Modified In-School Off-School Approach Modules (MISOSA)

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Distance Education for Elementary Schools

SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

ROCKS

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At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

Compare rocks according to their properties such as color, shape, size,
hardness, texture, etc

Try to
Recall

Study the pictures then answer the question below.

Pebbles

Limestone

Sand

Stalactite

Why do you think these are locks?

In this lesson you will learn some ideas about rocks. You will be performing
different activities to help you discover new concepts. You can perform these
activities with your parents, elder brothers and sisters.

Exploration Time

Activity 1 Rocky Look

In this activity, you will see how rocks differ from one another.
1. Collect 5 different rock samples found near your home or school. Tell where you
found your rock.
2. Number each rock. Look closely at each rock samples in terms of:
SIZE

small (as big as 10 centavo-coin)

medium (as big as 25 centavo-coin)
large (as big as bigger as 1-peso coin)

SHAPE

round, oblong, squarish, etc.

COLOR

any color

WEIGHT

light
little heavy
heavy

HARDNESS -

soft
not so hard
hard
very hard

TEXTURE

smooth or rough

3. Make a table like the one below in your notebook. Write your observations.
Rock
Samples
Rock A
Rock B
Rock C
Rock D
Rock E

Color

Shape

D ESCRIPTIONS
Size
Hardness Texture

Weight

4. Analyze the descriptions that you have prepared about the rock samples. Answer
the following questions:
1. Which rock sample is the heaviest?
2. Which rock sample is the hardest? Why do you think so?
3. How many rock samples are smooth? Rough?
4. What color/s have you identified among the rock samples?
5. Does the size of rock samples affect their weight?

READ AND LEARN MORE

Rocks are found in places as such as riverbanks, excavations, beaches, quarries and
mine dumps. Some rocks are found above the ground, others below the surface, deep down
in the earth and still others at the bottom of the sea. Rocks can be identified by their physical
characteristics such as color, shape, size, weight, hardness and texture. These
characteristics make rocks different from one another. Rocks also differ from one another
due to their mineral composition. Rocks can be identified by the color of minerals in them.

I LEARNED THAT:

Rocks have different physical characteristics such as shape, size,

weight, hardness and textures.

Apply It

Can you now apply the ideas you have learned? Try to do these.
A. Write how will differentiate the two rocks below. Do it in your notebook.

B. Mang Antonio will start to build his own concrete house. He wants to ensure the
durability of the posts he will use for his house. What characteristics of rocks
should he consider when he buys the materials?

Test Yourself

A. You have learned that rocks have different properties of physical

characteristics. Complete the puzzle below.
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DOWN
1. It gives from to an object.
2. It is the roughness of the smoothness of an object

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3. It could be determined rough a scratch test.
4. It tells whether the object is heavy or light.
5. It is the quality of a reflected light. It makes the object attractive to the eyes.

Congratulations for completing the puzzle. Try another one.

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B. Tell what property of a rock is being referred to in the following statements. Write
your answer on the space provided.
1. The rock is dark blue. It could be placed in the aquarium.
2. I like this rock. It is smooth. It has fine grains.
3. This rock is oval. It could add beauty to my rock garden.
4. This rock is quite good for my rock collection.
5. This rock is too light for me to carry.

Congratulations for completing the different activities. Try to explore other modules
to enrich your knowledge.