AQA Activate Year 7 Metamorphic Rocks ready to teach lesson

<Updated 2026!>

Fully finished, ready-to-teach KS3 lesson package covering metamorphic rocks, focusing on their formation, examples, and uses, aligned to the AQA Activate Science Specification, year 7 Earth topic.

The resource features:

• organized, clutter-free presentation
• interactive timed starter task complete with answers
• clear learning intentions
• focused student notes slides utilizing highlighted key text to scaffold independent note-taking.
• Formative Assessment for Learning (AfL) with starter and plenary questions featuring answers to effectively evaluate understanding.

Please note: you should have a selection of metamorphic rocks on hand for students to interact with during this lesson.