Earth’s Changing Surface Article and Worksheet: Top 10 Strangest Formations

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Students will READ AN ARTICLE about the TOP 10 STRANGEST geological formations and then ANSWER text-dependent questions. No prior knowledge is required – all information in the questions comes directly from the article.

Embedded in the article is information about how Earth’s surface changes over large and small scales over time. Students will preview or review the following terms as they read about the strange structures:

• Pangea
• Igneous Rock
• Erosion
• Sinkhole
• Gypsum
• Limestone
• Sedimentary Rock
• Sediment
• Weathering
• Percolate
• Volcanic Fissure Eruption

Some of the strange formations include:

• Giant’s Causeway, made from 40,000 hexagonal columns
• Skull Rock – it looks like a skull!
• Cueva de los Cristales, “Cave of the Giant Crystals”
• Wave Rock, a 15-meter-high rock that looks like an ocean wave
• Plus 6 more!

Teacher Notes:

• This activity makes an awesome Earth science sub plan!
• Answer keys are always included.
• Please note that this resource is not editable.
• NGSS Standards: MS-ESS2-1 and MS-ESS2-2