1. October 12, 2016 No gum, candy, food, or chewing of any kind 
Materials:
Pencil, science notebook, science folder, Issues in Earth Science text, metric ruler
Today’s Agenda:
Pre-test
Act 12 Observing Natural Resources
What’s it worth?
October 12, 2016
Objective:
Today we will discuss renewable vs. nonrenewable resources.
Daily Question:
What is a natural resource?

2. How do you feel about the upcoming content?
Score 4.0
In addition to Score 3.0, you can teach another student about rocks, minerals and the rock cycle. You are able to describe the uses of rocks and minerals in real-life scenarios.
Score 3.0
Student Can:
Identify the minerals that make up rocks.
Know the uses of rocks & minerals.
Explain the rock cycle and how it works.
Identify the 3 types of rocks and recognize common examples.
Score 2.0
With no help, you can identify some rocks and minerals but have trouble explaining the rock cycle and recognizing common examples.
Score 1.0
With help, you have trouble identify some rocks and minerals and have trouble explaining the rock cycle and recognizing common examples.
Reflection #1:
How do you feel about the upcoming content?
Do you think this looks easy or hard?
What will you do to get to a 3 or 4?

3. Science Notebook Act 12 Observing natural resources Vocabulary:
Natural resource – materials that are found on earth and used by people.
Renewable resource – materials that can be replaced easily.
Nonrenewable resource – materials that cannot be replaced or take a very long time to replace.
Data table:
Copy from page B-5 (Coal – yellow dot, Fossil – blue dot, Garnet – green dot, Wood – no dot)
AQ: 1-4

4. Data Table – section 3 Ranking Natural Resources Samples
Ranking Natural Resources Samples
Natural Resources
Observations
Ranking
Reason(s) for Ranking
Coal
Rock with Fossils
Rock with Garnets
Wood

5. Value

6. Categorize: Rocks Cars Trees Soil Air Airplanes Water plastic
Why is an item valuable?
Why do certain things cost a lot of money?

7. Rocks & Minerals Pre-Test.
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