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The document consists of worksheets focused on sedimentary rocks, concrete, and soil, including questions and activities related to the properties and uses of these materials. It includes definitions, fill-in-the-blank exercises, and case studies about the Mbatha family's agricultural practices. Students are encouraged to engage with the material through graphing, research, and practical applications.

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GIDB7806531-Worksheets_Unit 3

The document consists of worksheets focused on sedimentary rocks, concrete, and soil, including questions and activities related to the properties and uses of these materials. It includes definitions, fill-in-the-blank exercises, and case studies about the Mbatha family's agricultural practices. Students are encouraged to engage with the material through graphing, research, and practical applications.

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UNIT 3: ROCKS, THE ROCK CYCLE AND SOIL

Name ___________________________________ Date _____________

Worksheet 3.2
Sedimentary rocks and fossils

Questions
1 Explain the meaning of:
a foundations

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b slab

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c cement

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d set

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2 Fill in the substances used to make concrete:

Cement + _______________ + _______________ + _______________ +


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3 Describe how sedimentary and igneous rocks are made into concrete.
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4 Why is concrete so strong?
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5 Draw a bar graph to show the percentages of different substances used to


make concrete.
Remember to label the axis, label each bar and give the bar graph a heading.

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Help sheet
1 Find each word in bold in the text.
For example: The underground base of a building or foundations are made of
concrete.
This tells you that foundations are the underground base of a building.
3 Look for examples of sedimentary rock and igneous rock in the text.
For example: cement is made of crushed limestone and shells.
Limestone is a sedimentary rock.
5 Remember that when you draw a bar graph, you need to look at the largest
number
(which will give the longest bar) to work out a suitable scale. Use these axes.

Stretch questions
6 How is mortar different to concrete? What is mortar used for?

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7 Visit a building site. Find out answers to the following questions.
 What do the builders use concrete for?
 Where do the builders get their concrete from?
 What mixture do the builders use to make mortar?

Bring your information to share with the class.

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Name ___________________________________ Date _____________

Worksheet 3.4
Soil: Case study

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UNIT 3: ROCKS, THE ROCK CYCLE AND SOIL

Name ___________________________________ Date _____________

Worksheet 3.4A
Soil: Case study
Read the case study about the Mbatha family.
Complete the sentences about how the Mbatha family uses soil. Use words from
the box:

blows away soil dig grass vegetables manure water

1 The family grows _______________ in the soil.

2 Each vegetable uses different things from the soil.


So Mrs Mbatha plants different vegetables in different _______________ each
year.

3 They use chicken _______________ to put organic matter into the soil.

4 They _______________ the soil to put air into the soil.

5 In dry weather they _______________ the soil.

6 They move their cows every week so that they don’t eat all the _______________.

7 If there is no grass, there are no roots to hold the soil and it _______________
_______________ in the wind.

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Name ___________________________________ Date _____________

Worksheet 3.4B
Soil: Case study
Read the case study about the Mbatha family then answer these questions.
1 What do the family plant in the soil?

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2 How does the family make sure the soil recovers each year?

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3 What organic matter does the family add to the soil?

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4 How does the family put air into the soil?

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5 Why do they add water to the soil?

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6 How do they stop the soil from blowing away in the pasture?

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Name ___________________________________ Date _____________

Worksheet 3.4C
Soil: Case study
Read the case study about the Mbatha family then complete the table.

Action taken by the Mbatha family How this action helps the soil

Plant different vegetables in different


soil
each year

Adds organic matter to the soil

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