Today in Science we were learning to sort rocks. We started by looking at ways rocks can be sorted according to their visible features.

Then we looked at the features of the three main types of rocks:

  • Igneous
  • Metamorphic
  • Sedimentary

We decided which group our rock belonged to.

After that we were given a set of rocks with their names and asked to sort themn as well.

We discovered that metamorphic rocks can have tiny crystals in them. We realised that sedimentary rocks can sometimes be easy to rub bits off like chalk. The igneous rocks were quite varied some were jet black and others like pumice were very different.

We also got the chance to examine some minerals:

  • rose quartz
  • quartz
  • iron pyrite

We thought that it was real gold!