Why does this boulder appear to be bent and folded?
Phenomenon Description: A large boulder looks as if it has been bent and folded.
Location: Buncombe County
Grade Level or Course: Grade 4
Question: Why does this boulder appear to be bent and folded?
Crosscutting Concept: Cause and Effect: Mechanism & Explanation
Science Domain: Earth and Space Science
NC Standard: ESS.4.2 Understand patterns of change in the Earth's surface over time.
NC Objective: ESS.4.2.2 Carry out investigations to classify rocks as metamorphic, sedimentary, or igneous based on their composition, how they are formed, and the processes that create them.
Additional Resources:
How Metamorphic Rocks Are Like Butterflies | SciShow Kids
https://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/rocks-minerals-landforms/rock-cycle.htm
The Rock Cycle: Learn Bright
https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/media/lgmn5rys/ks2-rock-cycle-factsheet.pdf
Original photo by Atlas item contributor.