The Rock Cycle Song

A geology song to help students identify and learn about the three stages of the rock cycle, and transitions through the 3 main types of rock: sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous.
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Song by Matt & Joanna Pace
Music production by Matt Pace
Guitars by Amanda Lynn Jones ‪@amandalynnjones2844‬
Additional vocal arrangements by Joseph Larson
Artwork and animation by Rachel Vidmar
Title animation by Brenden Nelson
Special thanks to Jeff Keith for educational input.
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Lyrics:
We are rock particles
Also known as sediment
We each have our own story
Over time we’ve changed through key events
We’ve been weathered and eroded
Through wind and water and gravity
What type of rock will we be a part of next?
Wait and see. Wait and see…
We could go from a pile of dust
To sedimentary, metamorphic, igneous
In the rock, rock, rock, rock cycle
It could take us seconds, or a million years
But we can’t wait to see what kind appears
In the rock, rock, rock, rock cycle
Sedimentary:
I’m sedimentary, like coal and flint
Sometimes I keep fossils preserved within
The sediments get compacted together
And then I’m worn down by erosion and weather
Sandstone, siltstone, limestone, shale
Conglomerate and rock salt as well!
Metamorphic:
Deep underground metamorphic rock gets warm
With heat and pressure we morph and transform
And if we have layers, it’s a wavy slice
Like quartzite, marble, schist, and gneiss
Igneous:
Temperatures rising to hot lava pools
Magma crystallizes as it cools
We igneous rocks are all over the planet
Like obsidian and pumice, don’t take us for granite
If we cool off fast, we’re extrusive
If it’s thousands of years, we’re intrusive
If it’s millions of years, we’re plutonic
Yes, igneous rocks are iconic!
“Well, ya gonna join in?”
All:
We could go from a pile of dust
To sedimentary, metamorphic, igneous
In the rock, rock, rock, rock cycle
It could take us seconds, or a million years
But we can’t wait to see what kind appears
In the rock, rock, rock, rock
Rock, rock, rock, rock
Rock, rock, rock, rock cycle!
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