Crayon Rock Cycle

Simulate the rock cycle using crayons to demonstrate how heat and pressure create different types of rocks through hands-on learning.

What you need

• Crayons
• Sharpener
• Wax paper
• Pan

How it works

The rock cycle shows how rocks change from one type to another through heat, pressure, and weathering. Sedimentary rocks form from compressed sediments, igneous from cooled melted rock, and metamorphic from heated and pressurized existing rocks.