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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Weathering, Erosion, and the Rock Cycle

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn about the processes involved throughout the creation of sedimentary rock.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Classifying Rocks and Minerals

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify rock types by observing key characteristics.
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BBC

Bbc Bitesize: Rocks

For Students 3rd - 6th
This learning module helps students understand the three types of rock: sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic and how they are formed.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Norway: What Are Some Types of Rocks?

For Students 1st - 3rd
Astrid lives in Norway, and really likes Viking ships and rocks. She is visiting a Viking museum, and needs help learning about different types of rocks, where rocks come from, and the different characteristics of rocks.
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Minerals Ed

Minerals Ed: Introducing the Rock Cycle by Creating a 3 D Model [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson geared toward primary young scholars, they will learn about the three different kinds of rocks, how they are formed and how to recognize the unique characteristics by building a 3D model.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Virtual Rock Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson students are asked to identify rocks based on their properties.
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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Rocks and Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is an interactive and printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Rocks and Minerals.
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eBook
Other

Bc Open Textbooks: Physical Geology: Regional Metamorphism

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the regional metamorphic zones in Nova Scotia, Canada, and the geological processes that caused them to form. Regional metamorphism happens deep within the Earth's crust and eventually, the buried rocks are exposed, usually due...
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Geology: Rock Classification Overview

For Students 6th - 8th
Understand how to classify rocks and minerals with this concise tutorial.
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Activity
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Chocolate Rock Cycle

For Students K - 1st
Students use chocolate in this activity to model sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks, mimicking what happens during transformations in the rock cycle.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Model the Rock Cycle With Crayons

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use crayons to model the rock cycle in this fun activity! You will make colorful sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous "rocks" from crayon shavings.
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Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: The Rock Cycle: Rocks and Processes of the Rock Cycle

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Test your knowledge of the rock cycle by labeling an interactive diagram and with a short quiz.
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Website
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute Science Museum: Rock Hounds With Rocky

For Students 3rd - 8th
Rocky the Rock Hound uses simple animations to show the formation of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Includes teacher connections to lessons, literature, and activities along with online quizzes and puzzles on rocks and rock...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Mineral Magic

For Teachers 4th
Classify rocks and minerals according to their characteristics.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Rock Cycle Diagram

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes the three different types of rocks and provides a diagram showing where they fit into the rock cycle.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Metamorphic Rock

For Students Pre-K - 1st
metamorphic rock
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Rock Solid

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Rocks cover the earth's surface, including what is below or near human-made structures. With rocks everywhere, breaking rocks can be hazardous and potentially disastrous to people. Students are introduced to three types of material...
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Graphic
Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington: Reference Documents: Rock Cycle [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A simplified version of the rock cycle showing the three types of rocks and the transformational processes that occur between each pair of rock types.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Earth Rocks!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The purpose of this instructional activity is to introduce students to the basic elements of our Earth's crust: rocks, soils and minerals. They learn how we categorize rocks, soils and minerals and how they are literally the foundation...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Three Types of Rocks

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This fun lesson features three characters: Meta, the metamorphic rock; Iggy, the igneous rock; and Sid, the sedimentary rock. Students explore characteristics of each type of rock, play games, fill out...
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Rocks Slso

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
This file guides students through learning about sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks along with an introduction to the rock cycle. Students can complete work in small groups or individually on their devices.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Rocks and Minerals

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart gives humorous explanations as to how rocks are formed. Illustrations and practical examples of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and fossils are given.
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Interactive
Other

Hard Rocks Interactive Crossword

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun way to review what you know about rocks! Play online, or print out and solve later.
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Interactive
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Types of Rocks

For Students 2nd - 8th
Explains how rocks are classified into three basic groups.

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