Older students investigate grain size, sorting, and degree of rounding. Hands-on activity helps students explore how the viscosity of magma relates to volcano types. Students are introduced to the three types of plate boundaries and the idea of drifting continents through use of a world map and puzzle. Slide show provides a real world connection to these amazing geologic features. Students investigate 8 different raised relief models of landforms.
Primary program focuses on identification and variety of landforms.
Intermediate students associate surface features with crustal movement. An introduction to igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, including examples from northern Arizona. This program includes a hands-on collection of rocks. Students examine a collection of crystals searching for geometric and angular patterns. Explore the layers of the Grand Canyon, how the Canyon was formed, and why it is such a unique treasure.