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

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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8.  Six types of crystals.
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9. • Activity! Cut the Cheese

10. • Activity! Make the six crystal types out of
cheese squares.
– Use the plastic knives to cut the cheese into the
correct crystal. (eye goggles required)
– Place your cheese crystal onto a plate and label
them correctly.
• At the end, be prepared to switch with your neighbors
and try to identify the various crystals types made
from cheese.

11. • Activity! Make the six crystal types out of
cheese squares.
– Use the plastic knives to cut the cheese into the
correct crystal. (eye goggles required)
– Place your cheese crystal onto a plate and label
them correctly.
• At the end, be prepared to switch with your neighbors
and try to identify the various crystals types made
from cheese.

12.  Hexagonal.
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13.  Hexagonal.
 (Four axis, three are equal in length and lie at
an angle of 120° from each other).
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14. • Hexagonal.
– (Four axis, three are equal in length and lie at
an angle of 120° from each other)

15. • Hexagonal.
– (Four axis, three are equal in length and lie at
an angle of 120° from each other)

16. • Hexagonal.
– (Four axis, three are equal in length and lie at
an angle of 120° from each other)

17. • Hexagonal.
– (Four axis, three are equal in length and lie at
an angle of 120° from each other)

20. • Trigonal – Part of Hexagonal.

21.  Triclinic:
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22.  Triclinic:
 (3 axis, all unequal and none at 90° angles).
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23. • Triclinic. (3 axis)

24. • Triclinic. (3 axis)

25. • Triclinic. (3 axis)

26. • Triclinic. (3 axis)

29.  Orthorhombic:
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30.  Orthorhombic: (All axis unequal in length,
and 90° degrees from each other).
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33.  Monoclinic:

34.  Monoclinic:
 All axis unequal in length.

35.  Monoclinic:
 All axis unequal in length.
 Two of them are at right angles to each other,
while the third lies at an angle other than 90°.

37. • Monoclinic. (All axis unequal in length)

38. • Monoclinic. (All unequal in length)

39. • Monoclinic. (All axis unequal in length)

40. • Monoclinic. (All axis unequal in length)

42.  Tetragonal.
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43.  Tetragonal. (Three axis, two are equal in
length, one is unequal.)
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45. • Tetragonal. (Three axis, two are equal in
length, one is unequal.)

46. • Tetragonal. (Three axis, two are equal in
length, one is unequal.)

47. • Tetragonal. (Three axis, two are equal in
length, one is unequal.)

48. • Tetragonal. (Three axis, two are equal in
length, one is unequal.)

50.  Isometric / Cubic

51.  Isometric / Cubic
 (All three axis are equal in length and at 90
degrees from each other.)

52.  Isometric / Cubic
 (All three axis are equal in length and at 90
degrees from each other.)

61. Learn more about mineral crystals at…
http://dave.ucsc.edu/myrtreia/crystal.html

62. • Activity! Cut the Cheese

63. • Activity! 50 / 50 challenge.
– Each person in group gets a token / old cd.
– Which table group can hold on to their
tokens? (Prize at end?)
– If you get a question incorrect then your table
loses your token. Keep helping group.
– Best of luck, you are on the honor system.

64. • 50 / 50 Challenge
• True = Cover side False =

65. • 50 / 50 Challenge
• True = Cover side False =

66. • 50 / 50 Challenge
• True = Cover side False = Mirror side

67. • Practice Question.
– This person is named Junction Seabear

68. • Practice Question.
– This person is named Junction Seabear

69. • This crystal is hexagonal?

70. • This crystal is hexagonal?
• False! Tetragonal (2 equal sides)

71. • This crystal is hexagonal?

72. • This crystal is hexagonal?
• True! (3 equal sides)

73. • Which crystal is Isometric?

74. • Which crystal is Isometric?

75. • This crystal is tetragonal?

76. • This crystal is tetragonal?
• False! Monoclinic (Not 90 )

77. • This is a monoclinic crystal?

78. • This is a monoclinic crystal?
• True! All unequal sides.

79. • These are both tetragonal crystals?

80. • These are both tetragonal crystals?
• True! 2 sides are equal.

81. • Which is a hexagonal crystal?

82. • Which is a hexagonal crystal?

83. • The other is tetragonal?

84. • The other is tetragonal?
• False! Monoclinic (no equal sides)

85. • This is a isometric crystal?

86. • This is a isometric crystal?
• True! (All equal and 90 ).

87. • This crystal is Isometric?
i

88. • This crystal is Isometric?
• False! Orthorhombic. (Unequal).
i

89. • This is Orthorhombic?

90. • This is Orthorhombic?

101. • This is cubic / Isometric?

102. • This is cubic / Isometric?

103. • This is Hexagonal?

104. • This is Hexagonal?

105. • This is Cubic / Isometric?

106. • This is Cubic / Isometric?

107. • This is Triclinic?

108. • This is Triclinic?

109. • This picture is Triclinic?

110. • This picture is Triclinic?

111. • This is Hexagonal?

112. • This is Hexagonal?

113. • This is Isometric / Cubic?

114. • This is Isometric / Cubic?

116. • This is Tetragonal?

117. • This is Tetragonal?

119. • Salt forms Isometric Crystals.

120. • Salt forms Isometric Crystals.

121. • Do any table groups still have their cd?
– Send a representative to the teacher with
tokens.

122. • Follow-up! Growing Crystals Demonstration.
– Add salt to boiling hot water until no more will
dissolve.
– Soak a piece of cardboard in the salt solution,
then set it in a sunny, dry spot to dry.
– The next day, using a stereoscope, draw the
crystals that you see.
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128. Learn more about mineral crystals at…
http://dave.ucsc.edu/myrtreia/crystal.html

129. • Video Link! Review from New York.
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTDMb1TLf64

130. http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Website Link:

131. • 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

133. 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

140. • 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

141. 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

142. • 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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143. • 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
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