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1. Go to chapter 2—Earth, Rocks, and Landforms
2. Listen to the song: Rocks and Gems and Minerals
Answer the following questions:
a. Rocks are made up of ______________________.
b. Gems are certain types of ____________________.
c. Name three types of rock: ____________ _____________
___________
d. How is each type of rock formed?
Classify the rocks in the song:
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Read Chapter 3: Minerals
What is a Mineral?
How are Minerals Made?
Create a fist list of the five characteristics of minerals based on the video.
What minerals are identified in the video?
How many known elements are found in the Earth’s crust?
Which gem is not really a mineral? What are the ways gems are classified? How do
scientists measure gemstones? What is the field of geology that studies gems?
What is a scientist who studies gems called?
Summarize the story of the Hope Diamond using 2-3 sentences.
Read Chapter 3: The Rock Cycle
Illustrate the rock cycle and briefly explain each part briefly. What specific rock is
formed by each part of the rock cycle?
Here is a video that helps explain the rock cycle
The Rock Cycle
Igneous Rocks
What are the two types of igneous rock? Briefly describe each one. Fill in the table with
examples of the different types of igneous rock from the table. What percentage of
rocks on the earth’s surface are igneous?
Define intrusive igneous rocks.
Define extrusive igneous rocks.
Define viscosity (vis-kah-sit-ee).
What type of volcano erupted and destroyed the city of Pompeii (Hint: It is not the name
of the volcano but the type of volcano)?
What is responsible for the crust of our planet being formed and recycled?
Sedimentary Rocks
____________ rocks are weathered over time creating __________________ rocks.
These particles go into _____________, ____________, and the ____________.
Using 1-2 sentences briefly describe what happens to the sediment on the bottom of the
lake or ocean to create sedimentary rock.
Illustrate a picture of a Sedimentary rock using color pencils or crayons.
Sedimentary rocks are formed from the broken pieces of _______ and _______ which
are cemented together by ________ ________.
Chemical and Biological/Biochemical Sedimentary Rocks
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Using the table below, list the four groups scientists use to classify sedimentary rocks.
Write down the definition in your own words, draw a picture of it, and then write down the
definition on the website.
Word
Your Definition
The Website’s
Definiton
Illustrate a
picture
Example
__________ and _________ is the process in which rocks are broken apart and carried
away.
What are the agents that carry away these weathered bits of rock? Create a fist list
below.
Sediments are classified by size. Name the types of sediment from least to greatest size
and draw a picture of each one.
What is the famous fossil found in China? Write 1-2 sentences briefly identifying the
fossil and how it became fossilized.
Famous Chinese Fossil
What percentage of Earth is covered with sedimentary rocks?
Why are sedimentary
rocks so important to geologists and other scientists? What makes sedimentary rocks
unique?
Metamorphic Rocks
Identify how a metamorphic rock is formed. What happens during the process? How are
the words metamorphic and metamorphosis related? Use the Venn Diagram to compare
and Contrast the two words.
Metamorphic
Metamorphisis
How is the metamorphic rock, marble formed?
List the seven metamorphic land masses found on Earth. (Hint: You can find them easily on
a map)
____________ is the process of changing. How does this relate to the Venn Diagram on
the previous page?
Describe the three ways metamorphic rock undergoes changes. Write 1-3 sentences for
each way.
What are some examples of metamorphic rock given in the article?
How can you tell slate and shale apart?
________________ can be found in metamorphic rock only when the metamorphic rock
was formed from __________ rocks.
Name two things used in the everyday world that are made from metamorphic rock.
Rock and Mineral Testing (The following information can be found at
www.kidsloverocks.com )
How are rocks and minerals identified and tested by geologists? Who created it?
List the rocks and minerals used from softest (1) to the hardest (10).
What are the six physical properties that can be tested by the Moh’s Scale of Hardness?
List them below and summarize each test using 1-2 sentences. Make sure to look at each
test by clicking on the link.