Rocks Utah State Science Curriculum Guide Individualized Unit

Use a hardboiled egg to illustrate the earth's crust, mantle, and core. This is one of many hands-on ideas from this unit. Fun assessments and experiments are also included.

Earth Sciences: Curriculum Resources and Activities for School Librarians and Teachers by Amy Bain, Janet Richer, and Janet Weckman

This book just might become your geology unit bible. It is broken up into small sections such as rock formations, soil samples, etc. Each section contains a list of corresponding activities in art, reading, and creative writing. It also contains helpful resources for you to get your background knowledge from.

Young Scientists Explore Rocks and Minerals by Jerry Debruin

Help your class research famous rocks around the world such as the Blarney Stone or the Rock of Gibraltar. Then bring students closer to home by studying the types of rocks used to make local community buildings. This book is full of fun, interdisciplinary ideas!

Overhead and Underfoot
AIMS Activities Grades 3-5

Teach about layered rocks with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Get the whole class involved by letting each student adopt a "pet" rock. These lesson plans are thorough and cross-curricular.

A Pocketful of Science: Getting to Know Rocks! Mailbox Primary Yearbook 1996-1997, pgs. 204-206

Using the reproducible from the book, children construct a rock investigation booklet. They will become master rock detectives as they complete various activities and experiments to fill in the booklet.

Science With A Song: Rocks
The Mailbox Primary: 1999-2000 Yearbook, pgs. 175-178

Help your students make igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic "rocks" with these fun FOOD ideas. Then let your classroom rock'n'roll as you sing a song about changing rocks

Rocks and Minerals Grades 4-6 Step-by-Step Science Series by Toni Albert, M.Ed.

Lesson plans galore! This book has fun activities and experiments for the upper level student. Help your students make their own sandstone. Identify the properties of a mineral by growing your own crystals. These fun activities will certainly keep your student's attention!

Primary Earth
AIMS Activities Grades K-3

With these fun experiments students find, measure, sort and categorize rocks. This book also contains lessons on erosion, earthquakes, and volcanoes!

Oasis
Sep/Oct 1999
pgs. 46-48
(Grades 6-9)

Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

Make rock candy, study the Grand Canyon, or have a rock'n'roll party. These are just three of the great ideas you can find to energize your lesson on rocks.

C'mon, Everybody, Let's Rock!

Help students learn the skills of collecting data, observing, communicating, defining, classifying, and counting with this fun class experiment.

Ranger Rick NatureScope
Volume 3, Number 2
pgs. 17-31

Rocks and Minerals

A cross-curricular unit divided into 6 lesson plans. Lots of great information!

Give students a pet rock, make rock people, or play rock cycle tag. These activities will make geology fun and memorable for your students.

The Stones of Mystery: Stonehenge by Teddy Meister

Your students will be intrigued as you teach them about the great rock mystery of Stonehenge.

Challenge
May/Summer 1995
pgs. 5-11

Don't Take It for Granite! by Joanne H. Saunders

A fun five-day unit designed for gifted third and fourth graders. This unit can be adapted to fit your own classroom!

The Young Rockhound's Handbook by W.R.C. Shedenhelm

Start a rock collection, pan for gold, or make jewelry, this book will show you where to begin.

Hawai'i Chillers: The Curse of Pele by P.J. Neri

Local children will love this short novel about the goddess Pele and her revenge on two boys who steal rocks from her volcano.

All About Rocks and Minerals by Anne Terry White

This comprehensive book covers the uses of rocks throughout history. It explains the different forms of rocks and where they are found in the world.

Rocks and Minerals by Keith Lye

Younger children will love the colorful pictures in this informative book!

Auks, Rocks and the Odd Dinosaur by Peggy Thomson

This book takes an inside look at some famous rocks (meteorites and diamonds) that are stored in the Smithsonian in Washington D.C.

Earth Beneath Your Feet

This book is a teacher's guide to a corresponding textbook. You won't need the textbook to benefit from these tried and proven lesson plans. They are student friendly, and kids will love them!

Our Changing Earth: Concept Science by Colin Walker

This book would be a great introduction to a lesson on fossils! It even includes a recipe and intructions on how to make your own fossil.

Focus on Earth

Unit 5 of this teacher edition textbook is devoted to rocks and minerals! It is very specific and will help you teach some of the tougher content.

The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth by Joanna Cole

Take your students on a magical adventure through the center of the Earth with Ms. Frizzle's class. This book is full of factual information about rocks and minerals!

Addison-Westly Science: Teacher's Edition

This book places a special emphasis on sedimentary rocks including many from the ocean. Hawaiian kids will easily relate to this.

Rock Collection

A totally awesome collection of over 40 different kinds of rocks! Children will love to handle the rocks as you discuss their properties. An accompanying booklet is very useful and explains what the uses for each rock are and where it is usually found.

Sedimentator

Use this cool visual aid to explain how sedimentary rocks and fossils form!

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Red Grammer's Favorite Sing Along Songs
"Big Rock Candy Mountain"

Younger kids will love learning the words
to this familiar tune!