3rd Grade

Question of the Day

Unit 4 – Rocks and Soil

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Change the statements below to make them correct.

1. Water cannot change the shape of a rock.

2. Earth is a totally solid ball

3. Earth’s innermost part is the crust.

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What are some possible causes for the three effects.

1. The River Muddy:2. Ground Shakes:3. Darkness at

Noon:

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Which things are natural( occur in nature) and which things are made by Humans?

Statue of Liberty

Rocky Mountains

Old Faithful Electricity Nile River Hoover Dam

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Add more words to the chart to describe Landforms.

Landforms:

hill

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How are weathering and erosion similar? How are each different from the other?

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Which are things that happen naturally to Earth? Which are human-made?

bridge, volcano, house, tide, flood, marina, erosion, road

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Explain some ways that a tree could change a rock.

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Who’s Getting It Right?Read these 3 sentences carefully. Identify which sentence has the science word used correctly.

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.

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Minerals are materials from which rocks are made. What minerals are used in making jewelry?

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Identify each of the following at physical changes that happen over a long period of time.

earthquake erosion of a

mountain water carrying

sand moving water wearing away a

rock tornado