Rocks and Minerals Unit, Types of Rocks, Weathering and Erosion, Rock Cycle

Is your science textbook outdated and lacking? Make learning about rocks and minerals engaging! This unit contains reading passages with comprehension questions, activities, science labs, task cards, and vocabulary reference posters that you can use to enhance your unit on rocks and minerals.

These reading passages with comprehension questions are the perfect way to quickly check for understanding while providing the students with background information on each topic. It is also the perfect way to integrate reading, writing, and science!

What's Included?

EARTH'S LAYERS

• Reading comprehension and fill in the blank questions
• Label the diagram
• Facts page
• Vocabulary
• Crossword puzzle

ROCKS

• Igneous rock reading comprehension and fill in the blank questions
• Igneous rocks graphic organizer
• Sedimentary rock reading comprehension and fill in the blank questions
• Sedimentary rocks graphic organizer
• Metamorphic rock reading comprehension and fill in the blank questions
• Metamorphic rocks graphic organizer
• Rocks vs. Wood Venn Diagram
• Comparing rocks Venn Diagram
• Comparing Rocks Web
• Types of rocks word search and fill in the blank
• Rocks and Mineral Vocabulary
• Rock Cycle reading passage and diagram

MINERALS

• Reading comprehension and fill in the blank questions
• Crossword puzzle
• Properties of minerals lab
• Comparing minerals Venn Diagram
• Minerals True/False
• Minerals word search and fill in the blank
• Crystals word search
• Crystals reading comprehension and fill int he blank competition
• Fun mineral facts - read the room activity

WEATHERING AND EROSION

• Reading comprehension and fill in the blank questions
• Erosion science lab with lab sheets
• Rock sandwich science lab

ROCK CYCLE BROCHURE PROJECT

• Instructions and rubric

COMPREHENSIVE UNIT ASSESSMENT

• Reading comprehension and fill in the blank questions

4 CREATIVE WRITING ACTIVITIES

28 TASK CARDS

14 POSTERS WITH PICTURES AND DEFINITION

This unit is also included in my Science Units - Mega Bundle

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tarik O says, "This resource is awesome! It was very student friendly. We completed the reading as a class and once they got comfortable, they began completing the readings and activities on their own!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ FarmhouseFanatic says, "Loved this resource! My students loved that the information sheets were in more simple language. I enjoyed how it was summarized and hit the important facts from the curriculum. I love that it can be cross curricular with ELA. AND my students LOVED making the brochure."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Urhai B. says, "I liked to use this resource to extend students learning during the main lesson I would be providing. There are good extra worksheets in this package along with experiments. The reading comprehension and questions was great for my students with learning disabilities because it wasn't overwhelming and at their level, which I really liked about this package. I recommend getting it if you are looking for reads that aren't overwhelming and right to the point! "

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Coffee Girl says, "Very helpful, in-depth resource! Thank you! This was enough as is, though I added some of my own resources too. I liked the ELA suggested activities, to help build connections with our science theme as we practiced writing etc."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ruth Jones Design says, "Even if you don't want to use the experiments or vocabulary cards, purchase this for the reading comprehension! High Quality and my students have loved it. It went perfectly as a supplement to our textbook. Very high quality work!"

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