Earth Science

Online Resources

• National Geographic Education Resources HELPFUL FOR HOMESCHOOLING, has a tonne of stuff I'm enjoying learning myself.
• TierZoo A Youtube channel analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of animals from a gamer's perspective
• Minute Earth It's boring. Oh, it's so boring! And I don't know if it's properly researched. Take it with a grain of salt.
• Hood Nature Really entertaining channel about wildlife
• Zoboomafoo - you could say TierZoo may even be its spiritual successor. The OG kids TV show about animals.
• ThoughtCo Habitat Profiles
• ThoughtCo Weather and Climate Info
• ThoughtCo Geology Info
• ThoughtCo Ecology Info
• ThoughtCo Animals and Nature Info
• National Geographic Youtube channel
• Nature on PBS

Books

• HELPFUL FOR HOMESCHOOLING: added 2/16/23 Nature in a Nutshell for Kids by Jean Potter - not just for kids. These science demonstrations are so interesting and fun that anyone of any age could potentially have a good time.
• HELPFUL FOR HOMESCHOOLING: Barron's AP Environmental Science
• HELPFUL FOR HOMESCHOOLING: Geology, A Complete Introduction by David A. Rothery
• HELPFUL FOR HOMESCHOOLING: Nature Smart by Gwen Diehn, Terry Krautwurst, Alan Anderson, Joe Rhatigan & Heather Smith - instead of any kind of boring text, you get a bunch of hands-on DIY projects as well as interesting explanations about the environment. It's great. This thing actually has a lot of info I didn't know and I've been studying tree-hugging Earth type stuff for like fifteen years now
• HELPFUL FOR HOMESCHOOLING: Trowel and Error by Sharon Lovejoy - because all of the information about how to create habitats for pollinators is useful and educational
• HELFPUL FOR HOMESCHOOLING: How To Make An Eco Garden by John Walker - same deal
• New 6/18/22: Around The World in 80 Trees by Jonathan Drori and Around the World in 80 Plants by Jonathan Drori - the trees one at least has a bit of a colonialist attitude problem, but these are extremely informative nonetheless
• New 4/18/22: Barron's Painless Earth Science - I skimmed it. Looks good. Don't know if it actually is.
• Peterson Field Guides are excellent for learning to understand what kind of stuff is growing and living in your local neighborhood. They're usually at libraries. Take one on a walk with you to see if you can identify what's there.
• Audubon Society Field Guides are also good.
• For the sake of entertainment (mostly), National Geographic, Dorling Kindersley, and Eyewitness Books have come out with decent introductions to various fields of Earth Science. These tend to be easy to find at your local library.

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