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Unit: 7 Rocks, Soil, Water and Natural Resources

Generalizations: K.7A K.7B K.7C
 * Rocks can be described and sorted based on their properties, including size, shape, color, or texture.
 * Water in nature can be described according to its physical properties including color and clarity.
 * Rocks, soil, and water are useful for many purposes in our daily lives.

Essential Questions: K.7A K.7B K.7C
 * How can rocks be described using their physical properties?
 * What groups can we use to sort rocks based on their properties?
 * How can we describe natural sources of water?
 * How are rocks, soil and water useful?

Vocabulary:

clear

cloudy

describe

natural sources

physical

property

resources

rock

rough

soil

sort

texture

useful

water

weigh

weight

Required Lessons: Everyday Science Tools

Suggested Lessons: Journeys [|**STEMscopes**]
 * **How Water Changes, Unit 3, Lesson 12**, TE p. t130 (TEKS: K.7C)
 * **Exploring Land and Water, Unit 4, Lesson 20**, TE p. t370 (TEKS: K.7C)
 * **In the Big Blue Sea, Unit 4, Lesson 18**, TE p. t188 (TEKS: K.7C)


 * **K.7ABC Rocks and Water or Rocks, Soil and Water**


 * **K.1C Conservation of Resources **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">(ongoing throughout the year)

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">United Streaming: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Getting to Know Soil <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Peep Plants a Seed <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Learning About Natural Resources <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A First Look At Earth <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Magic School Bus Gets Swamped <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Magic School Bus Rocks and Rolls <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Magic School Bus Wet All Over <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Magic School Bus All Dried Up