A Rock Cycle Shower

Depositional Environment sandstone Sedimentary Rocks oldest youngest

Basalt lava Igneous Rocks volcano mantle Slow cooling magma Fast cooling magma rock layers

Pumice Volcanic Ash Igneous Rocks

Granite mantle Slow cooling magma Fast cooling magma rock layers

Gneiss Metamorphic Rocks Pressure from rocks above Earth’s Surface Molten rock

Instructions

A Rock Cycle Shower The ONLY materials you need to bring outside : A Rock Cycle Shower Today’s Date 1 pencil or pen Your science notebook - On the top of a new page in your notebook write: A Rock Cycle Shower Date - Next, add it to your Table of Contents

a.In your Journal list at least 5 observations of your rock (for example texture, color, grain size, shape). b.Write down if you think it is a Sedimentary, Igneous, or Metamorphic rock. Step 1: Rock Observations c.Go around the circle and have each person share: (1) descriptions of their rock (2) what type of rock you may have and WHY!! d.As a group, put your rocks into 3 piles (Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic) in the center of your circle based on your characterizations & descriptions *Ask your teacher to come by and check your rocks In your group, sit in a circle. Each person selects 1 rock sample

- Open your rock cycle and place it on the ground -Open your envelope and pass out materials to each team member -Place the cards on the rock cycle where you think they should go Step 2: Take a Rock Cycle Shower Green Cards describe major parts of the rock cycle (Student #1) Blue Cards describe the Green Cards (Students #2 & 3) White Cards are Processes (Students #4 & 5) Yellow Cards describe the processes (Students #6 & 7) squares arrows

Step 3: Put items from the box on your rock cycle Red Team Blue Cards Green Cards Yellow Cards White Cards

Step 4: Add descriptive words using post-it notes

Post-LessonDiscussion

1.What was the easiest part of constructing your rock cycle? What difficulties did you have? 3. There is no rock cycle on the Moon. Why might rocks be ‘recycled’ on Earth and not on the Moon? 2. Did the other group’s Rock Cycle look like yours? What was the same or different? 4. How might you tell apart an Igneous extrusive rock from an Igneous intrusive rock? 5. What type of rock forms deep in the Earth due to intense heat and pressure (but does not melt) Discussion Questions