Description
The rock cycle process is a great topic to teach, but it has A LOT of vocabulary for students to learn. This lesson helps reduce students cognitive load so that students learn the rock cycle stages and all of the vocabulary associated with it and store it in their long term memory.
This lesson/activity focuses on the rock types and how they are created, changed, and broken down. In addition, this lesson/activity focuses on those important key terms such as melting, crystallization, weathering, deformation, sedimentation, and deposition.
A print and digital version is available. Oh, and it’s fun!
This rock cycle interactive lesson/activity covers:
- rock definition and facts
- geologists
- how rocks are classified
- the rock cycle
- how rocks are formed
- igneous rocks
- magma and lava
- crystallization
- intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks
- uses of igneous rocks
- sedimentary rocks
- weathering: mechanical weathering and chemical weathering
- erosion, deposition, and sedimentation
- lithification: compaction and cementation
- clastic, chemical, and organic sedimentary rocks
- uses of sedimentary rocks
- metamorphic rocks
- deformation
- metamorphism: contact and regional
- protolith
- uses of metamorphic rocks
- melting
This rock cycle interactive activities include:
- anticipation guide
- drag-and-drop
- exploring outside resources
- vocabulary matching
- type in the textbox
- and more!
There are 51 slides in all and an answer key is included.
This lesson pairs well with NC Essential Standard: 6.E.2.3
When you purchase this product, you will be given access to a link that will allow you to open the file that is compatible with Google Slides™. You will then be able to share this with your students. If you’d like, there is a PPT version as well!
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