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Class #: Lesson 8

Course Science

PROGRAM OF STUDY OUTCOMES

Science 3-5.1 Students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of different types of rocks and
have the ability to recognize the similarities and differences in how they are formed.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of how metamorphic rock is formed.
2. Identify similarities and difference between the three types of rocks talked about in class.

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

SMART board.
3 different coloured starbursts for each student.

PREPARATION AND LOGISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Make sure that the starbursts are counted beforehand to ensure that there is enough for each
student.
Be prepared to write the lesson on the board incase the projector is not working.

PROCEDURE
Introduction

Begin by reviewing the two types of rocks that we have previously looked at. Both
igneous and sedimentary. Have students describe how both rocks are formed.
Let students know there is a third and final type of rock we are going to learn about
and it is called metamorphic rock.

Body

Time

8 min

Time

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Introduction
of
metamorphic
rock.

True False
matching
game

Creation of
metamorphic

1) If we remember igneous means fire and

sedimentary means small pieces. If we shorten
the word metamorphic we get morph which
means to be changed or transformed into
something else.
2) As the other rocks begin by telling a story of our
friend Meta. Our friend Meta is formed from
many other friend such as Sed and Iggy. Both of
these rocks help create a metamorphic rock.
3) Our friend meta doesnt like the cold. Meta likes
it warm and like to live in part of the earth
where it is warm and compact. To create our
friend Meta we need to first get heat from
magma in the earth to soften the rocks then the
compression from the earths layers pushing
down on the rocks helps the rock become solid
again.

10 min

1) On the SMART board there will be a matching

game for students to answer. Read out all the
options then pick students to come up and
answer whether or not the term is true or false
in relation to metamorphic rocks.
2) Have a 5 minute timer on the game to ensure it
does not take too long but also to make it seem
challenging as a class and help them to work
together as a team.

8 min

1) Ask students to settle at the back blue table to

show them what their next task will be.
2) Once students are settled show students three
pieces of starburst candy that they will be
using. Ask students what they remember the
first step being (heat). Show students that they
can create heat by rubbing all three of the
starburst in their hands. Show students the next
stage of pressure that mixes all three colours of
the starbursts together. Show what the final
product should look like to the students.
3) Tell students this is similar to metamorphic rock
because they often have stripes of colours in.
4) Tell students they will each get three pieces of
different coloured starburst and that they have
to go through each of the stages. Once you are
done you can line up and show me what you
have created and explain the process. After this
is done students may eat their candy.

15 min

Conclusion

Time

Thank students for their hard work.

Show students some common metamorphic rocks slate and
marble. Slate can be used for roofing and flooring. Marble is
metamorphosed limestone and as we remember that was a
sedimentary type rock.
Ask students what they found most interesting about todays
lesson.

4 min

Assessment

Students will be formatively assessed based upon their answers from the rock
activity.

Additional Notes: 45 minute period.