Earth Resources: ROCKS

Science Tasks with Otis & Flask were designed as centers to reinforce science concepts in grades 3-6. These centers include Teacher Background information, Task Cards for each center that provide information for the student, photocopy-ready student packet pages which many include student observation sheets, data sheets, student readings, vocabulary, and assessment items. An answer key is also included.

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This activity is an introductory lesson on rocks that gives students an opportunity to develop skills in comparing the similarities and the differences in properties of rocks. Activities include hands-on observations and readings. In these activities, students compare properties, or characteristics, of rocks. It is a critical skill to develop because in later grades they will use properties to identify minerals (e.g., Mohs hardness test) and to explain types of rocks (i.e., sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic).

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