Rocks & Minerals
Students will dance about sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks.
Resources
- Slideshow that goes along with the narration (included with lesson plan)
- Little Blond In The Park Of Attractions by Tangerine Dream
Fine Art Standards
- DANCE STANDARD 2: The student will identify and demonstrate movement elements (time, space, energy and motion) in performing dance.
- DANCE STANDARD 3: The student will improvise, create, perform, and respond to movement solutions in the art form of dance.
Integrated Standards
- SCIENCE STANDARD 3: Students will understand the basic properties of rocks, the processes involved in the formation of soils, and the needs of plants provided by soil.
- OBJECTIVE 1: Identify basic properties of minerals and rocks. d. Classify common rocks found in Utah as sedimentary (i.e., sandstone, conglomerate, shale), igneous (i.e., basalt, granite, obsidian, pumice) and metamorphic (i.e., marble, gneiss, schist).
Objectives
Fourth grade students will understand the characteristics of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks through dance.