1. Question of the Day Unit 4 – Rocks and Soil 3rd Grade

2. Change the statements below to make them correct. 3rd Grade 1. Water cannot change the shape of a rock. 2. Earth is a totally solid ball 3. Earth’s innermost part is the crust.

3. What are some possible causes for the three effects. 3rd Grade 1. The River Muddy: 2. Ground Shakes: 3. Darkness at Noon:

4. Which things are natural( occur in nature) and which things are made by Humans? 3rd Grade  Statue of Liberty  Rocky Mountains  Old Faithful  Electricity  Nile River  Hoover Dam

5. Add more words to the chart to describe Landforms. 3rd Grade Landforms: hill

6. How are weathering and erosion similar? How are each different from the other? 3rd Grade

7. Which are things that happen naturally to Earth? Which are human-made? 3rd Grade bridge, volcano, house, tide, flood, marina, erosion, road

8. Explain some ways that a tree could change a rock. 3rd Grade

9. Who’s Getting It Right? Read these 3 sentences carefully. Identify which sentence has the science word used correctly. 3rd Grade 1. A FOSSIL of a plant is made of the same thing as the plant; it’s just very old. 2. You turn the hot and cold water on and off using the FOSSILS. 3. A FOSSIL is the solidified remains of something that lived in the past, like the Petrified Forest.

10. Minerals are materials from which rocks are made. What minerals are used in making jewelry? 3rd Grade

11. Identify each of the following at physical changes that happen over a long period of time. 3rd Grade  earthquake  erosion of a mountain  water carrying sand  moving water  wearing away a rock  tornado