Identifying rocks

                                                                   Identifying Rocks 

In our lab today we learned the basics of identifying certain rocks. At first, we were shown what it meant for a rock to be igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary.  We learned how to identify these rocks in a number of different ways such as The texture is the rock finely grained, glassy or coarse to the touch. Also, we described the look of the particular rock and what qualities it possessed. Lastly, we looked at the minerals that made up the rock usually them being silica or iron. Below is a link to explain more about how we identified the rock samples.

https://educat.nmu.edu/moodle2/pluginfile.php/1052476/assignsubmission_file/submission_files/1708227/Rock_ID_Lab_form%20I.docx?forcedownload=1 

Shown above is a chart to help identify rocks 

 In addition, we got to check our answers to see if we identified them correctly. If we did not, we were able to figure out and understand why we got the answer wrong. I would definitely do a lab like this with my students because it was a fun hands-on learning experience, and it would provide students that learn better visually, with a visual aid.