Rocks and Minerals

What are nonliving parts on Earth?

• minerals

• rocks

• soils

• all of them

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Choose Earth resources

• transportation

• geothermal energy

• sunlight / solar energy

• plastics

What are rocks?

• Most of them are hard.

• They can be the same sizes and shapes.

• Some are softer than our fingernail.

• They can have a different feel or color.

How do we call large rocks?

• stones

• pebbles

• soil

• boulders

How do we call small, smooth rocks?

• pebbles

• soil

• boulders

• stones

Where can we find rocks?

• at the bottom of the ocean

• in the air

• below grass and soil

• in the space

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

How do people use rocks?

• make tools like an ax

• eat them

• carve, chip or ground them

• People don't use them

What do we know about Sphinx?

• It is a statue in Egypt.

• It is very young.

• It is made from graphite

• It is made from limestone.

What are minerals?

• They are inside rocks.

• People use them to make computers, cars, and toothpastes.

• They are hard, nonliving part of soil.

• All of them.

What is it?

• turquoise

• granite

• fluorite

• graphite

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2