Rocks & The Rock Cycle Unit Timeline

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The Rock Cycle Igneous Rocks Metamorphic Rocks Sedimentary Rocks Performance Summative
Evaluation: Evaluation:
Create a Unit Test
Rock Cycle Book

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● Watch Rock ● Watch video ● Watch video ● Watch video ● Each learner will ● Learners will take
Cycle song. about igneous about about create their own the Unit Test
● Use a graphic rocks. metamorphic sedimentary book about the about rocks and
organizer to take ● Read aloud the rocks. rocks. rock cycle and the rock cycle.
introductory igneous rock ● Read aloud the ● Read aloud the three types of
notes about section of “The metamorphic sedimentary rock rocks.
igneous, Simple Science of rock section of section of “The
metamorphic, Rocks”book. “The Simple Simple Science of
and sedimentary ● Discuss igneous Science of Rocks”book.
rocks. rocks and take Rocks”book. ● Discuss
● Read I’m Trying notes on the Rock ● Discuss sedimentary
to Love Rocks Cycle Doodle metamorphic rocks and take
Book and take Notes sheet and rocks and take notes on the
notes about rocks in science notes on the Rock Cycle
in science notebooks. Rock Cycle Doodle Notes
notebooks. ● Cairn About Doodle Notes sheet and in
● Discuss rock Igneous Rocks! sheet and in science
cycle. hands-on activity science notebooks.
● Complete the investigating notebooks. ● Cairn About
rock cycle igneous rocks. ● Cairn About Sedimentary
worksheet. Metamorphic Rocks! hands-on
● Model rock cycle Rocks! hands-on activity
using Playdoh. activity investigating
investigating sedimentary
metamorphic rocks.
rocks.