PROBLEM: What type of Earth rocks do meteorites resemble?

PREDICTION: 

MATERIALS: samples of granite, basalt, obsidian, sandstone, and schist; meteorite, hand lens or microscope, ruler.

EXERCISE 1. Look at your meteorite samples. Describe it by using the hand lens and ruler.

EXERCISE 2. Describe the different Earth rocks that you have at your station. Describe color, texture, density, size of minerals, or other components you see.

Compare your meteorite to the samples of Earth rocks. Which rocks does it resemble? Explain.

CONCLUSION: Can you tell the type of rock that the meteorite may have come from? What might that suggest about the origin of the meteorite?