This PowerPoint is one small part of the Geology Topics unit from www.sciencepowerpoint.com. This unit consists of a five part 6000+ slide PowerPoint roadmap, 14 page bundled homework package, modified homework, detailed answer keys, 12 pages of unit notes for students who may require assistance, follow along worksheets, and many review games. The homework and lesson notes chronologically follow the PowerPoint slideshow. The answer keys and unit notes are great for support professionals. The activities and discussion questions in the slideshow are meaningful. The PowerPoint includes built-in instructions, visuals, and review questions. Also included are critical class notes (color coded red), project ideas, video links, and review games. This unit also includes four PowerPoint review games (110+ slides each with Answers), 38+ video links, lab handouts, activity sheets, rubrics, materials list, templates, guides, 6 PowerPoint review Game, and much more. Also included is a 190 slide first day of school PowerPoint presentation. Areas of Focus within The Geology Topics Unit: -Plate Tectonics, Evidence for Plate Tectonics, Pangea, Energy Waves, Layers of the Earth, Heat Transfer, Types of Crust, Plate Boundaries, Hot Spots, Volcanoes, Positives and Negatives of Volcanoes, Types of Volcanoes, Parts of a Volcano, Magma, Types of Lava, Viscosity, Earthquakes, Faults, Folds, Seismograph, Richter Scale, Seismograph, Tsunami's, Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, Uses of Minerals, Types of Crystals, Physical Properties of Minerals, Rock Cycle, Common Igneous Rocks, Common Sedimentary Rocks, Common Metamorphic Rocks. This unit aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards and with Common Core Standards for ELA and Literacy for Science and Technical Subjects. See preview for more information If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Thanks again and best wishes. Sincerely, Ryan Murphy M.Ed www.sciencepowerpoint@gmail.com

1. • Colorful mineral in light. Well known and prized
for its glassy luster and rich variety of colors.
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3. • RED SLIDE: These are notes that are very
important and should be recorded in your
science journal.
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4. -Nice neat notes that are legible and use indentations
when appropriate.
-Example of indent.
-Skip a line between topics
-Don’t skip pages
-Make visuals clear and well drawn.

5. • RED SLIDE: These are notes that are very
important and should be recorded in your
science journal.
• BLACK SLIDE: Pay attention, follow
directions, complete projects as described
and answer required questions neatly.
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12. • Activity! Observing a rock with a
magnification device to look for crystals.
– Can you identify any of the minerals / crystals?

13. • You can now complete this question.

15.  Two main types of minerals
 -
 -
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16.  Silicate Minerals: Contains silica and
oxygen. 75% of all minerals.
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17.  Silicate Minerals: Contains silica and
oxygen. 75% of all minerals.
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18.  Silicate Minerals: Contains silica and
oxygen. 75% of all minerals.
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

19.  Silicate Minerals: Contains silica and
oxygen. 75% of all minerals.
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

20.  Silicate Minerals: Contains silica and
oxygen. 75% of all minerals.
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

21.  Silicate Minerals: Contains silica and
oxygen. 75% of all minerals.
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Silicate is a chemical
term for the group of a
single atom of silicon
surrounded by four
atoms of oxygen, or
SiO4

22.  Silicate Minerals: Contains silica and
oxygen. 75% of all minerals.
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy
Silicate is a chemical
term for the group of a
single atom of silicon
surrounded by four
atoms of oxygen, or
SiO4

23.  Silicate Minerals: Contains silica and
oxygen. 75% of all minerals.
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy
Silicate is a chemical
term for the group of a
single atom of silicon
surrounded by four
atoms of oxygen, or
SiO4

24. • Note for next slide!

25. • Note for next slide!
– Igneous rocks are a type of rock that comes
from cooled magma or lava.

26. • Note for next slide!
– Igneous rocks are a type of rock that comes
from cooled magma or lava.
– This is the start to all types of rocks

27. • Characteristics of Igneous Rocks
• Remember felsic magma / lava?
– Felsic Igneous Rocks
• Composition of Aluminum and Silicon
• Low Density
• Light in Color
• Feldspars and Quartz Minerals

28. • Characteristics of Igneous Rocks
• Remember felsic magma / lava?
– Felsic Igneous Rocks
• Composition of Aluminum and Silicon
• Low Density
• Light in Color
• Feldspars and Quartz Minerals

29. • Characteristics of Igneous Rocks
• Remember felsic magma / lava?
– Felsic Igneous Rocks
• Composition of Aluminum and Silicon
• Low Density
• Light in Color
• Feldspars and Quartz Minerals

30. • Characteristics of Igneous Rocks
• Remember felsic magma / lava?
– Felsic Igneous Rocks
• Composition of Aluminum and Silicon
• Low Density
• Light in Color
• Feldspars and Quartz Minerals

31. • Characteristics of Igneous Rocks
• Remember mafic magma / lava?

