I am a science teacher passionate about teaching Earth Science, Geology, Geography and Oceanography and sharing my science material/products to a wider audience.
My main focus is middle and high school, but since ability levels and needs vary widely, materials found in my shop may be useful to students from other grade levels.
I am also selling my educational resources on TpT website but under a different name, so in case you see the same resources there, it doesn't mean that they were copied.
I am a science teacher passionate about teaching Earth Science, Geology, Geography and Oceanography and sharing my science material/products to a wider audience.
My main focus is middle and high school, but since ability levels and needs vary widely, materials found in my shop may be useful to students from other grade levels.
I am also selling my educational resources on TpT website but under a different name, so in case you see the same resources there, it doesn't mean that they were copied.
Tarsia Vocabulary Puzzle - GEOLOGIC PROCESSES
This fun vocabulary puzzle helps students review some of the major Geologic Processes (incl. Plate Tectonics; Volcanoes and Earthquakes) related vocabulary. You will cut up the triangles and students will have to arrange them in order to match definitions with the vocabulary terms.
ANSWER KEY is provided!
This is a great activity for test review or can be glued into interactive notebooks. If you choose to use them multiple times (e.g. for different classrooms), be sure to laminate the cards so you can use them for years to come!
Students can be working by themselves or in pairs/groups depending on the grade level and/or how difficult the vocab terms are.
The 18 Terms Covered In This Puzzle:
Lithosphere; Mantle; Divergent Boundary; Convection; Asthenosphere; Continental Drift; Convergent Boundary; Epicenter; Crust; Pangaea; Focus; Outer Core; Transform Boundary; Seismic Waves; Subduction; Fault; Plate Tectonic; Seafloor Spreading.
Virtual Field Trip & Scavenger Hunt (GOOGLE EXPEDITIONS): Geography of EUROPE.
Virtual field trips are an amazing tool to use to take students on fun learning experiences from the comfort of your classroom (or living room during distance learning!).
This virtual field trip is about the “Geography of EUROPE”, where the students will have the opportunity to explore 7 different places in Europe. First they will see Europe from above and then the French Alps. Then they will travel to Iceland, Athens, Rome and Paris to learn more about Europe’s geography and see some of its most famous landmarks.
As the students go through the virtual field trip, they will be asked to complete an accompanying scavenger hunt by answering open-ended questions about the different places they are exploring.
What’s Needed:
All you need is a set of mobile devices for the students and a device for yourself (the guide/teacher) that all have the free “Google Expeditions App” before downloading your expedition. To make the activity a truly immersive VR experience, you will also need VR headsets for the students (NOT included in this resource), but it is STILL possible to participate in the virtual field trips without a VR headset.
When I use this in my classroom as a whole class activity, the students usually work in groups of three, so I use about 10 viewers. However, you can also use it as a part of a station rotation activity, so you would only need a couple of viewers.
What’s Included:
-Instructions on how to download and use the Google Expedition App for the virtual field trip
-Instructions on how to how to use the Google Expedition App with and without a “guide”
-Link to seven 360-degrees virtual field trips of the geography of Europe
-PDF version of the scavenger hunt
-Editable Word version of the scavenger hunt to meet the needs of your students and to be able to customize their learning experience.
-Editable Google Document of the scavenger hunt (which can be used/assigned in Google Classrooms™)
-Editable Google Form of the scavenger hunt (which can be used/assigned in Google Classrooms™)
-Answer key to the scavenger hunt
-Extension ideas
Who is it for?
This resource would best service students in middle and high school.
Terms of Service:
Thank you for downloading this resource. This resource is available for you to use in your classroom or for homeschooling with your own kid(s). Please do not share this resource with your colleagues. Feel free to send them to my store to purchase their own copy or additional license.
Please don’t forget to leave feedback if you like my product or have suggestions to how I can improve it.
Happy Hunting!
One Strange Rock: AWAKENING (S1E09)
Will Smith along with current and former astronauts question why, of all the life on earth, we are the only beings that evolved enough to leave this planet?.
ONE STRANGE ROCK is a 10-part series created by National Geographic in which it “explores the fragility and wonder of planet Earth, one of the most peculiar, unique places in the entire universe”. It’s the extraordinary story of why life as we know it exists on Earth, brought into perspective by the only people to have left it behind – astronauts. ONE STRANGE ROCK brings cameras where they’ve never been before, having filmed in 45 countries, on six continents and from outer space on the ISS.
