Lesson 1: “What Are Rocks And Minerals?” Download
Lesson 2: “Three Rock Groups” Download
Lesson 3: “How Rocks Are Formed” Download
Lesson 4: “What is the Rock Cycle?” Download
Lesson 5: “Rock Cycle (Lesson 1a) Prelab” Download
Lesson 6: “Rock Cycle (Lesson 1b) Lab” Download
Lesson 7: “Rock Cycle (Lesson 2) Lab” Download
Lesson 8: “How Can We Tell the Hardness of Rocks?” Download
Lesson 9: “Weathering & Erosion" Download
Lesson 10: “How Does the Soil Stack Up?" Download
Lesson 11: “Fossils - Records of Earth's History" Download
Lesson 12: “Rocks and Minerals Scavenger Hunt” Download
Lesson 13: “Geology - The Acid Test" Download
Learning Center 1: “Looking at Rocks and Minerals” Download
Learning Center 2: “Streak" Download
Learning Center 3: “Luster" Download
Learning Center 4: “Hardness" Download
Learning Center 5: “Magnetite" Download
Learning Center 6: “Crystals" Download
Learning Center 7: “Made From Minerals" Download
Learning Center 8: “Mass and Volume of Rocks and Minerals" Download
Outcomes: Students will be expected to describe rocks and minerals according to physical properties such as colour, texture, lusture, hardness, crystal shape (minerals) (300-6).
Outcomes: Students will be expected to relate characteristics of rocks and minerals to their uses (300-8).
Outcomes: Students will be expected to compare different rocks and minerals from their local area with those from other places (300-5); as well as relate the characteristics of rocks and minerals to their uses (300-8).
Outcomes: Students will be expected to Describe the effects of wind, water and ice on the landscape (301-5). Demonstrate a variety of methods of weathering and erosion (301-6). Describe ways in which soil is formed from rocks (301-4). And describe natural phenomena that cause rapid and significant changes to the landscape (301-7).
Outcomes: Students will be expected to describe rocks and minerals according to physical properties such as colour, texture, lusture, hardness, crystal shape (minerals) (300-6).
Outcomes: Students will be expected to classify according to several attributes and create a chart or diagram that show the method of classifying (206-1).
Make observations and collect information that is relevant to a given question or problem (205-5).
Describe rocks and minerals according to physical properties such as color, texture, luster, hardness, and crystal shape (mineral) (300-6).
Compare different rocks and minerals from their local area with those from other places (300-5).
Outcomes: Students will be expected to identify and describe rocks that contain records of Earth’s history (300-7).
Compare different rocks and minerals from their local area with those from other places (300-5).
Demonstrate that specific terminology is used in science and technology contexts (104-6).
Recognizing rock characteristics (300-6).
Outcomes: Students will be expected to classify according to several attributes and create a chart or diagram that show the method of classifying (206-1). As well as describe rocks and minerals according to physical properties such as hardness (300-6).
Outcomes: Students will be expected to describe ways in which soil is formed from rocks and demonstrate and describe the effects of wind, water, and ice on the landscape (301-4, 301-5).
Demonstrate and record a variety of methods of weathering and erosion, including demonstrate and record a variety of methods of weathering and erosion, including human impact on the landscape (301-6, 108-6, 105-1)
Describe natural phenomena that cause sudden and significant changes to the landscape (301-7).
Outcomes: Students will be expected to demonstrate and record a variety of methods and weathering and erosion, including human impact on the landscape (301-6, 108-6).
Outcomes: Students will be expected to identify and describe rocks that contain records of Earth’s History (300-7).
Outcomes: Students will be expected to relate characteristics of rocks and minerals to their uses (300-8). And be expected to describe rocks and minerals according to physical properties such as colour, texture, lusture, hardness, crystal shape (minerals) (300-6).
Outcomes: Students will be expected to classify rocks and minerals by creating a chart or diagram that illustrates the classification scheme and compare results with others 104-4, 206-1, 207-2
Outcomes: Students will be expected to demonstrate respect for the local environment (108-3) and investigate rocks and minerals and record questions/observations (204-1, 205-7)
Outcomes: Students will be expected to explore physical properties of local rocks and minerals, using appropriate tools to collect and compare with those from other places (204-8, 205-5, 300-6)
Outcomes: Students will be expected to explore physical properties of local rocks and minerals, using appropriate tools to collect and compare with those from other places (204-8, 205-5, 300-5, 300-6)
Outcomes: Students will be expected to classify rocks and minerals by creating a chart or diagram that illustrates the classification scheme and compare results with others (104-4, 206-1, 207-2)
Outcomes: Students will be expected to Classify rocks and minerals by creating a chart or diagram that illustrates the classification scheme and compare results with others (104-4, 206-1, 207-2).
Outcomes: Students will be expected to classify rocks and minerals by creating a chart or diagram that illustrates the classification scheme and compare results with others (104-4, 206-1, 207-2).
Outcomes: Students will be expected to relate characteristics of rocks and minerals to their uses (300-8).
Outcomes: Students will be expected to Relate characteristics of rocks and minerals to their uses (300-8).