5th & 6th grade Earth Science

1/22-26 (The long weekend)   1. Read textbook and answer the questions. Textbook questions. Please answer on a piece of paper and be ready to turn in Tuesday for a grade.

2. The Rock Cycle cut and paste

3. Rocky's Story

4. OPTIONAL EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY! "Magic Square: Sedimentary Rocks"

Questions for the textbook:   Sedimentary Rocks (p. 85-87)

1. Where are sedimentary rocks made?

2. Where does the word “sedimentary” come from?

3. Define sediment.

4. Is making a sedimentary rock a quick process?

5. What are the main “C” words that are part of the process of making a sedimentary rock?

6.Put these words in order of the process of making sedimentary rocks      (You can write the numbers, or write the words In order)      _________ compaction

            _________ deposition

            _________ cementation        

            _________ erosion

7. Sedimentary rocks are formed when material ___________ up.

8. Can there be pieces of animal shells, bones, and minerals in the sediment?

9. What can be found most in in sedimentary rocks? Why do you think that is?

10. What is the main characteristic of sedimentary rocks?

Metamorphic Rock (pg. 87-88)

1. Do rocks start out as metamorphic rocks?

2. Those usually start as ___________ or __________ rocks.

3. What does metamorphosis mean?

4. In addition to temperature and pressure, what else needs to be added to get a metamorphic rock?

5. The text lists some different metamorphic rocks. Tell me what the original rock was  ___________     >>>>  limestone __________       >>>>   Quartzite __________      >>>>    Gneiss (pronounced "nice")

6. Are metamorphic rocks boring and not neat to look at?

Watch the website by Thursday night, I may link some videos for you to watch.

I love y'all! Have a gneiss weekend!