Name: _____________________
Period: _____
Unit 2: Rocks
UNIT COMPLETION DUE DATE: __________________
Objectives:
1) Understand what a rock is, and how rocks differ from minerals
2) Classify rocks as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic
3) Identify rocks based on physical characteristics
4) Understand the rock cycle.
BASIC KNOWLEDGE ( 30 Points)
Lessons:
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Rock Cycle
_____ 10 pts
Reading and Questions:
Rock Cycle pp. 118-120, do questions in book p. 120 # 1, 2, 4
_____ 10 pts
Regents Exam Practice Problems
Topic XI Reference Table Review Sheet
_____ 10 pts
Vocabulary
Make a crossword puzzle! You can do this by hand or use one of
the many crossword making programs online. Use all of the
following 16 words. The questions to go with the words must be
your own.
Sedimentary, clastic, angular, rounded
Igneous, intrusive, coarse texture, extrusive, fine texture,
vesicular, metamorphic, foliation, banding, contact metamorphism
plutonic, volcanic
APPLICATIONS (40 points)
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_____ 15 pts
Rock Identification (LAB)
(Individual or w/ a partner, but each person must submit their own
data table).
_____ 10 pts
Rock Mystery Box
After completing the Rock ID Lab (above), test your skill at the
Rock Mystery Box. See handout for instructions.
_____ 15 pts
Rocks in Thin Section
Do activity on p. 138-139 in text book. Write answers on a
separate piece of paper.
CRITICAL THINKING and WRITING: ( 30 points)
____ 15 pts
Igneous Dating Game
Help Betty Basalt find her dream rock!
Follow instructions on the handout.
OR
Apollo Moon Rocks
Go to this website and follow the directions on the handout.
http://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/cchoice/moonrocks/moonrocks1.htm
____ 15 pts
HONORS PROJECT : Rocks in your State
1. Find a geologic map of the different rock types in your state.
Copy the map by hand or print off a copy and tape it in your
composition book. Make sure it is colorful or add color.
Make sure there is a map key for the rock types.
2. Write a page describing the rocks in your state. Cite your
sources.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Points completed Unit 2: _______ Total Received ______
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