2 Lessons worth of earth science, Covers the inner parts of the earth as well as the exterior spheres. Includes some etymology of words and leads on to the rock cycle.

KS3 - Rock Cycle & Salol Practical Includes worksheets, approx lesson plan and timings, needs grated chocolate as demo of how rocks are formed. ---- Links to prior topics : Earth Science 1 (rock types) Earth Science 2 (spheres) Skills Developed: Practical skills, Microscope skills, observation, note making Learning Objectives : Revise previously covered Earth Chemistry (spheres, rocks) Learn about how Rocks are formed so that you can explain their structures Assessment Criteria for Objectives: Fill in rock cycle Determine crystal structure formation explain the structures of marble (metamorphic), pumice (Igneous) and sandstone (sedimentary) and how they are formed. [assessed next lesson] Teaching & Learning Strategies Animation, demonstration, practical observations, practical work Resources / Materials Required Chocolates for 'choc cycle ' Salol + slides /m’scopes Bunsen burner Lab Safety Considerations [CLEAPSS / Hazcards / COSHH] Salol, chocolate allergies/nuts , bunsen flame Practical Work/Demonstration Salol slides hot/cold Literacy /Numeracy/ICT incl. School-wide objectives Visual descriptors of what they see, writing to articulate information Other Broader/Cross-curricular links – Sustainability, geology/geography