College of Exploration



Rockin' Earth Science Songs: The Music Connection

by Lee A. Mishkin 1/27/1998 Updated 5/24/08

Chapter 1: What is Earth Science?

Earth Angel: The Penguins

Great Balls of Fire: Jerry Lee Lewis, Tiny Tim

Wonderful World: Herman's Hermits, James Taylor

Na Na Hey Hey, Goodbye: Steam

Chapter 2: Earth's Shape, Dimensions, and Internal Heat

Chapter 3: Atoms to Minerals

Sugar Sugar: The Archies

Chapter 4: How to Know the Minerals

Goldfinger: Shirley Bassey

Magnet & Steel: Walter Egan

Chapter 5: How Earth's Rocks Were Formed

R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.: John Cougar Melancamp

{We Built This City) On Rock & Roll: Jefferson Airplane

Old Time Rock & Roll: Bob Seeger

I Am A Rock: Simon & Garfunkel

Rock Your Baby: Andy Kim

Rock Around The Clock: Bill Haley & The Comets

Rockin' Pneumonia: Johnny Rivers

Rock This Town: The Stray Cats

Rock & Roll Music: Chuck Berry, The Beatles

The Heart of Rock & Roll: Huey & Lewis & The News

I've Got a Rock & Roll Heart: Eric Clapton

Loves Me Like a Rock: Paul Simon

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree: Brenda Lee

Jingle Bell Rock: Bobby Helm

Rockin' Robin: Bobby Day

Rockin' Me: Steve Miller

Rock Me: Doobie Bros.

Rock With You: Michael Jackson

Chapter 6: Resources & Our Environment

Muddy Water: Johnny Rivers

l6 Tons: Tennessee Ernie Ford

Pipeline: The Safaris

Chapter 7: Using Maps

On The Road Again: Willy Nelson

Yellow Brick Road: Elton John

Hit The Road Jack: Ray Charles

The Long & Winding Road: The Beatles

Chapter 8: Weathering, Soils, and Mass Movement

Chapter 9: Water Moving Underground

Chapter 10: Running Water

Moon River: Andy Williams

Delta Dawn: Helen Reddy, Tanya Tucker

Delta Lady: Joe Cocker

Black Water: Doobie Brothers

Watchin' The River Flow: Bob Dylan

Chapter 11: Glaciers

North To Alaska: Johnny Horton

Chapter 12: Effects of Winds, Waves, and Currents

Windy: The Association

Come On The Rising Wind: Creedance Clearwater Revival

Where The Boys Are: Connie Francis

Summer Sand: Tony Orlando & Dawn

Chapter 13: Plate Tectonics

Slip-Slidin' Away: Paul Simon

26 Miles: The 4 Preps

Revolution: The Beatles (discovery of plate tectonics was a revolution)

Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Neil Sedaka

Help: The Beatles

Chapter 14: Volcanism & Plate Tectonics

Volcano: Jimmy Buffet

Tiny Bubbles: Don Ho, Lawrence Welk (used on our Hawaiian vacation ‘trip’)

Blue Hawaii: Elvis Presley

Hawaii's Greatest Hits: The New Hawaiian Band

50 Ways to Leave Your Lover: Paul Simon (50 ways to leave your lava!)

Disco Inferno: The Trammps

Hot Stuff: Donna Summer (used when holding basalt!)

Chapter 15: Earthquakes & Plate Tectonics

I Feel The Earth Move: Carole King, Eternal

Whole Lotta Shakin': Jerry Lee Lewis

Bad Moon Rising: Creedance Clearwater Revival

California Dreamin': Mamas & Papas

All Shook Up: Elvis Presley

Wipeout: Safaris

Shake, Rattle & Roll: Bill Haley & The Comets

Our Love is on the Fault Line: Crystal Gayle

Shakin’ All Over: The Guess Who

Shout: The Isley Brothers

Chapter 16: Mountains & Plate Tectonics

(You've Got to) Move Two Mountains: Marv Johnson

Blueberry Hill: Fats Domino

Smoky Mt. Range: Ronny Milsap

Fool On The Hill: The Beatles

Mountain of Love: Johnny Rivers

Grand Canyon ‘Trip’

Back in the Saddle Again: Gene Autry

Home on the Range: Roy Rogers & Sons of the Pioneers

Rawhide: Frankie Lane

Ghost Riders in the Sky: Vaughn Monroe

Prarie Lullaby: Mike Nesmith

Johnny Yuma: Johnny Cash

Old Chisholm Trail: Tex Ritter

Bonanza: Johnny Cash

Happy Trails to You: Roy Rogers

Chapter 17: Properties of Ocean Water

Chipmunk songs: Alvin, Simon & Theodore (used with ALVIN)

