Module · Grade 4 · Science

Rock Layers and Earth History

Rock formations and fossils show change over time.

Grade: Grade 4
Subject: Science
Course: Elementary Science
Strand: Earth and Space Science
Standards: 4-ESS1-1
NGSS

Tools

1 on the bench, not built yet.

Grade 4 · Science · Mystery

Canyon Reader

Read rock layers in a canyon wall to reconstruct what happened there, layer by layer.

Word Wall

6 words in English and Spanish: rock layer, fossil, sediment, sedimentary rock, extinct, canyon. Print them as wall cards, mini cards or a student glossary.

Print the words

Family Game Night

Games to send home: one printed page, 15 to 20 minutes, with paper, cards, dice or things around the house. English and Spanish.

Layer Detective2 players · 15 minutes · 6 towels, shirts or sheets of paper of different colors, 3 small objects to be "fossils," like a coin, a button and a toy