Rocks and Soil

Rocks and Soil Content Pathfinder

General Information:

Name: Amy Mark
School: H.C. Mines Intermediate, Howland Local School District
Workshop Location: Kent State University
Title of Companion Action Plan: Rocks and Soil Action Plan
Grade Level: 3rd grade
Curriculum/Subject Area: Earth Science
Specific Topic: Rocks and Soil

Content Information

Brief Summary of the Topic/Pathfinder: The study of rocks and soil is new to the 3rd grade science content standards. This pathfinder is collection of resources about the formation, types, and composition of rocks and soil.
Dewey Numbers: 550, 551, 552
Subject Headings: Rocks, Soils, Geology, RocksbCollection and Preservation, RocksbCollectors and Collecting

Non-fiction Books

Dirt. Tomecek, Steve. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2002.

Earth. Charman, Andrew. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1994.

Experiments with rocks and minerals. Tocci, Salvatore. New York: Children's Press, 2002.

First field guide to rocks and minerals. Ricciuti, Edward. New York: Scholastic, 1998. (National Audubon Society First Field Guide)

Igneous rocks. Cefrey, Holly. New York: PowerKids Press, 2003.

Let's go rock collecting. Gans, Roma. New York: Harper Collins, 1984, 1997.

The Magic School Bus inside the earth. Cole, Joanna. New York: Scholastic, 1987.

Metamorphic rocks. Cefrey, Holly. New York: PowerKids Press, 2003.

Rocks. Flanagan, Alice. Minneapolis: Compass Point, 2001.

Rocks. Richardson, Adele. Mankato, MN: Bridgestone, 2002.

Rocks and minerals. Lye, Keith. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1993.