Comparing Rocks and Minerals Teaching Resources :: 97

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Transpiration

For Teachers 6th - 9th

Students interactively explore the term transpiration. In this science/ecology activity, students discuss what they would do if they were thirsty while conducting research in Brazil. Additionally, students write descriptive words to...

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Dino Fossils

For Teachers 1st - 2nd

Primary paleontologists discover the information they can gather from examining fossils. They place pictures in the correct sequence showing how an animal becomes a fossil. They discuss which sediments would preserve fossils better as well.

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HOLD ON TO THAT

For Teachers 4th - 5th

Students will analyze how water enters different soils, how readily it passes through and how much water is held.1. Materials needed for the activity are; pint of clay, pint of sand, pint of loam, newspaper, three frozen fruit juice...

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Pattern And Design in Nature

For Teachers 4th - 5th

Young scholars observe natural objects carefully and note intricate design and structure beyond surface form.

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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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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Rock Your World!

For Students 3rd

Travel to the Grand Canyon with gophers and learn that if rocks can tell stories, so can YOU! Practice using two different kinds of questions: comparative and descriptive, and learn that during reading time, there is no such thing as a...

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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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Teachers.net: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st

This site features a lesson plan for William Steig's "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble." Come and check out this creative activity.

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