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FROM GRANITE TO SAND

1. Introduction Granite is a resistant and impermeable rock that is formed when magma intrudes into the earth’s crust.

Due to the slow cooling, large crystals of Quarts, Mica and Feldspast are formed.

Once granite is cooled and contracted, and also because of later denudation, horizontal and vertical joints appear.

These joints make granite susceptible to weathering processes.

2. Procedure and results Do exercise 1 Look at the following samples under the stereomicroscope: granite, weathered granite and granitic sand (SAULÓ) Fill in the table: NAME DRAWING

WHAT CAN YOU SEE?

GRANITE

WEATHERED GRANITE

GRANITIC SAND

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3. WRITE Write 5 sentences, to sum the activity

4. PERSONAL OPINION I’ve learned….

I think it was …………………………… because………………………………………..

Om the other hand it was……………….. because…………………………. (you can use these words: amazing, boring, interesting, useful, useless) I liked……………………………….

I didn’t like……………………………….

5. USEFUL VOCABULARY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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6. EXERCISE 1.

You have four pictures and four explanations. Cut them out and glue each of them in one box of the table below:

GRANITE SCENERY

GRANITE DETAIL

GRANITE BOULDERS

GRANITIC SAND

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LET’S PLAY CARDS! HAPPY FAMILIES!

1. INTRODUCTION Rocks, sand, landscapes, cards… if you mix them all up you can play! How? What? Let’s play cards! But to start we need a deck of cards. An easy and fun game is “Happy families”. We can learn things about rocks and landscapes by playing this game.

The families and their colours will be: Granite GREY basalt RED schist GREEN coral BLUE chalk WHITE conglomerate YELLOW

Each family will have 6 cards: Rock name Explanation Landscape main rock erosion form sand

2. MATERIAL NEEDED:       

Stereomicroscope 6 samples of sand, 6 different rocks Pictures of landscapes and forms of erosion Coloured cardboards and coloured pencils Scissors and glue 1 deck of cards Chlorhidric acid

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Work in groups of 2 or 3. (We need 6 groups, one for each family) The teacher gives 6 cards to each group and explains the procedure (10 ‘) Each group chooses a rock family and picks a paper with the colour related.

On the table you will find: explanations, picture of landscapes, pictures of erosion forms, rocks and sand samples, 6 of each.

Find out: the landscape, the erosive form and the rock… that match with your rock family.

Ask the teacher if you need help. (10 ‘) Examine, under the stereomicroscope, one sand sample and guess if it fits with your rock. If yes, “BINGO!” If not, try with another sample. (10’) Once you have the 6 elements of your family, you can proceed to build the cards. (15’) •Cut6 pieces of paper of your colour. They have to be a little bit smaller than the card.

•Glue them on top of the original card.

• Glue the picture, drawing or explanation on the piece of coloured paper, without hiding the margin.

•Now you will have:

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FROM THE TOP OF THE HILL TO THE BEACH: Sand project CARD 1: Write the name of the rock CARD 2: Copy the explanation CARD 3: Glue the picture of your landscape CARD 4: Glue the picture of the form of erosion CARD 5: Draw the rock with the name CARD 6: Draw one or two grains of sand with the name below.

When everybody has finished, put the cards together, shuffle them.

Let’s play together!

4. USEFUL VOCABULARY ENGLISH

CATALAN

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS I think…..

Maybe you're right In my opinion…….

You're wrong, because…..

Let's ask the teacher!

Xon, we don't understand…..

What's next?

Yes, you're right!

Don't do that, it's dangerous!

5. PERSONAL OPINION

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http://www.historyforkids.org/scienceforkids/geology/index.htm http://www.ehow.com/video_4997351_different-types-sand.html

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SAND WORKSHOP

6. GRANULOMETRY 1) Look at these geological materials. Match the names with the pictures:

2) Make 5 sentences using the comparatives as is shown from the table below:

EXAMPLE: Gravel is smaller than cobble

7. SANDY LANDSCAPES:

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3) Look at the pictures, where can we find sand landscapes?

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8. Sediments If we have a look around the Rec’s Beach, we’ll notice that there is not only sand.

5) What can you see? __________________________________ 6) What’s formed with? ________________________________ 7) What has brought it here? ___________________________ We mix different materials in a bottle, fill the bottle with water, stir vigorously and let it rest.

8) What happens?

9) This process is known as _________________________________________________________

9. SAND USES 10)

What people do with sand?

_____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 11) Do you think that the Greek and the Roman from Empúries used sand in the construction of their houses and streets. How? Página8

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Nowadays, do bricklayers use sand as a construction material? How?

