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Minerals and Rocks

This topic looks at minerals and rocks and helps us to understand the different properties needed to identify them. We will focus on minerals and how they are the building blocks of rocks and we will show how we can no longer live without these resources.

Minerals

Students will be able to identify various minerals by conducting a series of tests and comparing those characteristics to known properties. 

Turquoise Stone
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Igneous Rocks

Students will be able to differentiate Igneous Rocks from one another by comparing observed characteristics to known properties. 

Sedimentary Rocks

Students will be able to differentiate Sedimentary Rocks from one another by comparing observed characteristics to known properties. 

Antelope Canyon
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Metamorphic Rocks

Students will be able to differentiate Metamorphic Rocks from one another by comparing observed characteristics to known properties. 

Rock Cycle

Students will be able gain an better understanding on how the different rock types are create and explain how they are interrelated.

Rock Texture

Topic Test Review

Students will review the concepts and key ideas from the Minerals and Rocks topic in preparation for their exam.

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