https://padlet.com/sarah_e_marsh/RockProperties How can we describe different rocks? en-us 2017-06-27 16:12:49 UTC 2017-06-27 16:32:55 UTC hello@padlet.com sarah_e_marsh https://padlet.com/sarah_e_marsh/RockProperties/wish/177571052 This is the easy one! What colors do you see when you look at your rock? Be sure to look closely as many rocks look like one solid color from far away, but when using a hand lens, you can see many different colors!]]> 2017-06-27 16:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_e_marsh/RockProperties/wish/177571052 sarah_e_marsh https://padlet.com/sarah_e_marsh/RockProperties/wish/177571061 Does a magnet pull toward or push away from your rock? If either of these happen, your rock has some degree of magnetism. Try this with a magnet at home--place it on your fridge, and then your kitchen cabinet. What happened?]]> 2017-06-27 16:15:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_e_marsh/RockProperties/wish/177571061 sarah_e_marsh https://padlet.com/sarah_e_marsh/RockProperties/wish/177571070 Can you scratch the rock with your fingernail? If YES, the rock is considered NOT VERY HARD. If NO, the rock is considered HARD. Can you think of other objects that you could scratch and not scratch with your fingernail?]]> 2017-06-27 16:15:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_e_marsh/RockProperties/wish/177571070 sarah_e_marsh https://padlet.com/sarah_e_marsh/RockProperties/wish/177571089 How well can you see through the rock? The clearer the rock, the more transparent it is. We'll use a scale of 1-10, 1 being you can't see through it at all, to 10 being you can see straight through it. What are some other examples of things that are very transparent? What are some things that are not transparent at all?]]> 2017-06-27 16:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_e_marsh/RockProperties/wish/177571089 sarah_e_marsh https://padlet.com/sarah_e_marsh/RockProperties/wish/177572063 How big is your rock? You can use a ruler to measure how long, wide, and tall it is, but you can also compare it to the size of a familiar object! Is it the side of a grape? Is it the size of a tennis ball?]]> 2017-06-27 16:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_e_marsh/RockProperties/wish/177572063