UNIT OVERVIEW
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will…
- Trace the path of a piece of rock through the rock cycle.
- Describe how igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks are formed.
- Explore the possible transformations from one type of rock into another.
VOCABULARY
deposition, erosion, extrusive igneous rock, intrusive igneous rock, lava, lithification, magma, metamorphic rock, rock cycle, sediment, sedimentary rock, soil, weathering
ASSIGNMENT
Part 1 : Review your vocabulary. Write the vocabulary above if you haven’t done it before.
Part 2 : Go here and here and watch the videos about the rock cycle.
Part 3 : Join a group of 4, at the most.
Read the grid below so that you try to get highest score possible. What can you do today? Whats skills do you need to work on? How can you separate the work so that you get the best score possible?
Prepare a presentation about one of the subject listed below :
- the rock cycle
- Common Arizona minerals
- the three main rock groups
- Mohs hardness scale
- Characteristics of rocks and minerals
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