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If You Find a Rock. . . written by Peggy Christian, photographs by Barbara Hirsch Lember. But First. . . Pick a Job, Any Job. HEAD – this is the leader of the group; the head makes certain the group is on task and making progress; the head may delegate duties within the group
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If You Find a Rock. . . written by Peggy Christian, photographs by Barbara Hirsch Lember
But First. . .Pick a Job, Any Job • HEAD – this is the leader of the group; the head makes certain the group is on task and making progress; the head may delegate duties within the group • HEART – this is the peace-keeper of the group; the heart has the ability to stop arguments and change seating arrangements if necessary • HANDS – this is the go-getter of the group; the hands is the only person allowed to get up and retrieve materials for the group • MOUTH –this is the reporter of the group; the mouth reports out data to the class, asks questions for the group, and is the only one allowed to speak for the group as a whole
EXPLORATION • Listen to the following book “If You Find a Rock” • written by Peggy Christian, • photographs by Barbara Hirsch Lember • Open the bag of rocks at your table with your small group • What did you find? • Can you sort your rocks into different categories? • Why did you choose those categories? • Record your findings on a large sheet of paper to share with the large group
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT Igneous Metamorphic Sedimentary Speckled Striped Chalk Sandy Fossil How do we know? What is the evidence? Think through the Rock Cycle to explain the presence of these physical characteristics.
APPLICATION • You are visiting your family in West Virginia and come across a piece of coal. How would you classify this rock? • Use your understanding of the formation of the three rock types to defend your answer to the class.