Level 3 · Science S3.11

Rocks, soil and fossils

Rocks form and change over a very long time, and some hold fossils of life from long ago.

Look closely at rocks and sort them by how they formed. Go inside the Earth, watch rock break and travel, follow the rock cycle, study soil and fossils, and read the history that layers of rock keep.

Start readingS3.11.1 Three kinds of rock

8 chapters. Your place is kept on this device only.

You are ready for this book if

You can sort five stones by colour, size and how rough they feel.

Contents

  1. 1Three kinds of rock, readunderstood
  2. 2Inside the Earth, readunderstood
  3. 3Weathering and erosion, readunderstood
  4. 4The rock cycle, readunderstood
  5. 5Soil, readunderstood
  6. 6Caring for soil, readunderstood
  7. 7Fossils, readunderstood
  8. 8Reading Earth's history, readunderstood

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For parents and teachers

For learners who can read a page alone and use the four operations. In many schools this fits children of about 11 to 13, and older learners can use it too. Activities use stones, jars, water, soil, sand, clay and a shell or a leaf. Never let a learner hit rocks, or collect them from cliffs, quarries or riverbanks alone. A learner can work alone: every exercise has its answer and the reason for it.

Strand: Earth and space. Written and drawn by attnom. Free to read, print and share.