1. Scott Helms Kettering Middle School Suburban setting ~ 1100 students
2 general and 1 essentials class.
8th and 9th grade Science
Rock Cycle

2. Content Standards

3. Learning Goal
During this activity/lesson students will be able to recognize and apply the characteristics of rocks and the rock cycle.

4. Pre-Assessment

5. Moh’s Hardness Scale Lab

6. Crystal Shape Lab

7. Ring of Fire

8. Post-Assessment

9. Data Interpretation

10. Conclusions The students completed the reading, notes, and labs.
The students demonstrated improved understanding between the assessments
I shall add a newly developed lab next year
I incorporated many concepts and lab ideas from the summer class