Earth Science Rocks

We offer an Earth Science unit with various materials and hands-on activities. Your students can examine and document their observations with different rocks, minerals, and fossils. They can learn to sort rocks into the three main classifications, learn how those rocks formed, and better understand the rock cycle. All materials for these activities are included.

We also have the following materials, that are not included in this kit, but can be requested at the same time:

• screen sieves – this will allow your students to separate soil and to determine the amount of clay, silt, and sand particles in the soil
• rock tumbler to teach students what happens to rocks and minerals during the weathering process
• the rock tumbler is a 3-4 week process that uses raw rocks, grits, and polish to show students the drastic and beautiful changes.

The Helpful Tips button links you to the lesson ideas and activities we’ve put together for teaching about Geology and Earth Science. Copies will be included in the kit for your use.