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Rocks can bend? Pupils investigate how heat and pressure produce metamorphic rocks by modeling them using clay, and then categorize samples based on observable characteristics. The instructional activity ends with a metamorphic rock identification activity.
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Instructional Ideas
- Find a metamorphic rocks identification chart to help pupils identify rocks
Classroom Considerations
- Activity requires modeling clay and rice, as well as a set of metamorphic rocks
- Lesson requires basic knowledge of metamorphic rocks and the rock cycle
- The fourth installment of a five-part series on earth materials and processes
Pros
- Pupils use observations of actual metamorphic rocks to create a classification system
Cons
- Worksheet has a pre-lesson activity with candy, but there is no indication in the teacher's guide as to how to conduct this activity
- Foliated and nonfoliated texture is not defined in the worksheet
- Lesson does not cover parent rocks (e.g. that quartzite is metamorphosed sandstone)