3rd Grade General Science Study Guides
Rocks and Minerals - Science Labs & Activities for Types of Rocks, Soil, & More
By Curious Classroom Adventures
Are you looking to engage your students with a hands-on, interactive unit all about Earth Science? This rocks and minerals bundle includes everything you need to nurture and excitement for Earth Science and covers all your standards related to rocks, minerals, weathering, and erosion!
You’ll love this unit because it is packed full of the resources you need for your rocks and minerals earth science unit. You’ll find detailed lesson plans, interactive lab instructions, lab reports, reading passages about each topic, interactive notebook pages, games, activities, crafts, thinking maps, cooperative learning activities, simulations, review activities, and a final assessment over all things rocks and minerals.
If you’re teaching in an inquiry-based classroom, you’ll be pleased to find this unit is structured to follow the inquiry cycle: tuning in, finding out, sorting out, going further, and drawing conclusions.
Topics included in this Rocks and Minerals Bundle:
Week 1: Distinguishing Between Rocks and Minerals
- create a classifying system to distinguish between rocks and minerals
- make mock rocks
- be a geologist for a day
- take apart rocks
- rocks vs. minerals reading passage
- rocks vs. minerals interactive science notebook page
- make a rock vs. mineral mobile
Week 2: Identifying Minerals
- describing minerals and properties
- scratch test lab, guess my rule
- gemstone bar graph
- all about minerals reading passage
- all about minerals interactive science notebook page
- make mineral trading cards
Week 3: Classifying rocks
- rock properties lab
- detecting calcite lab
- modeling rock layers
- types of rocks reading passage
- types of rocks interactive science notebook page
- rock type logic line-up game
Week 4: Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
- weathering chalk lab
- freezing clay
- wave and wind erosion boxes
- acid rain lab
- Weathering, erosion, deposition reading passage
- Weathering, erosion, deposition interactive science notebook page
- sorting puzzles and tree map
Week 5: The Rock Cycle
- video or reading response
- crayon rock simulation
- web-based interactive lesson
- rock cycle reading passage
- rock cycle interactive science notebook page
- ride the rock cycle game
Week 6: Review and Assess Rocks, Minerals**, Weathering, and Erosion**
- find someone who study guide activity
- numbered heads together review game
- quiz-quiz-trade review activity
- task card scoot review
- end of unit test and answer key
Your students will love the hands-on earth science labs from making their own rocks to simulating the effects of acid rain. They’ll also be eager to show off their learning during high-engagement games and cooperative learning review activities.
You’ll love how easy it is to plan and prep! Make a few copies gather a few supplies, and your rocks and minerals unit planning is done!
Here’s what other teachers have to say about this rocks and minerals unit:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was a wonderful resource for teaching about different minerals. The activities were easy for students to understand yet dug deep into the comprehension of minerals. I will be using these resources for years to come with my 4th grade students. – Attiya
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I love earth science, and I thought this resource was well done! Engaging, well-planned, and thorough. Fantastic job! Thank you! — Deana W.
___________________________________
Other Science Resources:
Thermal Energy and Heat Interactive Science Labs
Electricity Interactive Science Labs for Electrical Energy
Life Science Food Chain Sequence Game
___________________________________
Copyright © Curious Classroom Adventures.
Permission to copy for single classroom use only.
Sharing is kind, so please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.
Rocks and Minerals Review Activities, Study Guide, & End of Unit Assessment Test
By Curious Classroom Adventures
Are you looking to engage your students with an interactive review for your Earth Science unit? This cooperative review and assessment for all things rocks and minerals includes everything you need to nurture an excitement for Earth Science and assess all your standards related to rocks, rock types, rock formation, and minerals.
You’ll love this 5-day review and assessment unit because it is packed full of the resources you need for review knowledge while keeping your students interacting and working cooperatively at the same time. You’ll find detailed lesson plans for creating a study guide, three interactive review activities, plus a final assessment.
Your students will love these interactive review activities for your rocks and minerals unit from working cooperatively to create a comprehensive study guide to the fun scoot activity. They’ll also be eager to show off their learning and mastery with the culminating assessment.
You’ll love how easy it is to plan and prep! Make a few copies gather a few supplies, and your end-of-unit planning is done!
Extend your rocks and minerals with one of these complimentary units:
Distinguishing Between Rocks and Minerals Earth Science Unit
Identifying Minerals Earth Science Unit
Types of Rocks Earth Science Unit
Weathering Erosion and Deposition Earth Science Unit
Rock Cycle Earth Science Unit
Or save time and money with the whole bundle:
Rocks and Minerals - Earth Science Bundle - Rocks and Minerals Labs & Activities
___________________________________
Other Science Resources:
Thermal Energy and Heat Interactive Science Labs
Electricity Interactive Science Labs for Electrical Energy
Life Science Food Chain Sequence Game
___________________________________
Copyright © Curious Classroom Adventures.
Permission to copy for single classroom use only.
Sharing is kind, so please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.