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Minerals, Rocks, and Soil
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Minerals, Rocks, and Soil

Earth is made up various living and nonliving materials. Elements form minerals, and minerals form rocks. Different rock types - igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic - transform at various points in the rock cycle. Through the processes of weathering and erosion, rocks change, break, and move. Minerals mix with organic material, forming the soil on which plants and animals rely. People use Earth resources by mining, drilling, and refining raw materials, and have become dependent on them for many purposes.

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Minerals, Rocks, and Soil

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Lesson Resources

Project-Based Learning Packs

Where Does Your Garden Grow?

Process Activities


Weathering Rocks

FOCUS Books

Supporting Materials

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Science Videos

Classification of Rocks
Deep-Ocean Volcanoes
Greenland's Grand Canyon (no audio)
How Limestone Forms
How Water Affects Mountain Landscapes
MLK Fountain (no audio)
Mineral-Rich Salt

Career Files

Mineralogist; Miner; Soil Scientist

Retelling Rubrics

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Vocabulary Cards

Minerals, Rocks, and Soil

Word Work

Word Search; Fill in the Blank; Unscramble

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