Rock Cycle

Rock Cycle

Activities

Content: Students investigate rocks cycle (erosion, soil types)Objectives: Students will be able to describe the rock cycle and use it to identify types of rocks. Students will associate rock and water cycle through processes like erosion, soil formation. Lithosphere provides structure for water sheds, and filters/storage of water. Water sheds provide transports of soil/soil nutrients. Introduction:Online activities:1.- Learn and play “Rocks and Soils”2.- Learn about rocks and minerals “Kids love rocks”3.- Learning first contents about the “Rocks cycle”

Time: 45 minutes5 minutes-explanation of activity40 minutes-activityMaterial: ROCK CYCLE RAP lyricsRock Cycle RapDescription of activity1. Each group has a set of the cut up lyrics2. Each group has to listen to the rap and order the lyrics3. When the groups have the rap ordered they sing the rap together

Rock Cycle

Types of Rocks

Rock Cycle

Animation

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Rock cycle rap

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Games

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Games & Animations

Relate the use of particular rocks to their characteristics and explain why they are used

Use results of their tests to rank rocks in order of ease of wearing away and/or permeability

Group rocks according to differences in texture and record and justify the groupings

Identify some rocks eg marble, granite, slate and explain why they are used for a particular purpose eg slate for a roof

This is the rap