Today’s Walking Classroom podcast looks at the rocks found in the earth’s crust – sedimentary, metamorphic, and extrusive – and the differences among them. The students also explain how fossils, the colors of rocks, and the weathering of rocks provide information about the earth’s past.
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.3, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
RST.6-8.4
Next Generation Science Standards
PS–Physical Science | LS–Life Science | ESS–Earth and Space Science | ETS–Engineering, Technology and the Application of Science Elementary School: 3-LS4-1, 4-ESS1-1, 4-ESS2-2, 5-ESS2-1Middle School: MS-ESS1-4, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-3, MS-LS4-1
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Rocks of the Earth’s Crust Google Quiz
Slide Deck:
Rocks of the Earth’s Crust Slide Deck
Explains how a stone can be used by humans and nature through time.
Illustrates the rock cycle and the three types of rocks using various foods.
Presents a video by NASA about the rock cycle and moon rocks.
Test knowledge of the rock cycle with this quick interactive quiz from Scholastic’s Study Jams.
Create a sediment bottle and observe what happens over time in this activity from The Science Spot.
Review the Rock Cycle Factsheet and complete the activity sheet in this free resource from The Geological Society.
Use chocolate to create “sedimentary,” “metamorphic,” and “igneous” rocks in this activity from the Geological Society of London.
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