What do you think you would find if you could dig down into Mt. Everest?
Question 2
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What are some types of people that would want or need to dig far below the surface of the Earth?
Students: Look through the Storymap, then come back to answer the next questions. Your teacher will show the videos. Do not inform them that you can't watch the videos - your teacher already knows.
Question 3
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What is bedrock?
Question 4
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How could you use what you learned to explain why some mountains grow or move?
Question 5
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What types of things are found underground? Record each item as your teacher goes through slides I - M.
Question 6
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Given what you've learned, do you need to change any of your predictions about what you'd find under Mt. Everest?
Rock Investigation
Question 7
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Rock Observations: Sandstone.
Question 8
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Rock Observations: Limestone.
Question 9
9.
Rock Observations: Granite.
Question 10
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Rock Observations: Basalt.
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Question 11
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Which rock sample is more dense?
Question 12
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Basalt is denser than granite. What does that mean about the two types of rock?
Question 13
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Why do you think that a more dense type of rock tends to be found in the bedrock below the ocean than what tends to be found on land?
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Question 14
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Do each of the clay samples change in the same way? Explain.
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Question 15
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Record any interesting observations you have about rocks and their melting points.
