Download Rocks, Minerals, and Soil

Sixth Grade Science
1st Grading Period (9 weeks)
Power Objective:
Academic Vocabulary:
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Explain the characteristics and formation of different
minerals, rocks and soil. (6.ESS)
properties
physical characteristics
chemical characteristics
minerals
inorganic
luster
hardness
cleavage
streak
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magnetism
fluorescence
crystal shape
Mohs hardness scale
halite
gypsum
calcite
feldspar
magnetite
Rocks, Minerals, and Soil
Enduring Understandings:
Essential Questions:
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Minerals have specific quantifiable properties.
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How can a mineral be identified based on its properties?
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Igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks have
unique characteristics that can be used for identification
and/or classification.
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Why do igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks have
unique characteristics and how are these characteristics used
to identify rocks?
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Igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks form in
different ways.
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Why do igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks form
in different ways?
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Soil is unconsolidated material that contains nutrient
matter and weathered rock.
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What is the relationship between rocks, minerals, and soil?
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Rocks, minerals and soils have common and practical
uses.
What are some of the uses for rocks, minerals, and soils?
Academic Vocabulary:
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quartz
evaporation
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
dichotomous key
rock
granite
rhyolite
basalt
obsidian
pumice
andesite
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schist
gneiss
slate
marble
anthracite
phyllite
limestone
sandstone
shale
conglomerate
breccias
rock cycle
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intrusive
extrusive
striated
non-striated
foliated
non-foliated
soil
horizon
texture
composition
permeability
porosity