Fossils are the remains of ancient plants and animals. Which type of rock do you think is most likely to contain fossils?.

Student Exploration: Rock Classification
Vocabulary: classify, extrusive igneous rock, foliation, fossil, igneous rock, intrusive igneous rock, metamorphic rock, mineral, sedimentary rock, strata, texture
Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.)
When you classifyobjects, you organize them into groups based on common characteristics.
 
 What are some different ways you could classify these marbles?,.

 
 What characteristics do you think scientists use to classify rocks?

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Rocks are classified by how they formed. The three types are:
In the Rock Classification Gizmo™, you will get to explore these three types of rocks. Think about how each type of rock is formed.
Fossils are the remains of ancient plants and animals. Which type of rock do you think is most likely to contain fossils?.
Foliation occurs when minerals are flattened by heat and pressure. This results in a layered or banded texture. Which type of rock do you think is foliated?
Air pockets can form in rapidly cooling magma or lava. In which type of rock would you expect air pockets
Activity A:

Classifying rocks
Get the Gizmo ready:
 
Introduction: You can classify rocks by examining characteristics such as texture. A rock’s texture is determined by the sizes, shapes, and positions of the grains that make up the rock.
Goal: Classify rocks as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic.
Summarize: The three groups of rocks each have unique characteristics. For example, many igneous rocks have a texture of interlocking mineral crystals. Sedimentary rocks may have distinct layers of sediments, known as strata.

To learn other characteristics of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks, turn on Show common characteristics in the CHARACTERISTICS pane. In the table below, summarize the textures that will allow you to identify and classify these rock types.
Classify: Select Name on the SIMULATION pane. Move your cursor over the rock pictures. Based on what you see, classify the rocks by dragging them into the correct box on the CHARACTERISTICS tab. Record your classifications in the table below.
Click on Status to check your answers. If necessary, change your classifications of rocks on the Gizmo, and make any needed corrections to the table above. When you are done, click tools and take a screenshot (). Right-click the image, and click Copy Image, and paste the image below.

Activity B:

Rock locations
Get the Gizmo ready:
 
Introduction: Igneous rocks that form under Earth’s surface are called intrusive. Intrusive igneous rocks usually have large mineral grains because they form from magma that cools slowly. Igneous rocks that form above ground are extrusive. Extrusive igneous rockshave small mineral grains or no grains at all because they form from lava that cools quickly.
Question: Where do different kinds of rocks form?
Label: Review how the different types of rock form. On the diagram at below, label where you would expect the following types of rock to form:
○      extrusive igneous
○      intrusive igneous
○      metamorphic
○      sedimentary

Double click on the image to open the drawing and type your answers in the yellow boxes. When you are done, click save and close.
Select Show classification names in the GIZMO to check your labels. Correct any rock locations that you labeled incorrectly.
Classify: Drag the rocks from the SIMULATION pane to the correct positions on the LOCATION tab. Click on Status to check your placements. When you are done, click tools and take a screen shot (). Right-click the image, and click Copy Image. Then paste the image into this document.
Which rocks did you classify as extrusive and intrusive igneous rocks?
Extrusive:     
Intrusive:      
Analyze: What features did you use to classify igneous rocks as extrusive or intrusive?
Draw conclusions: Extrusive igneous rocks often have air pockets, but intrusive igneous rocks never do. Why do you think is this the case

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