Saturday, November 10, 2007

Fossils




Our last Rock Star mission is to learn about fossils. Check out these helpful sites and follow your note taking guide.





What is a fossil?

Where do you find fossils?


How are fossils made?



2) Take a look at these cool fossils. http://www.fossilsforkids.com/Now_and_Then.html



3) Can you match the fossils? http://www.rom.on.ca/schools/fossils/game.php



4) What kind of tools do you need to find fossils? http://www.fossilsforkids.com/tools.html



5) Dig Into Fossils on this site: http://ology.amnh.org/paleontology/index.html

Night at the Museum: Rock Collections





























Monday, November 5, 2007

Museum Opens This Week!




Do you have your rock collection started? How did you decide to organize your rocks? Do you have a variety in your collection? Take a minute and comment about what you are learning while putting your rock collection together.

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Soil, Can You Dig It?















Rock Stars love to dish dirt. Let's dig into some s0il and see what is going on. Dig to find the following answers:



3) What type of creatures can be found beneath our feet? http://www.fieldmuseum.org/undergroundadventure/virtual_tour/index.shtml#

4) What does the weather do to soil? How does soil help me keep my cool? http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/education/squirm/skQstns.html

5) How can we take care of the soil? Take the soil safari. http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/soil/soil_safari.html

6) What are 3 different types of soil we have in our area? http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/soil/name_soil.html




Sunday, October 21, 2007

Rock Star Collection




Do you have a rock collection? You soon will. Your last step in becoming a Rock Star is to make your very own rock collection. What is a rock collection? How do you organize one? What does it look like? See what you can find out.





  1. Try this online collection first. http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/types2.html


  2. Now find out the steps to making your own.http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/minerals/collection1.html



It is your turn to collect rocks, organize them, and present them to the class.

Identify Your Rocks: http://www.lethsd.ab.ca/mmh/grade3c/Gr3Web/rocks_miner/indentify_rocks/identify_rocks1.htm

Rock Key:http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/rockkey/index.html

Identifying Rocks: http://www.njminerals.org/moreid.html

Another Rock Key: http://www.exploringthepotteries.org.uk/Nof_website1/natural_history_static_exhibitions/identifying_rock_minerals_and_fossils/pages/irmf_rock_key.htm

Rock Cycle




We know about minerals and the types of rocks. How did we get rocks? What is a rock cycle? Do some more exploring now.


  1. Rock Cycle Learning: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/chemistry/changestoearthandatmosphere/0rocksrev5.shtml




  2. Rock Cycle Interactive: http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/diagram.html




  3. Rock Cycle Review and Testing: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/chemistry/rock_cycle_intro.shtml

Your job now is to create a rock cycle diagram. Make it neat and easy to read. Include all the important steps in the cycle.