TYPES OF ROCKS DATABASE

DIRECTIONS:  Log onto the following sites to examine each picture.  Then fill in the database with your descriptions of each type of rock.

1.   http://rocksforkids.com/howrocks.html#Sedimentary

2.  http://ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/kkhp/RocksandMinerals/granite.html

 

 

Type of Rock

Description of Properties

Sedimentarysandstone  
Igneous  
Metamorphic  

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OVERVIEW

ASSESSMENTS

RUBRICS

STUDENT SAMPLES

 

Rocks and Minerals

LESSON 1- WHAT ARE ROCKS AND MINERALS?

ROCKMAP.GIF (8575 bytes)

 

LESSON 2- HOW ARE ROCKS FORMED?

LESSON 3- WHAT IS THE ROCK CYCLE?

LESSON 4- HOW CAN WE TELL THE HARDNESS OF ROCKS?