Timely ideas and information, with daily updates. Frequently Asked Questions Thousands of web sites for educators and students. Support for long-term classroom planning and professional development. Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. Activities in this book, developed for grades 4 to 9, are intended to develop such skills as observation, classifying, making inferences, and using simulations.
Students explore the rock cycle by observing and modeling earth processes with modeling clay.
One activity shows the formation of faults and mountains. Students then learn about other natural events, such as formation of metamorphic rocks, eruptions, and crystal formation, that are influenced by plate tectonics. Extension and age modification suggestions are included. Also included are source lists for suggested materials, bibliographic information for suggested books, and black line masters. Spanish translations of the black line masters are available for the series.