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Super Gnomatic Rock Cycler

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Game Info for Teachers

COMBINED RATING

3.9 Stars

TEACHERS (177)

4.1

STUDENTS (43653)

3.7

LENGTH

24 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

Saves Progress

Description

Go on a deep underground adventure with a gnome to learn about the rock cycle, and its three main groups: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.

Vocabulary Words

rock

igneous

sedimentary

metamorphic

mineral

magma

crust

mantle

earthquake

intrusive

extrusive

granite

peridotite

gabbro

scoria

basalt

pumice

obsidian

rhyolite

diorite

sediment

cement

sandstone

breccia

siltstone

shale

silt

cobbles

sand

clay

organic

limestone

bituminous coal

gneiss

amphibolite

anthracite coal

marble

metaconglomerate

slate

quartzite

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about The Rock Cycle. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Change of state is a physical change that can occur due to geologic processes.

Crystallization of magma is a very slow geologic process.

Igneous rocks form from cooled magma or lava.

Metamorphic rocks form from other rocks that have been changed by heat or pressure.

Rocks are made of minerals.

Sedimentary rocks form when sediments, such as sand, gravel, clay, or silt, are compressed and cemented together.

The processes of the rock cycle involve uplift, weathering, erosion, deposition, melting, crystallization, and metamorphism.

The rock cycle is dependent upon the flow of energy from Earth's interior.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

In Super Gnomatic Rock Cycler, we will create different kinds of rocks from minerals, sediments, and organic matter - what are examples of minerals, sediments, and organic matter? How do you think that rocks are formed? What are some different ways rocks can look? What are the three types of rocks? Can rocks change their appearance? Where do archeologists find fossils?

After the Game

What are the three major kinds of rock? How is each rock made differently? What are the two major ways that igneous rock can be made? What are the two major ways that sedimentary rock can be made? How are intrusive and extrusive rocks different? Can an igneous rock transform into a metamorphic rock? What is the relationship between rocks and minerals? Are rocks only found on the Earth's surface?