Making Sedimentary Rocks

Students make models of sedimentary rock layers to explain how rocks form layers and represent ancient environments. Layers of sediment and fossils are added together to simulate the environment and connections to sedimentary rocks are made.

Concepts

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sedimentary rocks, rocks, fossils, limestone, sandstone

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Additional Tags

conglomerate, fossils, limestone, sandstone, sedimentary rocks, shale, science

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Resource Details

Grade

5th - 9th

Subjects

Science

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Resource Type

Lesson Plans

Audience

For Teacher Use

Duration

1 hr

Instructional Strategies

Project-Based Learning

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Usage Permissions

Creative Commons

BY-NC-SA: 3.0