ROCKS What it looks and What it’s used for Why it’s used for this

feels like
Slate

Chalk

Clay

Marble

Granite

Sandstone

Pumice

Word bank:
Hard, soft, rough, smooth, shiny, dull, heavy, light, strong, brittle, powdery, grainy, sharp, round,
square, crystals, grains, grey, white, black, brown, red, green, blue, yellow, pink

ROCKS What it looks and What it’s used for Why it’s used for this
feels like
Slate

Chalk

Clay

Marble

Granite

Sandstone

Pumice

Word bank:
Hard, soft, rough, smooth, shiny, dull, heavy, light, strong, brittle, powdery, grainy, sharp, round,
square, crystals, grains, grey, white, black, brown, red, green, blue, yellow, pink
Slate - a type of rock that splits easily into thin layers.
Chalk - a type of soft, light-colored rock.
Clay - a heavy, sticky material from Earth that is made into different shapes and becomes
hard when it is baked or dried.
Marble - a kind of stone that is often polished and used in buildings and statues.
Granite - a very hard type of rock that is used in buildings and monuments.
Sandstone - a sedimentary rock consisting of usually quartz sand united by some cement.
Pumice - a gray stone, that comes from volcanoes, is full of small holes that has a very
light, and is used especially for smoothing and polishing things or for
softening the skin.

Slate - a type of rock that splits easily into thin layers.

Chalk - a type of soft, light-colored rock.
Clay - a heavy, sticky material from Earth that is made into different shapes and becomes
hard when it is baked or dried.
Marble - a kind of stone that is often polished and used in buildings and statues.
Granite - a very hard type of rock that is used in buildings and monuments.
Sandstone - a sedimentary rock consisting of usually quartz sand united by some cement.
Pumice - a gray stone, that comes from volcanoes, is full of small holes that has a very
light, and is used especially for smoothing and polishing things or for
softening the skin.