Rock Science

Over the past few weeks, I have allowed the Bumblebees to guide the next topic.  Based on a ring on my finger, there was much discussion about the type of gem it was.  This sparked an interest in rocks in general.  The students have been bringing their own rocks from home to share, and we have been observing and discovering the different rock types (igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic) and how they are formed. During these observations we are taking notes, measuring and weighing, comparing and contrasting, and finding all sorts of surprises! We use scales, magnifying glasses and microscopes to collect all the information we can and document that in our journals. We even made our own pet rocks, which has sparked some very creative story writing with our new friends!