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Topic: Rocks and Minerals

Description: Identify the Three Kinds of Rocks and tell how each is made. Follow the following links to find more information on rocks and if the links have questions, please answer them for 10 points of extra credit.

Topic: Rocks and Minerals

This has a good picture which shows the arrangement of the types of rocks.

  1. What kind of rock is on the surface of the Earth?
  2. What kind of rock is under the surface of the Earth?
  3. What kind of rock is deepest in the Earth?

 

Rock Hounds

This is a picture and description of some different kinds of rocks.

1. Read about the rocks.
2. Type your name.
3. Take the quiz.

 

Word Search Puzzle

Word Search of names of rocks. Ask me for this paper.

 

Rock Hound Layers Jigsaw Puzzle

Put the jigsaw puzzle together. Read the directions to find out how.

 

Discover How Rocks Are Formed

Picture and Descriptions of three types of rocks.

Homework:
Write down the names of the three kinds of rocks. Give three examples of each kind.

A._____________

1.
2.
3.
B._____________
1.
2.
3.
C._____________
1.
2.
3.

 

http://www.science.ubc.ca/~geol202/rock_cycle/rockcycle.html This has a good picture which shows the arrangement of the types of rocks.

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