Weekly Blog Post - "The Rock Cycle" (8/28/17-9/3/17)

“Rock Cycle Gizmo: ExploreLearning.” ExploreLearning: Get Hands-on, Minds-on in Math and Science (Cited using EasyBib.)

Summary: During this week, I reviewed the rock cycle through a gizmo. Today I learned that when magma cools above the surface, it creates a specific type of rock called an Extrusive Igneous rock. When magma cools below the surface, the rock is called an Intrusive Igneous rock. I also learned that when an igneous rock goes through exposure and weathering, it breaks down into sediments which can then be compressed into sedimentary rock, which is a type of rock that can sometimes be found with the fossil of some sort of creature. When that sedimentary rock goes through increased temperature then it turns into a metamorphic rock. Once that rock melts, it turns back into magma. (When magma can be found above the surface, it is then called lava.) 

S&EP: #1 - Asking Questions and Defining Problems. I asked questions when completing the Gizmo such as: "What types of rocks are basalt and limestone?" and "Is obsidian a metamorphic rock or an igneous rock?" I asked more questions that weren't really on the rock cycle, but more on the rocks itself, such as: "What's the luster for granite? What would be the streak color for gneiss? What level of hardness is chert?"

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