Rocks and Minerals[1]

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By: Erica StephensBy: Erica StephensDeveloped for 3Developed for 3 rdrd gradersgraders


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Georgia PerformanceGeorgia PerformanceStandardsStandards

• S3E1. Students will investigate thephysical attributes of rocks and

soils.a. Explain the difference between a rock and amineral.b. Recogni e the physical attributes of rocks andminerals using observation !shape" color" texture#"measurement" and simple tests !hardness#.


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Table of Contents Table of Contents• Title Slide• Georgia Performance Standard• Table of Contents• Three types of Rocks• Flow Chart• Chart of Examples• Rock Cycle drawing sing shapes and arrows• !etailed rock cycle• "rain Pop #ideo with external hyperlink and c stom animation• $ow do rocks form%• Pict res of rocks and minerals

• Charts & Pie & Col mn'"ar graph


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What are the 3 types of Rocks?What are the 3 types of Rocks?

• Igneous rock is formed from molten rockthat has cooled and hardened.

• Sedimentary rock is formed frommaterial that has settled into layers andhardened.

• Metamorphic rock is a rock that haschanged by heat and pressure .


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3 types of Rocks3 types of Rocks

$ypes of Rocks

%gneous Sedimentary &etamorphic


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Examples…Examples…(gneo s )etamorphic Sedimentary

Granite Slate Sandstone

*bsidian )arble +imestone

P mice Gneiss Shale


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The Rock Cycle The Rock Cycle

%gneous Sedimentary

&etamorphic


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Another Rock CycleAnother Rock Cycle


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Brain Pop ideoBrain Pop ideo

http,''www-brainpop-com'science'theearthsystem'rockcycle'

.ow/ ( wonderwhat this 0ideo is

abo t%%


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!o" do Rocks form?!o" do Rocks form?

• 'ow much time does it take to form arock(

) %f you s*uee e and heat a rock for afew million years" it can turn into anew kind of rock.


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Contin#ed$Contin#ed$

• +here does theheat come from(

) +hen rocks areclose enough to themagma to be heatedbut not closeenough to be

melted" the rockscan be changed.


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Contin#ed$Contin#ed$

• +here does thepressure comefrom() Rocks below the

surface are s*uee edby the layers of rockabove them. $hethicker the layers"the more pressurethere is.


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What makes #p the earth?What makes #p the earth?


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What is the di%erence bet"eenWhat is the di%erence bet"eenrocks and minerals?rocks and minerals?

• , mineral is anonliving solid foundin nature.

• -ut" aren t rocksnonliving and foundin nature too((

• $hen what is thedifference betweena rock and a mineral(


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Rocks and &ineralsRocks and &inerals

• Rocks are made up of one or moreminerals///

• $he reason why some rocks have morethan one color" is because they containmore than one mineral.

• ,lso" some rocks are made of otherthings" such as sand and pebbles" inaddition to minerals.


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!o" do "e kno" the strength!o" do "e kno" the strengthof rocks and minerals?of rocks and minerals?

• $he &ohs 'ardnessScale was designedfor us to use as ascale to determinethe strength ofrocks and minerals.'ere are some

examples that wecould test using thescale.


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&ohs !ardness Scale&ohs !ardness Scale


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'n Concl#sion$'n Concl#sion$

• Rocks and &inerals are foundeverywhere on earth.

• Rocks are made from minerals and cancontain several different kinds.• Rocks can be divided into 3 different

groups based on their properties.• 0eople use rocks in many different ways/


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