4th Grade-Week 1 Physical Properties of Rocks

1^st Lab Week

Concept: Observing Mock Rocks and Taking Them Apart

Objective: Students will examine the physical properties of mock rocks.

Homework: Physical Properties Crossword Puzzle and Parent Letter signed

Vocabulary:

geologist
minerals
physical property
texture
luster
metallic
nonmetallic
mass

Cornell Note Questions:

•What is a scientist who studies rocks?
•What are rocks made of?
•What is a physical property?
•What are some physical properties of rocks?

BrianPop.com video of the week: Rocks and Minerals

Reading Before Class: FOSS Science Resources pgs 179-189. Wonders CA Content Reader pgs 78-83.

Find this "Levitated Mass" in Los Angeles...take a picture of YOU underneath the rock ...
email the picture to mr.gantt@gmail.com for 2 extra credit points.

CA State Science Standards

4. The properties of rocks and minerals reflect the processes that formed them. As a basis for understanding this concept:
4b. Students know how to identify common rock-forming minerals (including quartz, calcite, feldspar, mica, and hornblende) and ore minerals by using a table of diagnostic properties. 
6.Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations. Students will:
6a. Measure and estimate the weight, length, or volume of objects.