Modeling the Rock Cycle Activity Bundle

EARTH SCIENCE: These fun and engaging Rock Cycle &Three Types of Rocks Activities will have your students loving science! Everything you need to kick off your Earth Science Rock & Mineral Unit is included here, including a Hands-On Lab, Close Reading & Differentiated Assessment Extension Activities.

This Upper Elementary & Middle School Science Resource Includes:

-Non-fiction Active Close Reading Introducing the Rock Cycle & Types of Rocks (DIGITAL VERSION INCLUDED)

-Hands-on Lab: Modeling the Rock Cycle with Crayons

- KWL Chart on the Rock Cycle

-Extension Assessment: Rock Cycle Venn Diagram (DIGITAL VERSION INCLUDED)

>>> Differentiated to 4 Levels

-Extension Assessment: Rock Cycle Flow Chart Diagram

>>> Differentiated to 3 Levels

-Extension Assessment: Rock Cycle Crossword Puzzle

>>> Differentiated to 4 Levels

-Answer Keys

-Teacher Planning & Tips

-Teacher Digital Sharing Tutorial

Content Covered:

The Rock Cycle

Minerals

SedimentaryRocks

Metamorphic Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Fossils

Intrusive

Extrusive

Melting & Cooling

Compaction & Cementation

Heat & Pressure

Weathering

Erosion

Sediments

Sedimentation

Crystallization

*BIG SCIENCE THEME: The Recycling of Matter

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