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Sedimentary Rocks StudyJam

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Title:

Sedimentary Rocks StudyJam

URL:

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Type:

Interactive/Game

Overview:

Sedimentary rock is naturally formed in the Earth’s crust. It is formed when sediment deposits form layers, compact, and then cement together, creating a new rock. Sedimentary rocks are used for building materials, and sometimes they even contain fossils.

The classroom resource provides a slide show that will describe how sedimentary rocks are formed during the rock cycle. There is a karaoke song that students can learn to help them remember the steps in the rock cycle process. There is also a short test that can be used to assess students' understanding. Students can use the information presented in this slide show to plan their own investigations.

Content Standard(s):

Science SC2015 (2015) Grade: 2	8 ) Make observations from media to obtain information about Earth's events that happen over a short period of time (e.g., tornados, volcanic explosions, earthquakes) or over a time period longer than one can observe (e.g., erosion of rocks, melting of glaciers). NAEP Framework NAEP Statement:: E4.3: The surface of Earth changes. Some changes are due to slow processes such as erosion and weathering, and some changes are due to rapid processes such as landslides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes. Unpacked Content Scientific And Engineering Practices: Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information Crosscutting Concepts: Stability and Change Disciplinary Core Idea: Earth's Systems Evidence Of Student Attainment: Students: Use information from several sources to determine patterns and provide evidence that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly. Teacher Vocabulary: Earth events/natural phenomena Earthquake Flood Tornado Volcanic explosions Glaciers Erosion Landslides Weathering Knowledge: Students know: Earth events and the results of those events may occur slowly or rapidly. Some events are much longer than can be observed. Skills: Students are able to: Make observations and obtain information from multiple sources to provide evidence about Earth events. Understanding: Students understand that: Eart's events may change the Earth slowly or rapidly. AMSTI Resources: AMSTI Module: Soils and Shores Pebbles, Sand, and Silt, FOSS Shrinking Shore, ETA/hand2mind Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards AAS Standard: SCI.AAS.2.8- Participate in multimedia activities (i.e., reading and video) that show Earth events happening over the short term or long term (e.g., volcano, earthquake, erosion, glacier).
Science SC2015 (2015) Grade: 4	12 ) Construct explanations by citing evidence found in patterns of rock formations and fossils in rock layers that Earth changes over time through both slow and rapid processes (e.g., rock layers containing shell fossils appearing above rock layers containing plant fossils and no shells indicating a change from land to water over time, a canyon with different rock layers in the walls and a river in the bottom indicating that over time a river cut through the rock). NAEP Framework NAEP Statement:: E4.3: The surface of Earth changes. Some changes are due to slow processes such as erosion and weathering, and some changes are due to rapid processes such as landslides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes. NAEP Statement:: E4.4: Earth materials that occur in nature include rocks, minerals, soils, water, and the gases of the atmosphere. NAEP Statement:: E8.4: Earth processes seen today, such as erosion and mountain building, make it possible to measure geologic time through methods such as observing rock sequences and using fossils to correlate the sequences at various locations. NAEP Statement:: E8.6: Soil consists of weathered rocks and decomposed organic material from dead plants, animals, and bacteria. Soils are often found in layers with each having a different chemical composition and texture. Unpacked Content Scientific And Engineering Practices: Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions Crosscutting Concepts: Patterns Disciplinary Core Idea: Earth's Systems Evidence Of Student Attainment: Students: Construct explanations by citing evidence found in patterns of rock formations that Earth changes over time through both slow and rapid processes. Construct explanations by citing evidence of fossils in rock layers that Earth changes over time through both slow and rapid processes. Cite evidence from patterns in fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. Teacher Vocabulary: Evidence Patterns Rock Formations Fossils Rock Layers Landscape Marine fossils Knowledge: Students know: Different rock layers found in areas can show either marine fossils or land fossils. Ordering of rock layers (e.g. layer with marine fossils found below layer with land fossils). Presence of particular fossils (e.g., shells, land plants) in specific rock layers as evidence of Earth's changes over time. The occurrence of events (e.g., earthquakes) due to Earth forces. Skills: Students are able to: Observe evidence from rock patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. Identify evidence from rock patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. Articulate and describe from evidence patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. Use reasoning to connect the evidence to support the explanation including the identification of a specific pattern of rock layers and fossils. Understanding: Students understand that: Local, regional, and global patterns of rock formations reveal changes over time due to earth forces, such as earthquakes. The presence and location of certain fossil types indicate the order in which rock layers were formed. AMSTI Resources: AMSTI Module: Water and Landforms Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards AAS Standard: SCI.AAS.4.12- Identify patterns in rock formations and rock layers; explain how Earth changes over time.
