Lesson Topic/Title

Author Cheryl Holmberg

Introduction: This is a treasure hunt to correspond with a unit on rocks and minerals. 

Content Area(s) and Grade Level: 3^rd grade - Science

Standards: 4.1 Unifying Concepts and Processes

4.1.1 By the end of fourth grade, students will develop an understanding of systems, order, and organization.

             ISTE Standards:  Grades 3-5; #1,6,8

Integrated disciplines: Science and Computer Technology

 Objectives

1.    Students will have an understanding of the three groups of rocks.

2.    Students will show an understanding of how and why the different rocks are classified.

   Materials/Technologies

http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=05723000       http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=01051000 http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=0694D000 http://www.24carat.co.uk/hardnessmohsscale.html http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/jokes.html http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/mrl/facts.html http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/fact.html/?tqskip=1 http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/birthsto.htm http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/sediment.htm http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/metamorph.htm http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/igneous.htm http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/quiz/index.html

     Procedures

         Springboard Ask the students the following joke and questions:  What does a rock want to be when he grows up?….. A rock star.  Do you know your birthstone? What is the hardest mineral?  The answer to these and many more questions can be found by completing the treasure hunt. 

             What teacher is to do

1.     Demonstrate on big computer screen how to navigate through the treasure hunt.

2.    Provide handout of the questions for students to write their answers. 

             What students are to do

1.     Complete questions on handout in a timely manner by navigating through the various websites linked to the treasure hunt.

2.    Turn in answers to questions for grading.

3.    For extra credit, complete the quiz mentioned in the websites. 

     Closure:  Provide an opportunity to go over quiz and joke answers orally with class.

      Assessment: Grading of questions for accuracy.  Grade entered in Science grades.         

    Explanation: I chose this activity because the websites were clever and it was an extension of a science unit in our textbook.

   Resources

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/huntrocksanch.html
Last revised Thu Mar 8 16:46:59 US/Pacific 2001

The urls listed above in materials and technology

Merryellen Towey Schulz, Ph.D.      College of Saint Mary            Spring, 2001