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Geologists’ Association Schoolrocks! boxes
Provided by: Geologists’ Association Schoolrocks!
Activity type(s): Lesson plan, Classroom activity, Subject knowledge booster
Duration: 6 weks ( one lesson of about an hour every week)
Suitable for ages: 5-7 years old
Description:
Our Geologists’ Association Schoolrocks! boxes, lesson plans and activities are carefully designed to meet the requirements of the Rocks and Soils section of the National Curriculum Year 3 Science.
Each box contains child hand-sized specimens of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. There are also fossils, hand lenses and some small fossils or minerals to be given to the children. In fact, everything you need to teach the Rocks and Soils section of the National Curriculum Year 3 Science.
You will be sent a link to our inspiring lesson suggestions when you book a box.
Links to activity files:
https://geologistsassociation.org.uk/schoolrocks/
Subject areas:
- Fossil record, ID and description
- Igneous rocks
- Metamorphic geology
- Sedimentology
- Analysis and evaluation
- Development of scientific thinking
- Experimental skills and strategies
- Investigation
- Vocabulary, units, symbols and nomenclature
Keywords: None
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