Department
of Earth Science |
Northeastern
Illinois University
INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SCIENCE
ESCI 121
Spring 2006
Daily Objectives #8 (February 7, 2006)
Dr. Sanders
By the end of today’s class, you should be able to do the
following:
* For each of the three major groups of rocks, give a few plate tectonic settings in which
one might find that type of rock forming.
* Describe the two major types of sedimentary rocks.
* Use simple laboratory tools to investigate the
characteristics of sedimentary rocks.
* Use a rock key to identify hand samples of
sedimentary rocks.
* Use simple laboratory tools (dissecting needle, copper
penny, hand lens, scratch plate, streak plate) to investigate the
properties of common igneous rock-forming minerals.
* Use a mineral identification key to identify hand samples of
common igneous rock-forming minerals.<>
* Use simple laboratory tools to investigate the characteristics
of igneous rocks.
* Use a rock key to identify hand samples of
igneous rocks.
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