Rock Cycle Fun at Southport Middle School

To deepen their understanding of the rock cycle, Mr. Johnson’s science classes participated in rock cycle stations. The five stations consisted of a Crayon Rock Cycle Lab, Rock Cycle WebQuest, Rock Cycle Nearpod, Rock Cycle Comic, and a Rock Cycle Story. During the lab station students used a crayon to depict the stages of the rock cycle. Students got to press down on the shaved crayon pieces mimicking the pressure that it would experience on earth. Students also witnessed the changes as it was exposed to extreme heat on the hot plate. When finished, students constructed a bridge map that relates each lab activity to the condition of the rock, the process that changed the rock, and where those changes take place.