Add to ORKGIn this lesson, younger students will learn to recognize the properties of selected rocks. After participating in a read-aloud, the students will examine a variety of polished rocks, and take a walk outside to find their own rocks. As a closure activity, they are directed to explore other unique rocks at home and bring them in for class discussion and sorting. Educational levels: Primary elementary
This lesson introduces students to a variety of environments through multimedia resources and a fiel...
This brief description of the rock cycle is for younger students. They will learn about the processe...
In this investigation, students locate a round or spherical naturally-occurring rock and take notes ...
Every rock tells a story and on this site, students learn how to read those stories. Students examin...
This interactive lesson about rocks that are found on Earth starts with a discussion of the lithosph...
In this lesson, students will understand that local rocks are different and are used in various ways...
In this activity, students use their observational skills to explore the makeup of various samples o...
In this lesson, students will learn about sampling through an investigation of rocks found in the sc...
In this activity students bring in samples of local rocks for the teacher to cut in half with a diam...
This set of lessons provides teachers with ideas on how to turn their schoolyards into a rich geolog...
Rocks have an important role in people’s lives. They can be used as building material or even in art...
This lesson provides teachers with a highly effective way of presenting paleontology and earth scien...
This site provides information, links, pictures and online activities for students and teachers abou...
Most soil parent materials were rocks at some time in their history. The minerals in rocks may contr...
This activity has students observe and describe the physical characteristics of a familiar model (ca...
This lesson introduces students to a variety of environments through multimedia resources and a fiel...
This brief description of the rock cycle is for younger students. They will learn about the processe...
In this investigation, students locate a round or spherical naturally-occurring rock and take notes ...
Every rock tells a story and on this site, students learn how to read those stories. Students examin...
This interactive lesson about rocks that are found on Earth starts with a discussion of the lithosph...
In this lesson, students will understand that local rocks are different and are used in various ways...
In this activity, students use their observational skills to explore the makeup of various samples o...
In this lesson, students will learn about sampling through an investigation of rocks found in the sc...
In this activity students bring in samples of local rocks for the teacher to cut in half with a diam...
This set of lessons provides teachers with ideas on how to turn their schoolyards into a rich geolog...
Rocks have an important role in people’s lives. They can be used as building material or even in art...
This lesson provides teachers with a highly effective way of presenting paleontology and earth scien...
This site provides information, links, pictures and online activities for students and teachers abou...
Most soil parent materials were rocks at some time in their history. The minerals in rocks may contr...
This activity has students observe and describe the physical characteristics of a familiar model (ca...
This lesson introduces students to a variety of environments through multimedia resources and a fiel...
This brief description of the rock cycle is for younger students. They will learn about the processe...
In this investigation, students locate a round or spherical naturally-occurring rock and take notes ...