MINERALS AND ROCKS

Public: Who is it addressed to?

This blog is addressed to students in sixth grade

Learning Objectives:• Properties of Minerals: Define a mineral, how minerals form and where

mineral resources are located• Classifying rocks: List the characteristics used to identify rocks, and

identify the three major groups of rocks.• Ingeneous Rock: Identify the characteristics used to identify ingenous

rocks.• Sedimentary Rocks: Describe how sedimentary rocks form.• Metamorphic rocks: Describe the conditions under which metamorphic

rocks form, how geologists classify metamorphic rocks, and how metamorphic rocks are used.

Environment and Methodology

The content and activities in every lesson are organized by the 5E learning cycle phases, to guide students through each phase. This approach Foster inquirí-based learning and allows students to use and build upon prior knowledge and experience to construct meaning.

The 5E Learning CycleEnaga

ge

Activating prior knowledge

ExploreEnquiry activities

ExplainRead about the concepts and

explain

Elaborate

Apply what they have learned and extend

their thinkings through Elaborate

activies

EvaluateStudents tell what they know, raise

questions and identify concepts when they need additional help.

Topics:• Lesson 1: Properties of Minerals• Lesson 2: Classifying rocks.• Lesson 3: Ingeneous Rocks• Lesson 4: Sedimentary Rocks• Lesson 5: Metamorphic Rocks

Resources:• This blog will include:• Power point presentation , vocabulary flash cards,a movie, videos,

games and vocabulary, and graphic organizers(concept webs and mind maps) related with the main topics.

• Vocabulary skills, reading and comprehension activities• Quick Labs• Discussions• Evaluations and assessments• Aulaquest