1. How does this rock and mineral stuff relate to ?

2. Minecraft Rock Cycle

3. What is Minecraft?  Minecraft is a game where you dig (mine) and build (craft) different kinds of 3D blocks in a huge world.  In this world you gather materials and make tools. There is rain and sometimes lightning storms. There are animals that you can tame, farm, or use for food.  Depending on which mode you’re playing in, you might have to fight for your survival against hunger, danger, and bad guys.

4. Minerals vs. Rocks  A mineral is an inorganic (not made from living stuff) compound that occurs naturally in earth. They are mined because of how valuable they are worldwide.  Examples: copper, diamond, silver, gold  A rock is a mixture of minerals and organic (things that used to live) substances.  Examples: sandstone, quartz, granite,

5. What kind of rocks are in Minecraft?  There are a bunch of different rocks in the game! Here are a few we talked about:  Granite (The Half Dome is made out of this) This rock is an IGNEOUS ROCK.  Sandstone (The Grand Canyon is made out of this) This rock is a SEDIMENTARY ROCK.

6. What kinds of rocks are in Minecraft? continued…  Obsidian -used mostly for Nether Portal in MC Where does this rock come from, again? This rock is an IGNEOUS ROCK. Why?  Quartz -used only for decoration in MC. This rock is a METAMORPHIC ROCK.

7. What kinds of minerals are in Minecraft?  Diamond - one of the most valuable minerals in the game. Why is it so valuable?  Iron- one of the most common minerals that can be used to make tools and armor. I thought this stuff is in food?

8. What kinds of minerals are in Minecraft? Continued…  Gold - gold is very rare in MC…here is a short informative video about Gold!

9. If you are bored…  Here a bunch of really cool videos about some rocks and minerals in Minecraft:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooSPh8 crLGU (Granite) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooSPh8 crLGU  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0AWe5 iTEY4 (Sandstone) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0AWe5 iTEY4  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZGgk0x pMBg (Obsidian) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZGgk0x pMBg  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrEMCzk _giM (Diamond) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrEMCzk _giM

10. Sources:  http://minemum.com/what-is-minecraft http://minemum.com/what-is-minecraft  http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/ http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/