Rocks and Minerals, Types of Rocks, The Rock Cycle Worksheets & Reading Passages
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Are you looking for rocks and minerals worksheets that cover igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks with no additional prep? This rock cycle introduction practice set of activities and non-fiction reading comprehension passages are easy to use and your students will love the variety.
Learn the types of rocks and minerals through observations, writing prompts, non-fiction rocks and minerals reading comprehension passages (print & Google Forms options), and more. Including the rock cycle.
After using these rocks and minerals worksheets your students will be able to answer the question, how are rocks formed? These printable ready-to-go activities are perfect for upper elementary students.
This easy-to-use, best-selling activity includes 18 worksheet pages:
- A Rock Observation Activity
- Mohs Hardness Scale Worksheet
- Write a Letter to a Geologist with a Graphic Organizer and Template
- Igneous, Sedimentary, & Metamorphic Cut and Paste Activity
- Earth Rocks! reading comprehension passage and questions - Google Form & Print
- The Rock Cycle reading comprehension passage and questions - Google Form & Print
- Rocks and Minerals Quiz
- Rocks and Minerals Test
- Answer Keys included
Want a FREE sample of this activity? Get it here:
Rocks and Minerals Worksheets 1 Page Sample
TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Nicole H. said, “My students loved this resource. They were engaged during the lesson, and were quick to get started. It was easy prep work on my side. It is also easily adaptable for my EL students.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ LaTasha Stinson said, “It was a great review and extension for our unit on rocks and minerals. The information was relevant, appropriate and engaging for these students. The level of text and questions were appropriate. ”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Samantha M. said, “This was my first year teaching fourth grade science and the rocks and minerals unit was one I found myself dreading the whole year. These passages were GREAT for helping enhance their understanding (and my own! ).”
There are several ways you can use these rocks and minerals activities:
• Independent practice in class
• Pair and Share activity
• Small group work
• Homework
• Test review and practice
• Quiz
• Informal assessment
• Guided reading workshop
• Early finisher work
• Morning work
• Differentiated Tasks
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Purchase the Rocks and Minerals Bundle to get this pack plus Google Slides activity, task cards, experiments, & a foldable book.
Why this worksheet set?
This activity printable worksheet set covers all of the bases and is easily integrated into your Language Arts block. I know your time to teach science is limited, which is why I created this practice set to seamlessly fit into your guided reading groups, writing block, or any literacy time. By combining science and language arts you save valuable instructional time while covering all the standards you need to teach.
These worksheets save you valuable planning time and are ready to print with no prep time. While each page is printable the reading passages are also available as Google Forms. Giving you the flexibility and options you need. I can't wait for you to use these engaging activities with your students and see their knowledge of Rocks and Minerals grow.
Looking for more Rocks and Minerals practice or even digital activities?
Check out these activities:
PRINTABLES:
→ Rocks and Minerals Task Cards
→ Rocks and Minerals Experiments
→ Rocks and Minerals Interactive Foldable Book
GOOGLE RESOURCES:
→ Rocks and Minerals Google Slides Activity
→ Fossils Google Slides Activity
→ Weathering & Erosion Google Slides
RELATED SCIENCE ACTIVITIES:
→ Fossils Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages and Activities
→ Soil Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages and Activities
→ Weathering and Erosion Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages and Activities
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→ 3 Rocks and Minerals Activities to Integrate into your ELA Block
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