Metamorphic Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Students learn how intense heat and pressure can change rock deep in the Earth. They compare metamorphic rocks to the rocks from which they were formed. Students model metamorphic processes by applying heat and pressure to clay. Then they create a display on the rock cycle.
Student Resources
- 5.1 Vocabulary
- 5.2 Observing Metamorphic Rocks
- 5.3 Observing the Effects of Heat and Pressure
- 5.4 The Rock Cycle
- 5.5 Section 5 Assessment
Learn by Reading
For additional content-area reading, check out the Houghton Mifflin Science eBook: Grade 4, Unit C, pages 9–10.