The Year 3 Rocks and Soils Kit has been developed in-house by Hope Education to create an all-round classroom resource for investigating rocks soils and their properties.It has been tailored to meet the Key Stage 2 Science curriculum requirements of the Rocks and Soils Topic.The kit contains equipment and resources put together by our curriculum experts to facilitate the teaching of the Rocks and Soils topic in Primary ScienceThe kit enables the teaching of the following:Compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties.Describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock.Recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter.The kit also enables a cross-curricular approach with Geography in that pupils should explore the different kinds of rocks and soils associated with different areas.The kit contents include:Comprehensive lesson plans & classroom resources.1kg bags of each of the following rock samples: Limestone Chalk Granite White Marble Sandstone Pumice Obsidian (with Rock Identification Cards).Soil Pack containing a 750g bag of each of the following soil samples: Clay Sandy Chalk LoamFossil Set containing the following: Trilobite Echinoid Shark Tooth Brachiopod Sectioned Ammonite Ammonite Bivalves Plant Sponge Belemnite Graptolite Marine Reptile Bone Crinoid Stem Horn Coral1 pack of 500 Weighing Boats1 pack of Sandpaper3 packs of 10 Plant Pots1 pack of Broad Bean seedsNail tacks are required but not included.