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    The document describes 3 activities related to identifying properties of rocks: 1. Students examine 5 rock samples to describe textures, colors, particle sizes and calculate densities. Granite is found to be the most coarse and dolomite the most dense. 2. Rubbing gold and calcite stones on clay reveals their streak colors of brown and white. This identifies mineral properties. 3. Examining rocks' hardness by hammering shows their surfaces and interiors can differ in hardness due to composition or environment. Some rocks are easily destroyed while others are difficult to destroy.

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    Rock Baby Rock!: Earth Science

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    The document describes 3 activities related to identifying properties of rocks: 1. Students examine 5 rock samples to describe textures, colors, particle sizes and calculate densities. Granite is found to be the most coarse and dolomite the most dense. 2. Rubbing gold and calcite stones on clay reveals their streak colors of brown and white. This identifies mineral properties. 3. Examining rocks' hardness by hammering shows their surfaces and interiors can differ in hardness due to composition or environment. Some rocks are easily destroyed while others are difficult to destroy.

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    The document describes 3 activities related to identifying properties of rocks: 1. Students examine 5 rock samples to describe textures, colors, particle sizes and calculate densities. Granite is found to be the most coarse and dolomite the most dense. 2. Rubbing gold and calcite stones on clay reveals their streak colors of brown and white. This identifies mineral properties. 3. Examining rocks' hardness by hammering shows their surfaces and interiors can differ in hardness due to composition or environment. Some rocks are easily destroyed while others are difficult to destroy.

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    EARTH SCIENCE

    ACTIVITY 1.

    Rock Baby Rock!

    I. Introduction
    Rock is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or
    mineraloid matter. It has a different types: Igneous rock, Sedimentary rocks,
    Metamorphic rocks. Rocks from the Earth’s outer layer, the crust. In this
    activity, you should be able to : identify the texture, color, and size of
    particles and also to determine the mass, to measure the volume and to
    calculate the density each rock example.

    II. Methodology
    Simple activity based on experimentation through observation and
    application.

    III. Materials
     5 different rock samples * platform balance
     hand lens * strip of colored paper for labeling
     water
    IV. Procedure

    Part 1. What to do?

    1. Label the rock samples A,B,C,D,E.


    2. Rub your hands over each rock. Feel the texture of the surface of each
    rock.
    3. Hold the rocks in such a way that bright light hits its surface. Observe
    carefully the surface.
    4. Using a hand lens, examine closely the physical make-up of the rock’s
    surface.
    5. Write your descriptions in the table below:

    Part 2. What to do?

    1. Determine the mass of each rock sample using the platform balance.
    2. Measure the volume by applying the water displacement method.
    3. Calculate for the density of each rock sample.
    4. Write your data on the table below:
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    V. Data and Result

    Table 1

    SIZE OF
    COLOR PARTICLES
    ROCK TEXTURE
    ( light, dark, or FOUND
    SAMPLE ( fine or coarse )
    glassy ) ( large, small, or
    none )
    Granite COARSE LIGHT SMALL
    Pumice COARSE DARK SMALL
    Pyrophylite COARSE LIGHT NONE
    Dolomite COARSE LIGHT SMALL
    Feldspar Red COARSE LIGHT NONE

    Table 2

    ROCK MASS VOLUME DENSITY


    SAMPLE (g) (cm³) (g/cm³)
    Granite 17g 120cm³ 0.14g/cm³
    Pumice 12g 120cm³ 0.1g/cm³
    Pyrophylite 17g 120cm³ 0.14g/cm³
    Dolomite 24g 123cm³ 0.2g/cm³
    Feldspar Red 17g 123cm³ 0.14g/cm³

    a. Guide Questions ( Part 1 )


    1. After rubbing your fingers over the rocks, how did the surface feel?
    - The surface felt rough.
    2. When the rocks were exposed to bright light, did you see colors? What are
    they?
    - Yes, the colors are black, white, gray, reddish brown and brown.
    3. Using the hand lens, did you see particles on the rocks? Can you describe
    them?
    - Yes, the particles on the rocks are small. Some are not visible to our
    naked eyes even with the help of a magnifying glass.

