Chapter 2 - Lesson 9 - Story of a rock

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Chapter 2 - Mountains

Today's Lesson 

To do:

- Last class 

- Explanation assignment

- Get to work

Goals: 

- What is a glacier?

- How does a glacier form?

- Using the words deposition and abrasion correctly.

This is a

1. V-Shape valley
2. U-Shape valley

Sand is not an example of a sediment

1. True
2. False

Erosion is the transport of the sediments, weathering is the breaking down of materials

1. True
2. False

Lower reaches 

Higher reaches

Middle reaches

Mostly weathering

A lot of erosion

Sediments are dropped 

The assignment 

Imagine you a are a rock… ​

Not JUST any rock, one that weathered on the top of a big mountain

You are going to write a story about your journey… ​

The journey from the moment you weather (break down) ​

until you are sand down at the beach.​

-Name at least 3 cities the rock passes in your story. ​

-Use a minimum of 250 words. ​

​-Describe what happens to the rock, and how the rock changes during his journey. ​

​-Use at least 3 pictures in your story, for example what your rock looks like or where it’s been. ​

​-Your story has to be possible (real). No fictional stories like unicorns and rainbows

​-Your rock has to complete the entire rock cycle, with the correct processes described!
--> (How it breaks down, how it gets transported and how it gets smaller)​

-Name at least 3 cities the rock passes in your story. ​

-Use a minimum of 250 words. ​

​-Describe what happens to the rock, and how the rock changes during his journey. ​

​-Use at least 3 pictures in your story, for example what your rock looks like or where it’s been. ​

​-Your story has to be realisitc. No fictional stories like unicorns and rainbows

​-Your rock has to complete the entire rock cycle, with the correct processes described!

--> (How it breaks down, how it gets transported and how it gets smaller)​

-Name at least 3 cities the rock passes in your story. ​

-Use a minimum of 250 words. ​

​-Describe what happens to the rock, and how the rock changes during his journey. ​

​-Use at least 3 pictures in your story, for example what your rock looks like or where it’s been. ​

​-Your story has to be possible (real). No fictional stories like unicorns and rainbows

​-Your rock has to complete the entire rock cycle, with the correct processes described!
--> (How it breaks down, how it gets transported and how it gets smaller)​

Checklist story

… I used and described the concept of weathering

… I used and described the concept of erosion

… I used at least three pictures

… I used at least three cities

… I used a title

… I used at least 250 words

… I described the physical changes of the rock.

… I spell-checked my document

… I used a suitable lay-out (font, fontsize, font colour)

Homework

PARAGRAPH 2 – CHAPTER 2 

Work on rock story