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Rocks and Minerals Unit |
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| Key Vocabulary: | ||
| Lesson 1 Minerals | ||
| luster, streak, density, hardness, cleavage, fracture, mineral, crystal | ||
| Lesson 2 Rocks | ||
| igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, rock cycle | ||
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Rocks and Minerals Unit |
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| Key Vocabulary: | ||
| Lesson 1 Minerals | ||
| luster, streak, density, hardness, cleavage, fracture, mineral, crystal | ||
| Lesson 2 Rocks | ||
| igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, rock cycle | ||
| Weekly Calendar--August 24-28 | |
| Monday | Notes on rock formation, identifying types of rocks lab |
| Tuesday | Notes on rock cycle, ride the rock cycle activity |
| Wednesday | Complete rock cycle activity, view Eyewitness video "Rocks and Minerals" |
| Thursday | Computer lab - Rock and Mineral Scavenger Hunt |
| Friday | Test |
| Unit Resources -The following links will provide information for review and study |
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UNIT GLE's |
| Strand 5: processes and Interactions of the Earth's Systems |
| 1. Earth's Systems (geosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere) have common components and unique structures. |
| A. The Earth's crust is composed of various materials, including soil, minerals, and rocks with characteristic properties. |
| 2. Earth's Systems (geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere) interact with one another as they undergo change by common processes. |
| C. Continual changes in the Earth's materials and surface that result from internal and external processes is described as the rock cycle. |
