This 8 page Lesson Plan contains the following 50 vocabulary words and definitions related to the Minerals, Rocks, and Resources Unit in Earth Science:
Minerals, Polymineralic, Silicates, Silica Tetrahedron, Color, Luster, Streak, Crystal, Transparency, Hardness, Mohs Scale, Cleavage, Cleavage Planes, Fracture, Density, Specific Gravity, Rock, Grains, Vein, Monomineralic, Competent Rock, Igneous Rock, Crystallization, Classification, Felsic,
Mafic, Sedimentary Rock, Conglomerate, Cement (natural), Strata, Nonsedimentary Rocks, Organic Sedimentary Rock, Extrusive Rocks, Intrusive Rocks, Fossil, Formation, Chemical Weathering, Evaporite, Metamorphic Rock, Contact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism, Transition Zone, Distorted Structures, Banding, Foliation, Texture, Rock Cycle, Renewable Resources, Nonrenewable Resources, Fossil Fuels
This vocabulary lesson plan can be used as a transparency or handout to introduce or review unit vocabulary words. I usually have students look these words up on their own, and then we review them as a class.
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Minerals Rocks and Resources Unit Vocabulary Lesson Plan
Minerals Rocks and Resources Homework
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