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Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.D.1.1.1

Grade 03 Science - EC: S3.D.1.1.1

Continuum of Activities

Continuum of Activities

The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.

This continuum of activities offers:

  • Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
  • Questions/activities that grow in complexity
  • Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance

Activities

  1. Define rock.
  1. Define minerals.
  1. Compare and contrast rocks and minerals.                                      
  1. Infer why the texture of minerals affects the texture of a rock.
  1. “Rocks are living materials made up of one mineral.” Critique this statement.
  1. A rock is shiny and smooth. What conclusions can you draw about the minerals the rock is made up of?

Answer Key/Rubric

  1. A rock is defined as a natural, nonliving material made of one or more minerals.
  1. A mineral is defined as a nonliving substance naturally formed under the ground.
  1. Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
  • Rocks and minerals are similar because they are both nonliving, natural materials.
  • Rocks and minerals are different because a mineral is formed under the ground. A rock is made up of minerals.
  1. Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
  • A rock is made up of minerals.
  • Therefore, whatever texture the mineral has, the rock will have as well.
  1. Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
  • This statement is not true because a rock is nonliving; it is not living.
  • Also, rocks can be made up of more than one mineral; they are not always just made up of one mineral.
  1. Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
  • A rock is made up of minerals.
  • So, if a rock is shiny and smooth, I can conclude that the mineral the rock is made up of is probably shiny and smooth.
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