This video worksheet has 38 questions. It includes a combination of fill-in-the blank, true/false, and/or short answer questions. Students will fill in the worksheet while watching ONE STRANGE ROCK. Watching is no longer a passive activity.
The video worksheet is printable, and NO prep is required*. The video worksheet is perfect for sub plans. An answer key is included.
ONE STRANGE ROCK include the following 10 episodes:
-One Strange Rock (Episode 1) - “Gasp”
-One Strange Rock (Episode 2) - “Storm”
-One Strange Rock (Episode 3) - “Shield”
-One Strange Rock (Episode 4) - “Genesis”
-One Strange Rock (Episode 5) - “Survival”
-One Strange Rock (Episode 6) - “Escape”
-One Strange Rock (Episode 7) - “Terraform”
-One Strange Rock (Episode 8) - “Alien”
-One Strange Rock (Episode 9) - “Awakening”
-One Strange Rock (Episode 10) - “Home”
This episode is included in the One Strange Rock Movie Guide BUNDLE.
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This video worksheet allows students to follow along the Bill Nye video about “WIND” (Season 2, Episode 02).
Each video worksheet includes a combination of fill-in-the blank, true/false, and/or short answer questions. Students fill in the video worksheet while watching Bill Nye the Science Guy. Watching a video is no longer a passive activity!! Students are engaged during the video as they must listen and write at the same time.
This video worksheet has 14 questions. The video questions are relatively easy to answer while watching the video and are not so complicated that they require a great deal of writing. An answer key is included with this TES product.
The video worksheet is printable, and NO prep is required. I have also included a QR code link to the video. This means that students can do the worksheet on their own even if they are absent. The video worksheet is perfect for sub plans.
Visit my TES store for more Bill Nye video worksheets and/or other movie guides.
Please don’t forget to leave feedback.
Happy Teaching!
This video worksheet* allows students to follow along Bill Nye’s video about “DESERTS” (Season 4, Episode 12).
Each video worksheet includes a combination of fill-in-the blank, true/false, and/or short answer questions. Students fill in the video worksheet while watching Bill Nye the Science Guy. Watching a video is no longer a passive activity!! Students are engaged during the video as they must listen and write at the same time.
This video worksheet has 18 questions. The video questions are relatively easy to answer while watching the video and are not so complicated that they require a great deal of writing. An answer key is included with this TES product.
The video worksheet is printable, and NO prep is required. I have also included a QR code link to the video. This means that students can do the worksheet on their own even if they are absent. The video worksheet is perfect for sub plans.
Visit my TES shop for more Bill Nye video worksheets and/or other movie guides.
*Video is needed for completion of this TES product
Tarsia Vocabulary Puzzle - NATURAL RESOURCES
This fun vocabulary puzzle helps students review some of the major Natural Resources related vocabulary. You will cut up the triangles and students will have to arrange them in order to match definitions with the vocabulary terms.
ANSWER KEY is provided!
This is a great activity for test review or can be glued into interactive notebooks. If you choose to use them multiple times (e.g. for different classrooms), be sure to laminate the cards so you can use them for years to come!
The 18 Terms Covered In This Puzzle:
Natural resources; Nuclear energy; Geothermal energy; Energy conservation; Biofuels; Renewable resources; Pollution; Solar energy; Oil/Petroleum; Coal; Fossil fuels; Hydroelectric energy; Recycle; Reuse; Reduce; Wind energy; Nonrenewable resources; Tidal energy.
Tarsia Puzzle Template - PARALLELOGRAM
Enjoy this blank and editable Tarsia Puzzle TEMPLATE. You can enter your own text, or change the template as needed (Q1 = question 1, A1 = answer 1, Q2 = question 2, A2 = answer 2, etc.).
You can simply enter text, print, and cut. You can either use the smaller version or the bigger version. It can be used in any subject area to review concepts, vocabulary, or facts.
Tarsia Puzzles are a great activity for test reviews and can be glued into interactive notebooks. If you choose to use the puzzle pieces multiple times (e.g. for different classrooms), be sure to laminate the cards so you can use them for years to come!
