Lesson Overview
Students will blend science and ELA by researching the rock cycle to write an expository "biography" of a pet rock. They will explain how their rock transitioned from one state (e.g., magma) to its current form as a pet.
Essential Question
How do we combine scientific facts with creative writing to explain a natural process?
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3, 4, 5
Assorted rocks, magnifying glasses. Optional: Materials to decorate rocks into pet rocks, such as googly eyes, stickers, markers, felt for clothing, etc.
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- ELA.C.2 Write informative/expository texts to analyze and explain complex ideas and information.
- ELA.C.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences using effective techniques.
- ELA.C.4 Demonstrate command of standard English grammar and conventions when writing.
- ELA.C.2 Write informative/expository texts to analyze and explain complex ideas and information.
- ELA.C.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences using effective techniques.
- ELA.C.4 Demonstrate command of standard English grammar and conventions when writing.
- ELA.C.2 Write informative/expository texts to analyze and explain complex ideas and information.
- ELA.C.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences using effective techniques.
- ELA.C.4 Demonstrate command of standard English grammar and conventions when writing.
- 3-LS3-2 Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
- 4-ESS1-1 Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.
- 4-ESS2-1. Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.
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