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- 2nd
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Students are divided into groups and given a study tour. They discover the characteristics of rocks and minerals, how rocks and minerals are identified and classified, and finally the chemical properties of these rocks and minerals. Full Review »
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- 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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- 5th - 8th
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Students choose from a variety of actvieties to explain the various kinds of rocks and minerals and how they are formed. Activities are based on multiple intelligence theory. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students investigate the formation of metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary rocks. They identify the characteristics of rocks and minerals, create a model of metamorphic rock formation, and identify minerals using tests. Full Review »
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- 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 »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students explore the uses of rocks and minerals. They make observations to identify objects from the present and past are made out of rocks. Full Review »
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- 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 »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students complete a unit on rocks and minerals. They explore various websites, identify the types of rocks, complete a crossword puzzle, conduct a mineral streak test, demonstrate how water breaks up rock, and create a commemorative stamp to honor a landform they have visited. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students 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 process of fossilization, a guest speaker explains the uses of rocks and how they are processed. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine minerals and rocks, their composition and how they are structured, and how Earth is structured. They discover how to identify different rocks and minerals and how various types of rocks and minerals are used. Full Review »
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