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Rock Types 1 InteractiveRock Types 1 Interactive
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
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Grade
6th - 10th
Subjects
Science
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Duration
45 mins
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Flipped Classroom
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Rock Types 1

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If pupils think the three types of rock are classic, punk, and hard, these puzzles offer gentle correction. Scholars match the type of rock to how it formed and an example in four grid puzzles. Each requires problem-solving and higher-level thinking skills.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

metamorphic rocks, rock formation, sedimentary rocks, types of rocks, igneous rocks

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Challenge competitive scholars to solve all four puzzles in the best time while allowing those that don't work well under pressure to complete it on the worksheet

Classroom Considerations

  • Relies on prior knowledge of three types of rocks, how they formed, and examples of each
  • Assumes pupil are confident solving Sudoku-type puzzles

Pros

  • Works well in a computer lab, traditional classroom, or flipped classroom
  • Includes an answer key

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RST.6-8.4 RST.9-10.4

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