Monday, March 24, 2014

4th Grade-Week 3 The Rock Cycle

3rd Lab Week
Concept: Three types of Rocks and the Rock Cycle

Objective: Students will learn the three types of rock and how Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary Rocks are formed.

Homework: Review Crossword Puzzle



Vocabulary:
Rock Cycle
Igneous Rock
melting
magma
cooling
Metamorphic Rock
heat
pressure
Sedimentary Rock
weathering
erosion
sediments
compacting

Cornell Note Questions:
•How are Igneous Rocks formed?
•How are Metamorphic Rocks formed?
•How are Sedimentary Rocks formed?

BrianPop.com video of the week: 
Rock Cycle
3 Types of Rock

Reading Before Class: FOSS Science Resources pgs 220-227.

Rock Cycle


Igneous Rock
Igneous Rock
Igneous Rock
Igneous Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Grand Canyon

Here is an activity you can do at home 
with marshmallows and The Rock Cycle


CA Science Standards
4a. Students know how to differentiate among igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks by referring to their properties and methods of formation (the rock cycle).

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