1. Rocks and Minerals STANDARD III: Students will understand the processes of rock and fossil formation.

2. Objective 1: Compare rocks and minerals and describe how they are related. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKY372w _CSs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkrm5GU GJ3U Recognize that rocks are composed of minerals.

3. Observe and describe the minerals found in rocks (e.g. shape, color, luster, texture, hardness.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTDMb1T Lf64 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjTz90v19 c0

4. Categorize rock samples as sedimentary, metamorphic, or igneous. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg_jKJFbA2A

5. Objective 2: Describe the nature of the changes that rocks undergo over long periods of time. Diagram and explain the rock cycle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx oSUgIgQF0

6. Describe the role of energy in the processes that change rock materials over time. What forms of energy are involved in the formation of rocks? Heat energy and convection current forces magma to the surface of the Earth’s crust.

7. Use a model to demonstrate how erosion changes the surface of Earth. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =B3iDcDGqFG8

8. Relate gravity to changes in Earth's surface.

9. Identify the role of weathering of rocks in soil formation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEVyxKpNxKY

10. Describe and model the processes of fossil formation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vho8o_O brQ