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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Through this series of three lessons, students will gain an understanding of the basics of mineral science. In their investigation they will also work through the scientific process as they practice their observation skills, form...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Minerals and Rocks

For Teachers 4th
Explore the differences between minerals and rocks.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Trb 4:3 Investigation 2 Classifying Rocks

For Teachers 4th
Activity helps students identify basic properties of minerals and rocks.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Nhmu: Create Your Own Rock!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders will create and name their own rock by combining paper minerals.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Rock Star Centers

For Teachers 2nd
Study the properties of rocks.
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Minerals Ed

Mineral Resources Education Program of Bc: Teacher Resources

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teachers find resources connected to the minerals industry of British Columbia, including comprehensive units for all grade levels, with specific curriculum links to provincial curriculum, and integrated science kits.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Rocks, Rocks Everywhere

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will sort rocks based upon color, hardness, texture, layering, and particle size.,
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Cool Collectibles and Super Sorts

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will create a classroom rock collection.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Collecting and Identifying Rocks

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students investigate rocks in an outdoor field trip, and then place them into groups by characteristics. The different groups could be the size, shape, color, and texture of the rocks. After classifying, students are introduced to the...
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National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Los Materiales Terreste. Minerales Y Rocas

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the world of rocks and minerals and the usefulness of these earth materials.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Building Geology: Rock and Mineral Hunt

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will use their observational skills to examine rocks they find on the exterior of the school building and on the ground on the campus.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Rock Discovery

For Teachers 4th
Identify rocks by examining rock characteristics and processes.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Mystery Rocks

For Teachers 2nd
Learn about the uses of rocks.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: How We Use Rocks: Part 2

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the uses of rocks.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Rock Hounds

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will select a rock, study it, and describe its attributes.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Baseball Rocks!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Through videoconferencing, two classes battle out their knowledge of rocks and minerals and the rock cycle by playing baseball. Each class completes a unit on rocks, minerals, and the rock cycle which includes gathering facts from print...
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Investigating Different Rock Types

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this investigation, students explore the characteristics of various types of rocks.
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HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Exploration of Rocks

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
This lesson is designed to allow young children to explore rocks by engaging in a rock-collecting hunt, and then recording information about their favorite rocks on a worksheet.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Virtual Rock Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan students are asked to identify rocks based on their properties.
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Teachers.net

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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Utah Education Network

Uen: I Spy

For Teachers 2nd
Identify objects made from rock.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Earth Rocks!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The purpose of this instructional activity is to introduce students to the basic elements of our Earth's crust: rocks, soils and minerals. They learn how we categorize rocks, soils and minerals and how they are literally the foundation...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Crumbling Rocks: Observing and Describing Rocks

For Teachers K - 1st
Introduce geological terminology used in describing rocks to young students by having them observe and describe something they are familiar with to help them observe and describe the physical characteristics of something unfamiliar like...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Rocks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this classroom guided inquiry lesson, students will become geologists. They will investigate rocks and the properties we can use to describe them. Students will observe, record, and reflect on their findings. They will record their...

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