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\nRocks and Minerals in Our Lives\n

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\nYoung geologists discover the important role that rocks and minerals play in our everyday lives through this series of hands-on activities. Starting off with a lesson that defines the difference between plants, animals, and...\n
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\nRocks and Minerals\n

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\nReview the difference between rocks and minerals using this resource. Learners identify and investigate the physical properties of these objects. They create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast types of rocks. This is a motivating way...\n
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\nExploring Rocks and Minerals\n

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\nInvestigate the properties of rocks and minerals through a rockin' hands-on activity. Learners test rocks for various properties and, using a guide, attempt to identify different samples. They use various properties including hardness,...\n
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\nThe Politics of Rocks and Minerals\n

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\nCombine politics with science as the class discovers the intricacies of studying rocks and minerals.\n
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\nRocks and Minerals\n

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\nTake young geologists on an exploration of the collection of rocks and minerals that we call Earth with an upper-elementary science lesson. Through a series of class discussion and hands-on investigations, students learn about the...\n
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\nRocks and Minerals\n

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\nStudents investigate the properties and uses of rocks and minerals. They build towers using only one material from a pile of stones, tiles, wood, etc. provided by the teacher. Students test the hardness of rocks by scratching them with...\n
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\nRocks and Minerals\n

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\nFirst graders examine different types of rocks and minerals. They create models of the rocks and minerals they find interesting. They discuss and explain three ways in which the earth changes.\n
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\nVirginia Rocks and Minerals\n

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\nStudents explore, via a CD-ROM, the Virginia's five geological regions and discover the rocks and minerals located in each. In stone kits, they examine samples of rocks and minerals and answer questions about them. After discovering the...\n
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\nRocks and Minerals Unit\n

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\nStudents test and identify minerals according to their physical properties. In this mineral analysis instructional activity, students brainstorm ways to identify rocks and list their ideas on chart paper. Students study samples in pairs...\n
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\nRock and Mineral Uses\n

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\nSecond graders investigate the various uses of rocks and minerals. They examine various rocks and minerals, identify the uses of rocks and minerals, and complete a worksheet.\n
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\nRocks and Minerals\n

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\nIn this word search worksheet, students solve a word search by locating forty words related to rocks and minerals. The word list includes mica and ruby.\n
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\nRock and Mineral IQ\n

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\nStudents observe rock and mineral compositions. In this identification lesson, students read The Story of Rocks. Students identify rock and mineral samples by testing for hardness, color, luster, weight and appearance.\n
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\nMystery Rocks and Minerals\n

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\nLearners review the properties of rocks and minerals. In this geology lesson, students distinguish between rocks and minerals. Learners also classify the rocks as igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary.\n
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\nRocks and Minerals\n

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\nStudents bring rocks and minerals from home to investigate in the classroom. For this rocks and minerals lesson plan, students observe all the rocks and minerals brought into the class and answer 7 questions about the features of the...\n
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\nCreate a Classroom Exhibit: Rocks and Minerals\n

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\nYoung scholars bring in rocks and minerals from home. They observe them and describe them carefully, completing a worksheet. Finally, a classroom exhibit is created.\n
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\nRocks and Minerals\n

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\nFor this rocks and minerals worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer. They define rocks and minerals, they name the properties of minerals, they give examples of minerals and they name and describe 3 types of rocks.\n
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\nThe Amazing Mundo\n

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\nRocks and minerals are great on their own, but they also turn into some pretty amazing stuff! An online lesson explains the different types of materials we get from rocks and minerals, including glass, plastic, and coins. An embedded...\n
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\nLesson Five: The Earth, Rocks and Minerals\n

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\nApply the principles of geology to a series of collaborative, hands-on class activities. Young earth scientists learn more about igneous, metamorphic, and sedentary rocks before classifying and weathering rocks that they find....\n
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\nWhat are Rocks and Minerals?\n

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\nStudents identify the properties of rocks. In this rocks and minerals lesson, students use the Internet to learn about the properties of rocks and minerals. Students conduct a test to determine whether various samples of rock are limestone.\n
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\nRocks and Minerals: Touch the Earth\n

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\nYoung scholars complete a unit of lessons on rocks and minerals. They conduct research, write e-mail questions to geologists, write daily journal entries, label maps demonstrating types of rocks/minerals found, and create a web page that...\n
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\nExploring Uses of Rocks and Minerals\n

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\nStudents explore the uses of rocks and minerals. They make observations to identify objects from the present and past are made out of rocks.\n
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\nWhat are Rocks and Minerals? How can they help us?\n

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\nSixth graders investigate the difference between rocks and minerals. They name the three kinds of rocks (sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic) and know the differences between them.\n
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\nHow Do People Use Rocks And Minerals?\n

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\nIn this rock and mineral worksheet, learners will graphically organize the main idea of what a rock is and then add details on how people use rocks by filling in the seven blanks.\n
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\nRocks and Minerals Internet Hunt\n

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\nIn this rocks and minerals worksheet, learners use provided links to research questions about rocks and minerals, and complete internet activities given, using links provided.\n
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