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🚀 The Rock Cycle – Starburst STEAM Mini Project

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Forget lifeless worksheets and memorising definitions that disappear by Friday.
We built this because science should be experienced, not copied — and real learning happens when children question, test, build, explain and reflect.

This isn’t a “colour and label” lesson.
It’s a hands-on rock transformation lab.
 

🔥 How It Works (The CREATE Framework)

This project follows the C.R.E.A.T.E. framework — a simple, structured pathway from curiosity to deep understanding:

• C – Curiosity: Hook pupils with misconceptions and big questions.

• R – Remember: Teach key rock cycle knowledge clearly and explicitly.

• E – Experiment: Model sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rock using Starbursts.

• A – Apply: Sequence and physically act out the rock cycle.

• T – Tell: Explain thinking using scientific vocabulary.

• E – Evaluate: Reflect, refine and rethink misconceptions.

Clear structure. Deep thinking. No fluff.
 

📦 What’s Included

✔ Full 3–4 lesson mini-project
✔ Curiosity “True or False” misconception starter
✔ Vocabulary movement game (Quiz Quiz Trade)
✔ Rock type matching & classification tasks
✔ Rock Cycle sequencing & action modelling activity
✔ Full Starburst Rock Cycle experiment guide (step-by-step)
✔ Apply, Tell & Evaluate reflection tasks
✔ Success criteria (Must / Should / Could)
✔ Answer sheets
✔ Teacher tips