What are Rocks and Minerals? How can they help us?
SECTION ONE: Mini-Unit Goals: Tell the difference between rocks and minerals Name the three kinds of rocks (sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic) List characteristics of rocks and minerals Tell the difference between the three kinds of rocks Name minerals and types of rocks found around Bellefonte Name what minerals are found in their household Search a website using the Internet and computer Complete a worksheet applying what minerals can be found in their household Tell what a geologist does Essential Elements of Inquiry: (ALL MUST BE WITHIN THE UNIT) Engage in scientifically oriented questions Give priority to evidence Draw conclusions or formulate explanations Connect and evaluate explanations with scientific knowledge Communicate and justify proposed explanations PA Academic Standards Science and Technology 3.1.4 B Identify observable patterns 3.2.4 B Describe objects in the world using the five senses 3.2.4 C Recognize and use the elements of scientific inquiry to solve problems
