Main Ideas:
What are the steps that lead to the formation of a sedimentary rock/
metamorphic rock?
How does a sedimentary rock differ from an igneous rock, and what role do
they play in the rock cycle?
Learner Outcomes/Objectives
S1C1: PO 1. Formulate questions based on observations that lead to the development of a hypothesis.
S2C2PO 3. Apply the following scientific processes to other problem solving or decision making
situations: • classifying • predicting
• generating hypotheses
S6C1PO 1. Classify rocks by the following observable properties:
• grain
• color
• texture
• hardness
S6C2 PO 2. Distinguish the components and characteristics of the rock cycle for the following types of
rocks:
• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
MONDAY: No School
TUESDAY:
Bell Work: Students will continue working with writing a hypothesis. Students will write
several hypotheses, answering scientific questions.
Students will take guided notes on metamorphic rock and complete the types of rock seen
in the rock cycle.
Students will have time to start their homework and complete the 3.3 reading worksheet,
reviewing sedimentary rock
Homework: Students will finish their 3.3 Reading Worksheet.
WEDNESDAY:
Students will see samples of metamorphic rock and describe their properties in their
notebooks.
Students will begin the metamorphic rock worksheet, from section 3.4
Homework: Review Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rock for tomorrow’s quiz.
- Finish the 3.4 worksheet.
THURSDAY:
Students will check out the second textbook of the year and bring their old books back to
the library. The new books are entitled “The Changing Earth”.
Students will take their sedimentary and metamorphic rock quiz when we return from the
library.
No Homework
FRIDAY:
Students will look at rock types found on Earth by interpreting a rock cycle line graph.
Students will partake in a smartboard activity that will guide them through the entire
process of the rock cycle.
Students will compare and contrast samples of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
rock and write a description that models the process by which they formed.