Minerals+and+Rocks

**Unit Length: 3 Weeks**

d. Describe process that change rocks and the surface of the earth. (Explain the rock cycle).

 * Enduring Understanding: **
 * === Many materials used by people come from rocks and minerals. ===
 * === Rocks and minerals are not the same thing; rocks are composed of minerals which are naturally existing chemical compounds. ===
 * === Rocks are classified based on how they formed and their mineral composition. ===
 * === Sedimentary rocks are formed by the ongoing deposition of rocks and other sediments that are cemented together. ===
 * === Fossils, the remains of organisms preserved in sedimentary rocks, are part of the evidence scientists use to infer changing conditions at the Earth’s surface through time ===
 * === Rocks at the Earth’s surface weather, forming sediments that are buried, then compacted, heated, and often recrystallized into new rock. ===


 * Essential Questions: **
 * ===How can I identify the properties and characteristics of a mineral?===
 * ===How does a mineral contribution to our society and economy?===
 * ===How are rocks classified?===
 * ===How can I identify the different types of rocks?===
 * ===What is the Rock Cycle?===
 * ===How can I explain to processes of changing one rock into another?===


 * Vocabulary: Geology Dictionary **

Scientific Method, Lab Safety

 * === Week 1; S6E4b: Minerals, Ore, Gemstone, Sediments, Luster, Hardness, Streak, Cleavage, Fracture ===
 * === Week 2; S6E5c: Rocks,Igneous, Intrusive, Extrusive, Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation, Lithification ===
 * === Week 3; S6E5d: Rock Cycle ===


 * Web Links: **
 * Windows to the Universe Geology **
 * Virtual Mineral Lab **
 * Common Objects Made of Minerals **
 * Minerals in Your House **
 * How We Use Minerals **
 * Physical Properties of Minerals **

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