Types of Rocks Card Sorting Activity | Cut & Paste

This interactive and hands-on Rock Sorting Activity will give your students practice categorizing and reviewing the three types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.

Print, cut, and shuffle rock cards for students to analyze and sort. This low prep activity is perfect for science centers, test review, or a quick formative assessment, and can be added to interactive science notebooks!

What is included in this resource:

• 27 rock cards with colored rock pictures and their corresponding names (2 size options available: large or small)
• 22 rock cards with different facts/descriptions about each of the three rock types (2 size options available: large or small)
• 2 answer keys (1 for rock images and names, and 1 for rock facts)
• Teacher directions

List of Rocks Included in the Sorting Activity:

• Andesite, Basalt, Breccia, Chert, Coal, Conglomerate, Coquina, Diorite, Dolomite, Fossiliferous Limestone, Gabbro, Gneiss, Granite, Gypsum, Marble, Obsidian, Phyllite, Pumice, Quartzite, Rhyolite, Rock Salt, Sandstone, Schist, Scoria, Shale, and Slate.

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