Class discussion follows. Questions from teacher's guide are used to facilitate. In cooperative groups, students examine the three rocks and determine which is sedimentary, metamorphic, etc. Teacher rotates among groups, listening to explanations, making notes. Students write in science journal for 20 minutes about what they have learned thus far about rocks and minerals.
Teacher monitors the journals to make notes on progress or on misinformation.
Reading partners share journal entries with one another and construct two questions they would like to ask a geologist. Questions are written in journals. This acitivity will continue on day 8. Students not using computers are at tables with rock samples. Using hand lenses, they examine each sample, looking for crystals, colors, unusual features.