Lesson Overview

The Planet Rock

6th Grade
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Lesson Overview Time Other Things to Know: Advance Preparation

1  Pre Assessment 45 min *Copy and laminate Word Sort Card Set
 Observation of Rocks 60 min *Collect a variety of books on rocks and minerals
60 min *Make What We Think Chart pg 15
*Need Internet
2  Weathering 55 min *Copy and laminate Word Sort Card Set
55 min *Shave crayons on foil - SAVE: use in lesson 3,4,5
3  Sedimentary Rocks 55 min *Collect heavy items to use for adding pressure
Add Pressure/No Heat 55 min *Need Internet; Book: Remarkable Rocks
4  Metamorphic Rock 55 min *Need: Board to create pressure-white boards …
Add Heat/ Add Pressure 55 min *Need heat source: oven, hot plate, hair dryer or …
55 min *Need: Internet; Book: Remarkable Rocks
5  Igneous Rock 55 min * Cut foil -12 cm x 12 cm; Make 2-3 foil boxes
Add Heat/ Melt 55 min *Need Internet; Book: Remarkable Rocks
6  Rock Cycle Game 55 min *Group of 5 students each have one rock type
55 min *Prepare game board for Elmo or overhead
55 min *Performance Assessment: Storybook on their rock
*Book: The Rock Factory
7  Volcanoes & Lava Effects 55 min *Need Internet- Video of lava flow
Earth’s Surface 55 min *Collect leaf litter, sticks, natural debris
(Constructive/Destructive Forces) 55 min *Prepare Demonstration – Make lava
*Make Chart: Earth is Constantly Changing
8  Physical Weathering 55 min *Book: Cracking Up
55 min *Evidence of weathering walk
55 min *Need: Freezer space
55 min
9  Chemical Weathering 55 min *Need Internet
55 min *Copy & laminate Word Sort Card Set
*Cut steel wool with scissors- 3 per group
10  Glaciers 50 min *Make & Laminate: Word Sort Think Sheet
50 min *Need Internet; Need Freezer Space
50 min *Need: 2-3 ice cubes per group (for part 1 & 2)
50 min *Student collect a few small rocks or stones
11  Soil As a Mixture 55 min *Take soil sample walk around schoolyard
55 min *Set up 2 microscope stations
55 min * Book: A Handful of Dirt
12  Sediments and Water 55 min *Set up microscopes
Retention 55 min * Make model of set-up
 Post Test 55 min *Add coffee filter to materials list for bottom of model
45 min *Books: Remarkable Rocks & Cracking Up