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STC Unit Descriptions 

Rocks and Minerals
ISBN 0-89278-972-7
Subject:
Rocks and minerals
 

Materials included in the Rocks and Minerals unit kit.
 
Students explore the differences and similarities between rocks and minerals by investigating samples of these earth materials, performing a series of tests similar to geologists’ field tests, and reading about rocks and minerals and how they are used. The first lessons focus on rocks. The students then turn their attention to a set of 12 minerals and test them to identify properties such as streak color, luster, transparency, hardness, shape, and magnetism. After completing these observations, students compile them into their own “Minerals Field Guide.” In a culminating activity, they are challenged to apply their knowledge and skills to identify new minerals. They then report on how rocks and minerals are used.
 
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Download an outline of the conceptual sequence, or storyline, for Rocks and Minerals. (PDF)

Kit Configuration
Rocks and Minerals Unit Kit equips one class of 30 students and includes:
1 Teacher’s Guide (Second Edition)
Teacher’s Tools CD-ROM
15 Student Investigations books
Non-consumable and consumable materials needed to teach the unit (except for a few items commonly found at home or school)
Added value: 8 KIDS DISCOVER Nonfiction Readers

Rocks and Minerals Upgrade Toolkit includes:
1 Teacher’s Guide (Second Edition)
Teacher’s Tools CD-ROM
Added-value literacy materials

Refurbishment set replenishes materials used up during instruction.

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