Minerals and Rocks Laura Burke

How do we identify minerals?

How do we classify rocks?

Today’s Vocabulary Mineral Rock Ingenious rock Sediment Sedimentary rock Metamorphic rock

What are minerals? Solid, non-living

substances found in nature

The building blocks of rocks

We can identify minerals by their… Color Streak Luster Hardness

Color and Streak Color – one color

or many colors Streak- the color

of the powder left by a mineral

Luster and hardness Luster- how light

shines off a mineral

Hardness – how easily a mineral can be scratched

Hardness Scale Minerals with

higher numbers can scratch minerals with lower numbers

What are rocks? Non-living

material Made up of one or

more minerals

Grains A rock’s texture Large grains = rough texture Small grains = smooth texture

Types of Rocks Igneous rock Sedimentary rock Metamorphic rock

Rocks Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =jPgE74Vltdc

Igneous Rock Forms when melted

rock cools and hardens.

Examples Granite Basalt

Sedimentary Rock Forms from layers

of sediment Sediment - Bits

of weathered rock Examples

Sandstone Shale

Metamorphic Rock Formed by heating and

squeezing rock Rock’s minerals

change Examples

Slate Gneiss

Lesson Objectives 3.2 - The student will demonstrate an

understanding of Earth’s composition and the changes that occur to the features of Earth’s surface. (Earth Science)

3-3.2 Identify common minerals on the basis of their properties by using a minerals identification key.

3. 3.1 - Classify rocks (including igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic) and soils (including humus, clay, sand, and silt) on the basis of their properties.

Resources (pictures as shown) Picture 1: http://www.rockhoundkids.com/2teacher.htm Picture 2: http://galleryhip.com/rocks-glass-clip-art.html Picture 3: http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/3_1_2_1.html Picture 4: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Different_minerals.jpg Picture 5: http://geology.about.com/od/mineral_ident/ss/beginminident_4.htm Picture 6: http://geology.csupomona.edu/mineral/streak.htm Picture 7: http://www.mineraliaspecimens.com/minerals-info/lustre-in-minerals.html Picture 8: http://thehappyscientist.com/study-unit/mineral-id-hardness Picture 9: http://www.lovetwoteach.com/2011_03_01_archive.html Picture 10: http://search.rainbowresource.com/rock-collecting Picture 11: http://www.davidhanauer.com/buckscounty/ringingrocks/ Picture 12: http://www.mrscjacksonsclass.com/rocksandearth.htm Picture 13: http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/HydroplateOverview6.html Picture 14: http

://www.allposters.com/-sp/Small-Detached-Fold-in-Sandstone-and-Shale-of-the-Proterozoic-Grinnell-Formation-Posters_i9003331_.htm

Picture 15: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcellus_Formation Picture 16: http://

www.j3contractorservices.com/1/post/2013/05/a-primer-on-different-types-of-natural-stone-tile-travertine-granite-limestone-marble-onyx-slate-and-quartzite.html

Picture 17: http://geology.com/rocks/gneiss.shtml