Earth Systems & Space · Week 5 of 9
What is the Earth made of?
Look closely · Collect evidence · Compare
VOICE Observe · Evidence · Compare
Today's goal
Classify rocks and minerals using observable features and properties.
By the end
Classification table with evidence.
What we'll do (60 minutes)
- Safety: goggles for scratch tests5 min
- Rock stations: grain, hardness, crystals, layers, fossils30 min
- Classify a mystery rock10 min
- Thinking check 215 min
Need a hand?
Three stations with the guided key.
Want a challenge?
Claim, evidence and a rejected alternative.
Try this week
AI this week
Kōkako, your AI mentor: Asks you one question at a time, such as “What would your model predict next?”. It never tells you the answer or whether you are right. You: Test the prediction against the real Moon, and revise the model.
This week includes a Thinking check: a short task you do on your own, so you and your teacher can see how your thinking is growing. It is not marked.
Your response saves to your account when you are signed in, so you can look back and see how your thinking has grown.
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Task 1 · Thinking check 2
Week 5: What is the Earth made of?. Do the Thinking check your teacher gives you on your own, then write your response here. It is not marked.