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5. Do y ou t hink t he c rystals i n t he r ock w ould b e b igger o r s maller i f t his m agma

cooled a t a h igher t emperature? W ould t hey b e b igger o r s maller i f c ooled a t a l ower

temperature?

Create a H ypothesis:

How w ill y ou t est t his H ypothesis? W rite o ut y our e xperimental p lan:

Carry o ut y our e xperiment

1. What d id y ou o bserve t his t ime?

2. How d id y our t est a ffect t he c rystallization o f t he m agma?

3. How d oes t he m agma w e c ooled a t r oom t emperature c ompare t o y our c ooled

magma?

4. Which m agma h as l arger c rystals, o ne t hat c ools q uickly o r o ne t hat c ools s lowly?

Why d o y ou t hink t his i s?

SCWIBLES is an NSF-GK-12 project, #DGE-0947923,

Rock Types and Formation

a partnership between the University of California, Santa Cruz,

Igneous Lab

and the Pájaro Valley Unified School District.

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