Welcome to K-5 Resources, a professional development and resource website for Earth science teachers!
If you are involved in elementary science education in any way, these webpages are for you. We have a rich store of content, activities, services and links for you to explore. We encourage you to come back often to tell us what you think about the resources and to suggest more. The K-5 GeoSource website has many pages to explore, including:

This page provides a pre-completed search of professional resources such as funding for science teachers, professional development opportunities, teaching awards, and webinars from the Education GeoSource database.

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The Education GeoSource database aggregates geoscience education resources from a variety of providers. The goal is to provide visitors with the widest possible collection of curricula, classroom activities, teacher professional development opportunities, science education standards, virtual field trips, teaching ancillaries and much more. We encourage visitors to review our collections, suggest other resources, and let us know when items are out of date or problematic for other reasons.

Do your students want to become Earth scientists? Do they know what these scientists do? Your students might be surprised at the range of opportunities offered by the Earth sciences.

Geoscientists study and work with minerals, soil, agriculture, energy resources, fossils, oceans and freshwater, the atmosphere, weather, the environment, natural hazards and space exploration.

What is an oceanographer?

© NOAA

Outer space is not the only "last frontier." In fact, 98 percent of the ocean's floor remains unexplored. Oceanographers study the Earth's oceans and seas, their contents and surrounding environments.

What is a hydrologist?

© Lyn Topinka USGS Cascade Volcano Observatory

Hydrologists study the distribution, circulation, and properties of water to monitor, manage, and protect this fundamental resource. Water, a resource that is essential for all known forms of life, covers 70% of the Earth's surface.

What is a volcanologist?

© Tom Casadevall, USGS

A volcanologist studies and monitors the Earth's volcanoes in all stages of activity, all over the planet.

What is a meteorologist?

© J. Brent Wachter, NOAA/NWS/WFO/Albuquerque, NM

What is a seismologist?

© United States Geological Survey

A seismologist studies earthquakes and their waves to figure out the Earth's structure and composition.

What is a paleontologist?

© NPS, Dinosaur National Monument