- Resource Materials
- Middle School Vocabulary: Earth and Space
- Middle School Vocabulary: Population and Ecosystems
- Middle School Vocabulary: Rock Cycle
- High School Vocabulary: Newton's Laws of Motion
- High School Vocabulary: Safety
- High School Vocabulary: Big Bang and Synthesis of Elements
Middle School Vocabulary: Rock Cycle
Week-by-Week Vocabulary Overview Chart
Rock Cycle
(Live links to student handouts and teacher powerpoints)
| Unit Progression | Targeted Vocabulary | Links |
|---|---|---|
Week 6 | New vocab: Mineral, Form, Melt, Igneous, Fossil, Press, Sedimentary, Layer Metamorphic, Stratum/strata | |
Week 7 | New vocab: Trace evidence, Erosion, Weathering, Fossil fuels, Ores, Composition, Texture Review: Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic | |
Week 8 | New vocab: Core, Crust, Mantle, Magma, Lava, Timeline, Geological time scale (Period, Eon, Era), Zoic (Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic) Review: Mineral, Stratum/strata | |
Week 9 | New vocab: Limestone, Sandstone, Particle, Deposit, Transport, Delta Review: Form (formation), Press (pressure, Melt (melted) | |
Week 10 | New vocab: Inner core, Outer core, Convection Currents, Plate tectonics, Lithosphere, Extinction Review: Erosion, Weathering, Deposit, Transport | |
Week 11-12 | New vocab: Chemical/physical weathering, Ancient, Index fossil, Evolve, Undisturbed, Intrusive/extrusive rock, Crystal Review: Inner core, Outer core, Lithosphere |
