The Rock Cycle
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rock.html

Robert Myers, Wheeling Jesuit University

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This brief description of the rock cycle is for younger students. They will learn about the processes by which the three types of rocks can be changed into one another.

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This resource is referenced here:

• Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Using an Earth System Approach: EEC 340: Research-Science Elementary Teaching

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)Keywords: Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary, Weathering, Heat, Pressure, magma