Discovering Minerals

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Discovering Minerals

• By Tasha Runkle
• Kyle Hunter
• Betsy Mosteller

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NC SCOS 4th grade Science Competency Goal 2

• The learner will conduct investigations and use
  appropriate technology to build an understanding
  of the composition and uses of rocks and minerals.

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Teaching for Memory

• Students will be given teacher-constructed
  stories to read about each mineral. Each story
  will be silly in nature, but will personify each
  mineral according to its characteristics.
• The purpose of the stories is to help students
  easily retain important information about each
  mineral in a user-friendly way.

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Teaching for Analytical Learning

• After an introduction to mineral classification
  on the basis of color, luster, magnetism, streak
  color, and hardness, students will be put into
  pairs and given an incomplete mineral chart to
  fill in as well as a set of minerals to evaluate
  for filling in the chart.
• http//students.unca.edu/eamostel/student/mineral
  20chart.htm

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Teaching for Practical Learning

• All students will have the chance to view five
  different minerals and learn about everyday uses
  of each one.
• Students will most likely be amazed when they
  realize that they are constantly in contact with
  many different minerals.
• http//students.unca.edu/eamostel/student/index.as
  p

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Teaching for Creative learning

• Students will be entering a miniature
  (shoe-box-size) float for the National Festival
  of Minerals parade in the fictitious city of
  Little Bedrock! All students will get a chance
  to
• Explore one mineral extensively
• Express themselves creatively for the purpose of
  educating others and earning a grade
• Learn about the four other minerals by viewing
  other students floats