If you like this Tarsia Puzzle, you might be interested in some of my other editable vocab templates:
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Triangles)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Squares)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Large Hexagon)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Small Hexagon)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Decagon)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Domino)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Square w. Triangles)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Elongated Hexagon_Small)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Elongated Hexagon_Large)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Parallelogram)
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How Earth Made Us: HUMAN PLANET (S1E5)
This movie guide contains 44 short, fill-in-the-blank and open-ended questions based on BBC’s Documentary series “How Earth Made Us”. The documentary series explores how geology, geography and climate have influenced and continue to shape human history.
In this episode (Episode 5/5 - Human Planet) Dr. Iain Stewart explores the impact of humans on the planet and our future.
The worksheet is designed to keep students engaged and hold them accountable while watching the documentary. The questions are relative easy to answer while watching the movie and are not so complicated that they require a great deal of writing.
The video worksheet is printable and no prep is required. Answer key is provided.
If you like this movie guide, you may be interested in some of the other movie guides from the same BBC Earth series:
-How Earth Made Us: Deep Earth (Episode 1)
-How Earth Made Us: Water (Episode 2)
-How Earth Made Us: Wind (Episode 3)
-How Earth Made Us: Fire (Episode 4)
-How Earth Made Us: Human Planet (Episode 5)
This episode is also included in the How Earth Made Us Movie Guide BUNDLE
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Tarsia Vocabulary Puzzle - ROCK CYCLE
This fun vocabulary puzzle helps students review some of the major Rock Cycle related vocabulary. You will cut up the triangles and students will have to arrange them in order to match definitions with the vocabulary terms.
ANSWER KEY is provided!
This is a great activity for test review or can be glued into interactive notebooks. If you choose to use them multiple times (e.g. for different classrooms), be sure to laminate the cards so you can use them for years to come!
The 18 Terms Covered In This Puzzle:
Melting; Rock; Cooling & Crystallizing; Erosion; Lava; Deposition; Magma; Metamorphic Rock; Igneous Rocks; Sediments; Lithification; Heat & Pressure; Cementation; Compaction; Rock Cycle; Sedimentary Rocks; Minerals; Weathering.
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This video worksheet* allows students to follow along Bill Nye’s video about “FARMING” (Season 5, Episode 05).
Each video worksheet includes a combination of fill-in-the blank, true/false, and/or short answer questions. Students fill in the video worksheet while watching Bill Nye the Science Guy. Watching a video is no longer a passive activity!! Students are engaged during the video as they must listen and write at the same time.
This video worksheet has 18 questions. The video questions are relatively easy to answer while watching the video and are not so complicated that they require a great deal of writing. An answer key is included with this TES product.
The video worksheet is printable, and NO prep is required. I have also included a QR code link to the video. This means that students can do the worksheet on their own even if they are absent. The video worksheet is perfect for sub plans.
Visit my TES shop for more Bill Nye video worksheets and/or other movie guides.
Please don’t forget to leave feedback.
*Video is needed for completion of this TES product
Virtual Field Trip & Scavenger Hunt (GOOGLE EXPEDITIONS): Geography of AFRICA.
Virtual field trips are an amazing tool to use to take students on fun learning experiences from the comfort of your classroom (or living room during distance learning!).
This virtual field trip is about the “Geography of AFRICA”, where the students will have the opportunity to explore 8 different places in Africa. First they will see the continent from above, then visit Victoria Falls, the Namib Desert, the grasslands of Serengeti, and then the rainforest of the Congo Basin. Hereafter, they will learn about the Great Rift Valley, the ancient Egyptian pyramids in Giza, and a trip to a local market in Ethiopia.
As the students go through the virtual field trip, they will be asked to complete an accompanying scavenger hunt by answering open-ended questions about the different places they are exploring.
What’s Needed:
All you need is a set of mobile devices for the students and a device for yourself (the guide/teacher) that all have the free “Google Expeditions App” before downloading your expedition. To make the activity a truly immersive VR experience, you will also need VR headsets for the students (NOT included in this resource), but it is STILL possible to participate in the virtual field trips without a VR headset.
When I use this in my classroom as a whole class activity, the students usually work in groups of three, so I use about 10 viewers. However, you can also use it as a part of a station rotation activity, so you would only need a couple of viewers.
