Listen to this podcast which explains the various processes that form sedimentary rock. [0:32]

Game through which students order layers of sedimentary rock, from oldest to newest, based on the type of fossils they contain.

Learn about the processes involved throughout the creation of sedimentary rock.

This is an in-depth activity where students create a rock layer formation using different colors of playdough and investigate the types of folds and rock formations that might occur. They take core samples through anticlines and...

The Franklin Institute describes the way sedimentary rock is formed, with links to descriptions of several types of sedimentary rocks.

Dig into the layers of activities exploring and investigating minerals and how they are related to both rocks and soil.

Discover the relative age of rocks by identifying sedimentary rock and observing its layers.

An inquiry-based geology field investigation where students investigate sedimentary geology, stream processes, topography, rock layers, and land surface features as well as study past changes in the depositional environment in the area.

Students compare the densities of six different rocks/minerals collected from different environments, and then predict which rocks have the highest and lowest densities. Then they construct and test their hypothesis by calculating the...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Rules for sedimentary rock formation.

This activity introduces students to the concept of sorting materials in different mediums and the sedimentary feature called graded bedding. Students will discover that water is a good medium to separate and sort particles and that...