Through the activities in this unit pupils will be able to understand, use and spell correctly:
- names of rock types, eg igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary
- names of rocks, eg granite, pumice, shale
- words and phrases describing properties of rocks, eg relative density, iron rich, crystals, aligned, porous
- names of materials and processes associated with volcanic processes, eg magma, lava, volcanic ash, erupt
Through the activities pupils could:
- describe and evaluate how work was undertaken and what led to the conclusions
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