rock cycle

I have been diligently working on this pack for what feels like FORVER…and I finally got to try it out with my class last week and I have to say, it ROCKED! (excuse the pun…but this pack is full of them!) Ok, so the title sort of dates me…a little shout out to all those AC/DC fans out there. You can find the pack {here}

PLATE TECTONICSIntroducing the first chapter in the Earth Science Interactive Notebook Series: Plate Tectonics. Each chapter in the series will showcase many activities for the students (both middle and high school) to process the information given by teachers. The engaging activities vary to enabl...

#rocks #geology #song I wrote this to help teach the 3 types of rocks to my elementary science classes- igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary! (lyrics below)...

One of the things my students have enjoyed in the past is creating an acrostic with one of the science vocabulary words. It challenges them to think of new ways to describe a word by having a speci…

This post is the fifth in a series of posts about a CSI program I ran at our library. You can read the background information here and here and here and here. For Day 4 we performed the dirt analysis. It was fairly straight-forward and completed without much fanfare. The students once again enjoyed taking the information they collected and comparing it to the map that was provided and then matching up that information with what they found in the suspect bios. Day 5 was DNA analysis day. We…

The rock cycle, illustrated.

Awesome science experiment! Rock testing & geology for kids -- perfect for summer science camps!

Enjoy this FREE poster set! Use it to help your students remember key information about the types of rocks, erosion, & weathering ...

Students who are visual and/or kinesthetic, hands-on learners will love learning about rocks and minerals with this graphic organizer! I distribute different types of rocks to my students. I then instruct my students to draw their rocks and describe the properties (color, luster, streak, hardness, ...

It is my hope that this is not only addictive for your students, but addictive for you as well! Cootie catchers (or fortune tellers) are a great way to "trick" your students into learning without them even knowing it. Concepts in science are based around students first understanding the vocabulary a...

Help kids learn about rocks by making a rock of their own.

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Today we learned about the rock cycle. At first glance the rock cycle looks a bit overwhelming. Breaking down the rock cycle has helped us understand that rocks change over time. Today we made rock cycle bracelets to help us remember the 3 types of rocks (Sedimentary, Metamorphic & Igneous) and to help us understand how heat, pressure & erosion play into the transformation of rocks. See if we can tell you what each bead represents. (Shiny brown Sedimentary, Orange- Magma/heat transforming…

A fun way to act out the rock cycle! This reader's theater contains 20 speaking parts that explain the process that a rock goes through in the rock cycle. Students will not only be able to define sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks but they will also learn science vocabulary such as weatheri...

One of the things my students have enjoyed in the past is creating an acrostic with one of the science vocabulary words. It challenges them to think of new ways to describe a word by having a speci…

This is the infographic I give to my students to help them associate the characteristics of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks with actual photographs and diagrams of each rock type. I find it most useful to print in color. This is a great study tool for the rocks and minerals station for t...