Adirondack
Curriculum
Project - www.adkcurriculumproject.org
NYS Content Area Standard
MST 4.2.1e Rocks are composed of minerals. Only a few rock forming
minerals make up most of the rocks on Earth. Minerals are identified on
the basis of physical properties.
SS 3.1b Students describe the physical characteristics of the Earth's
surface and investigate the continual reshaping of the surface by
physical processes and human activities.
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Title: Adirondack
Minerals Coloring Book
Grade Level: 6th/Earth Science
Author: Debra Martin
Utica Schools
Email: dmartin@uticaschools.org
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Adirondack Curriculum Content Area
_X_ Natural History
___ Human History
___ Culture & the Arts
___ Government & Civics
___ Economy
___ Health, Recreation &
Life Skills |
Investigative Question or Issue: How are minerals of the
Adirondacks used?
Challenge:
The Challenge:
A teacher of second grade students in a school
nearby has asked your class to share your knowledge of minerals with
her students. Knowing that her students love picture books that are
colorful and informative, she has asked that you make pages for a
coloring book that will help her students learn more about minerals
found in the Adirondacks.
As an individual or in pairs arranged with the help of your teacher,
please create a page for the coloring book that features a
mineral found in the Adirondacks. Choose from among the following
minerals: iron, magnetite, graphite, garnet, wollastonite, titanium,
zinc, feldspar, pyrite, silver, strontium, hematite, lead and talc.
Make sure that each of the minerals listed has at least one page
devoted to it in the book.
After conducting research on your selected mineral, create a page for
the coloring book that meets the following guidelines:
- The page is designed in a style typical of a
children's coloring book
- The page is 9 x 12 in size held vertically
- The page includes at least two illustrations
(may have more) each showing a different way that the mineral is used
- The illustrations are neat and make full use
of the space on the page so that they are easy to color
- Each drawing features is accompanied by an
explanation of the use of the mineral being illustrated
- The descriptions on the page are in sentences
using correct grammar and spelling
- The name of the mineral and its chemical
symbol are printed clearly at the top of the page
- All the information featured on the page is
accurate
Please make sure your coloring book page is
completed on time
Student Handout
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Quality Standards:
Coloring Book Page
- The page is designed in a style typical of a
children's coloring book
- The page is 9 x 12 in size held vertically
- The page includes at least two illustrations
(may have more) each showing a different way that the mineral is used
- The illustrations are neat and make full use
of the space on the page so that they are easy to color
- Each drawing is accompanied by an explanation
of the use of the mineral being illustrated
- The descriptions on the page are in sentences
using correct grammar and spelling
- The name of the mineral and its chemical
symbol are printed clearly at the top of the page
- All the information featured on the page is
accurate
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Adapted for the Adirondack
Curriculum Project from
the work of Education By Design TM and Leading EDGE, LLC
©ACP 2002
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Produced
at the 2008 Adirondack Geography Institute; edited & revised by the
ACP.