Students explore 3 rock samples and identify different properties. Then teams sort 12 rock samples on the basis of the properties the class identified. Reading selections introduce students to the properties and origins of the 3 basic rock groups-igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
Unit Kit comes with a Teacher's Guide, a Teacher's Tools CD, 15 reusable Student Investigations books, 8 copies of STC BOOK: Rocks and Minerals, and the materials needed for a class of 30 Added Value: 8 KIDS DISCOVER Nonfiction readers. Refurbishment Set replenishes all kit consumables. The Two Use Kit comes with all of the great materials you’d expect from the STC Program™, along with a box containing the materials for a second, non-concurrent use. All you need to do is set the box aside until you are ready for it.
