Sedimentary Rocks

Read the following link.
Tell me about Sedimentary rocks.  Where do they come from, what types are there, what are some examples and where do we find them?  Anything else you learned?

Report your findings!

Sedimentary Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Read the following link.
Tell me about Igneous rocks.  Where do they come from, what does igneous mean, what types are there, what are some examples and where do we find them?

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Igneous Rocks

Word Search

How many words can you find?

word search

Rocks & Minerals Memory

Let's test your memory!

Check out the following link...

Memory

Rocks & Minerals Test

Let's see how much you know about rocks and minerals.  Go to the following link, complete the matching game and let me know how you did!

Rocks & Minerals

What does each state have to offer?

Each state across the US has something different to offer.  Check out the following link.  Select 5 different states and tell me what they have to offer when it comes to mining.

US mining map

Rock Formation

How are rocks formed?  Check out the following link and read about each of the 3 rock types.  What is required in order for each different rock type to form?  Give an example of each rock type and give me a bit of information about it.

How rocks are formed

The Rock Cycle

What happens within the rock cycle.  Complete the following link to see if you know what goes on.

The Rock Cycle

How successful were you?  Give me a brief summary of what occurs within the rock cycle.

Rock Types, How are they formed

We will be looking at the 3 different types of rocks and how they are formed.  Check out the following link and watch 3 short video clips on what must happen to create each different type of rock.  Report what you find out.

Rock Formation

How do you use minerals?

What minerals do you use everyday?  What minerals are all around you that you didn't realize?  Go to the link below.  Chose one of the links: building a house, in the kitchen, around the home, etc.  List all of the materials which contain minerals.  What minerals are found in each of them.

Minerals Around Your House

Minerals and their Uses

The following list contains common minerals.  Select a mineral from the list and tell me about it.
What did you learn about it?  What are some of it's properties?  What are some of it's uses?  Any other interesting facts about your mineral that sets it aside?

Mineral List

The Science of Art

Art and science are very closely related.  The great artists used minerals as pigments for their masterpieces.What made their paintings so beautiful. What minerals were used for red? yellow? white?  What kind of problems did these cause for Monet, Van Gogh, and Matisse?  What does all of this have to do with electronics today like Ipods?
Art and the Periodic Table

Poor Pluto

Do you feel sorry for the planet of Pluto?  Do you want to know why it is now just a dwarf planet?  Read this article and do a bit more research to find out why?  What are your thoughts?
Why Pluto got demoted

Video Link

How are minerals used?

Minerals are found in things you use everyday.  SOme things you may already know, but some of the mierals you use may suprise you.  Check out the following link:
mineral activity
Complete the following activities, Minerals are Everywhere and Mineral Mix-n-Match.
Make sure to select the 'play again with a new set of objects' choice at least 3 times for each activity.
Once you completed these activites post the names of some of the minerals you have learned as well as the uses for these minerals.