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Rock Cycle Animations
"Rock Cycle" meaning granite and such, not resurgent 1980s music.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12


http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/visualization/collections/rock_cycle.html

	CONTENT This site developed by Mark Francek of Central Michigan University offers educators a visual aide resource for teaching about the rock cycle.
	SITE DESIGN Rock Cycle Animations is part of a larger site, On the Cutting Edge that includes a set of visualization collections for geo-science. This particular collection can be navigated from the embedded links in the main part of the front page. You will need to use the Back button on the browser to return to the list of visualizations about the rock cycle.
	REVIEW Rock Cycle Animations is a good resource for enhancing the earth science curriculum. These animations show some of the most common processes of rock formation including crystallization of magma to form igneous rock, rock erosion to create sediment, transportation of sediment, deposition of sediment to create sedimentary rock, and creation of a metamorphic rock in a subduction zone. Other animations show the formation of igneous rocks in different environments, classic sedimentary rock formation tracing the formation of sedimentary rock from a beach environment, the evolution of granitic igneous rock to a metamorphic rock, and view specimens of different igneous rocks classified according to texture and chemical composition. Teachers will want to check out the “Teaching Ideas” in the left side menu for essays, PowerPoint presentations, and topical resources.
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05/09/2008