Sedimentary Rock• Objective:

Identify and describe the processes that form sedimentary rock.

Challenge Question

• Sedimentary rock is like a history book of the Earth. How can sedimentary rock tell us about the history of a particular area?

Challenge Question - Alt

• Which is the correct order in which sedimentary rocks form?

a. Deposition, erosion, compaction, weathering

b. Compaction, deposition, weathering, erosion

c. weathering, erosion, compaction, deposition

d. weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction

Connection

• Research one famous sedimentary rock formation(find one on your own or choose one from the jar)– Name– Location– Picture or drawing– One interesting fact or tidbit

Vocabulary• Weathering• Erosion• Deposition• Compaction• Cementation• Types of Sedimentary Rock

– Clastic– Organic (biological)– Chemical

Assignments/Activities

• Unitedstreaming Video- Sedimentary Rocks

• Sedimentary Rock Observations

• Settling Down

• Sedimentary Rocks DRW

• Notes

Additional Links

• http://www.beyondbooks.com/ear82/7b.asp• How Sedimentary Rocks Form

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/environment_earth_universe/rock_cycle/activity.shtml

• http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/parks/rxmin/rock2.html