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Rocks Rock!
In Science, first graders have begun a unit on “earth materials” – rocks, minerals, soil, sand, and everything else our Earth is made of! Last week
we learned the difference between rocks and minerals. Rocks are made of several kinds of minerals, while minerals are made of just one kind
of earth material. This week, we are learning how to describe rocks. There are many ways to describe rocks, but we focused on the categories
below.

Rock Rock What color is How does it Does it make Does it sink Is it shiny or
Number Name the rock? feel? a streak? or float? dull?
rough smooth YES SINK SHINY
1 pumice heavy light NO FLOAT DULL
rough smooth YES SINK SHINY
2 calcite heavy light NO FLOAT DULL
rough smooth YES SINK SHINY
3 granite heavy light NO FLOAT DULL
rough smooth YES SINK SHINY
4 talc heavy light NO FLOAT DULL
rough smooth YES SINK SHINY
pyrite
5 (fool’s gold) heavy light NO FLOAT DULL

rose rough smooth YES SINK SHINY

6 quartz heavy light NO FLOAT DULL
Stations 7 & 8 on the back.
 river rough smooth YES SINK SHINY
7 stones heavy light NO FLOAT DULL
rough smooth YES SINK SHINY
8 limestone heavy light NO FLOAT DULL