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Track #232723: Discovering Rocks
Annotated by: Valerie Hegland
1. What is a rock?
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/rocks.html?tqskip1=1

  1. Find out what a rock is made of.
  2. Next, look at the three types of rocks in the dictionary by clicking on the blue highlighted words--igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Have one person in your group write down the definition for one type of rock. Make sure everyone chooses a different type of rock!

2. How are rocks formed?
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/brannon/webquest/Rmform.htm

Find out how rocks are formed, and where each type of rock can be found. 

3. How are rocks used?
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/uses.html

List one use for each type of rock.

4. Find a favorite rock.
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Slideshow/Slideindex.html

Look at the pictures of a sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rock.  Draw your favorite one in each category.  Be sure to color it so it looks real.  Remember to label it and spell corretly!

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