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Competency Goals:: 2: The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of the composition and uses of rocks and minerals.
Objectives:
2.01: Describe and evaluate the properties of several minerals.
2.02: Recognize that minerals have a definite chemical composition and structure, resulting in specific physical properties including:
Hardness.
Streak color.
Luster.
Magnetism. 2.03: Explain how rocks are composed of minerals. 2.04: Show that different rocks have different properties. 2.05: Discuss and communicate the uses of rocks and minerals. 2.06: Classify rocks and rock-forming minerals using student-made rules. 2.07: Identify and discuss different rocks and minerals in North Carolina including their role in geologic formations and distinguishing geologic regions.
Hardness.
Streak color.
Luster.
Magnetism. 2.03: Explain how rocks are composed of minerals. 2.04: Show that different rocks have different properties. 2.05: Discuss and communicate the uses of rocks and minerals. 2.06: Classify rocks and rock-forming minerals using student-made rules. 2.07: Identify and discuss different rocks and minerals in North Carolina including their role in geologic formations and distinguishing geologic regions.