    Guide Questions ( Part 2 )


    4. Which rock is most dense? Why?
    - Dolomite, because it is the heaviest.
    5. Which rock is the least dense? Why?
    - Pumice, because it is the lightest.
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    6. Do rocks differ from one another? How they differ?


    - Yes, they differ in mass, volume, density, color, texture, and size of
    particle.
    7. What geologic findings would account for the difference in densities of rocks?
    -their mass and composition.

    VI. Conclusion
    Based on the activity we conclude that rock have different densities, volume,
    mass, texture. There are rocks who are more denser that the others. Other
    rocks have a rough surface and differ in size of their particles

    VII. OBSERVATION :

     SIZE OF PARTICLES FOUND

     DETERMINING THE VOLUME


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    Activity 2.

    DING, ANG BATO!

    I. Introduction
    According to the last activity, rock is any naturally occurring solid mass or
    aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. In this activity, you should be
    able to: observe what happens when we rub or scrape the gold or silver in
    flower pot and also with calcite stone, observe the color produced by the
    gold after it was rubbed on the clay pot, to identify the properties of the
    minerals and identifying kinds of minerals.

    II. Methodology
    Simple activity based on experimentation through observation and
    application.

    III. Materials
     gold jewelry
     calcite stone
     a piece of broken clay flower pot

    IV. Procedure
    1. Rub or scrape your gold jewelry on a piece of broken clay pot.
    2. Do the same with the calcite stone.

    V. Data and Result


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    a. Guide Questions
    1. What did you observe on the surface of the broken clay pot?
    - The flower pot change color as we scratch the silver and the calcite stone.
    2. What color (if ever) was produced by the gold after it was rubbed on the
    clay pot?
    - brownish
    3. What color (if ever) was produced by the calcite stone?
    - white
    4. What property of the mineral are you testing?
    - streak
    5. What is this test called?
    - Color Test
    6. How important is the testing done in identifying the kind of minerals
    present?
    - To identify the real color of the rock

    VI. Conclusion
    We therefore conclude that rocks' external color can be different from its real
    color. Some environmental conditions may affect the appearance of a rock.

    Activity 3.

    DO ROCKS LAST FOREVER?

    I. Introduction
    There are rocks that are easily destroyed and there are also stones that are
    difficult to destroy. In this activity, you should be able to: Examine each rock
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    using a magnifying glass, identify which type of rocks that can easily destroy
    and difficult to destroy.
    II. Methodology
    Simple activity based on experimentation through observation and
    application.

    III. Materials
     3 or 4 different rocks * 3 or 4 Ziploc bags
     magnifying glass * hammer
     pencil

    IV. Procedure
    1. Clean the rock samples by washing them.
    2. Dry them after washing.
    3. Label the rocks from 1 to 4.
    4. Examine each rock using a magnifying glass.
    5. Put the rocks inside a Ziploc bag.
    6. Break the rocks into 2 or 3 pieces by hammering
    7. Investigate the insides of the rocks.
    8. Scratch the exposed surface and the inside surface of the rock.

    V. Data and Result

    a. Guide Questions
    1. What is the color of the clean rock?
    - The color of the clear rocks are dark gray and orange
    2. How will you describe the inner surface and the outer surface of the
    rocks?
    - The inner surface are rough and the outer surface of the rocks are
    smooth.
    3. Are the surfaces equally hard? If not, why?
    - No, because the hardness depends on the rock composition.
    4. Did you notice other things on the rocks?
    - Yes.
    5. How will you relate the effects of environmental conditions to the
    characteristics of rocks?
    - Environment conditions can either change the color, texture, hardness,
    and other properties.
    6. What are those environmental factors that affect the changed conditions
    of rocks?
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    - Temperature and Pressure.

    VI. Conclusion.

    We can conclude that rocks may differ in their hardness. Some rocks can be
    very hard while some may be soft. Its composition commonly determines its hardness
    while some environmental conditions can also affect its hardness and other properties.

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    GROUP 5 ( FAVILA)

     Panganiban, Daniel Geronimo R.


     Garcia, Mhel Khyean Louiegue
     Baurile, Maureen Joy M.
     Fajardoza, Krizhey Alhen
     Bayas, Lyka Mae P.
     Angcao, Bille Barry B.

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