Subject: Science
Topic: Geology
Grade Level: 3rd grade
Student Lesson name and URL: Mock Rock Geology

Earth Sciences

3. Earth is made of materials that have distinct properties and provide resources for human activities. As the      basis for understanding this concept, students know: 
        a. how to compare the physical properties of different kinds of rocks and that rock is composed of different combinations of minerals. 
        b. smaller rocks come from the breakage and weathering of larger rocks. 
        d. fossils provide evidence about the plants and animals that lived long ago, and
            scientists learn about the past history of Earth by studying fossils. 

          4. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful
          investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept, and to address the content the other three
          strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations. Students will:
b. measure length, weight, temperature, and liquid volume with appropriate tools and
                    express measurements in standard and non-standard units. 

                    c. compare and sort common objects based on two or more physical attributes
                    (including color, shape, texture, size, weight). 

                    d. write or draw descriptions of a sequence of steps, events, and observations. 
f. write or draw descriptions of a sequence of steps, events and observations, and
                    include the use of magnifiers or microscopes to extend senses. 

                    g. follow verbal instructions for a scientific investigation. 
Investigation and Experimentation

          5. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful
          investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept, and to address the content the other three
          strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations. Students will:
a. repeat observations to improve accuracy, and know that the results of similar
                    scientific investigations seldom turn out exactly the same because of differences in the
                    things being investigated, methods being used, or uncertainty in the observation. 
5.     c. use numerical data in describing and comparing objects, events and measurements.

                    d. predict the outcome of a simple investigation, and compare the result to the
                    prediction.

                    e. collect data in an investigation and analyze them to develop a
                    logical conclusion. 

(6) 1. Plate tectonics explains important features of the Earth’s surface and major geologic events. As the basis for understanding this concept, students know:

a) The fit of the continents, location of earthquakes, volcanoes, and mid ocean ridges, and the distribution of fossils, rock types, and ancient climatic zones provide evidence for plate tectonics.
b) The solid Earth is layered with cold, brittle lithosphere; hot, convecting mantle; and dense, metallic core.
c) Lithospheric plates that are the size of continents and oceans move at rates of centimeters per year in response to movements in the mantle.
d) Major geologic events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building result from plate motions.

Student Activities
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School Name: Murdock Elementary School
School Location:Willows Unified School District, Willows, Ca.
Kimberly Rodgers  krodgers@wunif.k12.ca.us
Last Revised: 06/13/2000