Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Rock formations

Students read Activity 19 - Rock formations and completed analysis questions 1-4.
Below is the information for the online book, an example for question 3, and the start of a concept map for question 4.



Monday, January 9, 2017

Mineral Usage Assignment

Students are using their thinkpads to look up uses for common minerals.  They may use any reliable website.  The best website that most have found today has been http://geology.com/minerals/
This assignment is due tomorrow.




Friday, January 6, 2017

Notes on atoms and elements

Students need to understand a little bit about atoms and elements to understand how minerals and rocks are formed and how they get their shapes.










Minerals and Rocks Unit

Students set up their notebooks for a new unit on Minerals and Rocks.