In this class, students will learn about the rock cycle including sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks, as well as the difference between minerals and rocks throughout four weeks, and participate in a series of activities to engage their learning, while also promoting interaction in the classroom. Each week, students will view an instructional video that will be posted on Monday of that week. Students will then participate in daily discussion board posts, responding to questions posed by the teacher, and have weekly activities to do. Every Friday, students will complete a digital break out room using information from the week's lessons, and are encouraged to support each other in the classroom to help solve the puzzle by providing hints of how they solved it.  

Each week, students will go through the following for their lesson:

Week 1: Rocks and the Rock Cycle
-Video: students will watch the instructional video that will cover what the rock cycle is and its steps, as well as what make a mineral a mineral and a rock a rock (elements including luster, cleavage, etc).  Note Taker will be provided to be used with video.
-Activity: Students will read "Earth Rocks" in Superscience magazine (password will be provided) and answer questions from the article about different rocks around the world.
-Discussion Board: Students will answer daily questions in the classroom. Students will also be encouraged to help each other regarding the Break Out Room to help solve the problems. This can be done as a comment below the break out code link each week.

Week 2: Sedimentary Rock
-Video: students will watch the instructional video that will cover what a sedimentary rock is and how it is formed, including rock layers on the earth surface and the Law of Superposition (layers are in order of their formation unless disturbed). Note Taker will be provided to be used with video.
-Activity: Students will complete "This is a Hard Task" worksheet in which they will determine the order of rock layers and where each rock may be located based off descriptions.
-Discussion Board: Students will answer daily questions in the classroom. Students will also be encouraged to help each other regarding the Break Out Room to help solve the problems.  This can be done as a comment below the break out code link each week.


Week 3: Igneous Rock
-Video: students will watch the instructional video that will cover what igneous rocks are and how they form, as well as where they can be found based off of volcanic activity. Note Taker will be provided for students.
-Activity: Students will read about intrusive and extrusive igneous rock, and then determine the order of superposition with igneous rock present.
-Discussion Board: Students will answer daily questions in the classroom. Students will also be encouraged to help each other regarding the Break Out Room to help solve the problems.  This can be done as a comment below the break out code link each week.


Week 4: Metamorphic Rock
-Video: students will watch the instructional video that will cover how Metamorphic rock is a combination of types of rocks and the difference between foliated and nonfoliate rocks. Students will review the final steps of the rock cycle, tying everything together with the rock cycle. Note Taker will be provided to be used with video.
-Activity: Students will complete "My Cycle is Complete" and answer questions about the rock cycle
-Discussion Board: Students will answer daily questions in the classroom. Students will also be encouraged to help each other regarding the Break Out Room to help solve the problems.  This can be done as a comment below the break out code link each week.
-Kahoot: Students will be provided a final review Kahoot to review concepts learned in class in preparation for the final quiz for mastery of concepts

Links will be provided each week for the break out rooms and will be available for the week. In addition, Kahoot will be made available in the final week for review.

Live sessions are available upon request if needed. There are no scheduled live meetings.