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Remember to ask your partners for help first, and then raise a quiet hand to let your teacher know if you need help.

Rock Cycle and Earths Layers Centers (Must Complete 6 of the 7 Centers)
Final Grade:
/100 =
Points will be taken off for not following guidelines and expectations, CHAMPs, or following the correct format.

STARBURSTS ROCKS!!!
Today you will be creating the three main types of rocks out of Starbursts. Please follow
the directions carefully and let the teacher know if you have any questions.
1. WASH YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER, NOT HAND SANITIZER!!!
2. Receive 3 Starbursts with three different colors from your teacher and a paper towel.
3. Lay the paper towel out on your desk.
4. Open the Starbursts and place them on the paper towel.
5. Stack the three Starbursts and slightly squeeze them together.
6. Pick up the Starbursts and hold it in your hand to get warm.
7. Slowly start gently squeezing the Starbursts and then roll it into a ball.
8. Pick up your Starbursts ball and put it into your mouth.
9. Chew but do no swallow your Starbursts ball for 2 minutes.
10. At the end of 2 minutes, open your mouth to show the other members of your group
what your Starbursts looks like.
11. Clean up all mess and trash and wash hands with soap and water.
12. Answer the observation questions on your centers sheet.
1. What type of rock did you create when you carefully squeezed your three Starbursts together? What did the
squeezing represent?

2. What type of rock did you create when you gently squeezed and rolled your Starbursts? What did holding it
in your hand, squeezing, and rolling it into a ball represent?

3. What type of rock did you create when you chewed your Starbursts? What did the inside of your mouth
represent?
Starburst Rocks:

/12 points

Rock Cycle Essential Question (Required)

Answer the following question in a complete sentence:
1. What are the methods that rocks are broken down and moved through the rock cycle?

Essential Question:

/5 points

Rock Cycle Label: Draw arrows from the labels to the matching

boxes in the rock cycle.

Rock Cycle Label:

/22 points

Mix and Match: Changes to Rock Types

Mixandmatchideastoshowwhatyouvelearnedabouttherockcycleandthewaysrocktypeschange.
ChoosetwoormorechoicesfromColumnA,twofromColumnB,andonefromColumnC.Checkyourchoices.
A. Choose Two Rock Types
and/or Processes

B. Choose Two Things

to Analyze

C. Choose One Way to

Communicate Analysis

___ igneous rock

___ observable properties and

characteristics

___ news report or news article

___ sedimentary rock

___ metamorphic rock
___ weathering
___ erosion

___ details
___ causes or formation
___ types and variations

___ fictional story

___ illustration (draw and label)
___ game design
___ questionnaire or worksheet

___ deposition
Use the space provided on the next page for your Mix and Match:

Mix and Match:

Structure of the Earth:

/30

/20 points

Earths Layers Essential Question (Required)

Answer the following question in a complete sentence:

1. How can seismic data be used to determine the internal structure and density variations of Earth's layers?

Essential Question:

/5 points

Take Your Pick: Earths Physical and Compositional Layers

Completetheactivitiestoshowwhatyou'velearnedaboutEarthsstructure.
Chooseoneoftheitemsbelow.Checkyourchoice.
_____ Picturing Earths LayersCreateadrawingoftheEarthsinteriorincludingallofthesublayers.Onthe
picture,labelandbrieflydescribethefollowinglayersandsublayers:crust(continentalandoceanic),mantle

(lithosphere,asthenosphere,mesosphere),andcore(outerandinner)
_____ Down to the CoreMakeaVenndiagraminwhichyoucompareandcontrastEarthsmantleandcore.Label
onecircleMantleandSublayers,theothercircleCoreandSublayers,andtheoverlappingsectionBoth.Complete
thediagramwithdetailsaboutthemantleandcore.
_____ The Layer Quiz MakeaquizthatdealswithEarthsphysicallayers.Createaminimumof5questionswith
answers.Thequestionsmustbeeithermultiplechoice,shortresponse,oramixofthetwotypesofquestions.

Take Your Pick:

/20 points