KS3 Igneous Rocks

KS3 Lesson on Igneous Rocks.
This lesson follows on from an Earth’s stucture lesson, which the starter task reviews.

Learning objectives include:
Describe how igneous rock is formed
Explain why igneous rock has different sized crystals

Follows KS3 AQA Big ideas on Earth (UK KS3 National Curriculum) - Science.

Lesson was originally planned to support SEND and EAL students - some dual coding used that can be deleted if not to your style.

Tasks include:
Talk partners - Describe what you see in the picture
Discussion - How do you think rocks are formed - Using provided statements you can encourage students to agree or disagree with and then see if they can form their own opinions.
Link to youtube video which can be skipped.
Label image to identify where intrusive and extrusive igneous rock is formed
Using Minecraft to link different types of igneous rocks
Comparing crystals on different examples.