1. You Rock!
You are now
transforming into a
rock… You are no
longer human, you will
be melted, cooled,
compressed and crushed!
Good Luck!

2. This is the rock cycle. Every Choice
that you make will lead you to a
new and exciting part of this cycle.
Each move that you make will take you 1,000 years!

3. Your goal is to collect at least two minerals
from each station. You get a mineral for
finishing an activity at a station.
First you must decide where to begin your
journey.
As a group, select a rock to begin with.
Igneous -->
<-- Sedimentary
Metamorphic -->
Any time you need to
go home, click on this
picture.

4. Igneous Rock
First visit?
Click on Second visit?
Pumice --> Click on
Pumice Granite |
V
Third visit?
Click on
<-- Gabbro
Gabbro Granite

5. You are an igneous
Rock! Click when
finished.
Activity 1:
2) Read about the formation of
igneous rocks. Remember to
write your thoughts down or
draw a picture.
2) Observe the three igneous rocks
at your station and complete the
chart.
3) In your journals, tell of the first
place you landed and what you
think it would be like to be an
igneous rock.

6. You are an igneous
rock, again! Click when
Activity 2: finished.
2) Igneous rock is cooled magma or
lava. Rock candy forms in much the
same way. Use the sheet and
materials supplied to make your own
rock candy!
2) In your journals, tell of how your
rock is cooled to form igneous rock,
just like sugar cools to form rock
candy.

7. You are an igneous rock,
Again!
Click when
Activity 3: finished.
2) Here you are back again! You must love to be be
cooled magma or lava. This time you should read
about intrusive and extrusive igneous rock. Be sure to
write or draw your thoughts as you read.
2) Next, you will be conducting an experiment! You will
make chocolate magma candy, but you will let half dry
in a cool place, and half dry in a warm place. Then,
you will observe the differences!
3) Finally, you will need to add information to your journal
about this part of your journey!

8. Decision time!
Now that you completed your
activity as an igneous rock.
Would you like to be…
Heated and Squeezed Smashed into
melted! and pressed! bits!

9. Decision time!
Now that you completed your
activity as an igneous rock.
Would you like to be…
Heated and Squeezed Smashed into
melted! and pressed! bits!

10. Sedimentary Rock
First visit? Second Visit?
Click on Click on
Sandstone --> Limestone |
V
Third visit?
Click on
<--Breccia

11. You are a
sedimentary Rock! Click when
finished.
Activity 1:
2) Read about the formation of
sedimentary rocks. Remember
to write your thoughts down or
draw a picture.
2) Observe the three sedimentary
rocks at your station and
complete the chart.
3) In your journals, tell of the first
place you landed and what you
think it would be like to be a
sedimentary rock.

12. You are a sedimentary
rock, again! Click when
finished.
Activity 2:
2) Sedimentary rock is created by other
rock being broken up into smaller
pieces and then cemented together
again. Complete the conglomerate
rock activity.
2) In your journals, tell of how rock is
broken up and then made into rock
again. You should describe what
this feels like.

13. You are a sedimentary
rock, again! Click when
finished.
Activity 3:
2) You are back again! You must love
being smashed up into bits! This
time, you will see how sediment is
moved along a stream.
2) In your journals, tell of how sediment
is moved so that it can be made into
rock again. You should describe
what this feels like.

14. Decision time!
Now that you completed your
activity as a sedimentary
rock.
Would you like to be…
Heated and Squeezed Smashed into
melted! and pressed! bits!

15. Decision time!
Now that you completed your
activity as a sedimentary
rock.
Would you like to be…
Heated and Squeezed Smashed into
melted! and pressed! bits!

16. Metamorphic Rock
First visit? Second Visit?
Click on Click on
marble --> Slate |
V
Third visit?
Click on
<--gneiss

17. You are a
metamorphic rock! Click when
finished.
Activity 1:
2) Read about the formation of
metamorphic rocks. Remember
to write your thoughts down or
draw a picture.
2) Observe the three metamorphic
rocks at your station and
complete the chart.
3) In your journals, tell of the first
place you landed and what you
think it would be like to be a
metamorphic rock.

18. You are a metamorphic
rock, again! Click when
finished.
Activity 2:
1) Read about heat and pressure that causes
metamorphic rock. Remember to write or
draw your thoughts as you read.
2) Metamorphic rock is created by heat and
pressure deep in the earth. Complete the
bread activity to show how this happens.
3) In your journals, tell of how rock is heated
and compressed. You should describe what
this feels like.

19. You are a metamorphic rock,
Again!
Click when
finished.
Activity 3:
2) Here you are back again! You must love to be heated
and pressed until you melt! First, you will need to read
about how heat and pressure can change rock.
Remember to write or draw your thoughts.
3) Now, you will be using clay to demonstrate how one
kind of rock changes into the other.
2) Finally, you will need to add information to your
journal about this part of your journey!

20. Decision time!
Now that you completed your
activity as a metamorphic
rock.
Would you like to be…
Heated and Squeezed Smashed into
melted! and pressed! bits!

21. Decision time!
Now that you completed your
activity as a metamorphic
rock.
Would you like to be…
Heated and Squeezed Smashed into
melted! and pressed! bits!

22. UH OH!
Click to go back.
You have just become part
of a kid’s rock collection!
You must wait 100 years (1
minute) with your thumbs
in your ears before you
move onto the next place!

23. Uh oh!
Click to
go back.
You were accidentally
eaten by a wild animal.
You must wait 2 days (30
seconds) while you spin
around in it’s digestive
tract. Really, you have to
spin!

24. Uh oh!
Click to
go back.
You are stuck in a stream
for 1,000 years (2 minutes).
You must flap your arms
for that time until you
move onto your next
station.