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| Inquiry for Rocks Identification For Google Apps | ||||
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| Gather rocks, nails, and screws etc to scratch the rock with. Using the descriptions below they will try and figure out what type of rock it is. Igneous:smaller holes in the rocks (vesicules), grains through the rocks, heavier, often darker colors, (Rocks similar to: stone and sandstone) Sedimentary: has fossils sometimes, lighter in weight than igneous, lighter colors, grains are together/interlocking, presence of fossils (Rocks similar to: limestone, sandstone,shale, chalk) Metamorphic: larger grains, a layering look, presence of crystals, layers or bands (foliated) or random grains (non-foliated) (Rocks similar to: gneiss and slate. Using a rock journal, use the description above to help you identify what type of rocks you have. | ||||
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