Tiered Activity Plan
Properties of Rocks and Materials
In this week’s lessons students work together to collect and sort rocks by their characteristics (texture, color, etc.) Did you know that properties of rocks can help us to identify them? Join students as they create a lab book of the rocks and their properties as they begin to learn about sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks and where to find them.
What’s Included
- Weekly Vocabulary & Shared Reading Sets
- Instructional Outline to Help Guide 3 weeks of Lessons
- 3 Boardmaker Files for Visual Supports
Ohio Learning Standards
English Language Arts
RI.6.1 , RI.6.4 , RI.6.7 , W.6.2 , W.6.6 , W.6.7 , W.6.8 , W.6.9 , SL.6.1 , L.6.4 , L.6.6 , RI.7.1 , RI.7.4 , W.7.2 , W.7.4 , W.7.6 , W.7.7 , W.7.8 , W.7.9 , SL.7.1 , SL.7.5 , L.7.4 , L.7.6 , RI.8.1 , RI.8.4 , W.8.2 , W.8.6 , W.8.7 , W.8.8 , W.8.9 , SL.8.1 , SL.8.5
Mathematics
6.NS.5 , 7.EE.3 , 7.G.1
Science
6.ESS.1 , 6.ESS.2 , 6.ESS.3 , 6.ESS.5 , 6.PS.1 , 7.ESS.1 , 7.PS.1 , 8.ESS.4 , 8.LS.1
Social Studies
SS.7.20 , SS.8.11 , SS.8.16
Instructional Outline
- Week One - Collect rocks and sort by appearance
- Week Two - Three Rock Types: Identify rocks and minerals by their properties
- Week Three - Geology Museums in Ohio
