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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
Essential Question:
/5 points
Rock Cycle Label: Draw arrows from the labels to the matching
/22 points
___ details
___ causes or formation
___ types and variations
___ deposition
Use the space provided on the next page for your Mix and Match:
/30
/20 points
1. How can seismic data be used to determine the internal structure and density variations of Earth's layers?
Essential Question:
/5 points
(lithosphere,asthenosphere,mesosphere),andcore(outerandinner)
_____ Down to the CoreMakeaVenndiagraminwhichyoucompareandcontrastEarthsmantleandcore.Label
onecircleMantleandSublayers,theothercircleCoreandSublayers,andtheoverlappingsectionBoth.Complete
thediagramwithdetailsaboutthemantleandcore.
_____ The Layer Quiz MakeaquizthatdealswithEarthsphysicallayers.Createaminimumof5questionswith
answers.Thequestionsmustbeeithermultiplechoice,shortresponse,oramixofthetwotypesofquestions.
/20 points