of rocks to check their hardness based upon the scale.
 * Sedimentary Rocks
 * Igneous Rocks
 * Metamorphic Rocks
 * Fossils
 * Rock cycle.