Virtual Rock Lab

Clark Giboney

Willard High School (Willard, Missouri)

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Summary

Students use a website to identify rocks based on their properties.

Igneous Rocks | High School (9-12), College Introductory

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Context

Audience

High school geology

Skills and concepts that students must have mastered

Know the properties used to identify rocks.
Know how igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks form.

How the activity is situated in the course

The students work with partners or in groups of three.

Goals

Content/concepts goals for this activity

Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity

Using the properties of the rock (crystal size, color, clast size, etc.) to infer about the formation of the rock.

Other skills goals for this activity

Description of the activity/assignment

Sedimentary Rock Identification activity description

Determining whether students have met the goals

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Teaching materials and tips

Sedimentary Rocks Virtual Lab Student Handout (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 11kB Apr5 10)

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