Transcript Week 5

10-05-15
• Turn in Do Nows
• Video: Into the
Lost Crystal Caves
• Finish Review &
Vocabulary
Describe the 5 ways
that minerals form
in nature.
10-05-15
I can identify and describe the
ways that minerals form.
10-06-15
• Ch. 2 Review
• Read 3.1 & 3.2
Explain how the
amazing gypsum
crystals in the caves
of Naica, Mexico
were formed.
10-06-15
I can explain why minerals
are the basic building
blocks of Earth.
10-07-15
• Ch. 3 Notes: Rock
Cycle & Igneous
• Rock Book
• Read 3.3 & 3.4
• Rock Book
Would you expect
extrusive rocks
produced by an
explosive volcano to
be light or dark in
color? Why?
10-07-15
I can identify the 3 types of rocks
and explain how each is formed.
10-08-15
• Ch. 3 Notes:
Sedimentary &
Metamorphic
• Rock Book
• Rock Book
Would you expect
to find foliated or
nonfoliated
metamorphic rocks
next to a lava flow?
Why?
10-08-15
I can identify the 3 types of rocks
and explain how each is formed.
10-09-15
• Chapter 3 Lab
• Ch. 3 Review
• Ch. 3 Review
• Finish Rock Book
Using a Venn
diagram, compare
and contrast rocks
and minerals.
10-09-15
I can identify rocks based
on their properties.