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. Subscribe! ➜ https://www.youtube.com/c/hopscotchsongs?sub_confirmation=1 Visit the Hopscotch Shop! ➜ https://www.hopscotchsongs.com/shop Get the karaoke/backing track ➜ https://www.hopscotchsongs.com/music/the-rock-cycle-song-backing-track Song download ➜ https://www.hopscotchsongs.com/music/the-rock-cycle-song-mp3 Listen on: Spotify ➜ https://open.spotify.com/album/3IbHt6p5X0I94d6grp2aun Apple Music ➜ https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-rock-cycle-song/1656801724?i=1656801725 Amazon ➜ https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0BNJW394Q Deezer ➜ https://www.deezer.com/us/album/381446907 Or wherever you listen to your music! Voices: Joseph Larson Matt Pace Wesley Monahan Amy Whitcomb Song by Matt & Joanna Pace Music production by Matt Pace Guitars by Amanda Lynn Jones @amandalynnjonesmusic 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. Follow Hopscotch! Twitter: https://twitter.com/hopscotchsongs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hopscotchsongs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopscotchsongs 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! Copyright © 2022 Hopscotch