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Minerals and Rocks Laura Burke
How do we identify minerals?
How do we classify rocks?
Today’s Vocabulary Mineral Rock Ingenious rock Sediment Sedimentary rock Metamorphic rock
What are minerals? Solid, non-living
substances found in nature
The building blocks of rocks
We can identify minerals by their… Color Streak Luster Hardness
Color and Streak Color – one color
or many colors Streak- the color
of the powder left by a mineral
Luster and hardness Luster- how light
shines off a mineral
Hardness – how easily a mineral can be scratched
Hardness Scale Minerals with
higher numbers can scratch minerals with lower numbers
What are rocks? Non-living
material Made up of one or
more minerals
Grains A rock’s texture Large grains = rough texture Small grains = smooth texture
Types of Rocks Igneous rock Sedimentary rock Metamorphic rock
Rocks Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =jPgE74Vltdc
Igneous Rock Forms when melted
rock cools and hardens.
Examples Granite Basalt
Sedimentary Rock Forms from layers
of sediment Sediment - Bits
of weathered rock Examples
Sandstone Shale
Metamorphic Rock Formed by heating and
squeezing rock Rock’s minerals
change Examples
Slate Gneiss
Lesson Objectives 3.2 - The student will demonstrate an
understanding of Earth’s composition and the changes that occur to the features of Earth’s surface. (Earth Science)
3-3.2 Identify common minerals on the basis of their properties by using a minerals identification key.
3. 3.1 - Classify rocks (including igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic) and soils (including humus, clay, sand, and silt) on the basis of their properties.
Resources (pictures as shown) Picture 1: http://www.rockhoundkids.com/2teacher.htm Picture 2: http://galleryhip.com/rocks-glass-clip-art.html Picture 3: http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/3_1_2_1.html Picture 4: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Different_minerals.jpg Picture 5: http://geology.about.com/od/mineral_ident/ss/beginminident_4.htm Picture 6: http://geology.csupomona.edu/mineral/streak.htm Picture 7: http://www.mineraliaspecimens.com/minerals-info/lustre-in-minerals.html Picture 8: http://thehappyscientist.com/study-unit/mineral-id-hardness Picture 9: http://www.lovetwoteach.com/2011_03_01_archive.html Picture 10: http://search.rainbowresource.com/rock-collecting Picture 11: http://www.davidhanauer.com/buckscounty/ringingrocks/ Picture 12: http://www.mrscjacksonsclass.com/rocksandearth.htm Picture 13: http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/HydroplateOverview6.html Picture 14: http
://www.allposters.com/-sp/Small-Detached-Fold-in-Sandstone-and-Shale-of-the-Proterozoic-Grinnell-Formation-Posters_i9003331_.htm
Picture 15: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcellus_Formation Picture 16: http://
www.j3contractorservices.com/1/post/2013/05/a-primer-on-different-types-of-natural-stone-tile-travertine-granite-limestone-marble-onyx-slate-and-quartzite.html
Picture 17: http://geology.com/rocks/gneiss.shtml