Rocks

Big rocks into pebbles,

Pebbles into sand.
I really hold a million, million
Rocks here in my hand.
Florence Parry Heide
1. Do You Know?
2. Record Your Changes
3. Changes Inside the Earth
4. Changes at Earth’s Surface
5. Changes & the Rock Cycle
6. Changes Make Earth’s Treasures
7. Change to Investigating
8. Words You Should Know
9. Record The Changes in Your Knowledge
10. Bibliography
How do rocks change?

How are rocks formed?

How are rocks treasured?

Fill in your K-W-L Chart.

Write what you know.

Write what you wonder.

Discover all that you have learned.

 Think about these:
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Heat and earth’s movement change what rocks
look like and change landforms. What landforms
do volcanoes and earthquakes form?
Earthquakes
 Think About These:

Water
Wind Ice
Erosion and weathering change rocks and
land 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 magma

and lava. What are some names of igneous
rock?
Sedimentary Rock

Pieces of rock erode and pile up in layers

to 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 igneous

rocks that have been changed under pressure
while deep in the crust of the earth. What
kinds of rocks are metamorphic rock?
Man changes rocks
in many ways. Look for
ways that rocks are used.
 Read both non-fiction and fiction books.
When You are done, check out these
websites!

Ask Seymour Simon a question.

Learn about different kinds of rocks.
Solve some rock mysteries.
View a movie on the rock cycle.
See children think about rocks.
Core Magma
Crust Metamorphic
Earthquake Mineral
Erosion Rock
Fossil Rock Cycle
Glacier Sedimentary
Ingenious Soil
Lava Volcano
Mantle Weathering
Go Back to Your KWL Chart.

Record what have your learned.

Share with your classmates.

 Bibliography
Flanagan, A. (2001) Rocks. Compass Books: MN,
Minneapolis
York, P. (2002) Earth. Doris Kindersley Limited: London
www.brainpop.com/science/earth/rockcycle/index.weml?&
tried_cookie=true
www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/mysteries.html
www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow4/nov98/welcome.html
www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/table.shtml
www.seymoursimon.com