Given enough time, everything changes: mountains are built up and torn down, continents move and change shape, even rocks get worn down and reform. Imagining these changes that take millions of years is often easier for students if they model the processes in class using familiar materials. In this activity, students model the changes in rocks over time using crayons.
Grades covered: 2 through 8
Curriculum Topics: Rocks and Minerals; Rock Cycle; Patterns of change
Standards
Idea Sheets are cross-referenced to subjects listed in the Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, and California Content Standards.
Categories include:
- Earth and Space Science
- Physical Science
- Grades K-2
- Grades 3-5
- Grades 6-8
- Science
Tags: Matter, Earth Systems
Subjects covered: ["Earth\/Space Science","Physical Science"]