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| 1. Japan, Hokkaido, Mount Rausu (igneous) | Briefly introduce the rock cycle and explain that they will see places where all 3 parts occur. Have students reach the location on GoogleEarth. Ask the students what type of rock is formed at the volcano they see at Mount Rausu; discuss what happens in forming igneous rocks. Then have them watch the igneous rock video at
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| 2. Grand Canyon, Arizona(sedimentary) | Have students reach the location on GoogleEarth. Teacher will explain process of forming sedimentary rocks. Have them watch the sedimentary rock video at
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| 3. Manualoa, Hawaii (metamorphic) | Have students reach the location on GoogleEarth. Teacher will explain process of forming metamorphic rocks. Have them watch the metamorphic rock video at
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| 4. Karnataka, India (sedimentary) | Have students reach the location on GoogleEarth. Have students explore this area using the zoom features and others available to identify at least one type of rock in the area. Once students identified one rock formation have students explore other locations and the rocks there. |  |
| Details of image overlay / path / polygon: | In our Google tour we used the Geographic web features of Panoramio. We also used the terrain feature, and labels so the students would know what they were actually looking at. Our tour began at Mount Rausu, Japan, it then went to the Grand Canyon, Arizona, next it went to Manualoa, Hawaii, and finally to Karnataka, India. The path shows the travel route to each location, visually. |
SOURCES:
Igneous Rock Formation:
http://www.outreach.canterbury.ac.nz/resources/geology/glossary/igneous.jpg
Three Types of Rock Formation:
http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/2281951/RockCycle-main_Full.jpg
The Rock Cycle:
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~braile/edumod/pebble/pebbleAM_files/image007.jpg
Sedimentary Rock Formation:
http://www.energyinst.org.uk/education/glossary/images/sediment.gif
Metamorphic Rock Formation:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/images/sci_dia_33.gif
Metamorphic Rocks:
http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/distance/geolab/R*M/metrx.jpg
Igneous Rocks:
http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/distance/geolab/R*M/metrx.jpg
Sedimentary Rocks:
http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/distance/geolab/R*M/sedrx.jpg
Great intro to rock types! Not only does this help them better understand different rocks, but it also helps them gain a general idea of "the big picture" of the rock cycle as they continue studying it throughout school (i.e. the type of rock in the Grand Canyon associated with erosion rather than melting magma). Great activities and great tour!
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