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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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- 2nd
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Students 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. 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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- 4th
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Students identify properties of rocks and minerals during classroom visit by geologist, and complete rock classification worksheet. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students complete a variety of activities related to the physical characteristics of minerals. They classify and group candy, classify rocks and complete a Pet River Rock worksheet. Students try to guess which rock goes with each description, analyze a collection of rocks, and classify six minerals according to their luster. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students listen as the teacher reads "The Magic Pebble" by William Stieg. They use boxes of rocks and minerals and classify them. Each group of students will test their rock or mineral using the hardness tests in the hot list. Students work in small groups to discuss the characteristics of this specimen. They conduct research to find information about the rock or mineral they are using. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students examine different types of rocks and classify rocks by their different characteristics. In small groups they sort their rocks into two categories, then create three categories to sort by on a sorting worksheet. Next, they select three rocks and compare and contrast them and discuss how a rock key works. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students research the rocks and minerals of Florida. They identify the location of Florida's rocks and minerals by county. Students create a quilt to identify the uses of Florida's minerals. They are given a handout called "My Florida Rock or Mineral. 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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- 4th
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Students are introduced to the characteristics of a variety of minerals and rocks. As a class, they are shown rocks and minerals and asked to describe them as a geologist would. They work together to measure and record their observations on each rock or mineral. To end the lesson, they participate in an experiment on how rocks settle in water. Full Review »
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