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Metamorphic Rocks

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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)