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Utah Education Network

Uen: Rock Star Centers

For Teachers 2nd
Study the properties of rocks.
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Minerals Ed

Mineral Resources Education Program of Bc: Teacher Resources

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teachers find resources connected to the minerals industry of British Columbia, including comprehensive units for all grade levels, with specific curriculum links to provincial curriculum, and integrated science kits.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: How We Use Rocks: Part 1

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders are introduced to rocks and their physical properties.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Rocks, Rocks Everywhere

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will sort rocks based upon color, hardness, texture, layering, and particle size.,
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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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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Investigating Different Rock Types

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this investigation, students explore the characteristics of various types of rocks.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Baseball Rocks!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Through videoconferencing, two classes battle out their knowledge of rocks and minerals and the rock cycle by playing baseball. Each class completes a unit on rocks, minerals, and the rock cycle which includes gathering facts from print...
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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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HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Exploration of Rocks

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
This lesson is designed to allow young children to explore rocks by engaging in a rock-collecting hunt, and then recording information about their favorite rocks on a worksheet.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Collecting and Identifying Rocks

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students investigate rocks in an outdoor field trip, and then place them into groups by characteristics. The different groups could be the size, shape, color, and texture of the rocks. After classifying, students are introduced to the...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Virtual Rock Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan students are asked to identify rocks based on their properties.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: All Sorts of Rocks

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will sort rocks according to hardness, texture, layering, and particle size.
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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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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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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 students 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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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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Minerals Ed

Minerals Ed: Introducing the Rock Cycle by Creating a 3 D Model [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson plan geared toward primary students, they will learn about the three different kinds of rocks, how they are formed and how to recognize the unique characteristics by building a 3D model.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Rocks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this classroom guided inquiry lesson, students will become geologists. They will investigate rocks and the properties we can use to describe them. Students will observe, record, and reflect on their findings. They will record their...

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