The Rockin’ Rock Cycle - Cycling of Materials on Earth

Discover the dynamic Earth through hands-on experiments and creative storytelling in this learning pathway that is accompanied by a student guide. The activities span 560 minutes over 9 days. Explore the rock cycle, witnessing firsthand how heat, pressure, and erosion shape igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. By designing characters and crafting engaging narratives that incorporate key geological processes and vocabulary, gain a deep understanding of Earth's geological history and the forces that transform it. Pathway breakdown: • ENGAGE: Day 1: 60 minutes, item 1 of the pathway. • EXPLORE: Day 2-4: 200 minutes, item 2 in the pathway. • EXPERIMENT: Day 5-6; 120 minutes, item 3 of the pathway. • EXPLAIN: Day 7-8; 120 minutes, items 4-5 of the pathway. • EXTEND: Day 9; 60 minutes, items 6-9 of the pathway.

Topics

  • crystallization
  • melting
  • erosion
  • geology
  • ESS2.A
  • MS-ESS2-1
  • rock cycle
  • metamorphic rocks
  • igneous rocks
  • rock classification
  • geological processes
  • rock identification
  • sedimentary rocks