Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Earth Science Unit 3 Day 3

Day Starter:
Objective: Students will evaluate their knowledge on unit 3 CST using the words from the word window.

Question:
1) At what temperature does rock melt? At what depth of the Earth's crust does this occur?
2) What are intrusive igneous body's of rock called?
3) What is a mineral? Give 3 examples of minerals found in rocks.

Exit Ticket:
How do rocks compare and contrast? Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph (topic + 2 details) using the following sentence starter, "___________ and _____________ rocks are different because ..." and 2 words from the word window.