Good morning, everyone!
Are you ready to do a bit of Social Science? Today we are going to start a very hard unit because it is a unit about rocks....Don't you see? Rocks...very hard! Ok, bad joke!
Before we start, I need you to remember that rocks and minerals are inorganic substances (inorgánico, sin vida, inerte) that are made of chemical components (elementos químicos, sustancias que se encuentran en la naturaleza).
They are natural things. Plants are natural things too, but they are not minerals. Héctor is a natural thing too, but he is not a mineral.
MINERALS are NATURAL and INORGANIC (no life).
PLANTS are NATURAL and ORGANIC (life).
HÉCTOR is NATURAL and ORGANIC (life).
Thank you, Héctor, for your help.
They are natural things. Plants are natural things too, but they are not minerals. Héctor is a natural thing too, but he is not a mineral.
MINERALS are NATURAL and INORGANIC (no life).
PLANTS are NATURAL and ORGANIC (life).
HÉCTOR is NATURAL and ORGANIC (life).
Thank you, Héctor, for your help.
In this unit we are going to learn the differences between minerals and rocks. Have a look at our first word map (PB 60):
It shows some important aspects:
- Minerals are inorganic, solid, natural substances.
- Rocks are formed from minerals.
- There are three types of rocks.
And the second word map explains the three types of rocks (PB 60-61):
It shows some important aspects:
- Minerals are inorganic, solid, natural substances.
- Rocks are formed from minerals.
- There are three types of rocks.
And the second word map explains the three types of rocks (PB 60-61):
The next video explains those three types of rocks in a very easy way.
After reading the information and watching the video, let's do the next activities:
1. Read the definition of minerals again (PB 60 or my word map) and say why these three elements are not minerals:
PLASTIC, WATER, BONE.
2. TRUE or FALSE?
a) Minerals are formed by rocks________________________
b) Minerals are living things____________________________
c) Some rocks can have fossils__________________________
d) Igneous rocks come from volcanoes___________________
e) Metamorphic rocks have fragments of living things______
f) Heat and pressure can change rocks___________________
g) Granite and basalt are sedimentary rocks______________
h) Basalt is solidified lava_____________________________
3. Let's finish with the next AB exercises.
Si os apetece, en el siguiente enlace tenéis un juego-paseo por el pueblo de Cercedilla, donde está nuestro albergue del año pasado. Yo lo he hecho y he aprendido muchas cosas que no sabía de ese pueblo. ¡Merece la pena!
CERCEDILLA
See you tomorrow ;)
Ramón C.
After reading the information and watching the video, let's do the next activities:
1. Read the definition of minerals again (PB 60 or my word map) and say why these three elements are not minerals:
PLASTIC, WATER, BONE.
2. TRUE or FALSE?
a) Minerals are formed by rocks________________________
b) Minerals are living things____________________________
c) Some rocks can have fossils__________________________
d) Igneous rocks come from volcanoes___________________
e) Metamorphic rocks have fragments of living things______
f) Heat and pressure can change rocks___________________
g) Granite and basalt are sedimentary rocks______________
h) Basalt is solidified lava_____________________________
3. Let's finish with the next AB exercises.
CERCEDILLA
See you tomorrow ;)
Ramón C.
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ResponderEliminarHello, Dilan.
ResponderEliminarMinerals are natural, inorganic and solid substances.
Bones are natural and solid substances, but they are organic (they are part of living things).
Take care :)