Rocks

Big rocks into pebbles,Pebbles into sand.I really hold a million, millionRocks here in my hand.

Florence Parry Heide

1. Do You Know?2. Record Your Changes3. Changes Inside the Earth4. Changes at Earth’s Surface5. Changes & the Rock Cycle6. Changes Make Earth’s Treasures7. Change to Investigating8. Words You Should Know9. Record The Changes in Your Knowledge10. Bibliography

How are rocks formed?

How do rocks change?

How are rocks treasured?

Write what you know.

Write what you wonder.

Discover all that you have learned.

Fill in your K-W-L Chart.

Think about these:

Volcanoes

EarthquakesHeat and earth’s movement change what rocks look like and change landforms. What landforms do volcanoes and earthquakes form?

Earthquakes

WaterWind Ice

Think About These:

Erosion and weathering change rocks andland formations. What changes do you see?

Water

Wind

Ice

What are the main parts of the rock cycle that you should know?

Igneous Rock

Igneous rock comes from cooled magmaand lava. What are some names of igneousrock?

Sedimentary Rock

Pieces of rock erode and pile up in layersto create sedimentary rocks. This is where you can find fossils. What other types of rock are sedimentary rocks?

Metamorphic Rocks

Metamorphic rock are sedimentary or igneousrocks that have been changed under pressurewhile deep in the crust of the earth. What kinds of rocks are metamorphic rock?

Man changes rocksin many ways. Look for ways that rocks are used.

Learn about different kinds of rocks.

Solve some rock mysteries.

View a movie on the rock cycle.

See children think about rocks.

Read both non-fiction and fiction books.When You are done, check out these websites!

Ask Seymour Simon a question.

CoreCrustEarthquakeErosionFossilGlacierIngeniousLavaMantle

MagmaMetamorphicMineralRockRock CycleSedimentarySoilVolcanoWeathering

Go Back to Your KWL Chart.

Record what have your learned.

Share with your classmates.

BibliographyFlanagan, A. (2001) Rocks. Compass Books: MN,

MinneapolisYork, P. (2002) Earth. Doris Kindersley Limited: Londonwww.brainpop.com/science/earth/rockcycle/index.weml?&tried_cookie=truewww.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/mysteries.htmlwww.fi.edu/fellows/fellow4/nov98/welcome.htmlwww.rockhounds.com/rockshop/table.shtmlwww.seymoursimon.com