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Utah Education Network

Uen: Nhmu: Rock and Mineral Uses

For Teachers 2nd
Learn about the various uses of rocks and minerals.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Trb 4:3 Investigation 1 Minerals vs. Rocks

For Teachers 4th
Activity helps with understanding the basic properties of rocks and minerals.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Rock Discovery

For Teachers 4th
Identify rocks by examining rock characteristics and processes.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Rock Hounds

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will select a rock, study it, and describe its attributes.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Mystery Rocks

For Teachers 2nd
Learn about the uses of rocks.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: How We Use Rocks: Part 2

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the uses of rocks.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Mineral Replacement in Fossil Formation

For Teachers 4th
Activity demonstrates two ways fossils are formed.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Density of Earth Materials

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students compare the densities of six different rocks/minerals collected from different environments, and then predict which rocks have the highest and lowest densities. Then they construct and test their hypothesis by calculating the...
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Other

Digital Library for Earth System Education: Teaching Box: Mountain Building

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A suite of lessons focusing on all aspects of how mountains are formed. Inquiry-based exploration of mountain building includes the rock cycle, mountain formation, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, erosion, rocks, minerals, and...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Crumbling Rocks: Observing and Describing Rocks

For Teachers K - 1st
Introduce geological terminology used in describing rocks to young students by having them observe and describe something they are familiar with to help them observe and describe the physical characteristics of something unfamiliar like...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Rock Investigation

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this activity young scholars will observe and investigate rocks in order to classify them in terms of color, shape, texture and size.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Measurement of Compass Orientations of Rock Fractures

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this field activity, students measure rock fractures with a geologic compass and formulate a hypothesis to explain the origin of the fractures.
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HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Rocks & Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson plan is designed to allow young children to investigate rocks using the book Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Earth Rocks!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to the basic elements of our Earth's crust: rocks, soils and minerals. They learn how we categorize rocks, soils and minerals and how they are literally the foundation for our...
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Other

Caterpillar: Ground Rules: Mining Right for a Sustainable Future [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This set of lesson plans was developed to accompany Ground Rules: Mining Right for a Sustainable Future, a documentary film created by Caterpillar and Science North. They introduce students to the various phases involved in mining,...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Cool Collectibles and Super Sorts

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will create a classroom rock collection.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: I Spy

For Teachers 2nd
Identify objects made from rock.
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Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington: Is It a Rock or Mineral? [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson, students will compare types of candy to learn about geological classification. Students will classify and sort different materials by their composition and physical properties.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Mineral Munch

For Teachers 2nd
Activity investigates sodium content in foods.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Building Geology: Rock and Mineral Hunt

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will use their observational skills to examine rocks they find on the exterior of the school building and on the ground on the campus.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Rock Identification and Usage

For Teachers K - 1st
In this activity, students explore rocks using their five senses. They sort them into groups, learn about landforms, and learn how rocks are used by humans. Their discoveries are recorded in their science notebooks.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Rocks a Lesson in Inquiry

For Teachers K - 1st
For this activity, young scholars sort and classify rocks in small groups, and record questions they have. The class will sort the questions into investigatory and non-investigatory questions. They will choose one to investigate, make a...
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National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Los Materiales Terreste. Minerales Y Rocas

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the world of rocks and minerals and the usefulness of these earth materials.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Take a Tumble

For Teachers 4th
Practice identifying the visual characteristics of rocks.

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