Everyday uses of rocks | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Rock is a natural material found in the Earth's ...
- 'crust' ✓
Which of these are names of rocks?
- limestone ✓
- marble ✓
- pebble
- concrete
- sandstone ✓
Match the object to the materials it is made from.
- pencil
  
  ⇔
  
  wood and graphite ✓
- shoe
  
  ⇔
  
  leather ✓
- notebook
  
  ⇔
  
  paper ✓
- statue
  
  ⇔
  
  rock ✓
- sock
  
  ⇔
  
  wool ✓
Which physical property did Friedrich Mohs create a scale to measure?
- permeability
- attractiveness
- hardness ✓
- flexibility
- durability
Rocks have different physical properties which we can ______ and measure.
- 'observe' ✓
Look at the image of the chalk in water. What do the results tell you about the rock?
- It is permeable. ✓
- It is impermeable.

Exit quiz

Since when have people been using rocks to make useful things?
- the Stone Age ✓
- the Iron Age
- the Bronze Age
- the Victorian era
We choose certain rocks for specific uses because of their ...
- 'suitability' ✓
Which of these everyday objects would rock be suitable for?
- a skateboard ramp ✓
- a window pane
- a kitchen work surface ✓
- a bird bath ✓
- a scarf
Which of these physical properties would make a rock suitable to build Stonehenge?
- soft and crumbly
- shiny and permeable
- durable and impermeable ✓
Match the objects that Stone Age people used to the rocks they may have been made from.
- cave painting
  
  ⇔
  
  chalk ✓
- bowl
  
  ⇔
  
  marble ✓
- arrowhead
  
  ⇔
  
  flint ✓
- necklace
  
  ⇔
  
  limestone ✓
Which of these actions does rock play a part in?
- brushing our teeth with toothpaste ✓
- smiling at a friend
- looking out the window
- a gymnast rubbing their hands in a powder to increase their grip ✓
- making ceramic pots ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

The appearance and physical properties of rocks make them suitable for different jobs.
People have used rocks for millions of years to build things that are useful to our lives.

Common misconception

May think that rocks are all the same and can be used interchangeably for any object made from rock. Often don't know that many everyday objects are partly made from rock in its broken down form.

Encourage the children to research the many ways that rock is used even in objects which don't appear on first look to contain any rock material.

Keywords

Rock - Rock is a solid material that occurs naturally in Earth.
Suitability - Suitability is the fact of being acceptable or right for something or someone.
Appearance - The appearance of an object is the way something looks.
Physical properties - Physical properties are features which can be observed from the way something looks, feels or can be measured.