Rocks:

• Is a sequential, integrated teaching unit on rocks and minerals.
• Is a music based, creative approach that offers a unique learning experience.
• Contains 6 original, informative, fun, easy to sing songs (and instrumental versions), as well as a rap number and choreographed spoken number.

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1. ROCKS (Country)...whimsical introduction to the theme.
   Sample clip [38 seconds; 344K]


2. ROCK ON (Rock)...fun with rock names.
   Sample clip [56 seconds; 498K]


3. IGNEOUS CHA CHA (Cha Cha)...intrusive and extrusive described.
   Sample clip [21 seconds; 197K]


4. SEDIMENTARY SONG (Western)...how formed.
   Sample clip [29 seconds; 266K]


5. METAMORPHOSIS (and line dance)...transformations.
   Sample clip [30 seconds; 274K]


6. JEWELS (Waltz)...gems and minerals.
   Sample clip [21 seconds; 274K]

   PLUS:

IDENTIFICATION RAP...6 properties of minerals.

   AND:

THE ROCK CYCLE RHAPSODY...rock cycle in speech and movement.

• Includes great ideas for movement, rhythm, art, drama, dance, research, thinking, and language arts.
• Also includes nine suggestions for primary rock centres.
• Presented in a 2-CD set: CD 1- Rocks instructional binder with teaching information, lyrics, activities, and rhythm and dance instructions, and Crystal's Courage readers' theatre in PDF format and CD 2 - Songs About Rocks music.
• Has been recommended by the Mineral Resources Education Program of BC and the Calgary Board of Education.

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