The City School

Academic Year 2020-21

Class 3
Subject: Science______
Topic: Properties of Rocks
Worksheet # B

Student’s Name: ___________________ Date: _________

Lesson Objectives: To differentiate between types of rocks by testing. (How quickly rocks are
worn), to use result of tests to categorize rocks in order of how easily they are worn

Kindly refer to the textbook (Exploring Science Book 3); pg 48-49 for this
worksheet:

Q. Which rocks wear away easily?

You will need

●pieces of different rocks
●pieces of white paper
●soft cloth

Method
A Take two rocks and write their names in the table below.

B Rub the two rocks together 10 times. Collect any bits of rock that fall on a piece of white
paper.

C Dust your two rocks gently with the soft cloth. Look at your rocks carefully, and look at any
bits of rock on the white paper. Has one rock worn away the other, or scratched it? Write
down what you see in the table.

D Repeat steps A to C for other pairs of rocks. When you are rubbing the rocks together, try
to press them together with the same force each time.
Recording your results

Rock 1 Rock 2 Which rock wore Which rock is the

away the most? hardest?

Thinking about your investigation

Look carefully at all of your results.
Which rock is harder than all the others?

Which rock was worn away by all the others?

Write the names of all four rocks in order of hardness. Start with the hardest rock.

Which rock would be best for making a doorstep?

Explain your answer.

Write down two things that you did to make your test fair.

1 _______________________________________________
2 ___________________________________________________