1.
Learning Objective, You will learn about the rock limestone and
its many commercial uses.
Do a little research on the mineral (rock) limestone on the web
and create a listing of its commercial uses. If you can find some
dollar values for the different products, bring a little economics
into the report. Submit this listing for a grade and as a
comparison with lists from other student using the email in this
class.
Go to the Table of Contents on the left and view the field trip
video "Limestone".
Web Links:
http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4G
PEA_enUS312US313&q=sedimentary+rocks+pictures&um=1&i
e=UTF-
8&ei=MPfUSa2CK5mktAPanomkCg&sa=X&oi=image_result_g
roup&resnum=1&ct=title
These are images of sedimentary rocks.
http://geology.com/rocks/chert.shtml
More nice pictures starting with chert, the material used for
tool making by pre-man.
http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4G
PEA_enUS312US313&q=rock+weathering&um=1&ie=UTF-
8&ei=JvjUSZHJAYTEtAOiqNSnCg&sa=X&oi=image_result_gr
oup&resnum=1&ct=title
Images of rock weathering.
http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange1/current/lectu
res/soils/soils.html
About soils.
http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/10r.html
Weathering and erosion.