Sample descriptive words for rocks
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Sample descriptive words for rocks
Color descriptors Brown: tan, beige, muddy brown, cardboard brown, Snuffleupagus brown, dark brown, mahogany, chocolate, taupe, mocha, Cocoa Puff brown, sandy brown, leaf brown, cinnamon, khaki, oatmeal, ecru Gray: dark gray, light gray, elephant gray, storm gray, fog gray, smoky gray, pale gray, shadow gray, silver, steel gray, cement gray, computer gray, lead gray Black: shiny black, midnight black, ebony, oily black, dull black, tire black, ink black, sooty black, spider black, patent leather black, licorice White: milk white, marshmallow white, cloud white, ghost white, paper white, polar bear, ivory, cream, snowflake, moon white, vanilla, eggshell, winter white Questions to ask Can you scratch it with your fingernail? Can you write or make marks on paper with it? What does it smell like? It is as big (or as small) as… What happens when you rub it? Does it change color if you put a drop of water on it? What could you use it for? Is it lighter or heavier than other rocks of a similar size? It reminds me of… It has ____________ (holes? dents? fossils? crystals? bubbles?) in it. Where did you find it? How do you think it got there?
Cleavage - how it breaks—whether the break is flat, like the surface of a crystal, or rough, like there are no crystals Luster - how the surface reflects light—whether it is shiny or dull Hardness - how hard the rock is—whether it can be scratched by a fingernail or a penny or a steel file (or only by a diamond, the hardest mineral) Project PROMISE Directory: instruction instruction -> Review of a Peer-Reviewed Empirical (Research) Journal Article instruction -> Instructional Lesson Plan English Language Arts Grade: 10 Unit Title instruction -> Instructions instruction -> Abigail Smith Adams (1744-1818) instruction -> Task Generation Model: 7B. 7 Research Simulation Task – Analysis of Argument instruction -> Model Instructional Lesson Plan English Language Arts instruction -> Systems: Economic, Social, Political/ Civic Download 96 Kb. Share with your friends:
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