was developed for Mrs. Griffin's Third Grade Class at Berrian County Primary School
Designed By Ashley Stephens, a Valdosta State University Preservice Teacher
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What
are rocks? Find general information about the three different
types of rocks. |
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How are rocks
created? Check out the rock
cycle to see how rocks are formed. |
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What type of
rock do I have? Learn how to tell an igenous rock from a
sedimentary rock from a metamorphic rock. |
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Have you ever
wanted to create your very own rock? Learn how the 3 types of
rocks are formed and create
your own rock at home! |
School wide Science Fair Real World Activity You are entering the
school wide Science Fair. Create your tri-fold background
mini-posterboard for your
rock experiment. The winner of the Science Fair will get a $25.00
voucher
to use at the school bookfair. The winning student will also
receive an
article in the local paper and will move on to the county level science
fair. There is a lot on the line here so make sure you add
everything on
your tri-fold mini-poster that will help everyone understand your
knowledge about
rocks and their formation. Check out the Fast Faqs
website about rocks so that you can gather your information for you to
create your AWESOME
poster board! |
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Steps for Real World Activity
Step 3: List the three different types of
rocks in each section (one rock per section).Step 1: Visit the Fast Faqs
website and take notes on each rock (the name, one fact about it, and
where that type of rock comes from).
Step 2: Take your sheet of lineless paper and fold it into three sections (tri-fold design)  Step 4: For each section write one fact describing that particular rock. Step 5: Last draw a picture of where each rock comes from under the correct section. Step 6: When your mini-posterboard is complete turn it into the science fair judges for them to review it. |
Topic Literature Acitivity
Rocks
By: Sally M. Walker
| Topic Literature
Activity |
A.  Let's
first look at a website about the rocks and
the rock cycle. |
| B. Four
questions of understanding about rocks. 1. Most of the Earth is made of rock. What is the Earth's rocky outer layer called? 2. What do we call melted rock that is inside Earth? 3. Some rock is made of small pieces of mud, sand, or stones. What are theses pieces called? 4. What can cause a rock change? |
| C. List
your 2 critical
thinking questions based on your book. 1. Why do you think that rocks come in different shapes, sizes, and colors? 2. If you could create your very own rock what type would you create and why? |
 Ashley's Home Page |
 adstephe@valdosta.edu |
 VSU Students' Topic Pages |
 Mini-Research Lesson Plan |
 Topic Literature Lesson Plan |