The Rock Cycle Worksheets 3 Types of Rocks Sedimentary Igneous Diagram Activity

You will download earth science worksheets packet for your students to review the rock cycle and the 3 types of rocks vocabulary and concepts, including igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. These rock activities align with your 4th grade and 5th grade science curriculum and also work well in your middle school sub plans.

The no prep worksheets include:

• vocabulary anchor chart and practice pages, including crossword puzzle and word search activity
• 3 types of rocks diagram anchor chart
• label the types of rocks diagram
• vocabulary words and definitions
• vocabulary matching quiz
• stages of the rock cycle diagram and vocabulary words and definitions (2 versions)
• types of rocks chart with photography
• rock anchor chart: igneous - granite pumice obsidian, metamorphic - gneiss marble schist, sedimentary - conglomerate shale sandstone
• identifying types of rocks pictures, definitions, and examples
• label the types of rocks
• types of rocks bulletin board project
• answer keys

Your students will begin by examining a diagram to determine the 3 or 4 main types of rocks. Definitions are provided for each type of rock, and your students will need to correctly label the diagram.

Next, your students will read vocabulary words and definitions followed by a matching activity.

Word list includes:

1. weathering
2. sediment
3. melting
4. cementation
5. erosion
6. lithification
7. uplift
8. metamorphism
9. compaction
10. transportation
11. pressure
12. magma
13. deposition

The students will also examine two different diagrams of the rock cycle including the stages and definitions.

Finally, your students will identify the 3 types of rocks:

1. Igneous (granite, pumice, obsidian)
2. Metamorphic (gneiss, marble, schist)
3. Sedimentary (conglomerate, shale, sandstone)

Definitions and examples are given for each in an easy to use chart. For extra practice, your students are given a blank chart to complete.

As a quick formative assessment, your students are given a worksheet of the different types of rocks, and your students will need to identify if each set is sedimentary, igneous, or metaphoric.

A bonus research or bulletin board project is also include. Students will cut out pictures of rocks and identify what specific type they are (granite, pumice, obsidian, gneiss, marble, schist, conglomerate, shale, sandstone). Color versions are also provided along with a blank black and white life cycle diagram.

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