- Fossils
and Rocks- . Students will acquire an understanding of processes
of rock formation. The study of fossils gives students another perspective
of geologic time, allowing them to examine evidence of plants and animals
which existed on the Earth a long time ago.
- Igneous
Rocks/Volcanoes- Students will differentiate between the two types
of igneous rock and designate the area the rock comes from.
- Making
Fossils- Students will better understand how fossils are created
by making their own.
- Making
Sandstone- Students will make sandstone.
- Making
Sedimentary Rocks- Students should understand that sedimentary rocks
like coal are formed by the cementing together of smaller pieces of
rocks. Or, like coal, from the accumulation of plant material.
- Metamorphic
Rock Activities- Students will understand that metamorphic rocks
are sedimentary igneous, or other metamorphic rocks that have been changed
by heat and pressure.
- Metamorphic
Rock: Melting Rocks- Students will observe and gain a better understanding
of the metamorphosing power of heat.
- Metamorphic
Sandwiches: "Bread Rock"- To graphically show how metamorphic rock
is formed by pressure and heat.
- Mountain
Barriers- Desert conditions can be caused by the uplift of a mountain
range that creates a barrier that blocks off rain to an area.
- Peanut
Brittle Volcano- Students will see simulated lava flow down a simulated
volcano. Students will learn that lava cools fastest on the surface.
- Pebble
Jar- Recognize differences between different pebbles. Describe a
pebble as to color, size or shape.
- RAPTOR
ROCKS- Paleontologists rarely find complete skeletons. They, like
you, need to use their knowledge of other animals, hints about the environment,
and their imaginations to reconstruct the animal.
- Rock
Collecting- Students will practice classifying rocks in the categories
sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic.
- Rock
Critters/Pet Rock- Children love to create rock critters. Have the
children collect some rocks (coal) of different shapes and sizes. After
you have a mountain of these rocks you can start.
- Rock
Goodies- The students will learn the difference between sedimentary
and metamorphic.
- Rocks-
Old rocks on Earth’s surface are gradually reduced to tiny pieces, or
sediments, by erosion caused by water, wind, or glacial ice.
- Sedimentary
Rock Activities- Students will understand that most sedimentary
rocks such as coal are formed under the water and in swamps, lakes,
seas, and oceans.
- Water
Magic- This activity will introduce new vocabulary and will serve
as a building block to future lessons on the water cycle. Students will
use experiences from their everyday lives to practice the above skills.
- What
is a Mineral?- Mineral identification lab.
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