Delta Education K-6 Complete Modules

Earth Materials

Grades 3 - 4

The Earth Materials module consists of four sequential investigations dealing with observable characteristics of solid materials from the earth—rocks and minerals. The focus is on taking materials apart to find what they are made of and putting materials together to better understand their properties. The module introduces fundamental concepts in earth science and takes advantage of the students’ intrinsic interest in the subject matter and in the physical world around them.

FOSS expects students to:

Develop an interest in earth materials.
Gain experiences with rocks and minerals.
Understand the processes of taking apart and putting together to find out about materials.
Use measuring tools to gather data about rocks.
Collect and organize data about rocks.
Observe, describe, and record properties of minerals.
Organize minerals on the basis of the property of hardness.Investigate the effect of vinegar (acid) on a specific mineral, calcite.
Use evaporation to investigate rock composition.
Learn that rocks are composed of minerals and that minerals cannot be physically separated into other materials.
Compare their activities to the work of a geologist.
Acquire vocabulary used in earth science.
Exercise language and math skills in the context of science.
Use scientific thinking processes to conduct investigations and build explanations: observing, communicating, comparing, and organizing.

Name	Item #	Price	Quantity
Earth Materials - Complete Module	WX742-5024	$525.00
Earth Materials - Refill Package	WX742-0533	$10.00
Earth Materials - Tool Kit	WX742-3261	$215.00
Earth Materials - Poster Pack	WX162-2666	$41.95
Earth Materials - Student Books (English, 8 pack)	WX542-2003	$55.00
Earth Materials - Student Books (Spanish, 8 pack)	WX542-0480	$52.95
Earth Materials - Science Notebook	WX1013831	$5.95
Earth Materials - Teacher Preparation DVD	WX041-0109	$69.00
Earth Materials - Teacher Conversion Kit	WX742-5067	$261.00
Earth Materials - Equipment Conversion Kit	WX742-7551	$40.99

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Earth Materials

	= Teacher Resource