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8 SCIENCE – Term 4
Unit 8: ROCKS AND MINERALS IN MY WORLD (6 WEEKS)
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LEARNING GOALS: Students will investigate the following:
The numerous different types of rocks found on Earth are made up
of many different minerals and elements, yet they are all
interrelated due to the dynamic nature of the rock cycle. The
method of extraction and sustainability of these rocks, minerals,
and elements are of economic and ecological significance both now
and into the future.
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S SUCCESS CRITERIA: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO DO THE
FOLLOWING:
 Use a variety of different rocks to show that they are
made of a collection of minerals
 Simulate the formation of sedimentary and igneous rocks
 Use the rock cycle to develop an understanding of the
timescales involved in the formation of igneous,
metamorphic and sedimentary rocks
 Distinguish between a rock, an ore and a mineral
 Recognise that some rocks and minerals, such as ores,
provide valuable resources
 Investigate ways in which the environmental impact of
mining can be minimised
 Use a flow diagram to show the steps in obtaining useful
materials from mining
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Resources
SCIENCE ESSENTIALS 8
Assessment
Diary or Obituary of a Rock
Key Verbs
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INVESTIGATE (SCIENTIFIC)
LIST
COMPARE & CONTRAST
DESCRIBE
Glossary:
 aluminium
 Basalt
 Bauxite
 Bronze
 Carbon monoxide
 Conglomerate
 electroplating
 Erosion
 Extrusive
 Fault
 Fossils
 Froth flotation
 Granite
 Haematite
 Igneous
 Intrusive
 Lava
 Limestone
 Lithosphere
 Magma
 Metamorphic
 Mineral cleavage
 Radioactive dating
 Rehabilitate
 Rock cycle
 Sedimentary
 Sediments
 Slag
 Smelting
 Sulfur dioxide
 Turbidity
 Weathering
 Zinc