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Solid Earth - California Edition ^©2007

Grade 4    

CONTENT GOALS

The Solid Earth Module consists of five sequential investigations, each designed to introduce or reinforce concepts in earth science. The investigations provide students with firsthand experiences with rocks and minerals, and modeling experiences to study changes to rocks and minerals at Earth’s surface.

FOSS California helps students meet standards because they:

• Learn that rocks are composed of minerals and that minerals cannot be physically separated into other materials.
• Use measurement in the context of scientific investigations.
• Use evaporation to investigate rock composition.
• Investigate the effect of vinegar (acid) on a specific mineral, calcite.
• Identify and organize minerals with a diagnostic table of color, hardness, streak, luster, cleavage, and other special properties.
• Become familiar with the processes that form igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks and their place in the rock cycle.
• Understand the processes that slowly change Earth’s surface (physical and chemical weathering, erosion, and deposition) and those that cause more rapid changes (landslides, volcanism, floods, and earthquakes).
• Observe the effect of water on surface features of the land, using stream tables.
• Follow written instructions to conduct a scientific investigation.
• Plan and conduct stream-table investigations.
• Develop questions and perform scientific investigations to test predictions and draw conclusions.

Complete Modules for grades 3-5 include materials and equipment for two classes of 32 students, a Teacher Guide, 1 Science Resources book, a FOSSWEB CD-ROM, and a safety poster.

	Name		Item #	Price	Quantity
	Solid Earth - Complete Module CA Edition		WX742-0018	$894.00
	FOSS CA Ed. - Science Resources Student Book Grade 4		WX542-0055	$28.00
	Solid Earth - Refill Package CA Edition		WX742-0042	$21.00
	Solid Earth - Science Notebook CA Ed.		WX1013856	$5.95
	Solid Earth - Spanish Science Notebook CA Ed.		WX1013927	$5.95
	FOSS Grade 4 ExamView		WW1267867	$129.95

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