Sorting Rocks

Pupils sort a collection of rocks that are based on one of their characteristics. They create patterns with the rocks, and explain the pattern they made to their classmates. After listening to the book, Everybody Needs a Rock, youngsters...

Learners carefully observe several different rocks using a hand lens and then describe the characteristics of each rock. They use these characteristics to sort these rocks into a binary classification system of their own choice.

Breath new life into your class's study of dinosaurs with this extensive collection of materials. Offering everything from a printable T-rex mask, word searches, and connect-the-dots activities to informational handouts, hands-on...

Students devise a rock word web and sort rocks by applying the categories they discuss.

Students explore the physical properties of sand, soil, and rocks and sort, classify, compare, and contrast the materials found in the soil. The differences between the living and non-living parts of the soil is discussed.

Pupils examine how rocks are composed of different minerals. They analyze rock samples, then examine cookies, sorting out the simulated mineral ingredients from the cookies and identifying the mineral ingredients.

Learners examine a crushed rock and sort the minerals they find in that rock by color and other properties.

Students explore seeds through dissecting, sorting, comparing and contrasting. They draw their observations of both a closed and open seed and then they label the parts of a seed. They brainstorm where seeds come from. They compare seeds...

Learners explore the steps involved in the formation of metamorphic rock as they prepare a cookie receipe. As part of the process, sedimentary rocks are created and changed through heat to a metamorphic cookie.

Students examine how rocks are formed, used, and how to collect them. They listen to and discuss the book, Let's Go Rock Collecting, sort rock samples, and collect rocks from home.