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Geology 1B: Classifying Rocks

Authored by Eric Glagowski

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6th Grade

NGSS covered

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Geology 1B: Classifying Rocks
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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

Which items below could help you record information about

the appearance and location of a great rock find?

CAMERA

NOTEBOOK

ROCK HAMMER

CHISEL

GEOLOGIST

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

Which items below could help you examine the inside of a rock?

CAMERA

NOTEBOOK

ROCK HAMMER

CHISEL

GEOLOGIST

3.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

3 mins • 11 pts

Organize these options into the right categories!

Groups:

(a) Change Appearance of Rocks

,

(b) Geologists Observe About Rocks

,

(c) Tools for Observation

,

(d) Who Studies Rocks

Rock Hammer

Liquid Water

Mineral Composition

Weather

Geologist

Ice

Color

Texture

Notebook

Camera

Chisel

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

4.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

2 mins • 2 pts

Most rocks are made from a mixture of ​ (a)   but some rocks only contain one!

minerals
diamonds
gems
rocks
boogers
tools
layers
temperatures

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

5.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

2 mins • 2 pts

There are only about (a)   minerals that make up most of the rocks in Earth's crust!

6.

LABELLING QUESTION

2 mins • 4 pts

Drag the correct rock type to the area of the crust that it would most likely be found!

a
b

GRANITE

BASALT

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

3 mins • 2 pts

Testing certain rocks with ​ (a)   can cause a reaction that would help determine if the rock contains a mineral made of compounds called ​ (b)   .

acid
carbonates
milk
water
salt
glue
hornblendes
minerals
micas
farts

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

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