groaned. “We’re almost here! I can see the ocean!” Katy yelled, pointing towards the great body of water.
After over an hour of impatiently waiting for them to arrive, they finally got off the stuffy bus and breathed in the fresh and salty air of the beach. “Look, there’s a lot of cliffs that have erosion,” said Troye, pointing to one of the cliffs. “Exactly. Erosion can be found in things not just in cliffs; they can be in many other things too.” Mrs. Williams stated, watching Alfie put a gobstopper in his mouth. “For example, Alfie has put a gobstopper in his mouth. The candy will erode using his teeth to break it down, or his saliva. The water from the ocean erodes the cliff, causing the cliff to look like the way it is.”
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Knowles’s group and Mr. Lawrence’s group followed Zoe, who specialized in the study of rocks. They went to a rocky place, and told the students to be cautious of where they went. “This is the Rocky Mountains, where a lot of rocks come from this area. Can anyone tell me the three main types of rocks?” asked Zoe. A student immediately raised his hand.
“Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary rocks,” said PJ. “Good,” said Zoe. “Can anyone describe what an igneous rock is?” She picked up a light colored rock with dark spots all over it.
“I think an igneous rock is when it’s formed through the cooling and solidification of lava or magma. Once the lava cools down, it finally hardens into rock. There’s two basic types: intrusive and extrusive,” said Caspar. “And there’s the metamorphic rock. A metamorphic rock is the result of a transformation of a pre-existing rock. The rock before the transformation is subjected to very high heat and pressure, and it causes the physical change or chemical change of the rock.” Zoe picked up a rock with that had swirly patterns. “They’re generally strong rocks, because their mineral grains grew together tightly using metamorphism.” Zoe stated. “The swirl patterns show the signs of the rock stretching and squeezing.” She handed the rocks to a student to let the whole class feel
After over an hour of impatiently waiting for them to arrive, they finally got off the stuffy bus and breathed in the fresh and salty air of the beach. “Look, there’s a lot of cliffs that have erosion,” said Troye, pointing to one of the cliffs. “Exactly. Erosion can be found in things not just in cliffs; they can be in many other things too.” Mrs. Williams stated, watching Alfie put a gobstopper in his mouth. “For example, Alfie has put a gobstopper in his mouth. The candy will erode using his teeth to break it down, or his saliva. The water from the ocean erodes the cliff, causing the cliff to look like the way it is.”
The class …show more content…
Knowles’s group and Mr. Lawrence’s group followed Zoe, who specialized in the study of rocks. They went to a rocky place, and told the students to be cautious of where they went. “This is the Rocky Mountains, where a lot of rocks come from this area. Can anyone tell me the three main types of rocks?” asked Zoe. A student immediately raised his hand.
“Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary rocks,” said PJ. “Good,” said Zoe. “Can anyone describe what an igneous rock is?” She picked up a light colored rock with dark spots all over it.
“I think an igneous rock is when it’s formed through the cooling and solidification of lava or magma. Once the lava cools down, it finally hardens into rock. There’s two basic types: intrusive and extrusive,” said Caspar. “And there’s the metamorphic rock. A metamorphic rock is the result of a transformation of a pre-existing rock. The rock before the transformation is subjected to very high heat and pressure, and it causes the physical change or chemical change of the rock.” Zoe picked up a rock with that had swirly patterns. “They’re generally strong rocks, because their mineral grains grew together tightly using metamorphism.” Zoe stated. “The swirl patterns show the signs of the rock stretching and squeezing.” She handed the rocks to a student to let the whole class feel