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Earth: Making Rocks
http://www.amnh.org/ology/earth#features/makingrocks?TB_iframe=true&height=5 ...
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Students can learn how an earth scientist studies volcanic rocks by first visiting volcanoes to get a closer look and to collect rock samples, and by recreating the conditions of a magma chamber in the lab. The gas in a bottle of soda is used as an analogy to explain why some eruptions are explosive. The scientist starts by collecting pumice, a light rock filled with holes like a sponge, because it forms from explosive eruptions. Back in the lab, he attempts to duplicate the conditions under which it formed.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Field trip - virtual
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geology
    • Mineralogy or petrology
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
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DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-006-969
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Changes in earth and sky
        • Properties of earth materials
    • 5-8:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Structure of the earth system
    • 9-12:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Energy in the earth system
        • Origin and evolution of the earth system
Related resources:
This resource is part of 'Earth: Our World in Motion'
http://www.amnh.org/ology/?channel=earth&c
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: American Museum of Natural History