Mini-Challenges are short, auto-graded science activities that give students checks for understanding with immediate feedback.
Add any Earth Science Mini-Challenge to your LMS in just a few clicks. Open an activity, scroll to the bottom, and use Embed (Canvas or Schoology) or Open Link in a New Tab (Google Classroom). Students may retry until successful, then submit a screenshot of their score for credit.
Scientific and Engineering Practices
Nature of Science: 3 Questions
Theory and Law: 3 Questions
Theory, Law, Hypothesis: 5 Questions
Scientific Investigations Vocab Crossword
Solar System & Space Objects
Timeline of How Understanding of Our Solar System has Changed
Sort Characteristics of Inner and Outer Planets
Vocab: Objects in Our Solar System
Vocab: Specific Objects in Our Solar System
Objects in Our Solar System Diagram
Planet Distance from Sun Graph: 3 Questions
Sizes of Objects in Space
Gravity and Orbits PhET Simulation: 5 Random Questions
Earth–Moon–Sun System
Moon Phases Diagram
Seasons Diagram
Tides
Moon Phases, Neap & Spring Tides: Two Short Activities
Moon's Effect on Tides: Short Reading, Graph, and Data Analysis: 5 Questions
Earth Materials & Geologic Processes
Layers of Earth's Geosphere
Plate Boundaries: Sort the Boundary Types
Igneous, Sedimentary, & Metamorphic Rocks
Weathering, Erosion, & Deposition
Oceans & Earth’s Water Systems
Coming Soon
Earth’s Atmosphere
Atmosphere Structure & Composition
Layers of the Atmosphere
Composition of Air
Energy in the Atmosphere
Earth's Energy Budget Diagram
Earth's Energy Budget: Build the Explanation
PhET Greenhouse Effect Diagram
Water Cycle Diagram
Convection Currents
Weather Systems & Patterns
Weather Maps: High and Low Pressure
Weather Map Symbols: Cold and Warm Fronts
Cold Fronts Diagram
Human Impacts on Earth Systems
Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Energy Sources
Natural vs. Human-Caused Air Pollution
Thank you to Elizabeth Spike and the Clean Air Partners for support in creating this mini-challenge!