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Item Nr: B 90014 Title: GEMS: Stories in Stone (Gr 4-9)
Grade Lvl: T Author: Cuff, Kevin
Length: 164 Prod/Pub: Univ of California
Copyright: 1995 Series:
Book Type: N Biographee:
Copies: 0 Loan Period: 14 days
 
  Earth science unit that deepens understanding of the main processes that lead to the formation of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Working with a set of ten rock and mineral samples (which can be ordered from many suppliers). Students learn the distinction between rocks and minerals, classify the samples, and attempt to classify "mystery rocks."

  Subjects:
  419 - EARTH
  32 - EARTH SCIENCE/SCIENCES
  547 - GEOLOGY
  1401 - HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES
  740 - MINERALOGY/MINERALS
  1645 - PROFESSIONAL INTERMEDIATE SCIENCE
  1646 - PROFESSIONAL JUNIOR HIGH SCIENCE
  946 - ROCKS
  969 - SCIENCE--EXPERIMENTS
  970 - SCIENCE--STUDY AND TEACHING