Science SC2015 (2015) Grade: 6 Earth and Space Science	8 ) Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth's materials (e.g., processes of crystallization, heating and cooling, weathering, deformation, and sedimentation). NAEP Framework NAEP Statement:: E8.5a: Rocks and rock formations bear evidence of the minerals, materials, temperature/pressure conditions, and forces that created them. NAEP Statement:: E8.5b: Some formations show evidence that they were deposited by volcanic eruptions. NAEP Statement:: E8.5c: Others are composed of sand and smaller particles that are buried and cemented by dissolved minerals to form solid rock again. NAEP Statement:: E8.5d: Still others show evidence that they were once earlier rock types that were exposed to heat and pressure until they changed shape and, in some cases, melted and recrystallized. Unpacked Content Scientific And Engineering Practices: Planning and Carrying out Investigations Crosscutting Concepts: Energy and Matter Disciplinary Core Idea: Earth's Systems Evidence Of Student Attainment: Students: Plan an investigation that demonstrates the chemical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth material. Plan an investigation that demonstrates the physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth material. Carry out an investigation that demonstrates the chemical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth material. Carry out an investigation that demonstrates the physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth material. Teacher Vocabulary: Rock Melting Sedimentation Crystallization Chemical change Physical change Deformation Interior energy Cycling Weathering Erosion Solar energy Sedimentary rock Igneous rock Metamorphic rock Knowledge: Students know: Rocks are the solid mineral materials forming part of the surface of the Earth and other similar planets. Different Earth processes (melting, sedimentation, crystallization) drive matter cycling (from one type of Earth material to another) through observable chemical and physical changes. Chemical changes are changes that result in the formation of new chemical substances. Physical changes involve changes into new forms or shapes in which the chemical identity of the substance is not changed. Melting is a physical change in which a solid changes to a liquid as a result of exposure to heat. Sedimentation is a process in which material (like rock or sand) is carried to the bottom of a body of water and forms a solid layer. Sedimentary rock consists of cemented sediment. Crystallization is the process of the formation of crystals from a liquid. Igneous rocks are the result of crystallizing magma. Deformation is a physical change in a rock's shape or size. Rocks become deformed when the Earth's crust is stretched, compressed, or heated. Metamorphic rock was once one form of rock but changed to another under the influence of heat or pressure. Energy from Earth's interior and the sun drive Earth processes that together cause matter cycling through different forms of Earth materials. The movement of energy that originates from the Earth's hot interior causes the cycling of matter through the Earth processes of melting, crystallization, and deformation. Energy from the sun causes matter to cycle via processes that produce weathering, erosion, and sedimentation (e.g., wind, rain). Weathering is the chemical or physical breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earth's surface. Erosion is the act in which Earth is worn away, often by wind, water, or ice. Skills: Students are able to: Identify the phenomena under investigation, which includes the chemical and physical processes of Earth. Identify the purpose of the investigation, which includes demonstrating the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth materials. Develop a plan for the investigation individually or collaboratively. Describe factors used in the investigation including appropriate units (if necessary), independent and dependent variables, controls and number of trials for each experimental condition. Perform the investigation as prescribed by the plan. Use data from the investigation to provide an causal account of the relationship between chemical and physical processes and the formation of rocks and the cycling of Earth materials. Understanding: Students understand that: All Earth processes are the result of energy flowing and matter cycling within and among the planet's systems. This energy is derived from the sun and Earth's hot interior. The energy that flows and matter that cycles produce chemical and physical changes in Earth's materials. AMSTI Resources: AMSTI Module: Exploring Plate Tectonics Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards AAS Standard: SCI.AAS.6.8- Identify the physical process (sedimentation, heat and pressure, weathering, cooling) that results in the formation of rocks; use a model to demonstrate the rock cycle.

Tags:

erosion, fossils, rock cycle, rock layers, sediment, sedimentary rocks, sedimentation, weathering

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The test may be completed as a whole group or independently on student devices.

There are printable lyrics available for the karaoke song.

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Author:

Hannah Bradley

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Sedimentary Rocks StudyJam