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Unit 1.5 - Rocks and the environment

Unit 1.5 - Rocks and the environment

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2nd Grade

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Unit 1.4 - Rocks and the environment

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Science vocabulary

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​What do we use rocks for?

​Planet Earth is made of rocks. Rocks are non-living things.

We use rocks to make roads, paths, bridges, walls, floors, buildings and roofs.

What other things can you think of that we can make from rocks?

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How do we get rocks?

We dig up rocks in river quarries, in deep mines and from river beds. We use tools, diggers, trucks and trains to dig and move the heavy rocks.

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​A river bed

​A quarry

​A deep mine

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Multiple Choice

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What is this place called where we get rocks?

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A deep mine

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A river bed

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A quarry

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Multiple Choice

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What is this place called where we get rocks?

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A deep mine

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A river bed

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A quarry

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Multiple Choice

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What is this place called where we get rocks?

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A deep mine

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A river bed

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A quarry

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​Smallest

Largest

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Reorder

Order from smallest to largest the size of rocks.

Sand

Stone

Rocks

Boulder

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Reorder

Order from largest to smallest the size of rocks.

Sand

Stone

Rocks

Boulder

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​Complete questions 1 and 2

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People need rocks to make many different things. What do you think they are destroying when they dig up rocks?

Yes, habitats! Many habitats are destroyed when quarries are being made.

Are quarries good or bad?

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How can quarry workers help the environment?

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​Complete question 4 only.

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​People for thousands of years have sorted small rocks and soil.

Sometimes they can find gold! Let us see how you get on 'panning' for rocks.

Sorting stones with water

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​Most rocks cannot burn. Coal is a rock that can burn. Coal is used to make fires.

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Comparing different rocks

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​Complete question 3 only.

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Unit 1.4 - Rocks and the environment

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