_________________________________________________________________________________ 13)

But, do they use beach sand or fluvial sand? _________________ Why?

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10. Sand as a filter 14)

In Empúries Greek people filtered the rain water

with sand and gravel before collecting it into the water cistern. Look at the photography. Would you like to try it?

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Let’s complete the scheme of the experiment. Write down the materials

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names and the three steps we have followed.

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BEACH SAND MAKES A SANDY BEACH

OBSERVATION: Look at some grains of sand.

Look at different sands.

PROBLEM: What is sand? Are all sands the same? Where does sand come from? Do all sands look the same?

IDEA: Look at the sand grains under the stereomicroscope.

Observe how they react if you add some chemical substances

EXPERIMENT EQUIPMENT: Stereomicroscope Sand samples Petri plate Millimeter paper Hydrochloric acid Hydrogen Peroxide

METHOD: Put a few grains of sand in a Petri plate.

Look at them under the stereomicroscope.

Describe the average shape of the grains (rounded or angular) Describe the colour of the grains (most of them, some of them...)

Calculate, with the help of the millimeter paper, the average size of the grains.

Add some drops of a diluted solution of hydrochloric acid and report what happens Add some drops of Hydrogen Peroxide and observe what happens.

Classify the fragments of minerals and rocks

PARTICLES DETERMINATION Effervescence produced by the reaction between carbonates and ClH, according to the reaction:

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Effervescence produced by the reaction between Hydrogen Peroxideand organic matter, according to the reaction:

Types of minerals and rocks: quartz (white and shiny), micamoscovite or biotite (shiny white or black sheets), feldspath (matt, white or pink), rock fragments, slate (black and flat),… r

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Vocabulary required: magnifying glass, estimating, sandy grains, shiny, mica moscovite or biotite sheets, feldspath , matt, rock fragments, millimetre paper, hydrogen peroxide, sample, size, drop, organic matter

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RESULTS SAMPLE SAND NAME

Shape of the grains (angular, sub angular, rounded)

Mineral Size of the grains Other observations. composition (diameter in mm.)

COLOURS, SHELLS, ETC Organic fraction

DRAWING OF SOME GRAINS

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CONCLUDE

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COMMUNICATE

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5. THE SUITCASE. AN (UN)FORGETABLE JOURNEY The place showed in our picture is: ……………………………

Our souvenir was bought in: ………………………………………….

Watch the sample of sand through the stereomicroscope and fill the table below: SAND MAIN COLOUR Shape of the grains (angular, sub angular, rounded) Size of the grains (diameter in mm.)

ClH reaction?

YES OR NOT

Mineral composition

Organic fraction

YES OR NOT

Other observations.

COLOURS, SHELLS, ETC DRAWING OF SOME GRAINS

ORIGIN OF THIS SAND

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DATE OF COLLECTION 11. Join your finding with the rest of the class on the table provided

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HELP MR. MACINTOSH!.WHERE IS HIS WIFE?

Draw a line in the map showing Mr and Miss Mac Intosh’s trip

Dear Sr. After looking carefully at the pictures and souvenirs and having analysed the different sands, we can assure you that: You visited ………………………………. in…………… 2016 You visited ………………………………. in…………… 2016 You visited ………………………………. in…………… 2016 You visited ………………………………. in…………… 2016 You visited ………………………………. in…………… 2016 You visited ………………………………. in…………… 2016

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For that, we can conclude that your wife is waiting for you in:

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SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS

GRANITE SCENERY

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The weathered rock fragments become constituents of the sand.

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GRANITE DETAIL

GRANITE BOULDERS

GRANITIC SAND

Granites are grained rocks. They usually consist of two different sizes of crystals.

This shows a typical landscape formed out of granite in a Mediterranean climate.

Smoothly-curved rounded shapes. These boulders of granite are about 4 meters in diameter.

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THE SUITCASE.A (UN)FORGETABLE JOURNEY Hey ya!

My name is Karl Mc Intosh and I’m Scottish.

My wife and I have been travelling around the world for a year and the fact is that I am lost! I have no idea where I am or where I’m heading to. I suppose my wife is waiting for me somewhere.

We started our journey on the 1st of July last year and we visited lots of places. I like buying souvenirs and gifts from all over the world for our relatives and friends. I also like taking pictures and collecting sand. My wife says that one day she will throw my collection into the sea but I look at them again and again and they remind me of the places I’ve visited.

All my belongings are in the suitcase, which is a little bit in a mess...

Perhaps if you help me to tidy up I will remember where I’ve been and which place I visited for the

angry!!! HELP ME, PLEASE!!!

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last time and where I got lost. I imagine my wife must be waiting for me there, either worried or

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