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Earth
Changes
Poetry Book
Name _________________________
I’m a Little Piece of Rock
(to the tune of “I’m A Little Pile of Tin)
Written by Leasa Jacobson
I’m a little piece of rock
Sitting on a mountain top
The sun beats downs hot all day
At night I freeze and break away.
I’m a rock
I’m a rock
I’m a r-o-c-k!
The mountain begins to crack and crumble,
Down the face I begin to tumble.
Weathering helps my journey start
The mountain and I now will part.
I’m a rock
I’m a rock
I’m a r-o-c-k!
Moved along by wind and rain
Across the desert and over a plain.
Erosion changes the shape of land
Giving Mother Nature a great big hand.
I’m a rock
I’m a rock
I’m a r-o-c-k!
Erosion and weathering work together
To make our world a whole lot better.
They create landforms and make the soil rich
Sculpting our planet without a hitch
I’m a rock
I’m a rock
I’m a r-o-c-k!
IS THIS A ROCK? YES,MA’AM
By Laura Curry and Lessa Williams
Well, is this a rock?
Yes, ma’am?
Well, is this a rock?
Yes, ma’am?
Well, how do you know?
It’s made of minerals.
Well, how do you know?
It’s hard and solid
Well, can rocks be classified?
Yes, you’re right!
Well, how can they be sorted?
Into three different types.
Well, can you name them really quick?
One is metamorphic.
Are there more to discuss?
Sedimentary and igneous
Well, how is obsidian igneous”
Yes, ma’am!
Well, how do you know?
It’s lava from a volcano.
Well, are other rocks igneous?
Granite’s one I’ve found.
Well, how is it formed?
When magma cools underground.
Well, is limestone sedimentary?
Yes, ma’am!
Well, how is it formed?
From many layers of shells and sand
And how is it used?
For building splendid monuments.
Is most rock sedimentary?
Yes, it makes up the greatest percent!
Well, what’s a metamorphic rock?
It used to be one of the other two.
And then by pressure or heat….
It was changed through and through.
And how does it change
By the movement of plates.
What else makes it change?
Temperature so great
Well, are rocks important?
Yes, ma’am!
All three of the types?
Yes, ma’am!
And why are they important?
Some have a lot o worth.
And the old crumbly pieces?
They’re the soil of our Earth.
ROCKS AND SOIL, ROCK
(to the tune of “Jingle Bell rock”)
By Tessa Williams and Laura Curry
Rocks and soil, rocks and soil, rocks and soil rock,
Forming on earth and forming in air
Sedimentary layers stuck together like glue,
Igneous and metamorphic, too.
Rocks and soil, rocks and soil, rocks and soil rock,
Forming on earth and forming in air
Crushing, exploding, and changing with heat,
The three different types of rock sure are neat!
Rocks and soil, rocks and soil, rocks and soil rock,
Forming on earth and forming in air
When wind and water wear the rocks away,
Soil is the result of that erosion. Okay!
So anytime you go out for a walk.
Look at the soil and look at the rocks.
Remember they were there long before there were clocks!
That’s the rock and soil rock!
I CAN SPELL
I can spell marble, m-a-r-b-l-e
I can spell quartz, q-u-a-r-t-z
But I can’t spell metamorphic
I can spell magma, m-a-g-m-a
I can spell shale, s-h-a-l-e
I can spell layer, l-a-y-e-r
But I can’t spell metamorphic
I can spell igneous, i-g-n-e-o-u-s
I can spell erosion, e-r-o-s-i-o-n
I can spell crystal, c-r-y-s-t-a-l
But I can’t spell metamorphic
Yes I can! Yes, I can!
Me-ta-mor-ph-ic
METAMORPHIC
I CAN SPELL
I can spell rock, r-o-c-k
I can spell weathering, w-e-a-t-h-e-r-i-n-g
I can spell strata, s-t-r-a-t-a
But I can’t spell sedimentary
I can spell soil, s-o-i-l
I can spell compress, c-o-m-p-r-e-s-s
I can spell erode, e-r-o-d-e
But I can’t spell sedimentary
I can spell deposit, d-e-p-o-s-i-t
I can spell crust, c-r-u-s-t
I can spell fossil, f-o-s-s-i-l
But I can’t spell sedimentary
Yes, I can! Yes I can!
Sed-im-ent-ary
SEDIMENTARY!
ROCK SCIENCE BUGALOO
ADAPTED BY Kelly Wilson
We’re all rock scientists and we’re here to say,
“We study earth’s secrets everyday.
Sometimes we write a paper, sometimes we read a book,
But mostly we just get on out and take a look.”
Geologists, seismologists, paleontologists too,
Doing the rock science bugaloo!
The igneous rock bubbles up from the ground,
Sedimentary rock falls and settles on down.
When it gets low enough, with some pressure and heat,
A changed metamorphic rock you will meet!
Geologists, seismologists, paleontologists too,
Doing the rock science bugaloo!
People look to me for what I predict,
Study of plate movement is call tectonics!
The friction of plates makes the ground shade,
Otherwise known as an earthquake!
Geologists, seismologists, paleontologists too,
Doing the rock science bugaloo!
The layers of the Earth are what interest me,
The crust is the only one we can see!
On top of the mantle, the lithosphere moves around,
The core, made of iron, rest well below ground!
Geologists, seismologists, paleontologists too,
Doing the rock science bugaloo!
VOLCANO RAP
Down deep within the mantle, brewing magma finds a crack,
Its heat propels it upward, never looking back.
A volcano is beginning, though we may not have a clue,
Earthquakes may be rumbling, around the mountain too.
A volcano has a magma chamber inside
Where pressure builds and magma hides.
Finally Magma needs a way to an outside hole,
It travels through a vent that’s like a pole.
Magma erupts through the vent,
It gets to the surface and then it’s sent.
During the eruption magma changes its name,
Outside the earth it’s lava but it’s really still the same.
Lava flows from a volcano and you can trust
That lava will harden and form new crust.
In violent eruptions ash comes out,
Its bits of rock and lava the volcano spouts.
After the eruption there may be a deep hollow,
It’s called a crater and more eruptions may follow.