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2011-2012 LESSON “SNAPSHOT”
Teacher’s Name: Sharon Sutherland
Course Title and Periods Taught: Earth Science, 3rd
List daily lesson topic and
List learning target
Depth of Knowledge:
(related to Core Academic Standard):
Week 0f: March 19, 2012
Unit Title: Rock Cycle
Briefly outline daily lesson activities/agenda:
Monday
Lesson Topic: Mapping our
World/Rock Cycle
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Research the answers and correct my quiz
Define the rock cycle vocabulary
Procedure:
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Define a mineral
Describe how minerals form
Classify minerals according to their physical
and chemical properties
Procedure:
Critical Vocab: mineral, crystal,
luster, hardness, cleavage,
fracture, streak, specific gravity
Tuesday
Lesson Topic: Rock Cycle
Critical Vocab: mineral, crystal,
luster, hardness, cleavage,
fracture, streak, specific gravity
Wednesday
Lesson Topic: Rock Cycle
Critical Vocab: mineral, crystal,
luster, hardness, cleavage,
fracture, streak, specific gravity
Thursday
Lesson Topic: Types of Rocks
Critical Vocab: lava, igneous
rock, partial metling, intrusive
and extrusive rocks, texture,
sediment, lithification, bedding,
foliated, nonfoliated,
metamorphism, rock cycle
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Follow directions and complete a Mohs
Hardness Scale activity
Classify minerals according to their physical
and chemical properties
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Summarize igneous, sedimentary and
metamorphic rock formation
Compare and contrast the types of igneous,
sedimentary and metamorphic rock
BR: What is a mineral?
Discuss quiz; return and allow time for corrections
Complete Vocabulary Table for Rock Cycle
BR: Discuss Earth’s systems (from Chapter 1)
Complete Vocabulary Table (if needed)
PPT Lecture:
 What is a mineral?
 Identifying Minerals
Procedure:
BR: Describe how minerals form
Lab: Mineral Characteristics Lab
Procedure:
BR: Describe how minerals are classified.
PPT Lecture:
 Three Types of Rocks
 Igneous Rocks
 Sedimentary Rocks
 Metamorphic Rocks
Activity: Create your own rock cycle
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2011-2012 LESSON “SNAPSHOT”
Friday
Lesson Topic: Rock cycle
Procedure:
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BR: Complete rock cycle diagram and then discuss
Critical Vocab: mineral, crystal,
luster, hardness, cleavage,
fracture, streak, specific gravity,
lava, igneous rock, partial
metling, intrusive and extrusive
rocks, texture, sediment,
lithification, bedding, foliated,
nonfoliated, metamorphism,
rock cycle
Define a mineral
Describe how minerals form
Classify minerals according to their physical
and chemical properties
Summarize igneous, sedimentary and
metamorphic rock formation
Describe the composition of magma
Classify different types and textures of
igneous rocks
Describe some uses of igneous rocks
Film: Rocks: the hard facts
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