Sedimentary,+Igneous,+and+Metamorphic+Rocks

=**Directions**:= > See Cornell Notes Example Here.
 * 1) Click on the Oracle ThinkQuest links under the different rock types below.
 * 2) Take Cornell Notes about **how each type of rock is formed**, and list **3 characteristics of** **Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous Rocks** and **2 examples of Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous Rocks**. **(Main Ideas- Sediments, Sedimentary Rocks, Magma, Igneous Rocks, and Metamorphic Rocks)**
 * 1) Click on the ClassZone-Exploring Earth link to view animations, which show how each type of rock is formed.
 * 2) Visit famous rocky structures around the world.

**Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks**
[|Oracle ThinkQuest]- read about how sediments and sedimentary rocks are formed, and find examples and pictures of some common sedimentary rocks [|ClassZone- Exploring Earth]- view an animation that shows how sediments and sedimentary rocks are formed [|Pyramid of Khufu]- view a QTVR panorama of the Pyramid of Khufu in Egypt, which is made of Nummulite limestone from quarries about 200-400m south of the pyramid! [|Great Sphinx]- view a QTVR panorama of the Great Sphinx in Egypt, which was carved out of big blocks of limestone about 4,500 years ago!

**Magma and Igneous Rocks**
[|Oracle ThinkQuest]- read about how magma and igneous rocks are formed, and find examples and pictures of some common igneous rocks [|ClassZone- Exploring Earth]- view an animation that shows how magma and igneous rocks are formed [|Mount Rushmore]- view these interactive images of Mount Rushmore, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, which was sculpted into a mountainside of fine-grained granite rock!

**Metamorphic Rocks**
[|Oracle ThinkQuest]- read about how metamorphic rocks are formed, and find examples and pictures of some common metamorphic rocks [|ClassZone- Exploring Earth]- view an animation that shows how metamorphic rocks are formed [|Taj Mahal]- view a QTVR panorama of the Taj Mahal, a mosoleum in India that was built with beautiful white marble in 1632 by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal!