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Properties of materials

Compare and group different kinds of rocks based on their appearance and simple physical properties such as hardness, texture, and colour

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Group rocks by observable properties without guessing a rock type.

Group rocks by observable properties without guessing a rock type.

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States of Matter: Basics

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  • Describe at least three observable properties of rocks: hardness, texture, colour, grain size
  • Sort a collection of rocks into groups based on chosen properties
  • Compare two rocks and describe how their properties differ
“Can your child examine a collection of rocks and sort them by whether they're hard or crumbly, rough or smooth, and light or dark?”

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Type
Conceptual
Subject
Science
Domain
Earth's Systems
Age range
Ages 7–10

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