dsbrack Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 We are following the WTM suggestions for 2nd grade science. While I really like the resource suggestions for astronomy, I'm not a fan of how simplistic the earth science encyclopedia is. I want to go more indepth on the rock cycle and identifying rocks and minerals. What suggestions does everyone have for this topic? Favorite library books, resources to help you identify rocks, fun experiments we might want to try? Thanks in advance for any suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiara.I Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Try looking for geology education resources for your province or state. We also picked up a rock sample set that's helpful, but it can be expensive, depending on where you find it and what it contains. Otherwise...I'd love some more ideas too! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 I've been thinking about this lately since we are planning a short geology-focused trip in a week. You might be able to get some good ideas from The World's Most Fascinating Rock Collection... Anyone tried it? thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanikit Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 I liked the books: Let's go rock collecting and also The Magic school Bus inside the earth. Field trips to collect rocks are also fun. We have had various rocks and stones lying all over our house since we first touched this topic. Breaking rocks also always has appeal and working out which were easiest to break and why. Where I live we have what are known as Scratch Patches where children can go to collect precious stones and they do a quick tour too. Linking rock and soil studies can also lead to more experiments and you can look at sedimentation, erosion etc. Take them to the mouth of a river if you can too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kharisma Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Geology Rocks has some great hands on stuff. Like " earth mining' with a cookies, grow a stalactite with salt and others. You could probably check it out from the library and look it over. http://www.amazon.com/Geology-Rocks-Hands--Activities-Kaleidoscope/dp/1885593295/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1438011248&sr=8-1&keywords=geology+rocks Also Rock On! is a rock bingo with specimens, as you pull the bingo cards it has info about each specimen and the bingo pieces are polished stones. I have bought it for me niece 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roanna Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 We bought a nice rock collection from Amazon that came with a guide. They were not glued down like some sets are. He could pick them up, feel and weigh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarynB Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 TOPS Rocks & Minerals was a hit for us. Get the rock kit that they sell with it. http://topscience.org/books/rocks23.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5wolfcubs Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Here are some links I've collected via Pinterest: 30 Playful Ways to Teach Your Kids about Rocks What is the Rock Cycle? (lesson plan w/ video) Mini Me Geology (store) Homemade Treasure Rocks (for fun!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsbrack Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 These are great! Thanks everyone for the jump start on researching this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Go to Carson City. Spend an entire day there. Tour the underground gold mines. Go through the mineral museum. It contains a wall-sized painting of the rock cycle that is the clearest I have seen this presented anywhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 What we did was to have sandwich sized ziploc bags when we go to the parks. We ended up with a few granite samples and other small rocks samples. My boys bought some samples from the tech museum as well. We also had fun with the 30 sample set their charter school loaned us when we were with a charter. Something like this set http://www.amazon.com/American-Educational-Classroom-Collection-Minerals/dp/B005QDPZ6U My kids had fun with the Mohs hardness test experiment. Link (example on page 16) http://www.sciencecompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/Rocks-Digital-SamplerWEB.pdf We went on cavern tours :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsbrack Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 Go to Carson City. Spend an entire day there. Tour the underground gold mines. Go through the mineral museum. It contains a wall-sized painting of the rock cycle that is the clearest I have seen this presented anywhere. That would be awesome, although probably a little out of budget since we live in Ohio. Maybe someday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsbrack Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 What we did was to have sandwich sized ziploc bags when we go to the parks. We ended up with a few granite samples and other small rocks samples. My boys bought some samples from the tech museum as well. We also had fun with the 30 sample set their charter school loaned us when we were with a charter. Something like this set http://www.amazon.com/American-Educational-Classroom-Collection-Minerals/dp/B005QDPZ6U My kids had fun with the Mohs hardness test experiment. Link (example on page 16) http://www.sciencecompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/Rocks-Digital-SamplerWEB.pdf We went on cavern tours :) We have a pretty cool cavern replica in our museum here that we are going to tour. We may try to do a field trip to some local caverns if I can find some nearby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 My nephew and daughters have a favorite activity. They smash rocks and see how far they have to drop them before they break, and use them like eggs to see which chips what. As an activity, that can lead to a lot of interesting discussions about rocks. Particularly for a 6-9 year old, this can really elucidate some of the terminology used and bring it to life and also link it to something useful, such as, what kind of rock do you want under your house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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