Instructions for QQT Cards
Here are the instructions for using QQT (Quiz, Quiz, Trade) cards (apologies to those who already know about these). The game is so simple but the children seem to love it.
- Give out the cut-up QQT cards (ideally laminated) – you need one per child and a few spares if the teacher and any other adults are playing.
- The children find a partner and one child from each pair reads out his/her question - (i.e. Quiz 1). The partner tries to answer it – clues can be given. If they do not know the answer the first child can tell them it. (This can be a noisy game as all children are asking or answering at once!)
- The second child then reads out his/her question, and the process is repeated (i.e. Quiz 2)
- Once both questions are asked and answered the children swap cards (i.e. Trade) and then put up their hands to find a new partner. They are moving about the room to do this.
- The process is allowed to continue for as long as you wish. It may be repeated on other days and the children do get better with time. You may like to explain that if they get the same question again it does not matter as this will help them learn.
Chris Williams
What are the 3 types of rock called?
Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary
What is the name given to good mixed grain soil?
Loam
Name a hard-wearing rock used to make doorsteps
Granite
Which rock is often used to make beautiful statues?
Marble
Which white rock makes up the White Cliffs of Dover?
Chalk
What do we mean if we say a rock is ‘permeable to water’?
We mean the rock allows water to drain through it. The rock is porous
Which of these soils is the most permeable to water – clay soil, loam or sandy soil?
Sandy soil
Which of these soils is the least permeable to water – clay soil, loam or sandy soil?
Clay soil
Which type of rock, igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary is the most crumbly?
Sedimentary
Name a rock that floats in water.
Pumice
Which type of rock, igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary contains fossils?
Sedimentary
How is limestone obtained?
It is quarried (dug up) out of the ground
Which rock is used to make cement?
Limestone
Where are igneous rocks found?
Near volcanoes
(active or extinct)
Name a rock which can be split into very thin layers.
Slate
What is slate used for?
Making tiles for cottage roofs
Which natural material is used to make bricks?
Clay
What must happen to clay to turn it into bricks?
The clay must be baked in a kiln (big industrial oven)
What name is given to the process which wears away rocks?
Weathering
What name is given to the process which transports weathered bits of rock to a new place?
Erosion
What is found in the spaces between the grains of soils?
Air and possibly water and
humus (which provides nutrients for plants)
What happens to clay soil when it rains for a long time?
It becomes waterlogged and flooding can occur
Name a white soft rock.
Chalk
Name some sedimentary rocks
Chalk, Limestone, Sandstone, Millstone grit
Name some igneous rocks.
Granite, Basalt, Pumice
Name some metamorphic rocks
Marble, Slate
Why are metamorphic rocks so hard?
Because they have been ‘baked’ near volcanoes
Which type of rock is made by melting other rocks?
Igneous rocks
Where in Great Britain might you find granite rocks?
Devon and Cornwall
and the Aberdeen area
Name 3 rocks which fizz when an acid like vinegar is dripped onto them.
Chalk, Limestone and Marble
What is the name of the material (made with sand, cement and water) which is used to stick bricks together?
Mortar
Name the rock which has very large multicoloured crystals which can be polished
Granite
Which rock can be white, pink or even black and may be used to make chess sets.
Marble
What is the name given to dead plant and animal material which is found in soil?
Humus
What is used to make paving slabs?
Cement, sand, gravel and water
What is a soil profile?
It is when we put soil in water and shake to find the proportion of sand, clay and silt in the sample