Minerals and Rocks Unit Plan

Objectives:

Be able to define rock and mineral, and give common examples.
Be able to list several of the physical properties of minerals used in identification.
Use these physical properties (including the Mohs scale) to identify mineral specimens.
Understand the rock cycle and be able to relate the rock cycle to plate tectonics.
Describe and identify igneous rocks by their type, texture and composition.
Describe the formation and occurrence of plutonic igneous rocks.
Identify and describe the parts of a volcano and the four main types of volcanos.
Relate the type of volcano to its magma source and plate tectonics.
Describe and identify sedimentary rocks by their type and environment of formation.
Identify and describe the four agents of sedimentary rock formation.
Identify and describe the three agents of metamorphism.
Describe the textures of metamorphic rocks.
Describe the formation and occurrence of metamorphic rocks, especially as it relates to plate tectonics.
Understand the value of index minerals.

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