Lost – a hot rock

In this activity, students examine an igneous rock and synthesise these observations into a poster that includes characteristic features of igneous rocks.

By the end of this activity, students should be able to:

• carefully observe rocks and carry out tests on them

• identify the characteristics of igneous rocks

• synthesise their investigations into a wanted poster.

Download the Word file (see link below) for:

• introduction/background notes

• what you need

• what to do

• discussion questions

• extension activities.