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Direct linkThompson, Rudi; Carmack, Elizabeth – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2007
"Mineral Detectives!" is one of eighteen lessons in the "Private Whys?" integrated science unit, which uses a guided inquiry investigation to teach students in grades three through five about the role of minerals in our lives. The University of North Texas developed "Private Whys?" with funding from the Copper…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Mineralogy, Inquiry, Teaching Methods
