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3rd Grade
Properties
of Rocks
Rock Lab
Earth
Materials
Rocks and
Minerals
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color
When you describe a rock
As blue what property are
using?
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texture
When I say “the rock looks
Like a sponge” or “the
Rock feels like sandpaper”
what
Property am I using?
1,2
size
The statement
“my rock weighs 2 grams” uses
Which property?
1,3
hardness
“I can scratch my rock
With a penny and a paper
Clip” uses which property?
1,4
scale
What did we use to
weigh our mock rocks?
2,1
Any reasonable question will work
What would be a question you
Could ask about the rock lab?
2,2
Make an accurate data statement
What can you learn from this graph?
2,3
Any property would work
2,4
Minerals
3,1
rock
3,2
soil
3,3
clay
3,4
Sand is composed of finely divided rock and mineral
particles
Define sand.
4,1
Clay is a naturally occurring mineral composed of finegrained materials which can be hardened or fired
Define clay.
4,2
Naturally occurring combination of minerals
Define rock.
4,3
All rocks are made up of minerals, and minerals are not
made of rocks
Name the difference between
A rock and a mineral.
4,4
Properties - texture, color, size, or other
Describe the rock using two
Or more properties.
5,1
Calcite, oyster shells, sand etc
What minerals were found
In our mock rocks?
5,2
Show or 2mm
How large does gravel need to
Be in order to tell the
difference between
Sand and gravel?
5,3
Gypsum, granite, calcite, marble, quartz, basalt,
sandstone, limestone or feldspar
Name two different
types of minerals.
5,4