1. Science Starter 9/23/16…
-Most Missed Questions from Minerals Test:
Read the following question and discuss the correct answer (and reasoning) with your group members... We will discuss as a class and move on to the next question, so have an answer ready!
8. The minerals Gold and Copper are examples of
A. Silicate Minerals
B. Organic Minerals
C. Native Minerals
D. Radioactive Minerals
Native Minerals are made of ONE element from the periodic table. They do not consist of any other elements. Gold and Copper are both elements on the periodic table.

2. 11. If you find a nonmetallic, white mineral that you can scratch with your fingernail, which of the following minerals are you most likely to be holding? A. Talc B.Pyrite C. Quartz D. Diamond
Pyrite is the same color as Gold, Quartz isn't on the chart at all, and diamond is the hardest mineral known to man!

3. 12. When looking for gold in California, which of the following characteristics above would be the best way to distinguish pyrite from gold. A. Cleavage B. Streak C. Color D. Luster
Both Pyrite and Gold do not have cleavage, they are the same golden yellow color (which is the worst property to use anyway), and they both have a metallic luster!

4. The Rock Cycle
No, not that type of Rock... 
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5. Before We Learn... 
Let's create our own rock cycle diagrams...

6. Does this look familiar?
The Water Cycle

7. Create a Rock Cycle...
You have TWO MINUTES to create a Rock cycle diagram on the paper provided, like the Water Cycle Diagram, showing how rock is recycled. You must include the three types of rocks:
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
*And remember, they must have some sort of process to change them from one to the other, so include that on your diagram!
GO!! 

8. Today’s Goals: Identify the different processes that shape the Earth.
Differentiate between heat and pressure, weathering, erosion, and deposition.
Describe how rocks and minerals are similar and how they are different.

9. What we need to know… What we know…
Minerals are naturally occurring solid objects that consist of _______________ made from________. 
elements
crystals
What we need to know…
Rocks are made up of a mixture of ____________.
minerals

10. What is a rock?
Rock—naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals and organic matter
Rocks are always changing.
Rocks go through a cycle.
Earth recycles rocks.
It takes millions of years for a rock to go through the cycle.

12. :
Discuss the definition of the word…
EROSION

13. Processes that shape the Earth:
Certain processes make and destroy rock.
Weathering and Erosion—water, wind, ice, and heat break down rock and transport it to another place
And the hand motion is...

14. Discuss the definition of the word…
DEPOSITION

15. Processes that shape the Earth:
Certain processes make and destroy rock.
Deposition—rocks are dropped off in a new location
And the hand motion is..

16. Processes that shape the Earth:
Certain processes make and destroy rock.
Compaction and Cementation—sediments are squeezed and stuck together
And the hand motion is...

17. Processes that shape the Earth:
Certain processes make and destroy rock.
Heat and Pressure—buried rocks are squeezed by the weight of overlying layers of rocks
And the hand motion is...

18. Processes that shape the Earth:
Certain processes make and destroy rock.
Melting—rocks get extremely heated and become magma
Cooling—magma crystallizes to form rocks
And the hand motion is...

19. Discuss the definition of the word…
UPLIFTING

20. How the cycle continues…
Buried rock is exposed at the Earth’s surface by a combination of uplift and erosion.
Uplift—movement within the Earth causing rock to be moved to the surface
When uplifted rock reaches the surface, weathering, erosion, and deposition begin.
And the hand motion is...

23. Rock Process Hand Motions!

24. Rocky the Rock Challenge
Start: Read the passage at your station. As a group, begin to draw a picture that would properly demonstrate the material you read in the passage.
Rotate: When the bell rings, rotate to the next station. Read that passage, look at the work that’s already been done, then add to the picture.
This will happen quickly, so get to work right away!
If there’s nothing more you can add to the drawing, begin to label the different parts of the picture.

25. Hi, my name is Rocky. I am your guide on the journey around the rock cycle. The rock cycle is a continuous process that occurs over millions of years. It makes new rock, destroys old rock, and recycles the ingredients of the Earth’s crust over and over again! We will go through quite a journey and discover all the different processes that helps us change from one type of rock to the next.

26. Today’s Goals: Identify the different processes that shape the Earth.
Differentiate between heat and pressure, weathering, erosion, and deposition.
Describe how rocks and minerals are similar and how they are different.

27. Show what you know… In your comp. Book...
How was your rock cycle from the beginning of class different than the real rock cycle?
Describe how rocks and minerals are different.
Can rock be recycled? How so? Explain what you mean.