Types of Rocks Days 1 & 2

​Day 1 Agenda

• Review: for Minerals quiz at lumio hellosmart. 

• Engagement: Stone Soup story

• Direct Instruction: 

  • Identify the three main groups of rocks.

• Classwork: “Types of Rocks” at Flocabulary

• Closure: Q & A

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​“I Can” Statement

1) I can analyze and interpret data to describe the physical and chemical properties of minerals and rocks.

2) I can classify rocks and minerals based on the properties and environment in which they were formed.

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Standard H.E.3A.5: Analyze and interpret data to describe the physical and chemical properties of minerals and rocks and classify each based on the properties and environment in which they were formed.

​What is a Rock?

• Rocks and minerals are NOT the same.

• A rock is an mixture of minerals.

• Most rocks are made up of several minerals. 

• Rocks do NOT have a definite composition.

VC: Rocks

The upcoming clip ...

• explains that minerals are the building blocks of rocks.

• describes the 3 different types of rocks.

• describes the ways that the 3 different types of rocks are formed.

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Some text here about the topic of discussion

Use the site “Interactive Rock Cycle” at Annenberg Learner to complete the webquest.

• 2nd block

• 3rd block

• 4th block​

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​Day 2 Agenda

• Review: What did you learn from the webquest? 

• Engagement: Types of Rocks video at Flocabulary

• Direct Instruction: 

  • Describe the properties used to identify rocks.

  • Identify the three main groups of rocks.

• Classwork: “Types of Rocks” at Flocabulary

• Closure: Q & A

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​Graded assignment at CK12.org.​

• Go to www.flocabulary.com

• We will watch the video as a class.

• Afterwards, complete the Types of Rocks Vocab Game only.

• Do you want to be a rockstar? First, you need to know the three types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. In this video, you’ll learn how each type of rock forms, how to identify a rock’s type and how the processes of the rock cycle can move sediment and change one type of rock into another.

• refers to the physical appearance or character of a rock, such as grain size, shape, and arrangement.

• rocks that cool slowly typically have visible individual minerals.

• rapid cooling rocks ​have smaller crystals.

• used to help decide the rock type.​

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What is Texture?​