Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe the matching properties of metamorphic rocks and differentiated sets of cards to identify and sort facts and information about different types of rocks as true or false.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to record sets of facts about the properties of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.

This lesson is part of a science scheme of work to get the children to identify, compare and classify different types of rocks, soils and fossils according to their matching material properties for appearance, texture and substance. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.