Students complete field and museum observations and work with local geologists to collect information on various types of rocks. Each student then creates a trading card with an original illustration of the rock on the front and the information gathered through his/her research on the back.

Concepts

rocks

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Additional Tags

rock identification, writing informational text, expeditionary learning, expeditionary learning: rock and mineral trading cards, research, rocks and minerals

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)