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Rocks

Virginia SOL GEO.3

Investigate rock formation, transformation, properties, identification, and uses.

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What students need to be able to do

  • Develop and use a model to explain how rock types form and transform through processes and geologic time.
  • Develop and use models (Bowen Reaction Series, crystal growth, weathering, erosion, lithification) to explain rock formations.
  • Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the physical and chemical characteristics of rocks.
  • Explain how characteristics are used to identify rocks.
  • Make, support, and evaluate a claim about how the properties of rocks determine their use.