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Minerals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students define the characteristics of a mineral. In this geology lesson plan, students are given out various materials to observe such as a chicken bone, salt shaker, white paint, and chalk. Students categorize the items and are told...
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Rockin' Chalk

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders access prior knowledge of rocks and minerals. In this petroglyphs lesson, 4th graders become familiar with artwork on rocks. Students create original artworks using rock art.
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What are Rocks and Minerals?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students identify the properties of rocks. For this rocks and minerals lesson, students use the Internet to learn about the properties of rocks and minerals. Students conduct a test to determine whether various samples of rock are...
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

The Amazing Mundo

For Students 6th - 12th
Rocks and minerals are great on their own, but they also turn into some pretty amazing stuff! An online lesson explains the different types of materials we get from rocks and minerals, including glass, plastic, and coins. An embedded...
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Regents High School Examination: Physical Setting Earth Science 2010

For Students 9th - 12th
Every topic under the sun is covered in this New York State Regents High School Examination. With the focus of earth science, participants answer 85 quesitons about the solar system, geologic time, rocks and minerals, landforms, and...
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Weathering and Erosion: Simulating Rock Attack in the Lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Into each life some rain must fall, but how can that change rocks? Young geologists' understanding of weathering and erosion increases throughout the activities. The lesson includes five short activities to be completed over two class days.
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Rock Cycle Review

For Students 7th - 9th
In this rock cycle worksheet, students review major concepts related to rock formation by answering 15 multiple choice questions and matching 15 terms to their definitions. Students identify 7 rocks as metamorphic, sedimentary, or...
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Project SMART

Rocks and Minerals: Touch the Earth

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students complete a unit of lessons on rocks and minerals. They conduct research, write e-mail questions to geologists, write daily journal entries, label maps demonstrating types of rocks/minerals found, and create a web page that...
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Interactive
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Rocks and Minerals Internet Hunt

For Students 4th - 5th
In this rocks and minerals worksheet, learners use provided links to research questions about rocks and minerals, and complete internet activities given, using links provided.
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Rocks and Minerals

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify how weathering and erosion effect the Earth's surface. In this weathering and rocks lesson, students study various types of rocks in water and brainstorm ways the Earth's surface changes. Students view an interactive...
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Minerals, Crystals, and Gems

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discover the relationships between minerals, crystals and gems. They bring in rocks that they find at home, in the schoolyard, etc. and examine them and attempt to identify them. They set up a classroom exhibit that includes all...
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Curated OER

Rocks and Minerals

For Students 4th - 7th
In this rocks and minerals word search puzzle, students identify the names of rocks and minerals. Examples include terms such as talc, topaz, and quartz. A list of 18 terms is available to assist in the search.
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Rocks and Minerals

For Students 5th - 6th
In this word search worksheet, students solve a word search by locating forty words related to rocks and minerals. The word list includes mica and ruby.
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What is the Rock Cycle?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate the rock cycle. In this geology lesson, students read about the rock cycle on a website and discuss the steps of the rock cycle. Students visit a rock cycle website to complete a quiz. This is the first introductory...
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Investigating Different Rock Types

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze a rock using their eyes and then a hand lens. For this science lesson, students determine and discuss how hard or how easy it was to find and classify the assigned rock. Students record their observations on an index...
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Rocks Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students become familiar with the characteristics of rocks and use them to sort.  In this rocks lesson plan, students view a video, then try to identify various rock samples.
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Rock vs. Mineral - Lesson #2

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students visually distinguish between those rocks that appear to be made of one substance, vs. those that appear to have more than one. This leads to the distinctions that indicate the different types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary and...
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Using Rocks and Ores Worksheet

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemistry learning exercise, high schoolers answer 15 short answer questions about rocks and ores. They explore write balanced chemical reactions from word equations given.
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Curated OER

Extracting Oxygen from Moon Rocks

For Students 9th - 12th
In this extracting oxygen from moon rocks activity, students read about the need for oxygen for lunar colonists. Students solve 2 problems about the lunar mineral ilmenite which contains oxygen and other elements. They find the molar...
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Uses of Minerals

For Students 5th
In this science worksheet students will complete a word search puzzle. Students will locate 15 words associated with the different uses of minerals.
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Rockin' Minerals

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders view a clip of the video Backyard Safari, "Rocks and Minerals," and discuss properties of rocks and minerals. They view and discuss a clip on where rocks and minerals are found.
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Interactive
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Sedimentary Rocks Worksheet

For Students 4th - 8th
In this geology lab worksheet, students answer 31 short answer questions about sedimentary rocks. Teacher needs to provide text or internet site for students to find answers.
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Worksheet
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Igneous Rocks Worksheet

For Students 4th - 8th
In this geology exploration instructional activity, students complete 27 short answer questions about the properties and locations of igneous rocks. Teacher must provide text or internet link.
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Classify Rocks

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students classify different types of rocks. For this earth science lesson, students test different rock samples and construct a chart to record observations. They create a concept map that answers essential questions.

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