oLife Science: Everybody Needs a Rock
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“Everybody needs a rock – at least that's the way this particular rock hound feels about it in presenting her own highly individualistic rules for finding just the right rock for you.”
Resource: Baylor, B. (1974). Everybody Needs a Rock, New York, NY: Aladdin.
oBig Ideas from Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines
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Properties of Matter: How does the texture of a rock affect how many rocks can fit in your hand?
Force and Motion: How does the shape of a rock affect how far you can shove it across a surface?
Earth Science: How does the dryness of the soil affect how easy it is to loosen a rock?
Characteristics of Organisms:
Life Cycles of Organisms:
How Organisms Interact with the Environment:
Tools and Measurement:
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