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Rocks Lesson Plans | Rocks and Weathering

Rocks and Weathering

By Oliver Smith

The rock cycle is never-ending and is constantly changing the landscape through a series of different processes. Scientists use knowledge about the formation, weathering, and erosion of rocks to study the planet's history. Students will enjoy creating visual aids to help them understand the rock cycle and types of weathering!

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3 types of rocks - sedimentary metamorphic igneous

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Slide: 1
Limestone
Slide: 2
Granite
Slide: 3
Phyllite
Slide: 4
Sandstone
Slide: 5
Basalt
Slide: 6
Slate
Slide: 7
Chert
Slide: 8
Andesite
Slide: 9
Marble
Slide: 0

Image Attributions

Andesita / Andesite - Miguel Vera - (License Attribution )
Chert ("flint") 2 - James St. John - (License Attribution )
columnar basalt - Paul and Jill - (License Attribution )
Drill Lines - Me in ME - (License Attribution )
Granite - Charles de Mille-Isles - (License Attribution )
Jefferson Memorial - dbking - (License Attribution )
Marble - AC_RT - (License Attribution )
Slates - far closer - (License Attribution )
Sphalerite-pyrite (zinc ore) (Faro Deposit, Lower Cambrian; metamorphosed in the Late Cretaceous; Faro Pit, Anvil Mining District, Anvil Range, southern Yukon Province, northwestern Canada) 2 - James St. John - (License Attribution )