This book offers a large collection of Earth science projects and project ideas for students, teachers, and parents. The projects described are complete but can also be used as spring boards to create expanded projects. Overviews, organizational direction, suggested hypotheses, materials, procedures, and controls are provided. The projects described have been grouped in the following areas: the Earth's crust, minerals, rocks, fossils, erosion, solar energy, and weather. A resource list of mail-order suppliers of laboratory materials is provided. Contains a glossary, an index, and a resource list. (JRH)