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Earth Rocks!

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Students study the basic elements of the Earth's crust: rocks, soils and minerals. They categorize rocks, soils and minerals and how they are literally the foundation for our civilization. They also explore how engineers use rock soils for many different purposes.

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iron, minerals, ore, rocks, soil, the earth

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construction, earth, iron, materials, minerals, ore, rocks, soils, science
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning
Year
2006
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