Metamorphic Rocks
Readiness
TEKS Objective
The student is expected to explore the processes that led to the formation of sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels.
Essential Understanding
The student knows Earth's surface is constantly changing and consists of useful resources.
Science Background
Metamorphic Rocks: US Geological Survey (website) - Metamorphic rock formation is explained with pictures and text.
Metamorphic Rocks
www.geomaps.wr.usgs.gov
Metamorphic Rocks: Oracle ThinkQuest (website) - Information about types and characteristics of metamorphic rocks, and how they form.
Metamorphic Rocks
Oracle ThinkQuest, www.library.thinkquest.org
Resources for Teachers and Students of Geoscience in Texas: Bureau of Economic Geology (website) - Numerous resources related to geology and Earth science, including links to publications, a virtual rock kit, Earthview Texas, and more.
Signature Lesson
Elementary Rock Cycle Experiments: eHow.com (website) - Use crayon shavings to demonstrate how rocks change from sedimentary to metamorphic and on to igneous.
Elementary Rock Cycle Experiments
by Alicia Bodine, eHow.com, www.ehow.com
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- Extensions
- Assessment Ideas
- Literature Connections
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TEKS - Additional Resources
Supporting Lessons
Metamorphic Rocks: National Park Service (website) - Hands-on activity in which students learn about the stresses and processes that form metamorphic rock, and about the properties of these rocks.
Elaboration Lessons and Extensions
Metamorphic Rock Activities: The Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. (website) - Students investigate metamorphic rocks and the role of heat and pressure in their formation.
Multimedia Rock Types: FOSSweb (website) - Students compare common rock types. To get started, teachers must create username and password for students to use by visiting the following website.
Assessment Ideas
Rock Data Sheet: K8 Science/BioEd Online (PDF) - Every rock holds clues to how it was formed. Geologists are like “rock detectives” who know how to read these clues and the stories each rock can tell. For this activity, students will receive sample of igneous rock to observe. As an assessment, have them write their own versions of how their rock samples formed and complete the Rock Data Sheet.
Literature Connections
What Are Metamorphic Rocks? Aloian, Molly (IS ISBN-10: 0778772349)
Rocks and Minerals (Pocket). Fuller, Sue (ISBN: 0789497603)
Let's Go Rock Collecting. Gans Roma (ISBN: 0-064-45170-4)
A Look at Rocks: From Coal to Kimberlite. Kittinger, Jo S. (ISBN: 0-531-15887-X)
Rocks and Minerals. Pellant, Chris (ISBN: 0789491060)
The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth. Cole, Joanna (ISBN: 0-590-40760-0)
Additional Resources
Metamorphic Sandwiches: The Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. (website) - Students create rocks with bread to demonstrate graphically how metamorphic rock is formed by pressure and heat.
TEKS Navigation
Grade 5
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