ScienceYear 3

Rocks and Soils

Learn Rocks and Soils for Year 3 pupils (ages 7–8). Free practice questions, lessons and worked examples — aligned to the UK National Curriculum.

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a rock you found in the garden. It feels hard and bumpy!

  2. 2

    What does a rock feel like when you hold it?

  3. 3

    Sort these rocks into two groups: hard rocks and crumbly rocks.

  4. 4

    Let's look at a piece of chalk. Is it a hard rock or a crumbly rock?

  5. 5

    Which of these is a crumbly rock?

  6. 6

    Here is a picture of a big rock called granite. It has tiny sparkly bits inside!

  7. 7

    Would you use granite to build a wall?

Practise Rocks and Soils with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 7–8. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.

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