Welcome to the virtual sedimentary rock lab. Each sample below was created by stitching together hundreds of zoomed-in photos camera called a GigaPan. You can zoom-in really close to the samples. It's almost as good as having a microscope! Please play around with the zoom and see what you can see. Then answer the questions. There's lots to discover and use as scientific evidence to support your claims!
Be sure to use the Sedimentary Rock Types KEY to help you identify the rocks.
Sediment Sample #1
Claim: What Type of Sediment is This? Use your Sedimentary Rock Guide to help you.
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What do these sediments tell you about the history of the region where they formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What do these sediments tell you about the history of the region where they formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
Sedimentary Rock Sample #2
Claim: What Type of Sedimentary Rock is this?
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What does this sedimentary rock tell you about the history of the region where it formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What does this sedimentary rock tell you about the history of the region where it formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
Sediment Sample #3
Claim: What Type of Sediment is This? Use your Sedimentary Rock Guide to help you.
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What do these sediments tell you about the history of the region where they formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What do these sediments tell you about the history of the region where they formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
Sediment Sample #4
Claim: What Type of Sediment is This? Use your Sedimentary Rock Guide to help you.
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What do these sediments tell you about the history of the region where they formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What do these sediments tell you about the history of the region where they formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
Sedimentary Rock Sample #5
Claim: What Type of Sedimentary Rock is this?
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What does this sedimentary rock tell you about the history of the region where it formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What does this sedimentary rock tell you about the history of the region where it formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
Sedimentary Rock Sample #6
Claim: What Type of Sedimentary Rock is this?
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What does this sedimentary rock tell you about the history of the region where it formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What does this sedimentary rock tell you about the history of the region where it formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
Sedimentary Rock Sample #7
Claim: What Type of Sedimentary Rock is this?
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What does this sedimentary rock tell you about the history of the region where it formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
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Sedimentary Rock Sample #8
Claim: What Type of Sedimentary Rock is this?
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What does this sedimentary rock tell you about the history of the region where it formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What does this sedimentary rock tell you about the history of the region where it formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
Sedimentary Rock Sample #9
Claim: What Type of Sedimentary Rock is this?
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What does this sedimentary rock tell you about the history of the region where it formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What does this sedimentary rock tell you about the history of the region where it formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
Sedimentary Rock Sample #10
Claim: What Type of Sedimentary Rock is this?
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What does this sedimentary rock tell you about the history of the region where it formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What does this sedimentary rock tell you about the history of the region where it formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
Sedimentary Rock Sample #11
Claim: What Type of Sedimentary Rock is this?
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What does this sedimentary rock tell you about the history of the region where it formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
After you make your guess, compare your answer to the REAL & MIND BLOWING answer.
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What does this sedimentary rock tell you about the history of the region where it formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
After you make your guess, compare your answer to the REAL & MIND BLOWING answer.
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Sedimentary Rock Sample #12
Claim: What Type of Sedimentary Rock is this?
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What does this sedimentary rock tell you about the history of the region where it formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
CLICK HERE FOR A HINT
Sedimentary Rock Sample #13
Claim: What Type of Sedimentary Rock is this?
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What does this sedimentary rock tell you about the history of the region where it formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)
Evidence: What evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning: What does this sedimentary rock tell you about the history of the region where it formed?
(Was the area a river, desert, ocean, rock fall, something else? More than one? What evidence or clues did you use?)