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These correlations are for older materials. They do not cover the materials adopted in 2006.
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4 The properties of rocks and minerals reflect the processes that formed them.


Over-All Rating: Limited coverage of this concept.

Features that help student learning:
Materials provide moderate coverage of standard 4b.


Ratings for Standards - FOSS:
4 The properties of rocks and minerals reflect the processes that formed them. Limited   
4a Students know how to differentiate among igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks by referring to their properties and methods of formation (the rock cycle). Limited   
4b Students know how to identify common rock-forming minerals (including quartz, calcite, feldspar, mica, and hornblende) and ore minerals by using a table of diagnostic properties. Moderate   
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