Science
What is a Cloud?
Jun 16th
Lesson 2: What is a Cloud?
Subject: Science
Grade: Prek, K, First
Topic or Unit of Study: Weather
Objective: Students will be able to state what clouds are made of. Students will recognize that no two clouds the same.
Time Allotment: 50 minutes-1 hour
Materials: Book “It Looked Like Spilt Milk” by Charles G. Shaw, weather journal More >
Rocks and Minerals Unit | Lesson 3
Jun 15th
Lesson 3: Mineral Identification
by Deanna Schweitzer
Goal(s): This lesson will teach students how to test and identify minerals according to their physical properties.
Objective(s):
Students will be able to identify a mineral according to its physical characteristics.
Students will be able to test a mineral for specific characteristics (color, luster, streak, texture, breakage).
Students More >
Rocks and Minerals Unit | Lesson 6
Apr 25th
Lesson 6: Sedimentary Rocks
by Deanna Schweitzer
Goal(s): Students will develop an understanding of how sedimentary rocks are formed.
Objective(s):
Students will be able to identify a sedimentary rock by its visual markings (lines/layers).
Students will be able to explain how sedimentary rocks are formed (through erosion and the compressing/cementing of smaller rocks and plant/animal material).
Standard(s): More >
Rocks and Minerals Unit | Lesson 5
Apr 24th
Lesson 5: Weathering on Rocks
by Deanna Schweitzer
Goal(s): Students will complete a variety of activities that demonstrate how weathering and erosion change the Earth’s surface.
Objective(s):
Students will be able to identify and explain (in at least one way) how weathering and erosion changes the Earth’s surface.
Standard(s): Earth, Space, and Science (3-5) 4. Explain and More >
Rocks and Minerals Unit | Lesson 4
Apr 23rd
Lesson 4: Moh’s Scale of Hardness
by Deanna Schweitzer
Goal(s): This lesson will teach students how to use the Moh’s Scale of Mineral Hardness to determine the hardness of various minerals.
Objective(s):
Students will be able to use the Moh’s Scale of Mineral Hardness to determine the hardness of various minerals.
Prerequisite(s): Knowledge of what a More >