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= Rocks Rocks Rocks =

=__**Coming to your classroom in January and February**__=

= Prepare for the great Rocks Science Contest after the Unit on Rocks =

=__Google docs Research Questions and Vocabulary__= = = =When you access this page make a copy for your group. Then re-title the copy:=

=Rock Questions and Vocabulary_Group Member Names=

[[file:Rocks--QuestionsandVocabulary.doc]] You can download this to Google docs if you need it.
=Then complete the assignment as a group. Use the following resources as well as the books available to use in the classroom. It is recommended that you use the index at the back the books to locate specific information for answering the questions. Be detailed and answers should be done in complete sentences.=

=**__Resources for research and answering your questions.__**=

**__[|Interactive Rock Cycle]__A good site with interactive tools for learning the rock cycle.**
=[|Science for Kids (rocks)]=

=[|Geology.com] A very comprehensive site for all kinds of information related to rocks.=

=[|Mineralogy 4 Kids]=

=[|Rock Hound]=

=[|Dino Jim Rock Site]=

=**__Videos that you can also use for research__**= = = =**__The Early Earth and Plate Tectonics__**=

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=__Volcano video__=

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=**__Formation of Sedimentary Rock__**=

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