--- title: "Year 3 (Class 8) - Science - The Rock Cycle" url: "https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-22-12-52-year-3-class-8-science-the-rock-cycle" school: "St. Bartholomew’s C of E Primary School" --- # Year 3 (Class 8) - Science - The Rock Cycle ![Image of Year 3 (Class 8) - Science - The Rock Cycle](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-3-class-8-science-the-rock-cycle-1/8_20261022125202434.jpg) 22 October 2026 [Paul Worsnop](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/author/pworsnop) [Year 3](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/category/year-3) Today we started looking at rocks. We learnt about the rock cycle using starburst as pretend sediments. We made our own lava! Then we identified different rocks using a key and tested their properties. 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