Rocks

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Rocks Minerals

• WebQuest

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How This Works

• For the next two weeks you will be doing online
  research on Rocks Minerals - which sure beats
  just reading about them in your textbook!
• Each day you will come to this computer lab, get
  your handout from Mrs. Pick or Mr. Grimes, log in
  to a computer, start this PowerPoint, and get
  going!!
• Each day you will be going to different websites
  to learn new things about minerals and rocks,
  writing down this new info on your worksheets and
  that is all there is to it!

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For the first day I want you to look at the
tabs Introduction Task
Evaluation Then go to the tab Process and
Click on Day 1 You are all set to
begin your WebQuest! Good Luck and if you have
any questions, please ask.
Introduction
task
Process
Evaluation
Conclusion
Teachers page
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Introduction

• For the next 2 weeks you will be researching
  several websites
• and learning about rocks/minerals.
• How each day will go
• 1. Come to room 60 and get onto a computer.
• 2. Mrs. Pick or mr. grimes will hand you a
  worksheet for that day to work on and complete.
• 3. Log on to a computer.
• 4. Bring up this powerpoint each day (found on
  the desktop).
• 5. Go to slide 6 (process).
• 6. Click on which day you are on.
• 7. Begin webquest research.

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Task

• Your task over the next two weeks is to learn as
  much as possible about minerals and rocks (by
  answering the questions given to you).
• Minerals and rocks are all around us and play an
  important role in our lives, it is your job to
  learn about both minerals and rocks sufficiently
  enough to become an expert with one kind of
  mineral or rock.

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Process
Each day you will come to this page in the
powerpoint and click on whatever day you are on.
It will take you to a website where you will
answer the questions on your worksheet.

• Day 1

Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
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Evaluation

• By the time you finish this webquest (which will
  take a couple weeks) you will be expected to be
  an expert about one mineral or one type of rock.
• Mrs. Pick or Mr. Grimes will assign to you which
  mineral or rock you are responsible for knowing.
• No pencil/paper test will be given, but you will
  be asked to put together a poster showing all
  that you know about your pet mineral or pet
  rock. See Rubric for grading Information.

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Conclusion

• Now that you are pet rock or pet mineral
  expert and you have created a poster proving that
  you can now boast to all of your friends how
  smart you truly are!!

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Teachers page
Mrs. Pick Mr. Grimes
jpick_at_slcsd.org jgrimes_at_slcsd.org Storm
Lake High School 9th Grade Integrated Science

• Rubric
• Websites

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Day 1

• What is a mineral?
• What does a mineral look like, taste like, and
  where can you find them?
• Just looking at this computer screen you are
  seeing wolframite, copper, silver, and quartz
  which are all minerals!

Day 1 Activity
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Day 2

• How to identify minerals
• You are in your backyard one day and you stumble
  upon something you think might be a mineral but
  youre not sure.
• How can you identify a mineral?

Day 2 Activity
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Day 3

• Where in the united states can you find precious
  metals like gold and silver?
• Where in the united states are the most abundant
  coal mines?

Day 3 Activity
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Day 4

• What kind of minerals do you encounter each day?
• Are there any days that you dont use minerals?
• Find out today!!

Day 4 Activity
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Day 5

• With all the different types of rocks in the
  world, how can we tell them apart?
• How can we classify rocks?
• How are rocks made and destroyed?

Day 5 Activity
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Day 6

• You have already learned some about the different
  types of rocks
• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Lets take this last day to find out more
  details.

Day 6 Activity
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Websites

• http//www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/minerals/index.htm
  
• http//www.sdnhm.org/kids/minerals/how-to.html
• http//minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mapdata/
• http//www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com/
• http//www.mininghall.com/minerals/mineraluses.htm
  
• http//www.msha.gov/KIDS/MINING.HTM
• http//science.enotes.com/science-fact-finder/meta
  ls-other-materials/what-slag
• http//www.princeton.edu/tprep/tsm/scienceaction/
  rocks.htm
• http//www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/
  rock.html
• http//www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/create/