GOAL:
Explore the local geological features
and learn about the forces that shaped the New England
landscape.
OBJECTIVES:
●Identify basic rock types.
●Recognize minerals and elements used in common
products.
●Explore local geological features especially those
relating to stream morphology and glacial deposition.
● Discuss
the role of glaciers in forming the current topography.
CONCEPTS/TOPICS:
●Sedimentary Rock ●Igneous Rock ●Metamorphic Rock ●The Rock Cycle ●Minerals ●Erosion ●Weathering ●Deposition ●Meandering Stream ●Braided Stream ●Straight Stream ●Cut Bank ●Point Bar ●Stream Gradient ●Glaciers ●Moraines ●Boulder Field ●Kettle Lake ● Geological
Erratic
After completing this
lesson the aim is for students to be able to:
● Identify
several types of rocks common in New England.
● Understand
how the three main rock types, sedimentary, igneous,
metamorphic, formed and the distinct properties of each.
● Explain
that rocks are composed of one or more minerals. Recognize
common household products are created because of minerals.
●
Describe
how wind, water, and ice shape and reshape Earth’s land
surface by eroding rock and soil in some areas and depositing
them in other areas producing land forms.
