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    This document discusses the characteristics of rocks including their three main types, hardness, luster, color, streak, and cleavage or fracture. It also briefly explains the rock cycle and includes an activity using Play-Doh to demonstrate the rock cycle.

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    This document discusses the characteristics of rocks including their three main types, hardness, luster, color, streak, and cleavage or fracture. It also briefly explains the rock cycle and includes an activity using Play-Doh to demonstrate the rock cycle.

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    ROCKS ROCK!

    By: Miss. Hausleben & Miss. Yanora

    What are the 3 types of


    rocks?

    Song

    PLAY-DOH ACITIVITY!

    What are the characteristics of


    rocks?
    HARDNESS
    LUSTER
    COLOR
    STREAK
    CLEAVAGE/FRACTURE

    HARDNESS

    Mohs Scale of Hardness:

    LUSTER

    The way a mineral reflects light.


    Metallic
    Glassy
    Earthy

    COLOR

    STREAK

    The color powder that the mineral leaves


    after it scratches it.

    CLEAVAGE/FRACTURE

    The way a mineral breaks along flat


    planes cleavages.
    Fracture breaks are NOT flat and have
    jagged edges.

    How does the rock cycle


    work?

    Cont.

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