Katie Keitel

6th Grade Science

Make your own Metamorphic Rock!

Lesson Duration: 45 min Learning Objectives: Students will understand how metamorphic rocks are formed as well as being able to identify metamorphic rocks in everyday life. Students will also understand uses of metamorphic rock as well as mineral makeup of metamorphic rocks. Students will also make their own Metamorphic Rocks. Common Core Standards: Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks have unique characteristics that can be used for identification and/or classification. Pre- Assessment: Students prior to this lecture will have learned about Igneous rocks. Before class begins make sure students understand the content of the previous lecture on Igneous rocks. Go over briefly (no more than three minutes). Materials: Various examples of metamorphic rocks, chalkboard/ erase board, wax paper, taffy Procedure: 1. Start with brief discussion on yesterdays lesson on Igneous rocks. 2. After this, make it clear that a new rock type will be discussed today. 3. Present various rocks, start discussion of students classifying what they see/ feel/ smell with the rocks (pass the rocks around). 4. Write any details the students talk about (dark colors, rough feeling, etc.). 5. Go over specific properties of Metamorphic Rocks, answer questions in lecture: How are Metamorphic Rocks formed? What types of minerals/substance make up a Metamorphic rock? Are there different kinds of Metamorphic rocks? If so, how many types? Where can you find/see Metamorphic rocks? 6. Have students Make their own Metamorphic rocks 7. Students need two pieces of waxed paper and three pieces of taffy 8. Put the taffy on the top of one piece of waxed paper, and then put the other piece of waxed paper on top. 9. Have students note how the taffy looks before. 10. Have students start to compress the taffy with the waxed paper. 11. Once they are done (this should take no more than 8 minutes) have students take waxed paper off and talk with a neighbor about the changes they see.

12. As a class go over what changes the students saw with the taffy and relate it to the heat and compression cycle of Metamorphic rocks. Post- Assessment: Did students participate in the activity in a conductive way? Did they understand how this relates to metamorphic rocks? Can they answer/ talk about the four questions gone over in the lecture portion of the class period?

Activity: http://www.apollo.issaquah.wednet.edu/Curriculum/ROCKSITE/MakeMeta.htm