Earth Science Unit 3 Day 2

Learning Objective: Students will learn about characteristics and properties of rocks by doing a lab and will analyze and interpret data in writing using technical vocabulary (metamorphic, heat, pressure, igneous, lithification, foliation, folding, recrystalization) and scientific ideas (rock cycle).


Questions:

1. What is lithification? (book)
2. How are metamorphic rocks formed? (book or brain)
3. Grain size of metamorphic rock increases in the process of _____.

Answer Choices for Number 3:

	A. lithification B. compaction C. foliation D. recrystallization Exit Ticket for Day 2: How would you explain the rock cycle to a friend? What would be the most important detail to tell them?