MnSTEP Activities
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The Rock Cycle: A hands on Simulation part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a hands-on simulation of the rock cycle.
Subject: Geoscience
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Earth History: Crayon Rock Cycle part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This is a classroom activity in which students develop understanding of the rock cycle using wax crayons to model the processes that form the 3 types of rock; sedimentary, igneous & metamorphic.
Subject: Geoscience
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Investigating the Rock Cycle Through Writing and Illustrating part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a quantative writing activity where students will use writing and illustrations to show their knowledge of the basic rock cycle.
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Sedimentary Geology:Weathering
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
Mary Anning: An artistic look at the "Princess of Paleontology" part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This lesson is a classroom activity where students learn about paleontologist Mary Anning, briefly learn about sedimentary rock, and complete observation drawings of Platteville Limestone fossils.
Subject: Geoscience:Paleontology
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Investigating Rocks part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
In this classroom guided inquiry lesson, students will explore the properties of rocks. Students will make observations of granite and develop a hypothesis explaining what makes a rock.
Subject: Geoscience:Geology
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Investigating Minnesota Rocks: The Properties of North Shore Rocks part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a guided inquiry where students develop questions around a group of rocks, use their observation skills to describe the attributes, record and analyze their findings, and use their data, in conjunction with available resources, to categorize the rocks .
Subject: Geoscience
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
What Happens to Water When it Hits the Ground? part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Students will test the percolation rates of 6 different soil samples. Three of the samples are measured sand and clay and three are collected from the schoolyard and wetland.
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology, Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Hydrologic cycle
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration, Activities:Classroom Activity
Safe Water Unit part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity could be part of a bigger theme under pollution. The activity could be the water part and the bigger focus could contain all other types of pollution.
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Rain Erosion-Does the Rate of Water Effect Erosion? part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a guided inquiry investigation where students gather data on rate of water falling on erosion. Student will interpret their data, and develop a conclusion from the data. The data will lead to further questions, which can be developed by the students.
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Weathering/Soils, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Weathering
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Investigating Earth materials: Collecting and Classifying part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a field collection investigation where students gather earth materials and make observations about their collection that leads them to discuss the nature of Earth surface and how it is changing.
Subject: Geoscience
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity