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4th Grade
Science Standard 3: Rocks and Soil
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Objective
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Objective
1: Identify basic properties of minerals and rocks.
- Explore
the three basic types of rocks. Classify rocks found in Utah according
to the three basic types.
- Visit
the sites listed below and use an organizer to identify the three
basic types of rocks and the characteristic of each type of rock.
- Rocks
Graphic Organizer - PDF
version | Inspiration
version
- WebSites:
- Use
what you learned to classify rocks found in Utah. (This organizer
could be used as a pre-test as well as a post test.)
- Additional
Sites to visit to gather more information
- Create
an illustrated mini dictionary of science terms relating to rocks.
Select eight words from the list below. Use the mini-book
template (AppleWorks required) to create the book.
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Word List: mineral | weathering | erosion | sedimentary | igneous
| metamorphic | basalt | granite | obsidian | pumice | sandstone
| conglomerate | shale | marble | gneiss | schist
- Use
Surweb Image Collections to
gather images.
(Choose to "View" the "Image Collection" and
do a search in "keywords" for the word.)
- Have
students complete the following organizers as they learn about rocks.
- Create
a classroom collection of Rock Trading Cards. Assign each student
a rock. Have them gather information about the rock, including the
type of rock, how the rock is used, and other facts about the rock.
Students can use the sites listed above to gather information and
find images. Use the trading
card template.
- Rocks
and Soils.
This short animated clip allows students to test a rock to determine
if it is permeable, if it splits, if it is wearing, and if it floats.
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Objective
2: Explain how the processes of weathering and erosion change and move
materials that become soil
- Identify
the processes of physical weathering that break down rocks at Earth's
surface.
- Investigate
the layers of soil in the local area and predict the sources for the
sand and rocks in the soil.
- Follow
the procedures suggested at this site:
Underground Network
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/ua/nettop.htm
This site takes students through the process of conducting a field
study on a small section of their playground. They go through
each step of the process with the help of a scientist (Quicktime
movies). A field journal is provided and teacher instructions
are included for each section. The recommended procedure in as
follows: Start a Journal, Select a Field site, Identify Scientific
Variable, Test Soil Structure, Look for Organisms, Build a Terrarium,
Publish your work. Students can work at any level as desired by
the teacher.
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Objective
3: Observe the basic components of soil and relate the components to
plant growth.
- Have
students determine if soil is a necessity or just a bother. Students
will gather information on how soil helps plants, people, and animals
and create a presentation that demonstrates how the earth would be
different without soil.
- Students
complete a graphic organizer as they gather information throughout
the unit. PDF
Version | Inspiration
Version
- WebSites
useful for gathering information
- Once
students have gathered sufficient information to complete the organizer,
they can begin working on their presentation. Any Multimedia Program
can be used. KidPix Studio, HyperStudio, AppleWorks SlideShow, PowerPoint,
mPower, or Presentations. Students should complete a storyboard.
Blank storyboard
| A storyboard
with a description of required components.
- Assess
student presentations using a Rubric.
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