164 The History of the Earth: Supplemental Guide DR | Domain Review
I am a metamorphic rock. [Show students Image Card 9
(Metamorphic)].- My fossilized skeleton is very large because I was a very large
dinosaur who was a predator and ate meat. What am I? I am a
T-Rex. [Show students Image Card 14 (T-Rex Skeleton)].
Idea Webs
Materials: Instructional Master 1A-1; chart paper, markers,
tape
Reproduce a blank Idea Web on fi ve large pieces of chart paper.
Write the following terms in the center of the hexagons: dinosaurs,
Earth’s layers, rocks, minerals, or volcano/geyser.
Divide students into fi ve groups. Give each group an Idea Web.
Have students brainstorm everything that comes to mind when
they hear the word on the center of their Idea Web. Have them
record their responses on the chart, using the sound/spelling
correspondences they know so far. When all the groups are
fi nished, pair up groups and ask them to review their Idea Webs
and add any new details suggested by the other group.Rock Cycle Song (Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Sedimentary rock
has been formed in layers—
Often found near water sources
with fossils from decayers.Then there’s igneous rock,
here since Earth was born.
molten lava, cooled and hardened—
that is how it’s formed.These two types of rocks
can also be transformed;