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Rocks, Rocks, Rocks: Test, Identify Properties & Classify
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Students test rocks to identify and record their physical properties (such as luster, hardness, color, etc.) and classification (igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary). They complete a worksheet data table and questions. Continuing the Asteroid Impact challenge, student teams test rocks to identify their physical properties such as luster, hardness, color, etc., and classify them as igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary. They complete a data table to record all of the rock properties, and then answer worksheet questions to deepen their understanding of rock properties and relate them to the cavern design problem. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado Colorado School of Mines |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Physical Science Problem Solving Minerals Rock Classification Rock Type Shelter Adventure Engineering Scientific Observation Classification Asteroid Characteristic Material Property Underground Rock Testing Geologic Formations Types of Rock |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT2H15M |
| Education Level | Class VI Class VII Class VIII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Physics Structure of the Earth |
