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- 2nd - 4th
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Students study the identity of rocks and minerals that can be found in Utah. They examine the characteristics that identify the rocks and minerals by using a hand lens and write them down on an index card. They role play as detectives by reading the clues to identify specimens. Full Review »
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- 4th - 7th
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Students create an experiment to demonstrate chemical and/or physical weathering of their rock. They complete multiple choice questions and write an essay. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students explore the difference between igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. They measure rocks and identify their texture. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students experiment with breakfast cereal and magnetic wands. They break up the cereal and stir it with the wands and identify the iron particle that remain on the wand. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students compare samples of various kinds of rocks and indentify similarities and differences. They describe and classify a group of rocks and minerals based on specific properties. The properties that the students should be able to apply are color, luster, texture, hardness, carbonate content, and the overall pattern of rocks. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate rocks, minerals and the rock cycle before they participate in a videoconferencing activity with another class that tests their knowledge. They create PowerPoint presentation with questions about rocks and mineral before playing a "baseball" game against the other class. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students research a rock or mineral on the Internet. They perform the research with a partner to find out properties such as, color, hardness, and opacity. They look for pictures on the Internet in order to prepare for their slideshow presentation. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students discuss if they need rocks and minerals for every day things such as toothpaste, computers, bicycles, etc. A volunteer reads the description of making a pencil out loud and then work on the handout, "How Many State/Countries Does it Take to Make a Pencil?" and discuss their results. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate the property of rocks and how to distinguish among the different types. They explore the hardness of rocks and perform streak tests to determine mineral color. They classify rocks according to their properties. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students classify Earth materials by their physical characteristics. They use rocks, minerals, soil, and fossils to classify and to find similar and different characteristics of each. In addition, they use the computer to identify some rocks and minerals and describe how they are alike and different. Full Review »
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