32. • Characteristics of Igneous Rocks
• Remember mafic magma / lava?
– Mafic Igneous Rocks
– Composition of Iron and Magnesium
– High Density
– Darker in Color
– Biotite

33. • Characteristics of Igneous Rocks
• Remember mafic magma / lava?
– Mafic Igneous Rocks
– Composition of Iron and Magnesium
– High Density
– Darker in Color
– Biotite, Olivine

34. • Characteristics of Igneous Rocks
• Remember mafic magma / lava?
– Mafic Igneous Rocks
– Composition of Iron and Magnesium
– High Density
– Darker in Color
– Biotite, Olivine, Pyroxene

35. • Characteristics of Igneous Rocks
• Remember mafic magma / lava?
– Mafic Igneous Rocks
– Composition of Iron and Magnesium
– High Density
– Darker in Color
– Biotite, Olivine, Pyroxene, Amphibole

36. • Characteristics of Igneous Rocks
• Remember mafic magma / lava?
– Mafic Igneous Rocks
– Composition of Iron and Magnesium
– High Density
– Darker in Color
– Biotite, Olivine, Pyroxene, Amphibole

38. • Which minerals are Felsic and which are
characterized Mafic?
1 2
3 4

39. • Which minerals are Felsic and which are
characterized Mafic?
1 2
3 4

40. • Which minerals are Felsic and which are
characterized Mafic?
1 2
3 4

41. • Which minerals are Felsic and which are
characterized Mafic?
1 2
3 4

42. • Which minerals are Felsic and which are
characterized Mafic?
1 2
3 4

43. • Which minerals are Felsic and which are
characterized Mafic?
1 2
3 4

44. • Which minerals are Felsic and which are
characterized Mafic?
1 2
3 4
Name

45. • Which minerals are Felsic and which are
characterized Mafic?
1 2
3 4

46. • Which minerals are Felsic and which are
characterized Mafic?
1 2
3 4

47. • Which minerals are Felsic and which are
characterized Mafic?
1 2
3 4

48. • Which minerals are Felsic and which are
characterized Mafic?
1 2
3 4

49. • Which minerals are Felsic and which are
characterized Mafic?
1 2
3 4

50. • Which minerals are Felsic and which are
characterized Mafic?
1 2
3 4

51. • Which minerals are Felsic and which are
characterized Mafic?
1 2
3 4

52. • Which minerals are Felsic and which are
characterized Mafic?
1 2
3 4

53. • Which minerals are Felsic and which are
characterized Mafic?
1 2
3 4

54. • Which minerals are Felsic and which are
characterized Mafic?
1 2
3 4

55. • Which minerals are Felsic and which are
characterized Mafic?
1 2
3 4

65.  Non-silicate minerals: All others.
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66. • Activity! Learning to identify minerals.
– You will be given class time to memorize the
small collection of minerals.

67. • Activity! Learning to identify minerals.
– Please use the provided flashcards / mineral kits
to memorize the names and some general uses /
facts about common minerals.
– Write the name of the mineral on the back of the
flashcards.
This ore is the
main source of
aluminum which
the most
abundant
mineral in the
Earth’s crust.
Bauxite
Bauxite Bauxite Bauxite
Back View

68. • Activity! Learning to identify minerals.
– Please use the provided flashcards / mineral kits
to memorize the names and some general uses /
facts about common minerals.
– Write the name of the mineral on the back of the
flashcards. Then cut the flash cards out and try to
line up the three boxes to complete each mineral.
This ore is the
main source of
aluminum which
the most
abundant
mineral in the
Earth’s crust.
Bauxite
Front View

69. • Flashcards: Color images with crayons / markers to the
colors below. Spread cards out over table, and then
align the name, picture, and descriptive text in a row.

74. • Activity! On the next slide, please identify the pictures that
have been switched. Try and tell me their correct location.

119. • Not smart board Activity! Align the three boxes so
they make the correct mineral.

120. • Not smart board Activity! Align the three boxes so
they make the correct mineral.

121. • Not smart board Activity! Align the three boxes so
they make the correct mineral.

