Alignment to Standards for DC
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC.1.1.1. | Observe, describe, draw, and sort objects as a way of isolating and categorizing some of their properties. |
| 1 | SC.1.2. | The Earth is composed of land, air, and water. |
| 1 | SC.1.2.1. | Recognize and explain that water, rocks, soil, and living organisms are found on the Earths surface. |
| 4 | SC.4.4. | The properties of rocks and minerals reflect the processes that formed them. |
| 4 | SC.4.4.1. | Define a mineral as a naturally occurring, crystalline inorganic solid substance. Recognize that each mineral has its own characteristic properties (e.g., quartz, mica). |
| 4 | SC.4.4.2. | Describe the physical properties of minerals, including hardness, color, luster, cleavage, and streak, and recognize that one mineral can be distinguished from another by use of a simplified key. |
| 4 | SC.4.4.3. | Recognize and describe that most rock is composed of different combinations of one or more minerals. |
| 4 | SC.4.4.4. | weathering breaks rocks up into smaller pieces, these pieces may be many sizes and shapes, from jagged boulders to smooth grains of sand and even smaller. |
| 4 | SC.4.4.6. | Define the three categories of rocks (metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary) based on how they are formed from older rocks. |
