1. Topic-
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| Sedimentary Rock and How Fossils Form |
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2. Content-
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What is Sedimentary Rock?
layer
pressure
sediment
fossil
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. Students will learn about
sedimentary rock and
fossils through vocabu-
lary,observation, creating
"sedimentary rock," class
discussion and reading
2. How does it form?
3. What is needed to form
fossils? |
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4. Objectives-
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Students will:
1.predict what will happen with the materials
2."make" sedimentary rock
3. discuss the product they made |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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| Starburst candies, electric frying pan with lid, water,foil, waxed
paper, wooden disc |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1. Read unit on sedimentary
rock and fossils
2. Make predictions
3. Write predictions on
graphic organizer |
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B. Development-
1. Show pictures of
sedimentary rock
2. Show pictures of fossils
3. Show samples of sedimentary rocks |
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C. Practice-
1. Students place candies onto waxed paper lined foil
2. Students roll foil around candies to make a pouch
3. Students put pressure on pouch and unwrap |
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D. Independent Practice-
1. Students do a fill-in
worksheet
2. Students draw a picture of
the "rock"
3. Student describe what
happened to the candies |
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
1. Buddy system
2. Use AAC devices
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F. Checking for understanding-
1. Fill in graphic organizer
2. Draw pictures
3. Orally describe what happened to candies and relate it to actual
sedimentary rock. |
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G. Closure-
1. Review what was learned
2. Talk about how fossils are formed. |
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7. Evaluation-
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1. Written quiz (go through each question, reading each one aloud
to the students)
2. Or ask individually how sedimentary rock and fossils form. |
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