...as in rocks and tectonic plates!
Even though we're six and seven years old, we can study subjects that are often not focused on until middle or high school.
Obviously, these first graders love geology, especially when there's lots to touch, lots to eat and lots to explode!
Rocks rock!
Describing rocks
Sedimentator tubes help us to understand sedimentation
and sedimentary rocks
Shaking it up and letting it settle.
Working like a scientist--keen observation skills
An igneous rock formed by great heat (as in Microwave)
Mining our earth's precious treasures - its natural resources
Making Epsom salt crystals
The crystals grow as long needles.
Using our microscopes, we look for and compare crystals in other substances.
Tectonic plates "floating" on magma
Tectonic plates colliding
Tectonic plates sliding
Subduction zone!
The subduction zone is a hotbed for volcanoes.
The magma oozes up through cracks.
Continental collision zone = fold mountains
Lava is magma that reaches the surface of the earth through a volcano vent.
And it is yummy! Who knew?
The Ring of Fire
The sloped playground is perfect to show the lahar zones of our volcanoes!
We've had so much fun rocking and rolling.
We even sing a song about it!
Be sure to check out the Gemstones blog, Thinking About Continental Drift, to learn more about tectonic plates!
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