lease click on the BrainPop links below. Listen to the video and take the quizzes. Please submit to Ms. Lamaster when you are done.
Complete the 3 Rocks and Minerals assignments on IXL:
https://www.ixl.com/science/grade-3/classify-rocks-and-minerals-by-color-shape-and-texture
The Virtual Rock Laboratory!-What kind of rock floats in water? Which rocks split easily? What kinds of rocks are more resistant to wearing away? Find out the answers to these questions & more by testing various rocks in your own virtual laboratory!Name That Rock! -This activity is one that I built and designed myself. Play this game to learn about some of the most common rocks in the world.
The 15 Most Wanted Quiz Game! -This activity is one that I designed for my sixth graders. It will also help you learn to identify some of the most common rocks found throughout the world.
Minerals and Metals Around the House -Did you ever stop and think about just how many raw materials are used in all of the things that we have in our house? This game helps you discover just some of the many minerals and metals that are used in making the many things that we take for granted.
Mohs' Drill & Castle of Doom! -Learn about Mohs Mineral Hardness Scale while escaping the Castle of Doom! The walls are closing in on you. To escape, you must drill through the walls. See if you can find the right drill to blast through the wall.
Igneous Rock Crystallization Animations -Click on the labeled features to learn about how igneous rocks form under different cooling conditions.Cementation of Sedimentary Rocks -This animation gives you a better understanding as to how sedimentary rocks like sandstone form over time.
Rock Cycle Interactive -Begin your adventure by collecting and learning about various rocks. All of the rocks that you collect are ones that we are learning about and will be on our lab practical! Also, be sure to click on the Rock Cycle Diagram. There are a lot of good animations to click on to help you better understand all of the processes that happen in the rock cycle.
Interactive Animated Rock Cycle -This animation does an excellent job helping you to understand all of the different parts of the rock cycle. Click the image to start the animation. Each time the main animation stops, be sure to click on the blinking features to see a visualization.
Drag & Drop Rock Cycle Chart -This activity will help you review all of the basic processes that happen throughout the course of the rock cycle. See if you can correctly place each label into this rock cycle chart.
Another Animated Rock Cycle -Although I like our rock cycle chart better than the one in this activity, there are some cool looking animations that are worth clicking on!
Take the Rock ID. Challenge -There are pictures of 12 different rocks. Test each rock by doing a number of on-line experiments. Be sure to use the "Rock Key" to help you in figuring out what each rock is. Good luck!
Find a Rock -Use the Foss database to find out about all sorts of rocks and minerals. A lot of the rocks and minerals found here, are ones that we've already discovered and learned about in class. I think that you'll be surprised at what you will remember from class!
Layers of the Earth -This site does a great job of quickly explaining the three basic layers of the Earth.
Shape it Up! -In science lab, we explored how the Grand Canyon was formed by the powerful eroding force of water. This activity explores how wind, water, volcanoes, and glaciers have an impact on the shape of our land over time. Be sure to play this game more than once! Although you might get the same landform with the same erosional force, it might be showing you a different length of time!
Complete the 3 Rocks and Minerals assignments on IXL:
https://www.ixl.com/science/grade-3/classify-rocks-and-minerals-by-color-shape-and-texture
The Virtual Rock Laboratory!-What kind of rock floats in water? Which rocks split easily? What kinds of rocks are more resistant to wearing away? Find out the answers to these questions & more by testing various rocks in your own virtual laboratory!Name That Rock! -This activity is one that I built and designed myself. Play this game to learn about some of the most common rocks in the world.
The 15 Most Wanted Quiz Game! -This activity is one that I designed for my sixth graders. It will also help you learn to identify some of the most common rocks found throughout the world.
Minerals and Metals Around the House -Did you ever stop and think about just how many raw materials are used in all of the things that we have in our house? This game helps you discover just some of the many minerals and metals that are used in making the many things that we take for granted.
Mohs' Drill & Castle of Doom! -Learn about Mohs Mineral Hardness Scale while escaping the Castle of Doom! The walls are closing in on you. To escape, you must drill through the walls. See if you can find the right drill to blast through the wall.
Igneous Rock Crystallization Animations -Click on the labeled features to learn about how igneous rocks form under different cooling conditions.Cementation of Sedimentary Rocks -This animation gives you a better understanding as to how sedimentary rocks like sandstone form over time.
Rock Cycle Interactive -Begin your adventure by collecting and learning about various rocks. All of the rocks that you collect are ones that we are learning about and will be on our lab practical! Also, be sure to click on the Rock Cycle Diagram. There are a lot of good animations to click on to help you better understand all of the processes that happen in the rock cycle.
Interactive Animated Rock Cycle -This animation does an excellent job helping you to understand all of the different parts of the rock cycle. Click the image to start the animation. Each time the main animation stops, be sure to click on the blinking features to see a visualization.
Drag & Drop Rock Cycle Chart -This activity will help you review all of the basic processes that happen throughout the course of the rock cycle. See if you can correctly place each label into this rock cycle chart.
Another Animated Rock Cycle -Although I like our rock cycle chart better than the one in this activity, there are some cool looking animations that are worth clicking on!
Take the Rock ID. Challenge -There are pictures of 12 different rocks. Test each rock by doing a number of on-line experiments. Be sure to use the "Rock Key" to help you in figuring out what each rock is. Good luck!
Find a Rock -Use the Foss database to find out about all sorts of rocks and minerals. A lot of the rocks and minerals found here, are ones that we've already discovered and learned about in class. I think that you'll be surprised at what you will remember from class!
Layers of the Earth -This site does a great job of quickly explaining the three basic layers of the Earth.
Shape it Up! -In science lab, we explored how the Grand Canyon was formed by the powerful eroding force of water. This activity explores how wind, water, volcanoes, and glaciers have an impact on the shape of our land over time. Be sure to play this game more than once! Although you might get the same landform with the same erosional force, it might be showing you a different length of time!