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- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
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Students share their science expertise with elementary students in a conference format. Elementary students rotate through sessions of different science disciplines (Biology, Earth Science, Physics, Chemistry, Computers). Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Students complete a scavenger hunt worksheet as they find examples in their classroom, at home, etc., of minerals. Excellent worksheet! Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Students bring in rocks and minerals from home. They observe them and describe them carefully, completing a worksheet. Finally, a classroom exhibit is created. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students discover the relationships between minerals, crystals and gems. They bring in rocks that they find at home, in the schoolyard, etc. and examine them and attempt to identify them. They set up a classroom exhibit that includes all the rocks they have identified. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students view a clip of the video Backyard Safari, "Rocks and Minerals," and discuss properties of rocks and minerals. They view and discuss a clip on where rocks and minerals are found. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students 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. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students identify rocks and minerals and distinguish between the two. They watch a video, classify rocks and minerals, answer video discussion questions, and test various minerals for hardness. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students use their imaginations in order to journey to the center of the earth to find different types of minerals. They create minerals using playdough and create scientific drawings of them. Finally, students create a map to locate the different minerals found in the earth. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 9th
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Students minerals and how they form. They investigate the classification of minerals according to physical properties. Students watch a video about mineral characteristics. In groups, students participate in hands-on activities and visit internet websites to classify objects. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students investigate the difference between rocks and minerals. They name the three kinds of rocks (sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic) and know the differences between them. Full Review »
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