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collection of materials including string, rocks, and rock identification books arranged on floor

Lake Superior Rocks

Topics: Geology Lake Superior

Skills: Modeling

Grade Levels: Grades 3-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 Grades K-2

Resource Types: Kits

Settings: Indoors Outdoors

Northern Minnesota has a dynamic geologic history born of oceans, fire, and ice.  The rocks that we now see along the shoreline can help us to tell the story of what happened in this region. In this lesson students will actively develop an understanding of geology of the Lake Superior Basin through geo-theater, rock identification, geologic timeline exploration, and more!

Lake Superior Rocks Lesson Plan

Minnesota Science Standards: 0.2.1.1.1, 1.3.1.3.1, 1.3.1.3.3, 4.3.1.3.1, 4.3.2.3.1, 5.1.1.1.4, 5.3.1.2.1, 5.3.1.2.2, 8.3.1.3.1, 8.3.1.3.2, 8.3.1.3.3, 9.3.1.1.1, 9.3.1.1.4, 9.3.1.3.1, 9.3.1.3.2,

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