Geology!

Hi All,

As we get into the full holiday swing, I hope everyone is doing well. In science, we have been busy exploring various systems. From the ecology and integrated parts of the compost pile to exploring our ecological footprints, students are working to understand causality and make many connections.

Today, we began our geologic studies. We generated 3 thoughts or ideas about the subject, 2 questions, and one simile about geology. We will bridge these beginning ideas with those at the end of the unit to help gauge how much knowledge and understanding has been developed. This thinking routine, known as "3-2-1 Bridge," is very useful to help frame important ideas about geology.

Near the end of class, students viewed a video on rocks and minerals, helping to set the stage for tomorrow's field trip to the Lawrence Hall of Science.

We are all excited for the trip to learn about faults and earthquakes.