123. • Not smart board Activity! Align the three boxes so
they make the correct mineral.

124. • Not smart board Activity! Align the three boxes so
they make the correct mineral.

125. • Not smart board Activity! Align the three boxes so
they make the correct mineral. Answer

127. • Not smart board Activity! Align the three boxes so
they make the correct mineral.

128. • Not smart board Activity! Align the three boxes so
they make the correct mineral.

129. • Not smart board Activity! Align the three boxes so
they make the correct mineral.

130. • Not smart board Activity! Align the three boxes so
they make the correct mineral. Answer

131. • Activity! Mineral Kits
Common minerals. Learn more at…
https://www.mii.org/commonminerals.html

132. • Quiz Wiz – Name the Mineral (1-10)
• +1 bonus question
• Complete in your homework.
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133. • Record answers to the quiz here.

134. • Processed and used as prefabricated wallboard
or an industrial or building plaster.
1

135. • The most common mineral on the face of the
Earth. In every rock type. Primary mineral >98%.
2

136. • Used in the manufacturing of acid, fertilizers,
chemicals, explosives. Smells of rotten eggs. Yellow
3

137. • Iron Ioxide - black colored or reddish brown
(rust-like) Named for the Greek word blood.
4

138. • A high grade of coal. Made of carbon, found in
pencils, conducts electricity. Has luster / shine.
Can be a lubricant.
5

139. • Mineral made of aluminum and potassium. Has
a cleavage that can form sheets. Can be
transparent or translucent. Primary Mineral
6

140. • Colorful mineral in light. Well known and prized
for its glassy luster and rich variety of colors.
7

141. • An iron sulfide often called “Fools Gold”. Used to
create a spark in ancient times. Used in paper
today and to create sulfuric acid.
8

142. • A rock-forming mineral (Aluminum and Silica)
industrially important in glass. Primary Mineral
9

143. • Used in human and animal diet, food seasoning
and food preservations. Helps to melt ice.
10

144. • Bonus #1) This ore is the main source of
aluminum which the most abundant mineral in the
earth’s crust.
*11

145. • Answers to Name the Mineral
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146. • Processed and used as prefabricated wallboard
or an industrial or building plaster.
1

147. • Processed and used as prefabricated wallboard
or an industrial or building plaster.
1

148. • The most common mineral on the face of the
Earth. In every rock type. Primary mineral >98%.
2

149. • The most common mineral on the face of the
Earth. In every rock type. Primary mineral >98%.
2

150. • Used in the manufacturing of acid, fertilizers,
chemicals, explosives. Smells of rotten eggs. Yellow
3

151. • Used in the manufacturing of acid, fertilizers,
chemicals, explosives. Smells of rotten eggs. Yellow
3

152. • Iron Ioxide - black colored or reddish brown
(rust-like) Named for the Greek word blood.
4

153. • Iron Ioxide - black colored or reddish brown
(rust-like) Named for the Greek word blood.
4

154. • A high grade of coal. Made of carbon, found in
pencils, conducts electricity. Has luster / shine.
Can be a lubricant.
5

155. • A high grade of coal. Made of carbon, found in
pencils, conducts electricity. Has luster / shine.
Can be a lubricant.
5

156. • Mineral made of aluminum and potassium. Has
a cleavage that can form sheets. Can be
transparent or translucent. Primary Mineral
6

157. • Mineral made of aluminum and potassium. Has
a cleavage that can form sheets. Can be
transparent or translucent. Primary Mineral
6

158. • Colorful mineral in light. Well known and prized
for its glassy luster and rich variety of colors.
7

159. • Colorful mineral in light. Well known and prized
for its glassy luster and rich variety of colors.
7

160. • An iron sulfide often called “Fools Gold”. Used
to create a spark in ancient times. Used in
paper today and to create sulfuric acid.
8

161. • An iron sulfide often called “Fools Gold”. Used
to create a spark in ancient times. Used in
paper today and to create sulfuric acid.
8

162. • A rock-forming mineral (Aluminum and Silica)
industrially important in glass. Primary Mineral
9

163. • A rock-forming mineral (Aluminum and Silica)
industrially important in glass. Primary Mineral
9

164. • Used in human and animal diet, food seasoning
and food preservations. Helps to melt ice.
10

165. • Used in human and animal diet, food seasoning
and food preservations. Helps to melt ice.
10

166. • Bonus #1) This ore is the main source of
aluminum which the most abundant mineral in the
earth’s crust.
*11

