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Experiment Sheet Crayon rocks

Mr. Bexson: Grade 7 Earth Science

Question:
Where do rocks come from? How are they formed?
Procedure: (see the other posted or printed page for the procedure)
Data and Analysis:
Phase 1:

Phase 2:

Phase 3:

Phase 4:

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Picture:

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Observations:

Observations:

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Observations:

What does grating represent in phase 1?

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What did pressing the crayons lightly represent in phase 2?
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What two things turned the rock to metamorphic in phase 3?

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What did you say your rock became in phase 4? Explain why you said this?
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Discussion: What has this experiment shown you about how rocks are formed? Is
there a place on earth that simply makes rocks like a factory, or is there more to it
than that? Explain your answer.
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Conclusion: How are rocks formed?
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