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• What is the Rock Cycle?!What is the Rock Cycle?!

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• The rock cycle starts off in the mantle. The rock cycle starts off in the mantle. • The mantle is the part of the earth that The mantle is the part of the earth that

goes from the Earth’s crust to the core.goes from the Earth’s crust to the core.• Here, magma is being forced up Here, magma is being forced up

through the Earth’s curst. Some of the through the Earth’s curst. Some of the magma escapes through little holes in magma escapes through little holes in the volcano while the other rests on the the volcano while the other rests on the Earth’s surface.Earth’s surface.

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• When hot magma exits the volcano on When hot magma exits the volcano on the surface, it becomes lava (oracle, the surface, it becomes lava (oracle, 2000). 2000).

• Igneous rocks are formed when the Igneous rocks are formed when the lava cools. lava cools.

• Some of the rocks end up in the ocean.Some of the rocks end up in the ocean.

• Sediments may be carried by Sediments may be carried by weathering.weathering.

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• Over time, layers of sedimentary Over time, layers of sedimentary rocks are built up and those layers rocks are built up and those layers create sedimentary rocks (Oracle, create sedimentary rocks (Oracle, 2000). 2000).

• There are layers at the bottom that There are layers at the bottom that have a lot of pressure and this have a lot of pressure and this creates metamorphic rocks. creates metamorphic rocks.

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• These rocks turn into magma and the These rocks turn into magma and the whole rock cycle starts over again whole rock cycle starts over again (Oracle, 2000).(Oracle, 2000).

Group Work:Group Work:

• Make a creative poster, song, or Make a creative poster, song, or poem on the Rock Cycle!poem on the Rock Cycle!