Rocks we use
Many everyday things come from rocks: table salt from rock salt, plaster from gypsum, cement from limestone, glass from melted sand, pencil lead from graphite, and iron from iron ore, which is mined and melted in an ironworks. A rock takes millions of years to form and only days to dig out, so rocks can run out, and mines harm the places where plants and animals live.
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You can name things made from rocks - salt, plaster, cement, glass, iron - and say why rocks shouldn't be wasted.
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You can name things made from rocks - salt, plaster, cement, glass, iron - and say why rocks shouldn't be wasted.
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