Homework: Rocks and Weathering and Fossils – Levels 3–5
Rock Types
Use your scientific knowledge and understanding to produce a leaflet explaining
why different types of rock have different properties.
Task
Use your scientific knowledge and understanding to produce a leaflet on rocks. In
your leaflet:
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identify the three types of rock; describe how each type is formed and what
it is like
identify an example of each type of rock
describe how different rocks are used and explain why they are used in
these ways
describe what a fossil is and how it forms
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explain how coal is formed
explain how water can weather rocks.
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Mark scheme
Level
You should:
3
identify the names of the three types of rock and describe their
structure
give an example of each type of rock
list some properties of each type of rock.
4
give a detailed description of the three types of rock
describe how some rocks are used
explain how the different types of rock are formed
describe what fossils are and explain why they are never found in
igneous rocks.
5
explain what happens in freeze-thaw weathering
explain how coal is formed and why it is an important resource
describe how some rocks are used and explain why they are used
in these ways.