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- 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 »
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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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- 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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- 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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- 7th - 8th
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Students investigate the physical and chemical characteristics of minerals. They make a list of the uses of minerals found in Illinois. They write a report individually based on their observations. 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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- 3rd
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Students identify, organize, and compare a variety of minerals using a Mineral Database. They retrieve information from the database, graph the data on a spreadsheet, and present their results to the class. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students are introduced to the various minerals found in South Carolina. Individually, they adopt a rock and observe in a lab setting how it was formed. On a map, they locate the areas in which the most important minerals are located and their abundance. They classify them into the four major groups to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explain any perceived relationship between mineral resources and political/economic power. They test knowledge through puzzles and classroom activities and research different minerals and educate one another about their formation, uses, and location of deposits. Full Review »
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- 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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