LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Science — Grade 4

Goal 2: The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of the composition and uses of rocks and minerals.

Objective 2.06. Classify rocks and rock-forming minerals using student-made rules.

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Aligned lesson plans

Minerals and math
Students will develop ways to create self-devised rules for classifying minerals and relate this information to scientific ways of classifying minerals according to their characteristics. They will then compile this information into a chart and convert parts of the chart into a line or bar graph.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics and Science)
By Courtney Richards.