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Grade 6, Science Std #: 2.2 Distinguish the three types of rocks based on their type and how they are formed

Lesson Plans: Rocks Students will understand how sedimentary rocks are formed. Rocks and Soils Students compare the properties of rocks and relate these properties to their uses and describe and group rocks on the basis of their characteristics. Rock Hound Lesson Plan Students will gain an understanding of the rock cycle including how sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks form. Uses of Rocks & Minerals Students will gain an understanding of the economic importance of rocks and minerals by exploring their applications in various careers Rock Cycle Fudge Students will simulate the rock cycle and understand that the rock cycle takes millions of years, incredible temperatures, and very high pressure. What Types of Rocks are There? From descriptions of the origin of various rocks, students indicate why they are sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic. Study your Rocks & Eat them too The instructor will use a liquid batter to cook pancakes to model the formation of igneous rocks Rock Around the Rock Cycle Students will study the rock cycle to understand the relationship between the three types of rocks, sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous, and the conditions needed to transform one type of rock into another. This hopefully will be accomplished through visual learning with computer activities and the demonstration and through auditory learning with the discussion. The student can then apply the knowledge they learned through a story.

Resources: The Rock Cycle Experiments This site contains several activities about the rock cycle. Rocks & Minerals Detectives Rock and mineral webquest GeoMan This webpage gives information about the three fundamentally different types of rocks. Igneous Rocks Self paced lesson on igneous rocks by Volcano World Sedimentary Rocks Self paced lesson in sedimentary rocks by Volcano World Metamorphic Rocks Self paced lesson in metamorphic rocks by Volcano World Discover How Rocks Are Formed! This site gives descriptions of the three types of rocks and pictures of rocks in each category.
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