UNIT OVERVIEW

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will…
- Trace the path of a piece of rock through the rock cycle.
- Describe how igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks are formed.
- Explore the possible transformations from one type of rock into another.
VOCABULARY
deposition, erosion, extrusive igneous rock, intrusive igneous rock, lava, lithification, magma, metamorphic rock, rock cycle, sediment, sedimentary rock, soil, weathering
ASSIGNMENT
Part 1 : Review your vocabulary. Write the vocabulary above if you haven’t done it before.
Part 2 : Gizmo warm-up
Go to explore learning. Complete the warm-up below.

Part 3 : Activity The rock cycle
Complete the activity below.

