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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 4th
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Students use earth science knowledge and group consensus to design and construct the what they believe to be the most erosion resistant mountain possible using rocks, potting soil and/or sand. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students classify rocks into eight attributes -- color, shape, weight, sheen, hardness, layers, texture, and pattern. They use a database to enter and sort information. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students participate in activities that provide evidence, illustrations and visualizations for some of the changes in the earth's crust. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students identify the layers of the Earth. They list the types of sciences that are employed to study the Earth's layers. They identify the composition of each layer and make a model of the inner Earth from construction paper. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students examine pieces of GeoArt. They discover many geological principles and processes. They watch a demonstration by their teacher as well. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students use a chart ot make cognitive connections about the salinity of the ocean. The tapping of prior knowledge is used and new observation adds to it to draw a conclusion that makes real sense. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students gain an understanding of various methods (e.g., rock sequences, fossil correlation, radiometric dating) used by scientists to estimate geologic time. Students read in the content area, use note-taking strategies and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of methods currently used to determine geologic time. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students identify and describe the three geologic provinces in South Carolina. In groups, they use this information to make a model to discover how fossils were formed. They write down their observations and discuss them as a class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine images of Mars' surface features to identify landforms and the geological processes that created them. Students listen to information about Mars presented by the teacher, then analyze labeled pictures of Mars' landforms to complete worksheets of what they see. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th - 12th
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Students review an interpretation of geologic history and relate it to the formation of oil deposits. They explore and explain factors controlling the porosity and permeability of sediments and sedimentary rocks. Pupils also interpret topographic maps and construct topographic profiles. Full Review »
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