Science Rocks

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Science Rocks!
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Table of Contents
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What is under your feet?
Think of our world like a peach..
If this is the earth, what part are we standing
on?
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Lets label the peach like it is our earth!
Crust-
The thin outer layer is made up of soil and rock
called our crust.
crust
inner core
The middle and solid part or the earth
mantle
outer core
The mantle is made up of rocks and metals.
The outer core is more liquid than solid
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Can you label the earth?
Inner core
crust
mantle
Outer core
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What is a rock?
Characteristics
Definition
rocks
Examples
Non-examples
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How are rocks made?

• Lets go on an adventure with Ms. Frizzle!
• Video on Geologists Notebook- Three Rocks

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Rock Cycle Song
To the tune of row, row, row your boat

• SEDIMENTARY rock
• Has been formed in layers
• Often found near water sources
• With fossils from decayers

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• Then there's IGNEOUS rock
• Here since Earth was born
• Molten Lava, cooled and hardened
• That's how it is formed

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These two types of rocks Can also be transformed
With pressure, heat and chemicals METAMORPHIC
they'll become.
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All together now!

• SEDIMENTARY rock Has been formed in layers
  Often found near water sources With fossils
  from decayers
• Then there's IGNEOUS rock Here since Earth was
  born Molten Lava, cooled and hardened That's
  how it is formed
• These two types of rocks Can also be transformed
  With pressure, heat and chemicals METAMORPHIC
  they'll become.

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The 3 types of Rocks
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The Rock Cycle
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Sedimentary Rocks
Sandstone
Limestone
Shale
conglomerate
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Igneous Rocks
granite
scoria
obsidian
pumice
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Metamorphic Rock
gneiss
schist
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References

• http//www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/inde
  x.html