The Rock Cycle Crayon Lab

Remember how I told you earlier that 5th grade LOVES lab?? Well, today students worked on simulating the rock cycle using crayons! How fun, and colorful! Follow along to see what all we did!

First, we gathered all of our materials: crayons, a penny, tin foil, ice, our lab sheet, and a hair dryer (with the teachers assistance, of course).

Next, we shaved part of our crayon using the penny and collected the pieces on the tin foil. (sediments)

Then, we stomped on our packets for 60 seconds to squish our sediments together. Behold, a sedimentary rock!

After that, we placed out foil packet under the hair dryer for 60 seconds to let the shavings melt. (magma-HOT) We then placed it in the ice to cool back down and we have an igneous rock!

Who knew that the rock cycle could be so much fun? If you or your child would like additional information about the rock cycle, scan the following for a fun video.