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 Competency Goals:: 2: The learner will make observations and use student-made rules to build an understanding of solid earth materials.
Objectives:
2.01: Describe and sort a variety of earth materials based on their properties:
   Color.
   Hardness.
   Shape.
   Size. 2.02: Describe rocks and other earth materials in more than one way, using student-made rules. 2.03: Observe the various components that combine to make soil. 2.04: Compare the components of soil samples from different places. 2.05: Explore where useful earth materials are found and how they are used.