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Curated OER

Keeping Warm

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students place words describing a range from cold to hot on a scale. Using those words, they identify places on Earth which are cold, hot, freezing or boiling. They practice using and reading a thermometer with three different beakers...
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Earth Science: The Rock Cycle: Uniformitarianism and Recycling

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on the rock cycle. Discussion includes the concept of uniformitarianism and how earth materials change from one form to another. The site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links relating to the...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Rocks and Processes of the Rock Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents the three major rock types and the rock cycle.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating the Rock Cycle: Looking at Similarities and Diff in Rocks

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity students will be given three rocks representing the three main rock types in the rock cycle. They will make observations on those rocks and develop a hypothesis on how each rock formed. We will meet as a class and...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Rocks and Processes of the Rock Cycle

For Students 5th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Instructional videos, grade-level texts, interactive activities, and quick assessments about rocks and processes of the rock cycle.
Handout
Center for Educational Technologies

Earth Science Explorer: The Rock Cycle

For Students 3rd - 6th
This one-page explanation of the rock cycle contains a very helpful diagram and useful explanatory notes. Site explains how rocks are made and broken down.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating the Rock Cycle Through Writing and Illustrating

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this writing and illustrating activity, young scholars will be able to follow a simple rock cycle to follow the life of "Rocky the Rock". After investigating the rock cycle, students will then be able to illustrate the rock cycle,...
Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigations Based on the Rock Cycle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lab investigation, students will study different types of rocks and formulate questions about the conditions under which they formed. This lab requires students to use the concepts learned about the rock cycle to develop a...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Making & Breaking: The Rock Cycle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers learn the components of the rock cycle and how rocks can change over time under the influence of weathering, erosion, pressure and heat. They learn about geotechnical engineering and the role these engineers play in the...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Rocks and Processes of the Rock Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents the three major rock types and the rock cycle.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Model the Rock Cycle With Crayons

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use crayons to model the rock cycle in this fun activity! You will make colorful sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous "rocks" from crayon shavings.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: The Rock Cycle: A Hands on Simulation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students simulate the rock cycle by manipulating wax crayons to represent different forms of rocks. Students will learn the vocabulary of rocks and the formation of the rock cycle.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: The Rock Cycle

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a short multiple-choice quiz on what happens during the rock cycle.
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Rock Cycle Interactives

For Students 9th - 10th
The tutorial examines the rock cycle. Topics included are types of rocks, how rocks change, and a rock cycle diagram. There is also an introduction and an interactive activity to assess learners on concepts analyzed.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Rock Cycle

For Students 4th - 8th
This tutorial explains the rock cycle--from beginning to end! It is full of activities, assessments, games, slideshows and all kinds of interactive material. Learn what rocks are made of and how they change from one form to another....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: The Rock Cycle: Rocks and Processes of the Rock Cycle

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Test your knowledge of the rock cycle by labeling an interactive diagram and with a short quiz.
Graphic
Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington: The Rock Cycle With Geologic Settings [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A colorful diagram of the rock cycle showing the stages that rocks go through as they are transformed by different processes such as weathering, lithification, and crystallization.
Interactive
PurposeGames

Purpose Games: The Rock Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Select the correct response for each given name. Players will test their knowledge of the rock cycle with this 9 question interactive.
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Rock Cycle Interactive

For Students 6th - 8th
An interactive animation showing the rock cycle. By clicking on the different parts of the cycle, students can view definition of rock types and animations of the processes that happen within the cycle.
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Rocks and Processes of the Rock Cycle Study Guide

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summarizes the key points about how the three types of rocks form and convert from one to another. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
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Other

My Science Box: Crayon Rock Cycle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A great lesson plan that uses crayon shavings, aluminum foil, and hot water to introduce the three main types of rocks and the processes needed to form them. Included are the lesson objectives, vocabulary, and step-by-step procedures to...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Rock Cycle

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Through five lessons, students are introduced to all facets of the rock cycle. Topics include rock and mineral types, material stresses and weathering, geologic time and fossil formation, the Earth's crust and tectonic plates, and soil...
Activity
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Chocolate Rock Cycle

For Students K - 1st
Students use chocolate in this activity to model sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks, mimicking what happens during transformations in the rock cycle.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive tutorial you'll learn about rocks and the rock cycle. You'll be introduced to the three different rock types and what makes them what they are. You'll also learn about how the matter that makes up these rocks is...

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