Sea of Love: Honeydrippers

Chapter 18: Studying Ocean Life

Yellow Submarine: The Beatles

Octopus' Garden: The Beatles

Baby Beluga: Raffi

Chapter l9: Ocean Currents

Rock The Boat: Hughes Corporation

Chapter 20: Studying The Universe

I Can See For Miles: The Who

Across The Universe: The Beatles

Chapter 21: Stars & Galaxies

When You Wish Upon a Star: Jiminey Cricket

Age of Aquarius: 5th Dimension, Englebert Humperdink

Little Star: The Elegants

Chapter 22: The Sun & Its Solar System

Sunny: Bobby Helms

Here Comes The Sun: The Beatles

Sunny Girlfriend: The Monkees

I'll Follow the Sun: The Beatles

Good Day Sunshine: The Beatles

Sunshine of Your Love: Cream

Mr. Sun: Raffi

One Light, One Sun: Raffi

Chapter 23: The Planets & The Solar System

Venus In Blue Jeans: Jimmy Clanton

Venus: Shocking Blue Colossus, Bananarama

Great Balls of Fire: Jerry Lee Lewis, Tiny Tim

Bits & Pieces: Dave Clark Five (what happens to asteroids after impact)

Flash: Queen (what you see as asteroid enters atmosphere or impacts)

Chapter 24: Earth's Moon

Theme From 2001: 2001: A Space Odyssey Soundtrack

Maria: John Gary (in this chapter, it’s pronounced MAA-ree-uh)

The Tide is High: Blondie

Moon Shadow: Cat Stevens

Chapter 24: Earth's Moon continued

8 Miles High: The Byrds

Mr. Spaceman: The Byrds

On The Dark Side: Eddie & The Cruisers

When The Going Gets Tough: Billy Ocean

Stayin’ Alive: The Bee Gees

Mr. Moonlight: The Beatles

Space Children: Patti La Belle

First Girl on the Moon: Roxette

Mission Impossible Theme: Mission Impossible Soundtrack

What a Wonderful World: Louis Armstrong

Chapter 25: Earth's Motions

Time is on My Side: The Rolling Stones

Summer in The City: John Sebastian & The Lovin' Spoonful

In The Summertime: Mungo Jerry

Chapter 26: Weather & The Atmosphere

Walkin' In a Winter Wonderland: Many artists

Sweet Seasons: Carole King

Classical Gas: Mason Williams

Time of The Season: The Zombies

Sherry: 4 Seasons

Dawn: 4 Seasons

Under The Boardwalk: The Drifters

Summertime: Bill Withers

Summer Sand: Tony Orlando & Dawn

Sunny: Bobby Helms

Sugar Sugar: The Archies

Summer Place: Percy Faith

Sunshine of Your Love: Cream

Sunny Girlfriend: Monkees:

I Can See Clearly Now: Johnny Nash

Mr. Sun: Raffi

Riding in An Airplane: Raffi

One Light, One Sun: Raffi

I'll Follow The Sun: Beatles: Beatles

There's a Place in the Sun: Stevie Wonder

Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin': Gerry & the Pacemakers

Chapter 27: Evaporation, Condensation, & Precipitation

Rain: The Beatles

Rainy Days & Mondays: The Carpenters

Rainy Day Feeling: The Fortunes

Rhythm of the Falling Rain: The Cascades

Who'll Stop The Rain: Creedance Clearwater Revival

I Love A Rainy Night: Eddie Rabbit

Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head: B.J. Thomas, Glenn Campbell

Laughter in The Rain: Neil Sedaka

Chapter 27: Evaporation, Condensation, & Precipitation continued

Rainy Jane: Davy Jones

Purple Rain: Prince

Baby, The Rain Must Fall: Glenn Yarborough

Summer Rain: Johnny Rivers

Early Morning Rain: Peter, Paul & Mary

Rain, Rain (go away): Peter, Paul & Mary

Chapter 28: Atmospheric Pressure & Winds

Windy: The Association

Blowin' In The Wind: Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary

Come On The Rising Wind: Creedance Clearwater Revival

Chapter 29: Air Masses & Fronts

Chapter 30: Storms & Weather Fronts

Stormy: Classics 4

Riders on The Storm: The Doors

Telstar: The Tornadoes

Purple Haze: Jimmy Hendrix

The Twist: Chubby Checker:

Hang On Sloopy: The McCoys

Let's Twist Again: Chubby Checker

End of the World: REM

Climate 31: Climate & Climate Change

The Rain In Spain: Rex Harrison/Julie Andrews

Chapter 32: The Rock Record

Time Is On My Side: The Rolling Stones

Long Time: Boston

Chapter 33: Precambrian through Paleozoic

Chapter 34: The Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras

Elvis Medley: Elvis Presley (used for Pelvis with Elvis activity)

Theme from: The Flintstones

Theme from: Mr. Ed (used with horse skull)

Theme from: Dinosaurs TV show

I'm Walking: Fats Domino

Locomotion: Little Eva/Kylie Minogue

Traveling Man: Rick Nelson (used with Lake Turkana Boy article)

Lucy In The Sky: The Beatles

Every Day People: Sly & The Family Stone

Black & White: 3 Dog Night

Everything is Beautiful: Ray Stevens

We Are Family: Sister Sledge

At The Zoo: Simon & Garfunkel

Crocodile Rock: Elton John

I Dig a Pony: The Beatles

Dig It: The Beatles

Carry That Weight: The Beatles

I Dig a Pygmy: The Beatles

Chapter 34: The Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras continued

Girls Just Want to Have Fun: Cyndi Lauper (girls can be paleontologists too.)

Wild Thing: The Troggs

Born To Be Wild: Steppenwolf

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