Download PascoSTEM7Mod2 Journey on the Rock Cycle

Rock Cycle Game
Advance Preparation:
 Set up classroom with 5 stations. Place the appropriate station
card and the corresponding game cube at each station.
During class:
1. Distribute the handout: Journey through the Rock Cycle.
2. Tell students that they are going to experience what it is like to be
a rock going through the rock cycle.
3. Instruct students to use the information they learned in the
Building Rocks activity to decide which type of rock they are.
4. Number the students 1-5, repeat as needed.
5. Ask students to move to the station that matches their number.
6. Instruct the students to answer question #1 when they get to their
station (the station name and the beginning rock are listed on the
station card).
7. Remind students to fill out the handout as they move through the
stations.
Journey through the Rock Cycle
This sheet is to help you write about your experiences as a rock during your journey through the rock cycle.
You will need to describe your adventures at each spot and tell about what kind of rock you were. While
completing your sheet, remember to circle one of the statements in bold. Use information you learned from the
Building Rocks activity to help you decide which type of rock you are: igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary.
1. I began my adventure at __________________________as a ______________________________rock.
2. The first thing that happened was _____________________________________________, there I went
through the process of __________________ and became / continued to be (circle one) a
__________________________rock. Then I went to _________________________.
3. The next thing that happened was _________________________________________________. The
process, __________________________, happened here and I became / continued to be a
_________________________rock. Then I went to ___________________________________________.
4. The next thing that happened was _________________________________________________. The
process, ____________________________, happened while I was here. I then became / continued to be
a _____________________________rock. Then I went to ______________________________________.
5. The next thing that happened was _________________________________________________. The
process, ____________________________, happened while I was here. I then became / continued to be
a _____________________________rock. Then I went to ______________________________________.
6. The next thing that happened was _________________________________________________. The
process, ____________________________, happened while I was here. I then became / continued to be
a _____________________________rock. Then I went to ______________________________________.
7. The next thing that happened was _________________________________________________. The
process, ____________________________, happened while I was here. I then became / continued to be
a _____________________________rock. Then I went to ______________________________________.
8. The next thing that happened was _________________________________________________. The
process, ____________________________ happened while I was here. I then became / continued to be
a _____________________________rock. Then I went to ______________________________________.
9. The next thing that happened was _________________________________________________. The
process, ____________________________, happened while I was here. I then became / continued to be
a _____________________________rock. Then I went to ______________________________________.
10. The next thing that happened was _________________________________________________. The
process, ____________________________, happened while I was here. I then became / continued to be
a _____________________________rock. Then I went to ______________________________________.
11. The next thing that happened was _________________________________________________. The
process, ____________________________, happened while I was here. I then became / continued to be
a _____________________________rock. Then I went to ______________________________________.
12. The next thing that happened was _________________________________________________. The
process, ____________________________, happened while I was here. I then became / continued to be
a _____________________________rock. Then I went to ______________________________________.
Rock Cycle Game Cubes and Station Cards (pp. 1 of 6)
Pressure occurs
Go to Earth’s
Interior
Process- Pressure
Pressure occurs
Go to Earth’s
Interior
Station 1:
Soil
Beginning
rock:
Metamorphic
(Use beginning rock type to
answer #1 only.)
Process- Pressure
Pressure occurs
Rocks break down
Rock breaks down
Go to Earth’s
Interior
Remain here
Remain here
ProcessWeathering
ProcessWeathering
Process- Pressure
Sediment being
formed
Remain here
ProcessSedimentation
Rock Cycle Game Cubes and Station Cards (pp. 2 of 6)
Tectonic plates
move
Go to volcano
Process- Pressure
Pressure occurs
more layers
Remain here
ProcessCementation
Pressure occurs
Pressure occurs
Remain here
Remain here
Process- Pressure
Process-Pressure
Tectonic plates
push upward
Go to mountains
Process- Pressure
Station 2:
Earth’s
Interior
Beginning
rock:
Sedimentary
(Use beginning rock type to
answer #1 only.)
Magma is forced
up
Go to volcano
ProcessHeat/Pressure
Rock Cycle Game Cubes and Station Cards (pp. 3 of 6)
Sand washes up
on shore
Go to soil
Process- Erosion
Sediment is
deposited in the
bay area
Station 3:
Ocean
Beginning
rock:
Sedimentary
(Use beginning rock type to
answer #1 only.)
Remain here
ProcessSedimentation
Ocean floor being
subducted (pushed
down)
Go to Earth’s Interior
ProcessCompaction/Cementatio
n
Sand washes up
onto shore
Sand washes up
onto shore
Go to soil
Go to soil
Process- Erosion
Process- Erosion
Ocean floor being
subducted
Go to Earth’s
Interior
ProcessCompaction
Rock Cycle Game Cubes and Station Cards (pp. 4 of 6)
Floodwater causes
redeposit of silt to
floodplain
Station 4:
Go to soil
River
ProcessDeposition
Beginning
rock:
Sedimentary
Water washes
away layers
Go to mountains
(Use beginning rock type to
answer #1 only.)
ProcessWeathering and
Erosion
Sediments form
Silt washed into
ocean
Sediments under
pressure
Go to ocean
Go to Earth’s Interior
Go to soil
ProcessSedimentation
Process- Erosion
Ice melts carrying
rocks
Go to river
Process- Erosion
ProcessCompaction
Rock Cycle Game Cubes and Station Cards (pp. 5 of 6)
Volcano erupts
Lava meets the air
and begins turning
to rock
Go to mountains
Process- Cooling
Heat from the
Earth’s core turns
rock into magma
Station 5:
Volcano
Beginning rock:
Igneous
(Use beginning rock type to answer
#1 only.)
Remain here
Process- Melting
Magma pushes to
the surface
Go to soil
Process- Pressure
Magma crystallizes
Magma flows
through tunnels
inside the Earth
Remain here
Go to Earth’s
Interior
Process- Cooling
Magma flows into
the ocean
Go to the ocean
Process- Cooling
Process- Melting
Rock Cycle Game Cubes and Station Cards (pp. 6 of 6)
Wind erosion occurs.
Go to Soil.
ProcessWeathering and
Erosion
Ice melts carrying
rocks.
Station 6:
Mountains
Beginning
rock: Igneous
(Use beginning rock type to
answer #1 only.)
Go to River.
ProcessSedimentation
Wind erosion
occurs.
Ice melts carrying
rocks.
Glacier or avalanche
occurs.
Go to Soil.
Go to River.
Go to Ocean.
ProcessWeathering and
Erosion
ProcessSedimentation
Wind erosion
occurs.
Go to Soil.
ProcessWeathering and
Erosion
ProcessWeathering and
Erosion
Journey through the Rock Cycle Data Sheet
Instructions: Transfer the information collected during your Journey through the Rock Cycle activity
onto the data sheet below. When you are finished, cut out the table and paste it into your journal
under the heading “Journey Through the Rock Cycle Data sheet”
Turn #
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Station Name
Beginning type
of rock
Process
happening at this
station
Ending type of
rock