Journey Through the Rock Cycle
LessonTrace how melting, cooling, weathering, pressure, and heat transform rocks.
Grade 4 science unit
Rocks, Minerals, and Earth History
Classify Earth materials, follow the rock cycle, and use fossils as evidence of the past.
Visual model
See how the ideas connect
Explain the three rock groups
Classify by observable properties
Connect fossils to Earth history
Rocks, Minerals, and Earth History
Science unit
What you will learn
- Explain the three rock groups
- Classify by observable properties
- Connect fossils to Earth history
Your learning path
Rocks, Minerals, and Earth History lessons
Work through these lessons in order so each idea builds on the one before it.