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Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources: Mining in B.C.

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore energy by categorizing rocks. In this British Columbia geology lesson, students define many different vocabulary terms associated with mining such as sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic. Students utilize sample rock...
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2.2: Sedimentary Rocks

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss the geologic rock cycle and work with their group to simulate creating a sedimentary rock. They conduct an experiment that demonstrates the sedimentary process and draw the steps of the rock cycle.
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Rock Around the House

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils discover the three types of rock. They weigh and examine rock specimens.
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Rock Abrasion

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discover how abrasion works on rocks. In this science activity, students experiment by showing how abrasion works by using sugar cubes.
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Rock vs. Mineral - Lesson #1

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Young scholars describe visual, textural, and other physical qualities of sample rock specimens. Using compare and contrast skills, students sort and classify the specimens according to their assessments of the qualities present in each....
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Modeling the Rock Cycle

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this modeling the rock cycle worksheet, students use a sugar cube to show the phases and changes in the rock cycle as represented by the changes in the sugar cube. For each step of the experiment students indicate the part of the rock...
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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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Rock Cycle

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in a Rock Cycle game to gain an understanding of the cycles that form metamorphic, sedimentary and igneous rocks.
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Rock Cycle SIOP Unit

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students collect rocks, identify them, classify them, investigate their properties, and more. In this rocks lesson plan, students also experiment with soil and erosion and weather.
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The Rock Cycle

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this rock cycle instructional activity, students will review the characteristics of the three rock types: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Students will also compare and contrast rocks and minerals. This instructional...
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Sedimentary Rocks

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders receive an introduction to the rock cycle. They dicuss the geologic rock cycle. They create a simulation of a sedementary rock.
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Famous Rock Groups

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students define igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary, and use rock identification books to identify igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. Students then discuss which rocks early man would have found useful for tool creation.
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The Rock Cycle

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the 3 main types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic. They examine samples of these types of rocks and discuss ways to tell what kind of rock each is. They take notes and draw pictures in their science...
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Classification Introduction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students simulate classifying rocks using different colored skittles. In this earth science activity, students create a Venn diagram according to their compiled information. They share this diagram in the class.
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Rock Cycle in Earth's Crust

For Students 7th - 10th
In this rock cycle worksheet, students use a diagram of the rock cycle to complete 16 fill in the blank and 2 short answer questions.
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Rock Hounds at Heart

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble" by iam Steig and practice describing rocks using different physical properties. They make observations and develop and describe categories such as texture, color, density, hardness, etc.
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Creating Your Own Rock Art

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders look at early art. In this visual arts lesson, 8th graders investigate the attributes of rock art, examine rock art, and create their own examples of rock art. Analysis and instructional worksheets are included.
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Classifying Rocks

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders classify rocks. In this rocks and minerals lesson, 3rd graders observe, make inferences and conclusions about rocks, minerals, soil and fossils.
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What are Rocks and Minerals? How can they help us?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the difference between rocks and minerals. They name the three kinds of rocks (sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic) and know the differences between them.
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Rocks

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this earth science worksheet, students examine the differences between the igneous, sedimentary, and the metamorphic type of rocks.
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Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders do 5 different lab stations to explore rocks, minerals, and fossils.
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Rock Layers

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Pupils interpret a rock core sample from a clay model. In small groups, they layer modeling clay in a plastic container using coarse-grained spices sprinkled in to represent fossils. They switch containers with another group and remove a...
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Rock Sorting Activity

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students organize rock samples according to their properties. In this earth science activity, students predict whether they are igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary. They compare their prediction with the actual type.
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Volcanic History of Your Community

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Did you know there are 20 volcanoes erupting at any given time? Pupils look at various igneous rocks, read local geologic maps, and determine if their area has a history of volcanic activity. A reading passage and analysis questions...

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