Description
Your students will love learning about the Rock Cycle with these engaging activities. Easy to follow and fun to use and teach. These science stations are specially designed to align with all the standards in the NGSS unit MS-ESS2-1 “develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process“.
A google classroom distance learning version is also included so you’re all set whether you have face to face classes or have to teach remotely. You can relax and teach knowing that you’ve got this covered.
Topics covered include:
MS-ESS2-1 The Rock Cycle
- Igneous Rocks
- Sedimentary Rocks
- Metamorphic Rocks
- Weathering
- Erosion
- Deposition
- Intrusive and Extrusive
- Crystallization
- Compaction
- Cementation
Science Stations
- Watch It – students watch a short 3m video and answer question on the topic.
- Label It – students must label a diagram with descriptions of each of the main stages of the rock cycle.
- Read It – at this station the students will read about geological discoveries relating to the rock cycle.
- Describe It – At this station the students are given photos of rocks. They will describe and answer questions based on their observations.
- Infer It – students are shown a sheet showing photos of various stages in weathering/erosion. They must make inferences from the photos.
- Illustrate It – students illustrate their understanding of the pathways through the rock cycle. Descriptive text is provided to aid their understanding.
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