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    Minerals and Rocks

    Parks | Education | Education Programs | Virtual Learning | Virtual Academy | 6th Grade | Minerals and Rocks

    State Standards:

    6: ESS.1: Minerals have specific, quantifiable properties.

    6: ESS.2 Igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks have unique characteristics that can be used for identification and/or classification.

    6: ESS.3: Igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks form in different ways.

    6: ESS.5: Rocks, minerals and soils have common and practical uses.

    Objectives

    At the end of the program, student will be able to:

    • name four criteria that qualify a mineral as a mineral.

    • name several specific quantifiable properties that identify one mineral (rock) from the other by conducting tests.

    • understand that a combination of minerals provide the recipe for rocks of the world.

    • name the layers of the earth and the processes that have contributed to its formation.

    • identify the three families of rocks, and how each are formed.

    • identify each family of rock by its unique characteristics.

    • explain the rock cycle.

    • recognize that minerals are essential for human survival.

    • name three minerals and rocks that provide infrastructure for homes, cities and roads.

    • identify minerals in their everyday lives.

    • identify jobs related to mineral extraction and usage.

    • understand that minerals are nonrenewable resources

    Lesson Plans: 
    6th-Families-of-rocks-worksheet
    6th-Families-of-rocks-worksheet-teacher-key
    6th-Propeties-of-minerals-worksheet
    6th-Propeties-of-minerals-worksheet-teacher-key
    6th-Uses-of-minerals-worksheet
    6th-Uses-of-minerals-teacher-key
    6th-Grade-Minerals-and-Rocks-Lesson-plan

    Video Links: 
    Video Lesson - Minerals
    Video lesson - Families of Rocks
    Video lesson - Minerals and Rocks in Our Everyday Lives





     

    • Video Lesson - Minerals
      Video Lesson - Minerals

    • Video Lesson - Families of Rocks
      Video Lesson - Families of Rocks

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