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Ever wondered if rocks can melt like cheese, explode out of volcanoes, or travel to the bottom of the ocean?
Join Rob, Hank, and special cohost Kenji as we follow the incredible adventure of Walter the Rock through the rock cycle with geoscientist Dr. Lina Pérez-Angel from Brown University and the Geological Society of America.
Ever wondered if rocks can melt like cheese, explode out of volcanoes, or travel to the bottom of the ocean?
Join Rob, Hank, and special cohost Kenji as we follow the incredible adventure of Walter the Rock through the rock cycle with geoscientist Dr. Lina Pérez-Angel from Brown University and the Geological Society of America.
Together, we discover how rocks form, melt into magma, cool into igneous rocks, break into sediments, and transform deep underground over millions of years.
➡️ This episode is possible thanks to the Geological Society of America
➡️ Learn more about Dr. Lina’s science communication work with GeoChat: LINK
Orbit Family Conversation Starters!
If you could watch one part of the rock cycle in real life, which would you choose?Why do you think rocks can look and feel so different from each other?What’s the coolest rock or crystal you’ve ever found?Continue learning as a family!
Visit a park, beach, or trail and compare different rocks you find together.Start a small family rock collection and sort rocks by color, texture, or shape.Look around your home for granite or marble and talk about how those rocks formed.Learn more about volcanoes and the rock cycle with books or videos from your library.❓ Submit questions for upcoming episodes: LINK
💖 Support this podcast by joining our Curios Club: LINK
👨👩👧👦 A message for parents about our values: LINK
🎧 Orbit is produced by Cumbre Kids: www.cumbrekids.org
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This is an episodic podcast, so you can listen to it in any order, but episode one is a great place to start.
Listen to episode one hereEver wondered if rocks can melt like cheese, explode out of volcanoes, or travel to the bottom of the ocean?
Join Rob, Hank, and special cohost Kenji as we follow the incredible adventure of Walter the Rock through the rock cycle with geoscientist Dr. Lina Pérez-Angel from Brown University and the Geological Society of America.
Together, we discover how rocks form, melt into magma, cool into igneous rocks, break into sediments, and transform deep underground over millions of years.
➡️ This episode is possible thanks to the Geological Society of America
➡️ Learn more about Dr. Lina’s science communication work with GeoChat: LINK
Orbit Family Conversation Starters!
If you could watch one part of the rock cycle in real life, which would you choose?Why do you think rocks can look and feel so different from each other?What’s the coolest rock or crystal you’ve ever found?Continue learning as a family!
Visit a park, beach, or trail and compare different rocks you find together.Start a small family rock collection and sort rocks by color, texture, or shape.Look around your home for granite or marble and talk about how those rocks formed.Learn more about volcanoes and the rock cycle with books or videos from your library.❓ Submit questions for upcoming episodes: LINK
💖 Support this podcast by joining our Curios Club: LINK
👨👩👧👦 A message for parents about our values: LINK
🎧 Orbit is produced by Cumbre Kids: www.cumbrekids.org
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