What do rocks tell us about the way the earth was
formed? Y3
LC1 What are fossils and why are they so
fascinating?
LC2 What can you find out about sedimentary
and igneous rocks?
LC3 Why is a diamond a ‘girl’s best friend’?
LC4 Can you select a rock and paint a scene linked to the
story pebble in my pocket?
LC5 Reflection: Can you work as a team to create
a power-point presentation about rocks?
As Scientists can we…?
*compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the
basis of their appearance and simple physical properties
• describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things
that have lived are trapped within rock
• recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter.
*asking relevant questions and using different types of scientific
enquiries to answer them
*gathering, recording, classifying and presenting data in a
variety of ways to help in answering questions
Hook for Learning:
* Bring in a collection of rocks and
let them touch and talk about
them.
*Books about Mary Anning
Empowering Learning
*As Independent Enquirers can
we?
*Suggest a question which can be
investigated.
*Gather, process and evaluate
information in our investigations
*understand basic cause and
effect.
*Draw conclusions and evaluate
outcomes
*Make a power-point about rocks.
As Artists can we…?
*Select a rock and paint a scene linked to the story
Pebble in my pocket by Meredith Hooper and Chris
Cody.
* Experiment with colour, line and shape
Empowering Learning:
As Team Workers can we…?
* Listen and take account of others’
views
Using Technology can we…?
*Use the internet to find information about rocks to help us
classify them.
Non-Negotiable
*Write under headings and sub-headings.
*Recognise pronouns and can explain how they are
used.
*Use more than one source when carrying out
research.
*Create set of notes to summarise what has been
read
As Writers can we…?
*Write a fact sheet about diamonds