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Tracking Earth's Transformations
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Earth's History Worksheets and Activities
Explore Earth's History curriculum resources for grades K-5, including worksheets, activities, reading passages, and games. This hub covers geologic time, fossils and dinosaurs, and mass extinctions, with materials that progress from foundational concepts to deeper analysis across grade levels.
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Interactive
Grades 1–5
Earth's Quick and Slow Changes
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Interactive
Grades 3–5
What Makes a Fossil
Game
$1.50
Passage
Grades 3–6
Earth Changes Over Millions of Years
Reading Passage
$1.50
Interactive
Grades 3–5
How are Fossil Formed?
Game
$1.50
Passage
Grades 3–6
Reading Rocks
Reading Passage
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Grades 3–5
Ancient Evidence
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Passage
Grades 3–6
Rock Layers
Reading Passage
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Grades 3–5
Fossil Stories
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Passage
Grades 3–6
How Fossil are Formed
Reading Passage
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Passage
Grades 3–6
What Can Fossils Tell Us
Reading Passage
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Passage
Grades 3–6
Marine Fossils on Mountains
Reading Passage
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Passage
Grades 3–6
Ice Age: When Glaciers Covered Land
Reading Passage
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Grades 3–6
Dinosaur Fossils
Reading Passage
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Passage
Grades 3–5
Plant Fossil
Reading Passage · NGSS 4-ESS1-1
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Passage
Grades 3–5
Fossil Patterns
Reading Passage · NGSS 4-ESS1-1
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Passage
Grades 3–5
What Are Fossils
Reading Passage · NGSS 4-ESS1-1
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Passage
Grades 3–5
Types of Fossils
Reading Passage · NGSS 4-ESS1-1
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Passage
Grades 3–5
What Do Paleontologists Do
Reading Passage · NGSS 4-ESS1-1
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Grades 3–6
Deeper Layers Are Older
Reading Passage · NGSS 4-ESS1-1
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Grades 3–6
Fossils in Rock Layers
Reading Passage · NGSS 4-ESS1-1
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Grades 5–8
Stratigraphic Columns: Decoding Earth’s Geological Layers
Reading Passage · MS-ESS2-2
Free
Worksheet
Grades 5–8
The Cenozoic Era
Worksheet · MS-ESS1-4
$1.50
Passage
Grades 5–8
Frost Wedging: How Ice Splits Rock
Reading Passage · MS-ESS2-1
$1.50
Worksheet
Grades 5–8
Reading the Cenozoic Time Scale
Worksheet · NGSS MS-ESS1-4
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Passage
Grades 5–8
All About Seismometers
Reading Passage · MS-ESS3-2
Free
Worksheet
Grades 5–8
Why Did Mammals Take Over? — A Cenozoic CER
Worksheet · NGSS MS-LS4-1 (SUPPORTING); CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.1; C3 D2.HIS.16.6-8 (SUPPORTING)
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Grades 5–8
What Is the Difference Between Magma and Lava?
Reading Passage · MS-ESS2-3
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Worksheet
Grades 5–8
Cause and Effect in the Cenozoic Era
Worksheet · NGSS MS-LS4-1
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Passage
Grades 5–8
Obsidian: The Natural Glass Rock
Reading Passage · MS-ESS2-3
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Passage
Grades 5–8
Could Mammoths Be Brought Back
Reading Passage · MS-ESS1-4
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Passage
Grades 5–8
Are We in Sixth Mass Extinction
Reading Passage · MS-ESS1-4
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Passage
Grades 5–8
What Does the Grand Canyon Reveal
Reading Passage · MS-ESS1-4
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Grades 5–8
What Is the Phanerozoic Eon
Reading Passage · MS-ESS1-4
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What Are Periods and Epochs
Reading Passage · MS-ESS1-4
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Grades 5–8
What Are Eons and Eras
Reading Passage · MS-ESS1-4
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Passage
Grades 5–8
What Is Deep Time
Reading Passage · MS-ESS1-4
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Passage
Grades 5–8
What Are Stromatolites
Reading Passage · MS-ESS1-4
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Passage
Grades 5–8
What Was the Oxygen Revolution
Reading Passage · MS-ESS1-4
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Passage
Grades 5–8
Are Mammoths Dinosaurs
Reading Passage · MS-ESS1-4
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Grades 5–8
How Humans Crossed the Bering Land Bridge
Reading Passage · MS-ESS1-4
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What Was the Cenozoic Era
Reading Passage · MS-ESS1-4
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Passage
Grades 5–8
The Age of Mammals Begins
Reading Passage · MS-ESS1-4
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Passage
Grades 5–8
What Were the Ice Age Megafauna
Reading Passage · MS-ESS1-4
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Passage
Grades 5–8
Why Did Pleistocene Ice Ages Happen
Reading Passage · MS-ESS1-4
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Passage
Grade 6
When Was The Last Ice Age
Reading Passage · MS-ESS2-2
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About these Earth's History worksheets and activities
In the earliest grades, students explore Earth's history by distinguishing rapid changes like volcanic eruptions from slow processes such as erosion, using simple sorting activities and visual aids. As they progress, they delve into fossil formation, learning how organisms become preserved through original remains, replaced materials, or trace fossils. By upper elementary, students analyze stratigraphic columns, interpret geological layers, and examine evidence of mass extinctions, building critical thinking about Earth's dynamic systems.
Related concepts include rock cycles, plate tectonics, and paleontology, which connect to the core subtopics of geologic time, fossils and dinosaurs, and mass extinctions. Resources are scaffolded to support differentiation: younger students classify events by speed, while older students evaluate fossil types and construct timelines. This progression ensures that students develop a coherent understanding of how Earth has changed over millions of years, preparing them for more advanced earth science studies.
What these worksheets cover
- Geologic Time
- Fossils and Dinosaurs
- Mass Extinctions
Using these in your classroom
Teachers can use this hub to select resources that match their students' readiness levels. For whole-group instruction, choose a grade-appropriate reading passage or interactive game to introduce a topic. In small groups or centers, assign differentiated word sorts or graphic organizers that target specific subtopics like fossil types or geological layers. Printable worksheets work well for independent practice, homework, or intervention, while digital activities are ideal for literacy centers or review. Use the scaffolded resources to support struggling learners and challenge advanced students, ensuring all students build a solid foundation in Earth's history.
Standards alignment
These resources align with Common Core standards for reading informational text and writing, as well as Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for Earth science across grades K-5. Specific grade-level expectations are addressed through activities that build skills in classification, analysis, and evidence-based reasoning.
Frequently asked questions
Are these Earth's History worksheets printable?
Yes, many of our Earth's History worksheets are printable and designed for classroom use. Some resources are free, while others require a paid Workybooks membership. You can print them for hands-on activities, centers, or homework.
Are these Earth's History worksheets for kids in all elementary grades?
Yes, these Earth's History worksheets for kids span grades K-5, with content that progresses from basic concepts like slow vs. fast changes to advanced topics like stratigraphy and mass extinctions. Teachers can select resources that match their students' grade level and needs.
Do you have resources on fossils and dinosaurs?
Yes, we offer a variety of resources on fossils and dinosaurs, including activities on how fossils are formed, types of fossils (body and trace), and evidence from the fossil record. These are available as worksheets, reading passages, and interactive games.
Can I use these resources for differentiation in my classroom?
Absolutely. The resources are scaffolded to support different learning levels. For example, younger students can sort events by speed, while older students analyze fossil evidence. Use the printable and digital options to tailor instruction for whole group, small groups, centers, or independent practice.