What’s Included:
Instructions on how to download and use the Google Expedition App for the virtual field trip
Instructions on how to how to use the Google Expedition App with and without a “guide”
Link to eight 360-degrees virtual field trips of the geography of Africa
PDF version of the scavenger hunt
Editable Word version of the scavenger hunt to meet the needs of your students and to be able to customize their learning experience.
Editable Google Document of the scavenger hunt (which can be used/assigned in Google Classrooms™)
Editable Google Form of the scavenger hunt (which can be used/assigned in Google Classrooms™)
Answer key to the scavenger hunt
Extension ideas
Who is it for?
This resource would best service students in middle and high school.
Terms of Service:
Thank you for downloading this resource. This resource is available for you to use in your classroom or for homeschooling with your own kid(s). Please do not share this resource with your colleagues. Feel free to send them to my store to purchase their own copy or additional license.
Please don’t forget to leave feedback if you like my product or have suggestions to how I can improve it.
Happy Hunting!
Tarsia Puzzle: SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES AND FLAGS
In this activity, students will practice matching the names of 12 South American countries with their flags, as they piece together the pieces of each tarsia puzzle. Students will match their answers with a separate puzzle piece until all the countries have ‘found’ their capital and the puzzle is completed.
These GEOGRAPHY TARSIA PUZZLES are a FUN way for students to practice their multiplication facts that doesn’t involve a worksheet. The puzzle activity works well for individuals, as well as small groups. Alternatively, you can set up stations around the room, and have students or groups rotate to each station for a new math puzzle/game.
This resource includes:
1 tarsia puzzle 12 countries
1 answer key
Teacher directions
List of Countries Included:
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Suggestions for using this resource:
Print multiple copies of each tarsia puzzle and place the pieces in separate plastic bags for safekeeping.
Print the puzzles on colored paper if you find the black and white version too “dull”.
Print the puzzles on large sized paper, if you want the pieces to be extra large.
Laminate the puzzle pieces BEFORE your students cut them out. It will allow you to use them for years to come.
Code the backside of each puzzle piece, so it is easier to find which plastic bag they belong to in case they get mixed up with other pieces.
You might also be interested in these other resources:
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Triangles)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Squares)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Large Hexagon)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Small Hexagon)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Decagon)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Domino)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Square w. Triangles)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Elongated HexagonSmall)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Elongated HexagonLarge)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Parallelogram)
Be sure to follow my TES store and don’t forget to leave feedback if you liked my product!
Happy Teaching!
Tarsia Puzzle: ASIAN COUNTRIES AND FLAGS (2 Puzzles)
In this activity, students will practice matching all 48 Asian countries with their flags, as they piece together the pieces of each tarsia puzzle. Students will match their answers with a separate puzzle piece until all the countries have ‘found’ their flag and the puzzle is completed.
These GEOGRAPHY TARSIA PUZZLES are a FUN way for students to practice their multiplication facts that doesn’t involve a worksheet. The puzzle activity works well for individuals, as well as small groups. Alternatively, you can set up stations around the room, and have students or groups rotate to each station for a new math puzzle/game.
This resource includes:
2 different tarsia puzzles; one with 30 countries and the another one with 18 countries
2 answer keys
Teacher directions
List of Countries Included:
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen.
Suggestions for using this resource:
Print multiple copies of each tarsia puzzle and place the pieces in separate plastic bags for safekeeping.
Print the puzzles on colored paper if you find the black and white version too “dull”.
Print the puzzles on large sized paper, if you want the pieces to be extra large.
Laminate the puzzle pieces BEFORE your students cut them out. It will allow you to use them for years to come.
Code the backside of each puzzle piece, so it is easier to find which plastic bag they belong to in case they get mixed up with other pieces.
Check out our other Geography Tarsia Puzzles!
AFRICA AND FLAGS: Tarsia Puzzle
ASIA AND FLAGS: Tarsia Puzzle
AUSTRALASIA - OCEANIA AND FLAGS: Tarsia Puzzle
EUROPE AND FLAGS: Tarsia Puzzle
NORTH AMERICA AND FLAGS: Tarsia Puzzle
SOUTH AMERICA AND FLAGS: Tarsia Puzzle
You might also be interested in these other resources:
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Triangles)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Squares)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Large Hexagon)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Small Hexagon)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Decagon)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Domino)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Square w. Triangles)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Elongated Hexagon_Small)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Elongated Hexagon_Large)
Tarsia Puzzle Template (Parallelogram)
Be sure to follow my TES shop and don’t forget to leave feedback if you liked my product!
