to the Wonderful World of Rocks and Minerals!

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Welcome
to the Wonderful World of Rocks and Minerals!
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Table of Contents

• Title Slide using Word Art  
• Bulleted Table of Contents including properly
  tabbed sub heads
• Table
• Organization chart
• Clipart
• Digital photography
• Scanned images
• Charts
• Pie
• Bar
• Internal hyperlink
• External hyperlink
• Drawing tool applications (shapes and block
  arrows)
• Custom Animation
• Sound from CD
• Video Clip

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Georgia Performance Standards

• Earth Science
• S3E1. Students will investigate the physical
  attributes of rocks and soils.
• a. Explain the difference between a rock and a
  mineral.
• b. Recognize the physical attributes of rocks and
  minerals using observation (shape,
• color, texture), measurement, and simple tests
  (hardness).
• c. Use observation to compare the similarities
  and differences of texture, particle size,
• and color in top soils (such as clay, loam or
  potting soil, and sand).
• d. Determine how water and wind can change rocks
  and soil over time using observation
• and research.

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What in the world is the difference between a
rock and a mineral?
ROCK MINERAL
Definition A solid object made of minerals. Definition An object that 1. Is Solid 2. Was formed in nature 3. Has never been alive
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We're rock CRAZY!
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Wait...but I have a questionhow does metamorphic
rock form again?
Step One HEAT
Step Two PRESSURE
EXTREME CONDITIONS!

METAMORPHIC ROCK
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Is Ms. Snelson sure thats really a rock? It
looks like chocolate!
Shoot Max! You caught me!
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What are the attributes of rocks and minerals?
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Now lets investigate different rocks and
minerals in Georgia!
Rock observation sheet
Mineral observation sheet
Can you tell that these rocks are underwater?
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Now that we know all about rocks, what about the
soil in which they live?
What questions do we have about soil?
Soil KWL
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What in the world makes up soil?, you ask!
Can you figure out what this type of graph is
called?
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Thats right! You are an expert! Now, here is
the same information - only displayed on a
different type of graph. Can you guess what this
type of graph is called?
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RIGHT AGAIN! Butwhat in the world is HUMUS?
Can you guess?

http//www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?bookDiction
aryvahumus
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Now we will look at the different types of soil
in Georgia. What do you think are the physical
attributes we should be looking for?
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PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES OF SOIL
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Lets experiment!

• Particle size or texture well use a magnifier.
• 2. Composition well smear it on paper and see
  how it looks.
• 3. Color well observe and record.
• 4. Ability to support life do we see any
  evidence to support this?
• 5. Capacity for absorbing water well
  experiment with a funnel!

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Lets explore! Together with your group, observe
and record what you see as you experiment at each
soil station. Dont forget to write down what
you see on your sheet before you leave each
station! ?
Soil investigation worksheet
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Now lets listen to a brainpop video to see how
much weve learned! Dont forget to listen very
closelywe will take a quiz at the end! ?
http//www.brainpop.com/science/theearthsystem/typ
esofrocks/ http//www.brainpop.com/science/theear
thsystem/mineralidentification/ http//www.brainp
op.com/science/theearthsystem/rockcycle/
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• NEXT UPwe will learn all about FOSSILS! Did
  you know that Georgias state fossil is the shark
  tooth? I wish I could chat about thatbut Ive
  got to go catch dinner! Hee hee hee

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Additional resources

• http//www.brainpop.com
• http//www.mo15.nrcs.usda.gov/news/state_soils/ga_
  ss.html
• http//www.rocksforkids.com/