167. • Bonus #1) This ore is the main source of
aluminum which the most abundant mineral in the
earth’s crust.
*11

176. Which big idea
do the uses of
minerals have to
do with?

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179. • This part of the PowerPoint roadmap is just one small
part of my Geology Topics Unit. This unit includes…
• A six part 6,000 Slide PowerPoint Presentation / unit
roadmap full of activities, review questions, games, video
links, flashcards, materials list, and much more.
• A 18 bundled homework package, modified version, 19
pages of unit notes, 6 PowerPoint Review Games of
100+ slides each, videos, rubrics, and much more that
all chronologically follow the unit slideshow.
• This is a fantastic unit for any Earth Science Class.
• http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Geology_Unit.html

181. Areas of Focus within The Geology Topics Unit:
-Areas of Focus within The Geology Topics Unit: Plate Tectonics, Evidence for
Plate Tectonics, Pangea, Energy Waves, Layers of the Earth, Heat Transfer,
Types of Crust, Plate Boundaries, Hot Spots, Volcanoes, Positives and
Negatives of Volcanoes, Types of Volcanoes, Parts of a Volcano, Magma, Types
of Lava, Viscosity, Earthquakes, Faults, Folds, Seismograph, Richter Scale,
Seismograph, Tsunami’s, Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, Uses of Minerals, Types of
Crystals, Physical Properties of Minerals, Rock Cycle, Common Igneous Rocks,
Common Sedimentary Rocks, Common Metamorphic Rocks., Age of the Earth,
Uniformitarianism, Principle of Superposition, Earth History, Time Units,
Timeline of Events, Basic Evolution, Mass Extinction Events, Dinosaurs, Early
Mammals, and more.
Full Unit can be found at…
http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Geology_Unit.html

188. • This was a very brief tour. Please visit the
links below to learn more about each of the
units in this curriculum package.
– These units take me about four years to complete
with my students in grades 5-10.
Earth Science Units Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Geology Topics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Geology_Unit.html
Astronomy Topics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Astronomy_Unit.html
Weather and Climate Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Weather_Climate_Unit.html
Soil Science, Weathering, More http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Soil_and_Glaciers_Unit.html
Water Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Water_Molecule_Unit.html
Rivers Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/River_and_Water_Quality_Unit.html
= Easier = More Difficult = Most Difficult
5th – 7th grade 6th – 8th grade 8th – 10th grade

189. Physical Science Units Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Science Skills Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Science_Introduction_Lab_Safety_Metric_Methods.
html
Motion and Machines Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Newtons_Laws_Motion_Machines_Unit.html
Matter, Energy, Envs. Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Energy_Topics_Unit.html
Atoms and Periodic Table Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Atoms_Periodic_Table_of_Elements_Unit.html
Life Science Units Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Human Body / Health Topics
http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Human_Body_Systems_and_Health_Topics_Unit.html
DNA and Genetics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/DNA_Genetics_Unit.html
Cell Biology Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Cellular_Biology_Unit.html
Infectious Diseases Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Infectious_Diseases_Unit.html
Taxonomy and Classification Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Taxonomy_Classification_Unit.html
Evolution / Natural Selection Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Evolution_Natural_Selection_Unit.html
Botany Topics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Plant_Botany_Unit.html
Ecology Feeding Levels Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Feeding_Levels_Unit.htm
Ecology Interactions Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Interactions_Unit.html
Ecology Abiotic Factors Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Abiotic_Factors_Unit.html

190. • More Units Available at…
Earth Science: The Soil Science and Glaciers Unit, The Geology Topics
Unit, The Astronomy Topics Unit, The Weather and Climate Unit, and The
Rivers and Water Quality Unit, The Water Molecule Unit.
Physical Science: The Laws of Motion and Machines Unit, The Atoms
and Periodic Table Unit, The Energy and the Environment Unit, and
Science Skills Unit.
Life Science: The Diseases and Cells Unit, The DNA and Genetics Unit,
The Life Topics Unit, The Plant Unit, The Taxonomy and Classification
Unit, Ecology: Feeding Levels Unit, Ecology: Interactions Unit, Ecology:
Abiotic Factors, The Evolution and Natural Selection Unit and The Human
Body Systems and Health Topics Unit
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191. • The entire four year curriculum can be found at...
http://sciencepowerpoint.com/ Please feel free to
contact me with any questions you may have.
Thank you for your interest in this curriculum.
Sincerely,
Ryan Murphy M.Ed
www.sciencepowerpoint@gmail.com

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