Happy Teaching!
This video worksheet* allows students to follow along the Bill Nye video about “RIVERS & STREAMS” (Season 4, Episode 1).
Each video worksheet includes a combination of fill-in-the blank, true/false, and/or short answer questions. Students fill in the video worksheet while watching Bill Nye the Science Guy. Watching a video is no longer a passive activity!! Students are engaged during the video as they must listen and write at the same time.
This video worksheet has 19 questions. The video questions are relatively easy to answer while watching the video and are not so complicated that they require a great deal of writing. An answer key is included with this TES product.
The video worksheet is printable, and NO prep is required. I have also included a QR code link to the video. This means that students can do the worksheet on their own even if they are absent. The video worksheet is perfect for sub plans.
Visit my TES store for more Bill Nye video worksheets and/or other movie guides.
Please don’t forget to leave feedback.
*Video is needed for completion of this TES product
This video worksheet* allows students to follow along Bill Nye’s video about “CAVES” (Season 5, Episode 12).
Each video worksheet includes a combination of fill-in-the blank, true/false, and/or short answer questions. Students fill in the video worksheet while watching Bill Nye the Science Guy. Watching a video is no longer a passive activity!! Students are engaged during the video as they must listen and write at the same time.
This video worksheet has 17 questions. The video questions are relatively easy to answer while watching the video and are not so complicated that they require a great deal of writing. An answer key is included with this TES product.
The video worksheet is printable, and NO prep is required. I have also included a QR code link to the video. This means that students can do the worksheet on their own even if they are absent. The video worksheet is perfect for sub plans.
Visit my TES shop for more Bill Nye the Science Guy video worksheets and/or other movie guides.
*Video is needed for completion of this TES product
Tarsia Vocabulary Puzzle - MAPPING
This fun vocabulary puzzle helps students review some of the major** Mapping** related vocabulary. You will cut up the triangles and students will have to arrange them in order to match definitions with the vocabulary terms.
ANSWER KEY is provided!
This is a great activity for test review or can be glued into interactive notebooks. If you choose to use them multiple times (e.g. for different classrooms), be sure to laminate the cards so you can use them for years to come!
The 18 Terms Covered In This Puzzle:
Contour interval; Equator; Latitude; Map scale; Topographic map; Meridians; Tropic of Cancer; Elevation; Index contour; Parallel; Depression; Prime Meridian; Tropic of Cancer; Contour lines; Topographic profile; Map key; Longitude; International Date Line.
Tarsia Vocabulary Puzzle: EARTHQUAKES & VOLCANOES
This fun vocabulary puzzle helps students review some of the major Earthquakes & Volcanoes related vocabulary. You will cut up the triangles and students will have to arrange them in order to match definitions with the vocabulary terms.
ANSWER KEY is provided!
This is a great activity for test review or can be glued into interactive notebooks. If you choose to use them multiple times (e.g. for different classrooms), be sure to laminate the cards so you can use them for years to come!
Students can be working by themselves or in pairs/groups depending on the grade level and/or how difficult the vocab terms are.
The 18 Terms Covered In This Puzzle:
Primary waves; Body waves; Seismograph; Focus; Crater; Secondary waves; Hotspot; Ring of Fire; Epicenter; Composite Volcano; Convection; Richter scale; Shield volcano; L (surface) waves; Vent; Cinder cone volcano; Seismic waves; Earthquake.
Tarsia Vocabulary Puzzle - METAMORPHIC ROCKS
This fun vocabulary puzzle helps students review some of the major Metamorphic Rocks related vocabulary. You will cut up the triangles and students will have to arrange them in order to match definitions with the vocabulary terms.
ANSWER KEY is provided!
This is a great activity for test review or can be glued into interactive notebooks. If you choose to use them multiple times (e.g. for different classrooms), be sure to laminate the cards so you can use them for years to come!
The 18 Terms Covered In This Puzzle:
Metamorphic Rocks; Rock Cycle; Heta & Pressure; Foliated; Nonfoliated; Metamorphism; Contact Metamorphism; Regional Metamorphism; Gneiss; Slate; Marble; Quartzite; Schist; Phyllite; Recrystallize; Anthracite coal; Parent Rocks; Granite.