4th Grade: Storytelling with Rock Layers

Students will create rock layers based on a story they write, and then other groups will use evidence from the rock layers to try to recreate the story.

By Amplify Classroom

4th Grade

Science

Today’s Goals • Identify evidence from fossils in rock layers to explain changes in land over time. • Language Goal: Students will write a rock layer story to create different rock layers. (Writing) Duration • This Bite Sized Science Moment takes about 15–20 minutes and can be used in or outside of a Science block. It is designed to be flexibly implemented in your day! Standards • Next Generation Science Standards: 4-ESS1-1, ESS1.C, CCC-1, SEP-6 • Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills: 4.12C, RTC-4.5A See At a Glance for Materials, Prep Checklist, and Lesson Preview.