Rocks Rock!

We've been having a rocking' good time learning about rocks!  We learned that there are three main types of rocks, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.  Students created informational flip books telling all about the different types of rocks.

Then we cooked up some tasty treats to represent each of the different types of rocks.  Yum!

igneous

metamorphic

sedimentary

Here is a little video where I got the fun idea.  Thanks awesome parents for making this all possible in our classroom!  You're the BEST!

We also had an ah-mazing in house field trip centered all on rocks!  Turns out we are so lucky to be friends with a very skilled rock-hound, Miss Elizabeth!  She came in to share with the students many special and interesting rocks from her collection.   First, she gave an informative talk all about different types of rocks.  She shared many of her favorites and her excitement and passion on the subject was contagious!

Next students rotated through four stations.
1. A rock exploration center.

2. A mining center.

3.  A geology book center.

4.  A chance to check out rocks under our super powerful microscope center.

What a memorable geology day!