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Rocks and Minerals Theme Unit

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Make a Daily Rocks and Minerals Activity Lesson Plan Book

Daily Rocks and Minerals Activity Lesson Plan Book

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Quizzes
Grades 1-2
     Rocks and Minerals Review Quiz - vocabulary, true/false, and multiple choice (Grades 1-2)
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Grades 3-5
     Rocks and Minerals Review Quiz - vocabulary, true/false, and multiple choice (Grades 3-5)
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Grades 6-8
     Rocks and Minerals Review Quiz - vocabulary, true/false, and multiple choice (Grades 6-8)
     Customize Printables

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Reading Comprehensions - Special Education High Interest Reading
     Stress and Strain in the Life of a Rock (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Resources from the Land (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)
     Minerals (Hi/Lo Grades 5-6)
     Fossils (Hi/Lo Grades 5-6)
     Igneous Rocks (Hi/Lo Grades 6-7)
     Sedimentary Rocks (Hi/Lo Grades 6-7)
     Metamorphic Rocks (Hi/Lo Grades 6-7)
     Weathering - The Breakup of Rocks (Hi/Lo Grades 6-7)
     A Million Years in the Life of a Rock (Hi/Lo Grades 6-7)
     Plutons (Hi/Lo Grades 6-7)
     Bowen's Reaction Series (Hi/Lo Grades 6-8)
     Marking Time Geologically (Hi/Lo Grades 6-8)
     Other Ways of Determining Age (Hi/Lo Grades 6-8)
     Absolute-Age Dating (Hi/Lo Grades 6-8)
     Principles of Relative-Age Dating (Hi/Lo Grades 6-8)
     Fossils Tell A Story (Hi/Lo Grades 6-8)

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Short Reading Comprehensions
Very Quick Readers
     Iron (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-5 Readability)
     Minerals (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Diamonds and Graphite (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Sand and Gravel (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Limestone (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Igneous Rock (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Igneous Rocks (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-5 Readability)
     Sedimentary Rocks (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-5 Readability)
     Metamorphic Rocks (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-5 Readability)

Short Readers
     Where Does Sand Come From? (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Stalactites and Stalagmites (Short Reader; Grades 3-6 Readability)

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Book Units
    Fossil Hunters (Grades 1-2)
    Caves and Caverns (Grades 3-5)
    Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It (Grades 4-6)
    Paleo Bugs: Survival of the Creepiest (Grades 4-8)
    The Siege (Guardians of Ga'Hoole Book Four) (Grades 4-8)

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Reading Comprehensions
     Putting Rocks to Work (Grades 4-5)
     Minerals - Building Blocks of Rocks (Grades 5-6)
     Identifying Minerals (Grades 5-6)
     Rocks Rock! Part 1 (Grades 7-8)
     Rocks Rock! Part 2 (Grades 7-8)
     Fossils (Grades 7-8)

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Read and Color

If Rocks Could Talk: Fossils

Rocks

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Compare and Contrast

Rock Traits: Compares two kinds of rocks (Grades 5-6) Rock Traits: Compares the three kinds of rocks (Grades 3-4) Mineral Traits: Compares two similar minerals (Grades 3-4)

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Crossword Puzzles
     Minerals Crossword Puzzle
     Rock Cycle Crossword Puzzle
     Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle (Definitions)
     Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle (Definitions - Includes List of Words)

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Mazes
     Rocks and Minerals Vocabulary Words Maze
     Rocks and Minerals Common Minerals Maze

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Story Starter - Write about Minerals
Give out a story starter for each student in your class with different minerals. For edHelper.com subscribers. - Sign up now by clicking here!

Select the number of students in your class:

1 student 2 students 3 students 4 students 5 students 6 students 7 students 8 students 9 students 10 students 11 student 12 students 13 students 14 students 15 students 16 students 17 students 18 students 19 students 20 students 21 student 22 students 23 students 24 students 25 students 26 students 27 students 28 students 29 students 30 students 31 student 32 students 33 students 34 students 35 students 36 students 37 students 38 students 39 students

Select the number of minerals to give each student:

1 mineral 2 minerals 3 minerals 4 minerals 5 minerals 6 minerals 7 minerals 8 minerals 9 minerals 10 minerals 11 minerals

Select the minerals list to use:
619 Different Minerals      32 Common Minerals

(Optional) Enter your class name to print on the header of each page:

Enter the title for the story starter:


Enter the story prompt:
Write about each material listed, identifying their most notable properties and the way(s) in which each mineral is used.

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Common Minerals
     Common Minerals Word Search (10 Words)
     Common Minerals Word Search (All Words)
     Common Minerals Word Search (All Words - lowercase)
     Common Minerals Word Search (Larger Word Search!)
     Crack the Code
     Fill in the Missing Letter
     Unscramble the Words
     Circle the Correct Word
     Fill in the Missing Vowels
     Fill in the Words Puzzle

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