Rocks+Rocks+Rocks

Rocks, Rocks, Rocks

What does a Geologist do? give an example of a day in the life of a geologist?

What are rocks made up of? What can be hidden inside rocks? [|Rocks / minerals / fossils] [|Rocks, soils]

What are the 3 types of rocks?

Draw an illustration to show how these 3 types of rocks are made? [|Rock types]

Draw a 3 way T-Chart and add examples to your lists. Use the headings Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic.
 * Igneous || Sedimentary || Metamorphic ||

Can you summarize the features of each type of rock? What do they have in common? Do they have similar characteristics?

Become an expert on one type of rock eg Basalt (write your own question about it 3-5) Eg where is it found? where is it made? present this on a poster, slideshow, google doc or speech.

Locate some photographs of Dunedin landscapes [|Landscapes] Drag it to your desk top and have it printed -What is the name of the place called? Identify and label the type of rocks that found there. what else can you label? soil, vegetation, sand, clay?

Which types of rocks are used for special things today and in the past. make lists of rocks/stones and gems and what they are used for

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">eg Pumice pebbles- are used to sand people's feet. [|Rock purposes] [|Rock uses]