Objectives
1. Identify the characteristics of minerals.
2. Explain how minerals form.
3. Identify rock-forming minerals by physical and chemical properties.
4. Explain the difference between a mineral and a rock.
5. Differentiate among the three major types of rocks.
6. Distinguish between intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks and how they form.
7. Explain the relationship between crystal size and cooling time.
8. Understand “interlocking” crystals.
9. Distinguish among the types of sedimentary rocks and how they form.
10. Discuss features typical of sedimentary rocks.
11. Explain the processes involved in the formation of metamorphic rocks.
12. Differentiate among different kinds of metamorphic rocks.
13. Learn how to use the ESRT chart for mineral and rock identification.
14. Compare/contrast the processes in the rock cycle. (Use ESRT)
2. Explain how minerals form.
3. Identify rock-forming minerals by physical and chemical properties.
4. Explain the difference between a mineral and a rock.
5. Differentiate among the three major types of rocks.
6. Distinguish between intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks and how they form.
7. Explain the relationship between crystal size and cooling time.
8. Understand “interlocking” crystals.
9. Distinguish among the types of sedimentary rocks and how they form.
10. Discuss features typical of sedimentary rocks.
11. Explain the processes involved in the formation of metamorphic rocks.
12. Differentiate among different kinds of metamorphic rocks.
13. Learn how to use the ESRT chart for mineral and rock identification.
14. Compare/contrast the processes in the rock cycle. (Use ESRT)
Vocabulary
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PowerPoints & Notes
Activities
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Websites
Minerals
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Sedimentary Rocks
Igneous Rocks
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