Rocks and Fossils
I made this webpage for 4th grade teachers and students at my school to showcase the resources we have access to on rocks and fossils. This is a collection of resources that can help students learn new information.
4th Grade Rocks and Fossil Resources
This page is filled with online resources to help you learn about rocks or fossils. You can find general information about the three types of rocks, minerals, gems, fossils, and more. You will need your Cornatzer Login for some of the websites. Click on pictures and links to go to different online resources to do your research.
4th Grade Standard Course of Study
4.P.2 Understand the composition and properties of matter before and after they undergo a change or interaction.
4.P.2.1 Compare the physical properties of smaples of matter (strength, hardness, flexibility, ability t conduct heat, ability to conduct electricity, ability to be attracted by magnets, reactions to water and fire.)
4.P.2.2 Explain how minerals are identified usinf test for the physical properties of hardness, color, luster, cleavage, and streak.
4.P.2.3 Classify rocks as metamorphic, sedimentary or igneous based on their composition, how they are formed and the processes that create them.
4.E.2 Understand the use of fossils and changes in the surface of the earth as evidence of the history of Earth and its changing life forms.
4.E.2.1 Compare fossils (including molds, casts, and preserved parts of plants and animals) to one another and to living organisms.
4.E.2.2 Infer ideas about Earth's early environments from fossils of plants and animals that lived long ago.
4.E.2.3 Give examples of how the surface of the earth changes due to slow processes such as erosion and weathering, and rapid processes such as landslides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes.
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