Properties of materials
Science · Earth's Systems · conceptual
Compare and group different kinds of rocks based on their appearance and simple physical properties such as hardness, texture, and colour
What mastery looks like
- Describe at least three observable properties of rocks: hardness, texture, colour, grain size
- Sort a collection of rocks into groups based on chosen properties
- Compare two rocks and describe how their properties differ
Check your understanding
Can Properties of materials examine a collection of rocks and sort them by whether they're hard or crumbly, rough or smooth, and light or dark?
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