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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.
Overview Resources
Unit Nonfiction Books
Minerals, Rocks, and Soil
low- Single-sided book | Projectable
- Double-sided book
- Book Quiz | Projectable
- Read eBook
- Listen eBook
- eQuiz
mid
- Single-sided book | Projectable
- Double-sided book
- Book Quiz | Projectable
- Read eBook
- Listen eBook
- eQuiz
high
Lesson Resources
Project-Based Learning Packs
Where Does Your Garden Grow?
Process Activities
FOCUS Books
Quicksand!
low
low
Diamonds
mid
mid
Moon Rocks
mid
mid
Minerals in a Computer
high
high
Supporting Materials
Show Me Only
Activities
Additional Reading
Comprehension Support
Vocabulary
Investigation Packs
Rocks
I.Files
Mystery File
Science Fair Resources
Science Fair Project Ideas
Science Videos
Classification of Rocks
Deep-Ocean Volcanoes
Extracting Gold
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
Quick Reads
Reading A-Z Books
Gems: Treasures from the Earth - Level S
Graphic Organizers
KWLS
Main Idea and Details
Word Smart
Retelling Rubrics
Nonfiction Retelling Rubric
Science Diagrams
Describe and Compare Rocks
Earth's Layers
Periodic Table of the Elements
The Rock Cycle
Game Packs
Complete Minerals, Rocks, and Soil Game Pack
Image Cards
Vocabulary Cards
Vocabulary Cards
Minerals, Rocks, and Soil
Word Work
Word Search; Fill in the Blank; Unscramble
