Task
Your group will use the Internet and other resources to collect clues about rocks and minerals and how they are used. You will gather multimedia information to share with the other members of your group. Your group will have a short debriefing session when you are finished with your search. As a group, you will be looking for the answers to these questions:
- What are minerals?
- What are the physical characteristics of your assigned mineral?
- Where is your assigned mineral found as a natural resource?
- How is your assigned mineral used once it is mined from the earth?
- What are the three different types of rocks and how are they formed?
- What type of rock is your assigned mineral associated with?
This information will then be organized by your group into a multimedia presentation using any of the programs we have learned so far. Your group will then be ready to share the findings of your detective work with the community.